I bet the points progress chart is looking pretty again...

We are over doing the knocking of Gueye. The goal clip starts running with Beck performing heroics on the left but immediately prior to that Gueye had received and instantly controlled then passed accurately an incredibly difficult ball with. two Wednesday defenders close to him. There were at least two other "he's not going to control or even get to that" moments from Gueye in his brief cameo. He looks ungainly and a bit uncoordinated and when he messes up he is so big there is no hiding place but I haven't changed my opinion that Gueye can play and is a serious upgrade on Gallagher.

Really really happy- this 5 match run looked like comic book stuff before we went to Cardiff! Eustace is doing an excellent job organising and motivating this squad. Defensively even with a middling level keeper we are superbly set up limiting oppositions to virtually no clear cut chances. And there is enough quality in the side that the skill and application gel long enough to create a goal. The hard work on left and right in the build up to Gueye's header were exceptional. As for individual players, JRC was showing how good he is and creates a selection headache for Saturday. I fear we will find out how good Cantwell really is when he is missing on Saturday- for such a showy looking player he does a lot of accurate basic stuff really well. Dolan always struggles against a big physical side but his mobility means he is always rushing them- lost count of the number of misplaced Wednesday passes after Dolan chasing down. Talking of Wednesday being big, how many of the have bellies on them. OK Belly Bannan is perhaps understandable but... Talking of mistakes, Eustace seems to have coached Rovers out of making as many as we used to. Talking of selection headaches, 9 players unavailable last night yet we still were rock solid, had good Championship quality coming on in the second half and still John Buckley was sitting on the bench at the full time whistle. Loving it!

So, a multiple choice question: - club is successfully keeping moves for signings quiet - there are no signings - there will be signings but so underwhelming you can't find them on wikipedia

Bannon will make a big difference compared with the midfield they had against PNE but Trav gives us more steel in the centre of the park.

Wednesday have quietly climbed to 9th after an indifferent start so are dangerous opponents. Watched that game against Preston North End which was an odd one. North End should have been 3 up rather than just the 1 in the first 20 minutes. Intelligent passing was getting them in round the back at will combined with Wednesday generosity in making mistakes. Second half, Wednesday were a different proposition but didn't look like scoring until a slick move got them in behind the defense for a simple tap in. Although. Wednesday stepped it up looking for a winner, Preston had few alarms and had a golden chance themselves. Wednesday have two good wingers, Windass can score and Chelobah excites the locals. They are much more potent than Hull but not as dangerous as Leeds or Boro against whom we kept clean sheets. Cautiously optimistic we will get at least a point.

Cantwell is proving both hard working and a class act for Rovers. Great signing.

Three consecutive 1-0 wins now is the hallmark of a well coached side. We didn't really look in trouble for the vast majority of the game and always looked the class side of the two when in possession, not least the way we swept the ball around to force the og winner. Apparently 8 players unavailable but unlike in previous seasons when so many were missing, it was not noticeable today. A very thorough job well done in bad weather conditions. Great to be back in the top 6!

There has to be some real quality sitting on the bench at Premier League clubs desperately in need of games. Championship clubs will be snapping them up on loan in January- will we?

We have beaten two sides challenging at the top. Now to see if we can tackle the Championship anyone can beat anyone else syndrome in our two Yorkshire visits.

Being simplistic, I want sufficient to be in 6th so that it gives Venkys no hiding place when the Window opens.

Given the abuse Dolan has received, why would have any loyalty to the fans? The renewal negotiations will be purely transactional and unless we are in the Prem, he is going.

Palace have more or less confirmed this as the case. They knew we were vulnerable and exploited it.

Obviously this will be won or lost on the training ground with Tronstadt paired with someone from JRC, Baker and Buckley. If that doesn't work we are likely to struggle. Would still like ADC get some minutes if that isn't a dangerous luxury. Has to be said, as things stand, we have survived selling our best players and losing an iconic manager better than Hull have. But on Saturday, both clubs are in the same bad ownership off-field management mess except Hull get the crowds and Swag has killed our's. Here's to the loyal away fans cheering us onto victory.

