This list is a bit wild Khadra was better than Dolan but unfortunately he’s gone the Dack route. Two ACLs Kargbo we have barely seen. Giles is a full back and Denis is a centre forward You did well to try and pad it out but the only person who belongs on the list is Sigurdson. For all intents and purposes he looked better than Dolan - could certainly finish better - but for whatever reason didn’t cut the mustard in other ways. Maybe fitness. But what a low bar set. It will be interesting to see how Dolan does. I am in the camp of this will be his peak. If he moves above us and sustains it I would be surprised. He may get a decent move here on a free but his overall game is too poor for the top leagues, and he isn’t good enough for a top table championship club either. Derby seems the obvious choice.

Dolans output is embarrassing for me and him? You’re a strange chap. Genuinely never read so much shite. TD being an ‘instagrammable Ryan Hedges’ is also possibly the worst take of anything ever written on this site. It’s up there with Venkys never refuse to sign a cheque. Groundbreaking stuff!

My mistake it was Valentin who Preston signed

Yang Valery signed for preston earlier in thr summer

I do agree I think he’s been badly advised or his own perception might be slightly miscued. However Dolan is a decent championship player and to compare him to hedges is laughable really I’m fine with people having their own opinions but when debating or making comparisons at least do it with something tangible to back it up

If we're looking for a Brittain replacement, I reckon we could do worse than Yan Valery at Sheffield Wednesday. 3 goals, 4 assists last year in 40 odd games for them last season. Played a number of games in the Premier League for Southampton, attack minded, tall and pacey. If they're selling Gassama for £2.5m, then sure we could get Valery for £1m or less.

Come on Kenny, who’s the mystery winger!?

Mystery winger, so he doesn't even have to make up a name! It's almost impressive how many people dance to his tune from so little of substance.

7 goals and 6 assists in 44 matches from a guy who thinks he’s SOOOOO much better than Rovers and is expecting a move to a ‘lower Premier League club’? Please. Mate, I saw your assertion about Dolan’s “output” and tried not to emphasise it because quite frankly, it’s embarrassing for you and TD. Dolan is quite simply an Instagam’able Ryan Hedges. A mid championship, average player, and at least Hedges knows it. I’ve seen very little of Kargbo but I’d bet everything I have that if he was gifted 200+ games in the championship, playing for Rovers his “output” would be considerably higher than Dolan’s. He’s obviously a great lad and I’ve never wanted to be proven wrong more. But my bet is that he’ll eventually sign for Bristol City (yawn) or the like, job about for a year or two and then disappear into League 1. The end.

no https://the72.co.uk/2025/07/21/sheffield-united-eye-reading-attacker-harvey-knibbs/

Harvey Knibbs, apparently an unknown championship club has just had a bid accepted, could be us?

The last great Championship winger on the club, Craig Conway. Not even close. Conway led the EFL in assists, in consecutive seasons. Still one of my favorite Rovers.

To be fair, Nixon would make a great con man. This mystery winger was mentioned on here over a week ago. This is a man who is a proper gossip merchant yet this hasnt even developed into a story yet and people are still seemingly asking about it.

Well to be fair there is evidence to suggest the later given the Turkish club presidents comments about him wanting ‘premier league move’ so it is fair for fans to say on the back of that he is maybe searching above his station as there’s nothing in his performances or stats to suggest he would warrant a premier league move

Nobody knows. Not even sure he does. He is tying himself in knots about it over on Bluesky.

Im sure all of the other players that weve failed to renew were also looking for excessive wages too. Its an assumption, an opinion, and in my opinion a very reasonable one. Unlike, again in my opinion, the suggestion that Dolan has a terrible agent and has an arrogant perception of his ability above his station.

Who is the 'expensive winger' that Nixon is referring to?

How can you know what he was offered ? Maybe it was fair and what he's looking for is excessive - I don't know, nobody on here does.

Try using Paypal rather than putting in your card details

Liverpool fans will keep telling you that it's all paid for with the Coutinho money though....

Liverpool spending now surpassed 250 Million....only Rovers who bought the League though!🤣

Payment has just failed for the fifth time. Meantime I have made two other online payments from the same card without any problems. This is pathetic Rovers. No wonder they are far too ashamed to advertise it.

Could be something to do with the last time we tried to play there https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19136740 Called off because of fan trouble.

No away fans allowed. What do the ‘local authorities’ think we would do??

Final friendly confirmed https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/july/21/rovers-go-dutch-for-final-friendly/ No Rovers fans allowed!