Just got round to watching this. It's like something out of Phoenix Nights, except none of us are laughing. So much bullshit within that 30 minute interview. Just a few points I want to mention from my perspective: 1) We've all been told that Pasha is the conduit to the owners. He's the one who has direct contact with the owners, supposedly. Well, have a look at 4:46 of the Yardley interview. He asks Pasha "are the owners aware of the current feeling around the football club and what is their reaction to this"? Pasha: I'm sure they...like Steve said...they must definitely be disappointed with the whole situation". I think that is a bullshit, wishy washy response. Why is he attempting to bring Steve in to validate his answer? You, as the link man, would know better than Steve. No? His answer isn't definitive, he's assuming they are disappointed. "They must be". IMO, he hasn't discussed it with them at all and that response is a guess, followed up by a claim of how important their funding is for us. The same old script! 2) At 11:50 of the video they are asked about Eustace leaving. When Yardley asks Gestede "who was choosing the players who came in, in January (2025)?". Look at Pasha's nervous response to that question and his body language. Watch the eyes, the shake of the head and the fidgeting. Memories of somebody providing a list of players for Big Sam to choose from, only to be told to f@£k off, are being refreshed in my mind. 3) At 17:55 Waggott was asked "why Valerian". He states that he impressed him, Suhail, Rudy and Adam (Owen). Those three were "on it" according to Waggott and Ismael was appointed based on exceeding data targets and due to his CV. Waggott also mentions earlier on that Adam Owen is head of technical and is working alongside the manager in implementing the style of play the club wants (what style?). It sounds like Owen plays a big role backstage. Unrelated, but the three of them, Pasha, Rudy, Owen, all have links relatable with Steve Kean, even if purely coincidental. Pasha (Kentaro), Rudy played under Kean two years ago, Owen and Kean were at Hibs together at the same time, albeit in different roles. Both left Hibs in 2023. 4) 18:30-19:00. Those 30 seconds tell me why we will never achieve anything under this hierarchy. Gestede talks about a record we had of 2-000 minutes played by Academy players. This was reduced under Eustace and now Rudy and the club want to bring that back and improve on it by giving 3,000 minutes to Academy players. How about f&£king try to win us promotion instead? Who gives a shit how many minutes Academy players get. That on its own is meaningless. If it doesn't lead us to promotion, it's a total waste of time trying to create some empty record by giving kids some minutes. The cream will naturally rise, I have no issue with that. Why would I? But these bastards are pretending to be about player development, when the truth is it's the cheap route and they don't want to ask the owners to spend. Big thanks to Glen and all for their efforts to date. The whole lot of these bullshitters need to go in order for Rovers to rise again. We will get our club back. It's coming. You can feel it.

Exactly how I see it. I am of the view that the pressure from Glen and the Coalition, plus numerous posts on here recently discussing Pasha's connections have almost pushed him to do an interview or two tomorrow. Strangely, it feels like the mention of Kentaro and Crescendo Sports of Brunei speeds things up. Might just be my overactive imagination though. Him appearing tomorrow doesn't feel too dissimilar to the time the crocodile tear spiv appeared on tv all those years ago, trying to play the victim. Let's see what these interviews bring.

Agreed. We need to box clever and avoid the traps. I think certain elements are rattled by what the fans have achieved recently and attempts are being made to discredit us. Some of these rumours seem mischievous, others potentially malicious. The ham one in particular stands out as being a trap, due to what has been insinuated by "dark forces" about our fans in the past. It's easy to see how any criticism of the hierarchy based on that particular rumour could be painted. The only "agenda" in wanting this hierarchy out is, and always has been, the wellbeing of Blackburn Rovers.

Gestede is lower down the order, he still needs to go, but the two above him are the major issues at ground level. Especially Pasha. Both of those deserve the most scrutiny, flak and time in the spotlight. I don't particularly dislike Gestede, he shouldn't be in that role, but I think both he and Yasir Sufi are being put forward as shields, without either of them realising it. Both come across as good guys and both need to get out of there, IMO. Rudy hasn't helped himself one bit though, by spouting the party line about time, journeys, loan signings, trying to champion us as a brilliant "development club" for Premier League kids and by talking as if the fans are thick I.e transfer fees in instalments. However, I think that's him trying to find his way in his role and I think there's also bit of naivety on his part. Despite that possibility, the above are the reasons why he is being grouped in with Pasha and Waggott. He's doing their bidding, therefore has to leave with them. Now. Question marks remain about Rudy's appointment for me too. In 2021 he was playing under Steve Kean out in Australia. In 2023 he turns up here at Rovers, initially on work experience, and is now being touted as a possible Waggott replacement in the near future. Based on what? Who recommended Gestede to Pasha? Or did he just randomly ask Rovers for some shadowing work one day and get lucky? If Gestede is to be the next CEO, I want to know how that decision has been reached. We won't get to know and my radar has an all too familiar bell sounding, which is another reason why Rudy has to leave with the others.

