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I might be in a minority but i don't want to see another Siggy here for the money and to manage his International career. Scandi players are very hit and miss.

It was a fairly high fee (£2.5M ish I think with a sell on..think they also got something for him being capped) for someone who at the time had not really shown he could perform at Championship level But all in all, he performed beyond the expectations of anyone, and both clubs probably did much better financially out of his purchase & sale than was expected. It's why it is always worth including international cap bonuses, sell ons etc just in case

If we beat them they're really set up for a Rovers rejects chant.

Gøran Sorloth was good - Alexander Sørloth is good, Patrick Kluivert was good - Justin Kluivert is good, Sergio Conceicao was good - Francisco Conceicao is good. this is bound to be a success

Ultimately, I follow this football club for entertainment. This transfer window may turn out to be awful. We will only truly be able to assess that over the next season or two. But, in the very least, it is delivering entertainment and a sense of hope that things might get better. My biggest frustration in following this club over the last few years has been the sense of apathy that has set in, the loss of any sense of adventure, and the fundamental belief that the club isn't even trying to get better. Yes, the subtext for these overhauls is the desire to reduce the wage bill (probably not a terrible idea) and to get rid of some more disruptive team leaders (possibly a bad idea, possibly a good one), but at least it is giving me hope, albeit potentially briefly, that things could change. Some of these signings could be great. They could be the difference makers we have sorely missed. Was Travis a good Championship player? Yes. Should we have shipped him out? Probably not. But he also wasn't going to be the central figure and difference maker in a promotion push. We know we've lacked pace, creativity, and goalscoring. Maybe these new signings will bring that. And maybe they won't. But if they don't, then we are just in the same position that we were 2 months ago, just with a different set of faces. In the meantime, I can at least live off of that hope. If only for a little bit.

I loved Tony Field.

Finally a sensible post and one that alludes to involvement of those we don’t mention still and agents

Did he? Feel like we did alright on that deal tbf.

To be fair, we've finished one place shy of the playoffs twice in three seasons and we've had multiple managers begging for reinforcements to help the quality we already had, get over the line, and it's fallen on deaf ears every time. It's a gamble we're taking and the proof will be in the pudding, I'm nonchalant about it - which probably tells it's own story.

Hurrah! An actual human being acting like a decent soul! On this message board too! Sir DeeCee of Birthday Drinks Land, I salute you! We have all been there (some of us have the MB bans to show for it) and it takes a decent human being to acknowledge an error and seek to correct it. Yours, Old Codger (a youthful 63, I tell you)

I’m sure Siggy only had positive things to say…🇮🇸

We've spent a lot of the last four seasons sat in the top six. Yes we've never got over the line but I attribute that more to the January sabotages, four different managers too across those seasons. Those players (and are they expensive?) have shown that they're good enough to spend long periods of time near the top of the league. At the end of last season I don't recall many people saying that they want to rip up the team, get rid of proven, good Championship players and replace them with unknowns - some of which will work and be decent signings, some won't.

Amazing what one good win will do you can guarantee if we'd lost at Hull the mood would be entirely different despite the continued signings. I think personally when you see such a sudden wholesale change at a club overnight then something has drastically changed at the heart of it. You'd have to be from Mars if you didn't suspect some fresh involvement from some new string pullers in head office but to what ends we don't know. Maybe big Barry's son is taking the reigns, maybe the new Indian finance director, maybe Suhail finally getting full control ? Or as is most likely financial pressure to cash in whatever is possible and put back together a cheaper squad that has more potential for quick turnover, which brings me back to the new finance director. Who actually attended a game ! Then we look at Rudy etc and imo they knew they were going to set about a massive turnover this summer and they have brought in some form of Agency or Consultancy to oversee it all. I think he represents that on the surface and would explain why he appeared out of nowhere. He was never shadowing Waggot on work experience he was doing due diligence for wholesale cost cutting and implementing of a new model. Just my opinion of course but what we do know is the agents will be in clover at Ewood again.

Apparently derby are leading the race for Diaz 😂😂😂

Wondering what the alternative is? Stick with the expensive players that have proven time and time again that they aren’t good enough to push us over the line? We’ve been stuck in a rut, and I’m pleased we’ve rolled the dice for a change

Actually reminds me more of George Best, that hunched posture, the way he rode those tackles🔥🔥

Me too. One of the first players I remember.

He didn’t Phillip. Neither Pele or Ronnie Clayton played in the 0-0 draw between England and Brazil in the 1958 World Cup. It was a result of Brazil failing to score that they brought Pele into the team. Wolves Eddie Clamp played in Ronnie’s position. Bryan Douglas played in that game though. Ronnie did play directly against Pele in the away friendly against Brazil in the following year.

Distasteful

My first hero,.loved this guy

Should be at the game today then if any truth to the fact he's here for a medical

Yup, being reported by reputable source in the target location = VERY likely! I watched his reel this morning and he looks good. Clean striker of the ball, left and right foot. Resembles his dad with a couple of cute finishes too. PS - before the naysayers come on saying he hasn’t scored many in the last year, if he had….hed be worth 10x what we’re paying. We have to sign them at this stage and hope they hit that curve whilst playing for us.

Hopefully 🤞 this will be a good signing. Only 23, been at some good academies & Icelandic international. Dunno why, but I'm on board with this one.

Has Rudy done a good job? Well the proof will be told in time, but it also depends on how you define a good job. I'm not supportive or against Rudy, but I can recognise he's managed a squad overhaul pretty much in one window. He's got what is presumably the profile that VI wants - more athleticism and pace. He's got rid of deadwood - JRC and Bucko, who presumably were on decent wages within our structure. The blip for most would be the senior first xi players who were sold - but the balance is them leaving on a free which we've had enough of. If we can't offer extensions they'll sign is that Rudy's fault, or the budget he is working within? The unknown transfers are always a risk but, particularly under Mowbray, there was often talk of how our UK based recruitment was so unimaginative. Rudy feels he has better value from abroad so let's see. If rather try a punt on Tavares and Baradji than another Akpan and Williamson.

Some players just don’t settle at a club. Hopefully we’re the club for him to show his best