Gutted if its true, and yet another nonsensical decision. Surely Pedersen is better than Marcus Olsson, or at the least offers something different.

5 are rumoured to be leaving, not sure who other 4 are.
At least Keans lies are still in full flow. We wont lose 6 or 7 this pre season maybe a couple. he said.

What a suprise! Not. Told that MGP was injured hence not playing pre-season which raised eyebrows straight away.

Jordan Slew, Nick Blackman, Petrovich and Lingzhani (sp) are the others.

I would have genuinely thought MGP would have been an asset in this division, swinging the odd tight game with a moment of International quality. Presumably high wages are again the current stumbling block.

Petrovich appranetly has not adapted to the pace of English Football. Who signed him, you total winker!

apparently even*

Read this.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14465746

then read this.....

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/9852185.Pedersen_s_Rovers_future_uncertain/

Steve Kean

Petrovich's signing described as a real coup, with many top European teams after him apparently (again) when we enticed him to Ewood.

When this sorry chapter of our history is finished (wishful thinking perhaps...) I would love someone to write a scathing biography of Kean and his ridiculous statements. Something like "Keanius: The Story Of A Madman".

Too bad about Peds if true. Quite a few things in his game would frustrate, but I agree he could have been a real asset next season. No doubt we will replace him with more toilet fodder!

Vukavic is having his nose done?

Who nose...

No one nose whos nose, right at the end of wild rovers 2nd link it goes on about vucavic nose. Maybe his looks needed to improve to get into Keans team. You could imagine Kean saying something stupid.
Reporter: mr Kean why did you not pick your latest big money signings Rooney and Messi?
Kean: Are you ******* serious? Have you not seen the state of their ******* noses.

Looks like anyone on big wages will be on their way- Robbo next.

Why this has only just been decided now is slightly beyond me. However managing the team is more than slightly beyond Kean so I am not too bothered about my lack of understanding.

No doubt Peds was given a once in a lfetime offer to drop his wages by 50%. This would not keep him in 'rinse' for the week- being more than slightly bald Kean has no idea how much hair like that costs.

Anyone got any idea where this light at the end of the tunnel is?

The light at the end of the tunnel is a train coming the other way. I can only see us going downward. Uncle Shebby said in his interview that nothing but automatic promotion is acceptable. Since these idiots took over everything they said would happen, the opposite has happened, and everything that wouldnt happen has happened. I think I would feel more confident if they said our aim is relegation.

"Why this has only just been decided now is slightly beyond me. "

Exactly. They have had all pre-season to get shut of him. Why leave it till two weeeks to go before the start of the season, unless worried about yet more negative fan reactions. Who next?

The vast majority of the new squad should have been in place 3-4 weeks before the start of the season. Ready to go. Standard practice. Yet 5 are made available only today?

This shower are amazingly thick, there is no other explanation for how badly we prepared for last season and how poorly we are preparing this time round.

Miles- it is only a light if our friends have their backs to the train and cannot hear it coming.

Maybe they left it late because they thought they'd sell more season tickets if it looked like we were only adding to the squad and not selling.

you've got to love how we seem to be trying to get rid of the likes of Petrovic, Slew, Goodwillie, all Kean signings that have only been at the club a year. Yet Venkys are still allowing the clown to make judgements on which players are suitable for our club.

His transfer success record is about 1 in 10, with decent amounts of money to spend.

And we're supposed to believe him when he tells us the latest unknown he signs is going to be brilliant.

Slew is a young kid I can understand being sent on loan. Although surely he is a striker - why do we need so many (two) when we have Goodwillie (a Kean signing), Gomes (admittedly won't play every game), Slew (why did we buy him if not to get games - surely he should be able to play this level) and Blackman with Best to come back. One at most I would have thought and some friggin defenders.

Pedersen will be missed, by me and a series of others. Consistently in Rovers teams and a great servant who has deserved better. Will we lose him and Olssen (inevitable), leaving the lesser known Marcus as our left winger of choice.

The others (Linganzi, Blackman) I don't care nough about but Petrovic is intriguing. We hardly payed him and fair enough, should sell if not good enough but it all seems suspicious.

Losing Peds due to wages makes no sense after signing Gomes and Murphy...

Maybe they left it late because they thought they'd sell more season tickets if it looked like we were only adding to the squad and not selling.

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Does anyone know how far down season ticket sales are on last season?

Dickson Etuhu!