I expected nothing less than that wishy washy claptrap from the hierarchy in response. "With a prize of a play off place and promotion to the Premier League at stake" That right there, is a piss take. Where was the consideration of this prize when JDT was telling you he could win you that prize? Where was the consideration of this prize when Eustace asked for backing to win you that prize? Now that the fans are angry, it's suddenly important to "stick together" in a bid to claim that prize. Nah. That isn't going to wash. Many are starting to turn and regardless of that statement, Waggott and Pasha know it.

Fantastic work from Glen and all involved. Now is the time to get Suhail Pasha into the spotlight. If any journalists are reading this thread...home in on Suhail Pasha, also known as Suhail Shaikh. A man who was heavily involved in Venky's acquisition of the club in 2010, who acted as a fixer between Venky's and the wretched Kentaro. A man whose working background involves pet food and juice. He has zero knowledge of English football and Blackburn Rovers. Why then, is he the Chief Operating Officer of one of English Football's most historic clubs? What right or footballing expertise does he have to be making strategic decisions at Blackburn Rovers? These are the questions that need answering for the fans.

31 year old. Will be cheap. Learning on the job. Biggest club he will have worked at. Exactly how this lot like it. Note the Barnet link too. A similar appointment a couple of years ago saw somebody come in as 'head of emerging talent' or some bullshit like that. He also had a previous role at Barnet.

I suspect this might be close to reality. One of their finance guys, it's either Gupta or Sreenivasa Rao, is based in London. I think that was the reason for the recent trips to London by the clueless duo when looking to hold talks with the prospective new manager. Gupta or Rao, sitting in a London office, with season ticket pricing being put in their laps wouldn't have a clue. No interest, care or knowledge of Rovers, our fanbase, or football in general. Similar to Pasha in that sense. It would just be a cold, out of touch decision, much like how the club has been ran for the last 15 years. At best, the finance guy would be given a heads up about making the Riverside cheaper as WATR, the fans forum and others have been on Waggott's case for years about having entry level season tickets in there. They then use the £50 reduction in the Riverside as the headline to make it look like they care about and have listened, to the fans. 'We've done all we can'. Some will be taken in by this headline and will blame fellow fans for not taking up the Riverside offer. The £50 increase in the more 'popular' stands and the prospect of futher increases after 'phase 1' shows us what the hierarchy is really about though. Don't mind us deliberately ignoring being in the top 6, driving away ambitious managers, not being arsed about keeping our better players, not being arsed about signing better players, not being arsed about promotion...but please do be a "part of the family and part of the story" by buying a season ticket. Piss off. They won't be getting a penny from me.

That's interesting because if it is SBI money that this is happening with, it brings a whole different perspective to the "but, but, they put in £20m a year" cries that we hear from those who try to protect them. It feels like this could be a bit like the Glazer situation at Utd to me, whereby they aren't putting in a penny of their own money. Difference being the Glazers are openly taking dividends out every year. Now that these lot have to provide a personal guarantee in order to send funds over, they suddenly don't fancy it. Hmm. Nobody should be feeling sorry for these bastards or feeling grateful towards them for keeping the lights on. They have wrecked a Premier League club. The car salesman has tried his best to win sympathy for them. The friends of Kentaro have tried their best to win sympathy for them. However, bullshit only lasts for so long before the truth starts showing itself. The tide is starting to turn with the fans.

Very interesting. I hadn't thought about the Owners and Directors Test coming in to play again should we go up. Imagine the shame (for them) before a global audience, if we were to go up and then the news was to break. That they had failed the Owners and Directors Test and as a consequence the Club was being taken off their hands. That's what I call spotlight. As for face... Such a scenario is something that couldn't be ignored by the press, even if Rovers aren't seen as big news for the Nationals. Currently, none of them are touching on these being under investigation. They would in the Prem, though.

Me and my dad couldn't go to Anfield, but we watched it on Sky at his mate's house. A rollercoaster game. Sutton's shot that didn't have enough power on it...off the line. Shearer blazing one over in front of the Kop. It could have been comfortable, but that's not the Rovers way. Those legendary words from Martin Tyler at full time have never left me: "Let me say it once again...Blackburn Rovers are the Champions!" I was young at the time and thought it was normal for us to have the best striker in the world 😁. Can still see the scenes from later that evening in Blackburn town centre. Church St through to Darwen Street was accessible by car back then. I remember waving my Rovers shirt through the sun roof as we drove up that road. There were plenty of fans left and right, on both sides of Church St, running up and down delirious, chanting, horns blaring, waving flags. "Champions, Champions, Champions". I was at the trophy presentation night too. Unreal. Queen - We are the Champions = Blackburn Rovers and Ewood Park for me. We've seen things they'll never see. Venky's Out!

