Blackburn will

[ClaretPete001]

The only thing that is concerning with the plight of Rovers is that they have owners who are chucking in £20 million every season and they are still struggling.

[claptrappers_union]

Football is frightening.

Some Rovers fans are protesting for Venkys to sell. I'm sure Venkys would talk to anyone willing to take that burden off their hands. They're lumbered with a money pit.

[bfcjg]

I hope they get enough points to stay up,then the Venkys put them into administration and with the points deduction they get relegated . The snowball's revenge.

[Quickenthetempo]

I see the Venkys court case has been postponed until August.
2m a month needs putting into the club from the owners.

They will have to get a loan against the Wharton money. Apparently the fee was split over 3 years.

[ISpeds00]

its coming..

[Somethingfishy]

I hope they get enough points to stay up,then the Venkys put them into administration and with the points deduction they get relegated . The snowball's revenge.

Nah the best outcome will be for them to get relegated then after the court case in August they go into admin. Why settle for one relegation when we can see them relegated again to League 2

[bumba]

The only thing that is concerning with the plight of Rovers is that they have owners who are chucking in £20 million every season and they are still struggling.

I don't understand how though god knows what's going on behind the scenes, they've nobody on big money surely.
The ground was falling to bits when we went last season it's looked so tired and old, where is the money going?
Long may it continue I hope they get relegated

[Swizzlestick]

I don't understand how though god knows what's going on behind the scenes, they've nobody on big money surely.
The ground was falling to bits when we went last season it's looked so tired and old, where is the money going?
Long may it continue I hope they get relegated

Championship clubs are expensive to run. I remember the Preston owners (another club who you wouldn’t say have big earners on their books) saying recently the annual budget was c. £24m to keep things running. Rovers fans could viably ask where the Wharton money has gone though.

[Billyblah]

Defeat at home to Ipswich this evening. It's their 'goals against ' that's really letting them down, they've scored a fair few.
Looking at their fixtures to come, I think they'll stay up...but only just.

[Goody1975]

The teams below them are awful, however there are quite a few games against each other, this is sometimes an advantage but not when you can't buy a win.

If they keep losing they are obviously in big trouble and that home game against Sheffield Wednesday looks a tasty one, they'll almost certainly limit their allocation to 2,100, won't they?

[Goody1975]

Rovers fans could viably ask where the Wharton money has gone though.

Can they?

The yearly income from his sale won't even scratch the surface of their annual losses.

[Sozturf7]

This season could have more than one happy ending.

[Swizzlestick]

Can they?

The yearly income from his sale won't even scratch the surface of their annual losses.

Well cash and accounting losses are different things. Also, I think it would be reasonable to ask if an element of a £20m transfer fee for your best player will re be reinvested.

Don’t get me wrong, they’re idiots for wanting the Venky’s out after the way they’ve been bankrolled over the years.

[Clarets4me]

£11m just been invested by way of share purchase ( 18th March ) ... which makes share capital of £230,083,419 ! That means they'd invested £194,473,418 into t'Rovers in less than 13 years, on top of their original share issue of £35,610,000 to finance the purchase in April 2011 ...

Including the purchase price, their ownership has cost them £340,000 + a WEEK since they took over ...

[NewClaret]

£11m just been invested by way of share purchase ( 18th March ) ... which makes share capital of £230,083,419 ! That means they'd invested £194,473,418 into t'Rovers in less than 13 years, on top of their original share issue of £35,610,000 to finance the purchase in April 2011 ...

Including the purchase price, their ownership has cost them £340,000 + a WEEK since they took over ...

Bargain

[claptrappers_union]

It's a shame all the teams below them didn't get any results tonight

[alwaysaclaret]

It could be a close run thing with Southampton, Leeds, Coventry and Leicester still to play, will be a huge game v Sheffield Wednesday.

[Fretters]

It's a shame all the teams below them didn't get any results tonight

QPR were below them this morning, but up stepped Agent Dunne in the last minute!

[Clarets4me]

It's a shame all the teams below them didn't get any results tonight

Stoke and QPR both won, and Sheffield Wednesday drew which, shall we say, rather focusses the minds at Ewood ...

They are away at Sunderland on Easter Monday, ( Sunderland won 2-0 at Cardiff today ), and then face Southampton at home, followed by Bristol City and Leeds United on the road. On Sunday 21st April, they host Sheffield Wednesday in what may be a " Six Pointer ", followed by high-flying Coventry the following Saturday. They finish their season away at Leicester City, at the King Power Stadium on the 4th May ...

A tough run in, to say the least ... that said, three wins will see them on 51 points and almost certain safety !!

[ClaretPete001]

Just been to King George's Hall to watch Robert Plant and you could hear the Ewood crowd from the town centre. I'm assuming it was Ipswich fans though must have been quite a few there......!

Also saw Sam Allardyce or at least it looked exactly like him at the gig.

Robert Plant and his band were fantastic btw.

[Jakubclaret]

I saw a lot of Ipswich shirts this afternoon in postal order I think perhaps it could have been a decent following. Big country are playing there tomorrow.

