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  1. The LET article makes it clear that the reported fees were inflated. There's zero point in criticising GB over the fee on the loan deal, because we have no idea what that fee actually was. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24097585.blackburn-pulled-permanent-transfer-mcguire/ Meanwhile, we do know that he's working for owners who change their mind about transfer funds availability on the last day of the fricking transfer window. Can you imagine working for them? That said, the admin error appears to be a fuck up that GB is indirectly responsible for, and that one is unforgivable at the second time of happening.
  2. That's a whole different tactic. Those games have nothing to do with shutting up shop/holding out for the points. That wasn't an option, because we were behind. So far, JDT and the team have a 100% record at holding onto leads and getting three points. Whether that lasts is another question. I share everyone's concern that we'll be punished for it eventually. However, at the moment, it's hard to argue with success.
  3. Just for interest, it also has a 12 month option in it. So effectively 3 years. Don't disagree with him signing a longer one, of course!
  4. Who needs sacking? It speaks well that we went in for him. Good decision by GB and JDT to try to push the boat out. If another team with parachute payments outbid us, that's not on them.
  5. Huh. Okay. I guess I revoke my earlier comment that they could have got Hyam weeks ago.
  6. In general, I'm quite happy with this approach to recruitment. Start with hugely ambitious targets, because sometimes they might come off. When those don't come off, because club with higher budgets bid higher or whatever, work your way down, ensuring that you're still bidding for players who are quality and can add to the team. Seems like the approach any competent DoF would adopt. That said, I do agree with posters who've said it would have been good if they could have worked down that list faster. We could - presumably - have brought in Hyam weeks ago, which might have earned us vital extra points in two games where we were desperate for an experienced centre back. Although (and this is nitpicky pedantics - so sorry!) I'm not sure I'd call 4th or 5th choice D/E list. The word "list" implies there is more than one player on it, so at the very least two at each tier. Personally, I'd have Anel, Davis and JPVH on my A list, for example. As in, any one of them would have been an absolutely top-notch signing.
  7. He's played 70 minutes at Championship level. He's our fifth choice centre back going off how our manager has brought him in (remember he was behind Barnes) . Planned to become our 7th choice centre back if it's true we're bringing two centre backs in. I try to avoid calling people's opinions ridiculous, but to entirely judge a players ability off 70 minutes of top level game time (and declare him better than players who've got many 1000s of minutes under their belt) seems odd to me. He's *potentially* much better than Dolan. There's a difference.
  8. Interesting. Thanks for the numbers. Personally, I'd be comfortable with Phillips being offered in the region of Dolan - given his undoubted potential - and despite the fact Dolan is likely to contribute a lot more this season. I'd be very worried if he was offered above Travis (our captain) or anywhere near Brereton. Like I say, just my take on it. Fulham got £4.3 million for Harvey Elliott a while back, so if Phillips does break into the first team this year, at least he won't be leaving for nothing.
  9. Give us a source with better guesswork and we'll go with that. Hell, what are they on on Football Manager? That's probably not a bad estimate. Just going to reiterate that our god tier manager had Phillips behind Ayala, Wharton, Carter and Barnes at the start of the season. Comparisons to Shearer and talking about £40-£50million sales seem a little premature at the mo.
  10. I'm really not sure how you evaluate how accurate or inaccurate any of those sites are. Does anyone know for certain what players are on? But if there's one that you think is more accurate, happy to go with that. I'm definitely no expert. Personally, if I was Lewis Travis or Scott Wharton busting my gut every match, winning us football matches, I wouldn't see why some kid was worth more than me. Players should be rewarded at a club for what they do, not for what they potentially might do in the future. Otherwise, we're practically begging them to turn into Jack Rodwells. Shearer came in with a track record that already proved why he was getting paid what he was. Any striker in the squad could look at him and go, "did I score 21 goals last season? no? better stop complaining then". Plus he banged in goals at a crazy pace after he got here. He stood out as the best player in the team by a country mile. Ash Phillips is unlikely to be able to do that. Even with our threadbare squad, he's our fifth choice centre back.
  11. At that point, 75% of our squad start knocking on Waggot's door asking why some kid who's played one game is getting 2-3 times their salary. Would annihilate squad morale instantly. Estimated (guessed) squad wages last year: https://salarysport.com/football/sky-bet-championship/blackburn-rovers/
  12. Yup. I always worry till they're signed on the dotted line. And we really need a centre back urgently. Not sure Ayala can get through the three games this coming week. Plus Lancs.live have jinxed it by doing a "what to expect from Sepp" feature before he's even signed.
  13. You're thinking of the loyalty bonus. We pay that if they haven't put in a transfer request. But it is definitely not equivalent to the whole rest of their contract.
  14. As I understand it, Phillips has to see out his scholarship which has almost a year left. I've seen nothing suggesting he'll be sold before the weekend/we bring in CB replacements.
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