There's absolutely no way that an Indian woman with no knowledge of or interest in football is demanding Rovers play "good football". I refuse to believe that. If we think back to what Andy Cole told us, about him hearing months in advance of the takeover, that an Indian Company was going to buy Rovers, sack Big Sam and give the job to the rat, it suggests that this bullshit was pre-planned and could be being stage managed by somebody else. Those words from Desai back then, IMO, served as a public justification for sacking Big Sam. "We want good football". Some may hear that and think "ah, fair enough", as Big Sam had a reputation for playing not so pretty football. Which, IMO, is the reaction the string pullers wanted. What does good football look like, Mrs Desai? Please do tell us. Don't look around, tell us in your own words. Not one of Desai, Venkatesh, Balaji, Jagdish or Suhail know what English football is about. Not one of them knows what good football looks like or the history and pedigree of Blackburn Rovers. Not one of them knows what Premier League football means for this club, the town and everybody connected. This has been a shambles from the start. Anybody defending this or making excuses for the last 15 years has been taken for a ride. Now, they expect people to believe that another 'project' will be underway in the summer. They expect people to believe that they want "good football" from Ismael, a manager who is known to play the opposite of "good football". I would laugh, but this is no laughing matter. If they truly wanted "good football" they would have realised that they had the best man for it at their disposal. JDT. The man told their stooge he could win them promotion. Why would you let him leave? Why would you not back him, if you truly wanted "good football" and promotion? It's because this "project" and "good football" spiel is utter bollocks. A time buying exercise, where somebody is hoping we can stay in the Championship for a few more seasons. Ismael might genuinely think he can achieve something, but most of us can see another Coyle situation unfolding. It needs promotion to the Prem, despite these tossers, to end this charade once and for all. The Premier League spotlight will force them out. The galling thing is, they have appointed a manager and have created an environment where relegation to L1 next season looks the more likely to occur. An absolute shitshow. They are taking the piss. "Where would we be without Venky's". That question to me, is like a red rag to a bull. How any Rovers fan over the age of 25 can utter those words...f£&king ridiculous.

It was either on this forum or elsewhere that I saw it...but a poster with contacts close to the club shared that four consortiums have tried to make an offer to buy Rovers within the last 18 months. Two of those are American consortiums, one from the Middle East and one UK based. All have been turned away. Somebody on the EFL 72 podcast revealed that he knows somebody who tried to make an enquiry to buy Rovers two months ago but was turned down. If those two pieces of info above are to be believed, that's FIVE different parties that want to buy the club. "But who else will buy us?". Said by people who, IMO, have a low opinion of the club and who apply our (generally speaking) working class lives, outlooks and normal daily business rules to the world of football. £20m is astronomical to most 'normal' people, but those seriously looking at buying football clubs are in a different world financially. Look at this lot in Pune not blinking at putting in that much for a decade plus, until the Court in India started asking questions. These aren't the last wealthy people on the planet. Everybody else around us and in the Leagues below can find new owners, yet Rovers, with more pedigree than many, can't find better than this? Give over. Those are the words of the defeated and the lost. When we have new owners, these same people will be rejoicing and saying "I always knew Venky's had to go". Right now, they are playing the safety game and trying be the 'wise' fan. "I dislike Venky's but...". Jonty, being one of many of that school of thought. In any case, new owners wouldn't be intent on covering £20m per season for long. They will have a plan to bring that figure down and then a plan to best eliminate those losses and turn the whole thing on its head. Something that terrifies this hierarchy. Promotion to the Premier League. Just because these tossers have tried to find a comfort zone in this Division, in order to avoid the spotlight and expectation in the League above, it does not mean other owners will behave in the same way and that this is now 'our level'. There was a podcast recently where one of these 'experts' was saying that the Americans want to have a heavy presence in the Premier League in regards club ownership. The American guy Foley, as an example, has gone into Bournemouth and done an excellent job so far. We are, technically, one step away from the Prem and with our history in that League, I can see us being appealing to potential American investors. Getting these bastards out is the issue though. Them leaving Rovers will be like poison leaving the body. We will be back as a club under new owners. It's just, that change needs to happen ASAP, for all of us. This bullshit has gone on for long enough.

No surprise. We're gutted Kean didn't out to be a "wee gem", Alan. Oh and we're still gutted that we didn't get that £50m 'warchest'. Ah well. I'm sure you can understand us being toxic, what with us being so excited back then? Rat. Was pro Kean from day one and is always first in to defend the owners. I wonder if he sees United, Newcastle, Everton and West Ham fans as being "toxic" too for wanting their owners out. All these tossers praising Venky's would make a sharp u-turn if faced with the prospect of Venky's owning the clubs they support. Honeyman, how about swapping Gibson for Venky's? No? Doesn't sound so appealing now, does it? Fantastic, loyal owners though that the ungrateful Blackburn fans should respect and cherish. Piss off.

Couldn't have made a more dull, uninspiring, emotionless appointment if they tried. Not the right fit and not good enough. He has finished off any play off hopes. The clowns tried to dispel Eustace's claims of there being no long term plan, by giving this guy a three and a half year deal. Nice try. It's going to backfire on them this time. It already is doing, as more are turning their sights towards the hapless duo, the worse that results get. Either Ismael walks at some point, which will lead to more questions and scrutiny from the outside, as that would be three consecutive managers to have had enough. Or, results continue as they are and fans start to unite against the enemy when we are towards the bottom three next season. Well done on appointing, Ismael. This one might just be the catalyst for us fans.