RevidgeBlue

Kargbo's rapidly turning into a waste of a signing. Anyone else get the impression VI doesn't rate him, same as Gueye?

Not really because JDT and JE had to operate under very different financial conditions than Mowbray had. Good old Tone might have struggled to keep us on an even keel under the same restrictions.

I fear it's the other way round but I hope you're right.

What's Wharton done to have deserved being dropped? Or are we just managing his minutes?

Not really because both JDT and JE performed better than Mowbray under reduced circumstances in a shorter space of time.

I thought it was entirely the wrong decision, and Im surprised we havent appealed but you're right, from a purely footballing perspective there's no point whatsoever harking back to it or bemoaning our luck -we just have to get on with it. You're also correct that the over-riding problem is the insufficient drainage and the negligent upkeep of the infrastructure at Ewood in general.

If they normally train later for an evening kick off it's not a problem. If they dont I think it's out of order. His birthday was on Sunday. Can't see what was stopping him getting back in time for training on Monday as usual - if all else failed he earns more than enough to have hired a private jet. Of course if we win tonight it'll be completely forgotten about, if not it's another stick to beat him with.

I wouldnt have wasted my time explaining the above, Chaddy's always first on the ball with any Rovers related news but if something occurs which seems to paint the Club in a bad light beyond reasonable doubt he pleads ignorance and claims to be unaware as to what has gone on.

So from the above comment I take it you think the Club aren't at fault?

Well only to the extent that a CEO is held responsible for anything that goes on at any Company. The owners must have agreed to those deals in the first place then they all fell through due to either different instances of negligence (if you believe that) or deliberate sabotage.

Maybe not quite to the same extent but that has echoes of Rooney at Plymouth allegedly skipping training sessions so he could fulfill media engagements with Colleen.

Andy Cole says Hi. As do Nathan Brierley, Lewis O Brien, Duncan Mcguire, Uncle Tom Cobley and all.

As the subject of censorship is the hot topic of the moment are we ever going to get any sort of explanation as to how we ended up with various sets of minutes arising out of the last meeting or how the heavily censored and slightly embellished set seemingly came to be initially agreed with the Club?

I very much doubt that will happen but it would be great if it did.

It's all getting a bit he said she said at this stage. Bit worrying that the LT keep saying they're willing to sit down and sort it out - we could end up with even more wearisome sycophantic coverage than we had previously. At this stage their stance should be completely unequivocal, in no way will they consider changing their staff round to suit the Club and their reporting will remain impartial, balanced and objective. If Pasha and Gestede think the extremely tame Jackson is bad, maybe the LT should put me, JH Rover and Wilesden on a rolling reporting rota. The Club would be begging for Elliott back within the week.

To the extent there are any skeletons, not sure why the LT would be aware of any of them. They could have a field day highlighting instead of ignoring as previously some of the stuff that's in the public domain though. Investment turned down for the ladies team, deliberately relegated, now losing anything from 5 or 6 nil to 13 nil every week. The Court Case. Wharton offloaded for a pitiful amount to keep the lights on. Sky Sports removed from Blues Bar. The dispute with the kit manufacturers. CEO left and not replaced. The allegedly toxic atmosphere within the Club and the very high turnover of both playing and non playing staff. And that's all relatively recent stuff without even examining the transfer deadline day debacles or before that events from years ago.

Why would Venky's allow £250m worth of debt to be secured against their assets if they weren't the actual owners?

Possibly......and hope so!

Only 4 weeks behind.......bless.

Excellent statement from the LT. Not gone down well with the Club plants in the comments section.

Yep. Trying for £50m. Finance expert Stefan Borson expects the case to settle at some point for around £10m. The PL aren't keen on the litigation as it's a bad look for the League. Roll on Rovers plus team denied promotion by Ipswich v the EFL.

He's been in charge now for 18 games - only five short of half a season - and has amassed a grand total of twenty one points. (Plus a home defeat to Bradford in the League Cup we aren't allowed to mention.) I dont expect that ratio to improve.

Bit unfair to say JDT and Eustace weren't successful. Thought they did exceptionally well to do what they did given the "project" had changed.

Id say we were that last season. However blessed with an excellent manager who managed to turn muddy water into a palatable house wine. This season .........God only knows.

Yeah, we're transitioning into an exhilarating high tempo, high pressing game with a team of athletic players. Oooh errrr..... hang on.....