Your last 4 points are valid ones though. I wouldn't criticise Chaddy or anyone else for making them.

That's probably why they'll want as many mins as possible into as many as possible this coming season because we won't have much left the season after. Due to lack of continual steady investment going back to when the transfer door slammed on Mowbray and water treading became the aim we will end up needing serious money spent in all depts, defence/mid/fwds. It's all bound to catch up and come on top at some point it has with every other club that has gone down the same avenue, unless Rudy & Ismael turn out to be miracle workers.

Yeah I've always thought if the 4 lads out of contract next summer Brittain, Travis, Tronstad, Hyam stick around then we'll be fairly competitive at this level next season i think. Couple of them leave though and replaced with inexperienced players then I think we could slide into huge trouble.

If we don’t lose anyone under contract we will be ok. I don’t mean comfortably, it might be nervy, but I think we would have enough to stop up. If, for example, Travis and Brittain left I think we would have major problems,

Will they? Wrexham and Birmingham aren't playing around. The three relegated teams will be stronger than us. We'll be in a serious relegation battle without a clear couple of no-hopers to prop us up.

The main reason that we are always slow off the mark signing players is because of how the club is run.

The main reason that we are always slow off the mark signing players is because of how the club is run.

I’d say there will certainly be a percentage of rovers fans who would either renew or purchase based on Rovers making exciting signings. Do you disagree?

Other factors---the stadiums and facilities for fans were terrible and hooliganism flourished. People expected better.

Astronomical Summer starts 21\06/2025. Sorry to dampen your anticipated excitement.

The likes of Tronstadt , Hyam , Pickering, Cantwell and Ohashi will probably see us safe. The season after will be horrendous.

Why do you buy a new TV or anything for that matter? Because of something being better? Absolutely.

Well, so much for Rudy suggesting this should be an exciting summer for the club.

load of codswallop.

Any bets that Boro appoint a new manager before we sign a new player

I can't help reading that summary and thinking it's quite sensible.

Where did you see that? Got a link?

It doesn't matter who says what or when. The fact is we haven't signed a first team/squad player.

It's not even that he's a green novice. He's clearly quite thick too.

In fairness to Chaddy… That article both quotes Ismael as saying he wants 90% by the first day of pre season AND as saying the trip is later in pre-season than usual so that 90% can be on it.

How many times have you read/heard people saying i'm not renewing until they show some ambition or spend some money ? And don't pretend you haven't for the sake of being pedantic that act has worn thin now. If you don't think making decent signings will drive more ticket sales then you are truly lost.

The usual pattern. You say early doors that we need x players in by pre season. You genuinely believe that each summer will be different. You then slowly go through each of the same reasons and excuses when that doesnt happen. You highlight other teams that havent done business. You ask which players that have gone elsewhere would have actually been good signings here. You say that Premier League teams are still evaluating their players. You say we shouldnt rush and its all about the quality, and to judge at the end of the window.

How many fans based on buying ST based on who we sign in the transfer market? Do you?