I bet they've been asked to by the hierarchy and the Social Media Manager has just gone "yeah, no, it's not worth the grief".

If you're going to try and hide behind the word "context" the actual context is we weren't exactly prolific last season and since then we've lost 14 goals out of the squad which haven't as yet been replaced. The rationale for this seems to be that even though we've seen no signs of it whatsoever so far, once the season starts proper, we're going to play some glorious brand of "Vi ball" which will miraculously turn Ohashi into a 20 goal per season striker and have the rest of the team chipping in from all over the pitch which they've never done previously. It might happen but it seems a bit pie in the sky to me. Or maybe to be be more accurate "Vi in the sky".

Updated the above to show the current contracted squad for the 2026 season. That is just 15 players in contract past this season, and we know the likelihood is zero to no chance that anyone worth their salt signs up in that time (see Dolan, Brereton, Lenihan etc. etc.) Only De Neve, Tavares, Alebiosu are in contract for the 2027 season (we have just 3 players contracted after 2 seasons away!) - extra year option for Pickering, Gueye, Ohashi and McLoughlin but it's rinse and repeat if we get to that stage. This is a very worrying time to be a Rovers fan.

The start of last season.

Asked and answered - Ohashi and Gueye have a season of Championship football under their belts now.

That doesn’t invalidate what I said, and I’ve repeatedly said we need improve our attack, specifically the RW position. 👍

Are you talking the squad on the 1/9/24 compared to today ? Or the squad on the 28/7/24 compared to 28/7/25 ?

And now the club have put themselves in a situation where they can’t really go out and congratulate them on their socials as the response would be justified!

Context dear boy. Read the beginning of my post and try to apply some critical thinking.

Are you making assumptions that the 3 signed are accustomed to the championship when you state we are stronger on the left wing, attacking midfield and centre forward. How are those positions stronger when we haven't signed anybody? Where we can agree is that we have trimmed some dross fron the squad (last year loans).

Deary me. The clue was in AS OF TODAY. By the same token we haven’t finished signing then, but that was about as relevant to my post as your response.

Well this thread is kind of for that Chaddy. Although I think people may be sensationalising this a bit much there isn’t going to be anything earth shattering contained in the minutes or causing the delay

do we need to go over this again RF99? No one is naming players for the sake of it. I will recap again current squad Keepers - Toth Pears Michalski RB - Brittain Alebiosu CB - Carter Hyam Wharton McLoughlin LB - Pickering Ribeiro CM - Travis Tronstad Montgomery Tavares Forshaw RW - Hedges AM - Cantwell Tyjon LW - De Neve Karbgo CF - Gueye Ohashi That's 23 maybe 24 if Leonard is going to part of the first team squad under Ismael this season or loan out. Then its appears from Ismael wants another 2/3 more signings so that gives you around 25/26/27 players. So where have I named names just for the sake of it? please can you answer this simple question

We haven't signed a striker, and are seemingly hoping two will be adequate to see us through a 46 game season yet somehow we're "stronger" in that position than last season? I've seen it all now. Not even chaddy would have the front to come out with that one. Lol.

you were told alot of story that doesn't happen does it? no new bids since Boro bid over 2 weeks ago which was rejected by us. have they? based on where given we turned down similar bid from Boro over 2 weeks ago. nothing reported anyone on social media so where is this story from

The frustration isn't a pissing contest about stronger/weaker than last season- it's a toss up with weeks to go to the failure to file on time... The frustration is we came 7th, have a boss who clearly knows what he is doing, we are gazillions under the FFP limits and we are so lacking in ambition to press on for a promotion that would be reasonably attainable this season, fans are debating our relegation risk. Pasha hang your head in shame.

the hold up isn't with Rovers but with some members of the fans forum so maybe directly your questions them?

We haven't finished losing players yet.

That's ignoring the fact that we've lost 14 goals put of last season's squad from Dolan and Weimann which. with 12 days to go before the start of the season, haven't been replaced.

I'm concerned about goals. 14 goals gone - we need a striker. Would take experience.

“You’ve missed out the ‘F’ in money…” ”There’s no ‘F’ in money…” ”Exactly…”

NO

Squad/First Team strength compared with last season (as of today). Context is important and I’ve taken into consideration the change of manager Nd how he wants to play, and also how accustomed to the Championship the players are compared to last season. GK - stronger RB - stronger LB - no change RCB - no change LCB - no change CM - stronger RW - weaker LW - stronger AM - stronger CF - stronger

I read the following and doesn't it just sum up what a short sighted and miserable call it was to essentially defund the women's team. There had to be another solution to keeping the team professional, despite the challenges. A really poor look for Rovers as a club and its reputation. 'Georgia Stanway, Keira Walsh, and Ella Toone were all once on the books of Blackburn Rovers, and all three started the match'

I'm not disagreeing they were shite - just like all our new signings maybe shite at Championship level. You asked where we were weaker. We are effectively 4 bodies down (plus ACD as you pointed out ) in attacking areas, which makes the squad a damn sight weaker. You seem to just discount it because they were shite. If we sign replacements for Weimann and Dolan, sign an experienced loan striker from a Prem club, plus another from a Champ club. Or sign the equivalent number of players from Europe. Then the squad would be comparable and not weaker.