Boro have scored 4, 5, 6 in their last three games so we are on for a 7 goal thrashing. If we defend like Oxford, we wuill deserve it too. We have had a very decent run of results at the Riverside since the turn of the century so here's hoping the absence of talisman Sam (only scores at Boro) Gallagher doesn't cost us.

Citeh are human after all. But where did that Spurs performance come from?

Waggott is going to severely restrict away sales at most of those games

Separately to the civil Court case brought by Venky's to restore the right to fund Rovers without guarantees, prosecutors have been reported to be looking into the case. Prima facie, the birthday party and Neville Mansion were misreported to the tax authorities. Prima facie anywhere in the world, that is tax fraud and a criminal offence

On 20/11/2024 at 12:38, wilsdenrover said: The most recent Venky London accounts include the following wording (my emboldening): ‘if the court does not permit the release of future funds there will be a significant impact on BRFC’s ability to trade and therefore on the group remaining a going concern’ These accounts were signed off by the owners on the 9th July this year, therefore any change (if there really has been one) would appear to have taken place after this date. Clearly not everybody at the club has been truthful - working out whether anyone has been in the tricky (impossible?) part. I didn't comment on this because in light of the Indian Court case, the Indian Government and Courts would definitely not clear transfer of funds without guarantees if such a statement didn't appear in the Venky's London accounts. But that is not what is being written here- it raises the prospect that the Indian Courts, not the owners, might block future transfers. Is this posturing or is there a real risk of a Court order preventing transfers to VLL?

Gautam Adani was charged with fraud yesterday. Indian prosecutors going after him means small comparatively fry like Balaji Rao have huge reason to worry in current circumstances. I am sure one or more family members facing the prospect of prison time over matters they got embroiled in as a result of or linked to their Rovers venture must be changing perceptions and calculations in the Pune compound. There is a possible new normal with Rovers if that is what Venky's decide they want, but for supporters, all old norms and assumptions about 20m a year etc are gone.

In administration, the club would be run for the benefit of the creditors and maximising their return. The extent of the job losses would be a function of the Adminstrator's assessment of the trade off between reducing out goings to prolong the business running and having a juicy enough asset to optimise the selling price to new owners. If no new owners are in prospect, the administrator would quickly opt to liquidate Rovers.

That in itself could be problematic. First question - establish the bona fides of acquisition of full title. Or without the jargon, can you prove what you are selling to me you own, you bought it with your own legitimate funds and you did so without any restrictions in your ability to operate as the owners? Kentaro might not have acted as simple agents in that process. If for arguments sake, Kentaro signed a management agreement over Rovers while also holding a football agent license as part of arranging the sale in 2010, then as buyer I would need reassurance from the FA, Football League and Premier League that the ability of Venkys to pass ownership to me was not restricted and any punishment was either waived or restricted to Venkys so that I could make myself immune from the consequences.

Struggling sides are especially dangerous after having just picked up a big win so strong banana skin alert especially as Pompey have an excellent keeper in Schmidt. Spent breakfast watching highlights of Pompey games. Murphy and Lang are quick and tricky respectively on the flanks and will pose a real threat. Lang has been winning penalties thinking of our recent track record for giving penalties away. Beyond that Pompey look purpose made opposition for where we have strengths against their weaknesses. They score goals from presses inducing errors when teams pass it around narrowly at the back but have a hugely error prone defence particularly when their press has left the defenders exposed. This is a game that calls for high possession football from Rovers and getting in among the Pompey defenders. Zip that ball around and transition quickly back to front and we should be very alright in this one. Dolan, Ohashi, Weimann and Cantwell would all be in my starting team.

Are we seriously looking to bring back Jordan Rhodes in January?

250m is more than 10% of their official acknowledged wealth.