[Quicknick]

Just been to King George's Hall to watch Robert Plant and you could hear the Ewood crowd from the town centre. I'm assuming it was Ipswich fans though must have been quite a few there......!

Also saw Sam Allardyce or at least it looked exactly like him at the gig.

Robert Plant and his band were fantastic btw.

I'd rather watch Plant than Rovers any day.

[Vegas Claret]

I'd rather watch a plant than Rovers any day

[Andreshotboots]

I saw a lot of Ipswich shirts this afternoon in postal order I think perhaps it could have been a decent following. Big country are playing there tomorrow.

Over 4000 which is a magnificent effort for that journey on Good Friday..

[ElectroClaret]

Over 4000 which is a magnificent effort for that journey on Good Friday..

I'm just glad they went home happy.

[bfcjg]

I bet the Ipswich fans were very very popular indeed with the locals.

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[Sheedyclaret]

Stoke and QPR both won, and Sheffield Wednesday drew which, shall we say, rather focusses the minds at Ewood ...

They are away at Sunderland on Easter Monday, ( Sunderland won 2-0 at Cardiff today ), and then face Southampton at home, followed by Bristol City and Leeds United on the road. On Sunday 21st April, they host Sheffield Wednesday in what may be a " Six Pointer ", followed by high-flying Coventry the following Saturday. They finish their season away at Leicester City, at the King Power Stadium on the 4th May ...

A tough run in, to say the least ... that said, three wins will see them on 51 points and almost certain safety !!

They are in deep doo doo looking at them fixtures hopefully they go…

[CoolClaret]

They have gone seriously backwards - I thought when we played them in the second fixture at their place (yes, where we famously won the league at Ewood) they had vastly improved since the first encounter.

Good job the Venkys didn't back JDT. Look in absolute freefall now with no real identity and totally reliant on one man; Sammy Szmodics.

Even more bizarre that they have their captain Lewis Travis on loan at Ipswich, not that I particularly rate him as a top player, more of a grafter and water carrier but I mean seriously, who does that?!

[claptrappers_union]

Fans on BRFCS are confident that they need just two wins, maybe even one to stay up.

[Claretforever]

It’s looking seriously tough for Blackburn now. They probably have the hardest set of fixtures in the last 7 games of all clubs down there fighting.

Sunderland A
Southampton H
Bristol City A
Leeds Utd A
Sheff Weds H
Coventry City H
Leicester City A

Sunderland on Monday could dictate the rest of their season. I thought Bristol City might be winnable, and could be, but I’ve just seen that they beat Leicester yesterday so it’ll be difficult.

[ElectroClaret]

Fans on BRFCS are confident that they need just two wins, maybe even one to stay up.

Don't really like agreeing with R*vers fans, but i think thats about right.

Mainly because of the dross below them.

[FCBurnley]

I will be delighted if we never play them again

[alwaysaclaret]

Don't really like agreeing with R*vers fans, but i think thats about right.

Mainly because of the dross below them.

Beat sheff wed, and 2 draws from somewhere makes them safe imo, sheff wed win and rovers are in big trouble. But you'd think the draws will have to come against Sunderland and Coventry.

[Clarets4me]

Fans on BRFCS are confident that they need just two wins, maybe even one to stay up.

That's as maybe, but they've won 2 of their last 22 games ....

[Goody1975]

Don't really like agreeing with R*vers fans, but i think thats about right.

Mainly because of the dross below them.

If they only win one game then they'd better pray that's against Sheffield Wednesday.

Since 12th December

Played 18
Won 1
Drawn 8
Lost 9
Points 11

They are bang in it.

[elwaclaret]

I hope Sheffield Wednesday enjoy coming up to Lancashire as much as they used to playing us a few years ago…

Rovers lose that it would certainly become interesting.

[Fretters]

Their accounts are out and include the same 'material uncertainty' line as ours. Another c£21m loss and it's up to c£300m now under Venky's.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwe ... r-finances

[nil_desperandum]

Last night's result was v entertaining for us, but a heavy defeat often provokes a response in the next game, so ironically they might play better at the weekend than if they'd lost to an unlucky 90th minute goal.
I think they lost about 7-0 to Fulham a couple of seasons ago, but then stepped up in the next few fixtures. Hope not this time.

[FCBurnley]

Leeds away
Sheff Wed home fighting for their lives
Coventry home on the edge of play offs
Leicester away Hopefully still needing 3 points to be sue of promotion

Could be zero points or even 8. My guess is 4 that will keep em up

[Herts Clarets]

Nil points from Leeds and Sheff Weds will really make it squeaky bum time at BollEwood.

[claptrappers_union]

Sheff Wednesday are rubbish.

If Rovers get anything from that match, then it'll be enough

[ElectroClaret]

Could do with Szmodics picking up a minor niggling injury that keeps him out till seasons end, nothing
major.

He seems to be the difference between them staying up or dropping.

[Claretitus]

Brilliant article. Rovers’ finance director Mike Cheston is to leave the club. He was previously Head of Finance at Everton.
Bit like getting King Herod in to run the crèche. You couldn’t make it up.

[Spike]

Blackburn will self combust