And they've said they'll still fund if that gets pulled, not sure how that would be possible.

Barry Bling and his series of unfortunate events coincidences.

If the external debt was about 10 mill or less and Venkys wrote off the money on the balance sheet they are never ever going to get back no matter what then this club is a brilliant buy for someone with funds and a proven plan in line with some similar clubs.

No surprise he had a good relationship with Kentaro.

Indeed and perhaps some of their shareholders got fed up enough of the money they send here and tipped the nod to the authorities they thought something is amiss.

Young, ambitious, raw, probably sold a big dollop of bull when they brought him in he might well now be learning he isn't here to run the show but merely as a shield for the inner sanctum gravy train riders. Along similar lines to the Egg and even JDT.

They'll go with the ones offering the cheapest options and that'll probably be Rudy but for all we know Park might have been caught up in something going on above him. Rudy wants a budget but Waggot and Suhail say no, Rudy tries to go direct to India and the other two get the hump. All speculative i know and likely they'll put out a 'person reasons' story or better offer from bigger club and 75% of Facebook and the LT will go 'nothing to see here, all normal'.

They provide an electric scooter to scout games within 30 miles then after that it's the ebike but in each case you have to provide your own waterproofs and helmet.

The main thing is who the head coach feels is best suited to sourcing the kind of players he thinks he can use, develop and work with. My money would be on Park in that scenario but that's just assumption obviously.

Whatever they say its coming just after the court case is postponed again and as Jan approaches is another of those big coincidences that regularly happen here.

Be interesting to see how they dress this one up.

As they will when we eventually get relegated and as will many more if the club embarks on an even further downward trajectory. Furthermore as pointed out previously the majority would be matchday staff who come and go anyway and there's likely a high turnover of different people doing that due to the as and when nature and age. Everything has collateral damage attached to it. How many will lose their jobs or have hours cut due to digitalisation and reduced store opening ? Where is the outcry about that ? There isn't one because a lot assume it's just progress and cost saving.

If you're a billionaire then yes you'd register an interest in buying then give up but why would anyone with time on their hands pay 50 million for something they might get for nothing but still have debts to clear. I think there'd be a lot of interest in a club like Rovers if it ended up in admin as long as the debts owed weren't horrific.

Exactly, the best case scenario for everyone is if Vs do the decent thing and say we are prepared to walk away and will listen to serious offers. Sadly though with people looking in the most suited people to buy it would after observing the financial problems probably hang back waiting for admin to get it cheaper. This is a situation all of the owners making, nobody else and the very least they should do is look for serious investment from the UK or Europe. Problem is the model we want and need for a club like this really needs to be the all out benefactor model because no returns can be made without being a Prem club. However it needs someone prepared to put a plan in place and take a modest gamble, Luton, Brentford, that lot owned by Yank spivs as well are all great examples. It can be done and although the Raos seem wealthy enough their funding model even before this latest mess isn't one which allows player investment significantly. Then we have the major issues that they are clueless, employ their equally clueless friends and advisers and just don't seem bothered. Just why have they been so happy owning a club that until the Indian authorities jumped in was bobbling along losing 20 mill a year and they would never give it that extra push despite twice being right in the promotion mix ?????

We've been through all this ad nauseam and its been pointed out before as long as the club exists and is trading and playing football even if its in admin then the majority will remain employed. Only in the event of a slash and burn policy would that change. If the club tumbled down the leagues through lack of investment which is a real possibility then jobs will be lost anyway, even one relegation will see job loses. So we are always in that ballpark anyway it's probably a question of when not if because of the financial trajectory we are on. A large bulk of those 200 plus on the payroll will be matchday staff like stewards etc. Clubs are over stocked with kids standing around in orange tops with their hands in their pockets anyway but that is down to over zealous regulations. Sorry i'm not crying into my pillow about a reduction in that lot most are young enough to find something else and not many will give a stuff about Rovers anyway. It's just a once or twice a week couple of hours gig and the ONLY people to blame would be the ownership and operators of the club not fans wishing for radical change, a lot of whom put money INTO the club.

It's primary reason for its existence is football for local people to watch it's amazing how the corporate mindset always seems to trump that. The employment it provides is important but it's a bonus and we should think how many more would it employ if it was successful. How many did it employ when these lot rocked up and started their managed decline ? To just exist to employ people and expect the fans to pay for it whist the club stagnates is nonsense because all it's actually doing is providing a platform for a select few in higher office to make a shit load of money out of it for doing not very much.

Funding the club if bank facilities were withdrawn is a bold statement indeed so why aren't the authorities asking for proof of this ? In the Venky bean counters minds it probably just means we'll sell everyone and everything that isn't nailed down and there's enough there to keep us going for a bit whilst we sort something else. Pretty much what happened at Bolton after the kettle element fella had left and wrote off his 100 million. The CEO of the company should be asking in no uncertain terms of proof of these words in the accounts as to how they'd fund it as an ongoing concern should the worst happen. Will he ? Will he feck it'll just be well Suhail said that Balaji said that Mr & Mrs D said we'll be fine.

He knows nothing more than anyone else on this and he'll always come down on the side of the owners. Only thing Nixon gets in on is the odd transfer when it involves one of his close agent pals and to try and brush this off as nothing shows who is pressing his buttons.

At least he included the bit about the Indian DoE being responsible for looking at money transfer and money laundering. That might wake a few up although i doubt it made any printed version. I hope they are crawling over every single transaction.

When the brainwashing has been going on since the league 1 relegation it's no wonder now it's the go to narrative for many and it's usually the ones who don't posses enough facts to have a balanced argument.

It's quite straightforwards to me just get Siggardsun fit then get rid in Jan and use every penny of his wages and maybe small fee towards a decent striker, loan or otherwise.

A running joke now but they obviously aren't that bothered after Waggot and sidekick have told them liquidating playing assets is the way to go until we run out of money again.

Still winging it season by season instead of ever drawing up 3 year plans, investing a bit then sticking to it. Or maybe they do maybe we are missing that and the only intention is to chuck a bit in, let the team grow for a few years then sell it to pay down borrowings that have been running it ? Maybe we are missing that bit because the Mowbray era bucked the selling trend for a few years but in theory he did grown a team but he and his mates somehow contrived to let half of it go on free transfers ! Then followed a budget cut ! Coincidence ?

It's a total farce the whole world would love to see Tyson ice Paul but it's highly unlikely because as much as a goon Paul is he is 31 years younger and can punch. Tysons punch resistance was gone 20 odd years ago after Lewis pounded the shell that was left of him then he got beat by guys not good enough to spar with him years earlier. Give him his due he's got himself in great shape but he always did it's purely cosmetic now because on the inside is 58 years of very hard living in and out the ring and sadly that will be found out very quickly. I pray he proves me wrong but i won't be watching although Taylor v Sorrano would be worth staying up for.

They don't want to hear that though to them every penny coming in goes to the bills and Waggot and the other guy get brownie points from the owners for asking for less. Only re-investment comes when the owners sign off the same annual budget and there is a bit of headroom within that budget for a few spare quid. Never do funds come in strictly to buy players and drive the team/club forwards and never has for a long time by the looks of it. As mentioned above any semblance of any model other than survival would see a few extra quid put in whilst we have income to cover bills and are good with FFP. That would allow direct player investment with a top 6 aim but it's never happening. It shows what complete clowns run the show when they are disappointed a 30 quid discount doesn't increase sales by thousands. Despite nearly getting relegated, selling every good player and being in the midst of ownership court proceedings dragging the whole club through more uncertainty. The penny never drops does it down there.