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Title: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: SydneyRover on August 14, 2017, 11:36:54 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2017/aug/14/tony-mowbray-blackburn-rovers-doncaster-football-league

Title: Re: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: bobjimwilly on August 14, 2017, 11:59:43 pm

Some quite patronising rhetoric in that article.
"at least they were mixing it with Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Aston Villa"
I'm sure the majority of Premier League  teams' supporters think that every season, as their teams trundle on, year-after-year, achieving nothing but avoiding the drop.

Rather have the complete unknown every season, and wouldn't swap our highs and lows over the past decade for anything  :scarf:

Title: Re: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: foxbat on August 15, 2017, 09:59:00 am

Coppinger singled out for praise though - ' consistent touch and vision '  :scarf:

Title: Re: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: godlike1 on August 15, 2017, 06:22:21 pm

Fair comment on cops and maybe for the neutral we should not be getting too excited yet. It was def the best time to play them

I'm taking nothing away from the team though as you can only play what is put in front of you

Title: Re: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: Sprotyrover on August 15, 2017, 08:35:43 pm

Oh dear me, whatever happened to the Money Jack Walker pumped in to the club. I seem to recall that a few years ago they didn't even need to declare their accounts as they were totally self funding, Did Ken Richardson get onto the board?.

Title: Re: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: drfchound on August 15, 2017, 08:49:41 pm

I am sure I read somewhere that Blackburn are currently over £106m in debt.

Title: Re: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: Brian Young on August 15, 2017, 09:12:39 pm

I bet that's not bank loan .

Title: Re: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: silent majority on August 15, 2017, 09:14:20 pm

Quote from: drfchound on August 15, 2017, 08:49:41 pm

I am sure I read somewhere that Blackburn are currently over £106m in debt.

Yes they are, rich owners who only loan money to the club rather than owners who don't look for a return.

I was asked to accompany the trust from Blackburn whilst seeking a meeting with the EFL some years ago. Some of the detail behind the headline stuff during the Venkeys reign was heartbreaking.

Title: Re: Blackburn v DR critique from the Guardian
Post by: not on facebook on August 15, 2017, 10:38:29 pm

With what the venkys have done to BRFC ,the fa seem quite happy enough to let them carry on and on and on.

At what point do the FA take action like they did with Layton orient when that clubs shit hit the fan over last couple seasons.

The powers that be seem to let any Trojan horse set up apply for a club and run it with no control untill it's too late.