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Adam Wharton is on a long contract so Rovers can play this long if we and the player want to. However, the Indian Court delay probably is forcing a short term cash flow crisis with no certainty the decision will go in Venky's favour- probably will but no bankable proposition. So do Rovers sweat it out to the summer when we might be forced into a sale by further delay in India gambling on Wharton staying fit and in form and there being competition to sign him to prevent a single PL club exploiting our vulnerability? A club like Palace could be the best place for him to go- he is more certain to get PL game time immediately and if he is as good as we all think he is, we could get two dips- the immediate 20m+ transfer and the 10% share of the 100m-20m profit Palace get when he is sold on to one of the Manc clubs. I am afraid to say it but Adam probably will be bidding his farewell against Wrexham. The only upside is Rovers will be seen not only as an Academy youngsters will be desperate to come to but also those we have will want to battle through into the first team to improve their chances.

James Hill never had a thread on here but by way of compensation he did pretty well in his 55 minutes against Liverpool and had the good sense to get substituted before the second half deluge.

Ferguson got injured which meant he had a much better chance of Brighton first team football.

Just put it on. Pundits reckon BBD is best player on the pitch and he scored a cracking equaliser for Sheffield United against West Ham.

Huddersfield had enough good chances to have won easily but statistically we comfortably dominant. Pears looked very confident and was just about the only Rover to do so. Adam Wharton anticipated so well for his goal. Chrisene totally frustrated. So many opportunities to drive into open space and was cutting back inside every time. Makes the QPR game more anxious.

Rumours Mowbray is bidding for Gallagher.

Looks the strongest team we could currently put out. Will be a big blow if we don't win. Dropping from 10 unavailable to 4 out injured transforms the bench as well.

I would start with both Gallagher and Garrett. Our confidence is bound to be brittle but from what I have seen of Huddersfield they can be pressured into giving goals away. Gally and Garrett are a totally different proposition for Huddersfield defenders to face from Leonard and Moran.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mancity-premier-league-charges-relegation-31915493?utm_source=mirror_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Mirror+-+Football+Newsletter_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=65793af6-e550-407a-9098-19d8798f0366 Well that's one promotion spot tied up next season.

Quite a big game this one. Not losing is rather important. No reason why with the returnees from injury and illness we shouldn't return to November's form. Despite the recent rotten run, JDT has some nice selection headaches.

I fell for an AI generated hoax.

Not at all. Yes things could have been handled much worse but SWAG is still the first person I would fire. Looking backwards, he completely ducked the O'Brien fiasco and is speaking out of turn about senior colleagues but more importantly, looking forward, he is the wrong man for the job. He doesn't have what we need going forward under most scenarios. I would only keep short term if Venky's get an ambiguous answer from the Indian Courts later this month.

Very interesting the LT have focused on the first person I would fire too. IF there were to be a change of ownership, Rovers would need a CEO with far more JUDGEMENT, MOTIVATION, COMPETENCE and RELEVANT EXPERIENCE than SWAG has. In the more likely even of Venky's staggering on, Rovers need a CEO with more ENERGY and ORIGINAL THINKING than Waggott is ever likely to bring now after Donkeys' years in the seat.

No matter how bad we were at Huddersfield and West Brom, it is still a big ask for a bottom three club to make up 10 points in 19 games. All of Huddersfield, QPR and Wednesday have to win at Ewood to send us down.

I didn't have our play-off prospects to be at an end at 4.45 on 13 January when looking forward to the 23/24 season last August. But here we are. To go down, all of Huddersfield, QPR and Wednesday have to win at Ewood so being realistic a long tail of mediocrity is what we have to look forwards to unless the Cup can lift our spirits. I never expected I would be desperate for the return of Pears but here we are. Goals 1 and 3 only needed Wahlstedt to grab a ball in easy reach. A keeper on top form makes a decent attempt at stopping 2 and 4 also. I understand the experiment of Brittain and Carter at full backs but it didn't work and doesn't say much for Chrisene as a loan signing. Garrett has got to keep his place and Moran lose his. Garrett was the only bright spark yesterday. Gally showed us what we have been missing. Physical presence and a first touch which breaks down our forward momentum. Oh dear.

Astonished there isn't a melt down on here about Sweden almost certainly offering JDT the national job. And remember he won the title twice with Malmo. To be honest with the absence of Swedish players coming through (Walstedt and Ayari excepted of course 🤔) the Swedish national team is a bigger opportunity to destroy a reputation than Rovers and even less upside. So I think it is only 50/50 JDT would take it. Irrespective of the football, virtually every interview JDT gives, his humanity and intelligence leaves me with a happy smile in stark contrast to his predecessor who was perfectly OK . JDT is totally different class and not only for his Champions League Medals and Danish top leading scorer..

Hopefully you won't get to hear "Houston, we have a problem" from The Hawthorns Have a great time!

Pears played midweek and said today's bench warmers will get minutes tomorrow if they don't get minutes today.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67948389 Extraordinary story!

We are bottom of the current form table folks.. Another way of looking at it, this is a 6 pointer against one of the two in the play off places we realistically could still catch. Hull doubled over us so... West Brom have been unpredictable and we should have our tails up. A draw slightly more likely than a home win with Rovers prevailing a distant prospect.

So got a L2 side at home AND a glamour tie. Going to get punished for all this good fortune with Plymouth or Brentford away in the 5th round...

Rovers employ around 240 people. The non-playing staff don't live on fresh air. Given the execs and highly trained specialists in the operation, they could add as much as 10m in wages and wage costs (remember employer's ERNI)

Hmm. I have just posted that SWAG fails on judgement trust and integrity - the most basic requirements of a CEO. BUT I acknowledged that he was plunged into a situation sometime in 2023 in which he had no idea when and how much the next lifeline cash would come from Pune.. Believe me that could have been handled much worse than he did. AND If no more Indian cash were forthcoming, keeping us in the Championship and the young player development were the basic essential requirements to make Rovers a rescuable proposition. That was the stark reality we were facing and JDT getting us into play off contention until the protracted injury crisis took its toll was a phenomenal achievement using playing resources GB had rustled up out of empty crisp bags.

Look at all the new contacts. Are they being signed with no wage increases? There's your answer.