There is a 2 week gap between the Elche friendly, & the first day of the season, so you do wonder if something fell through https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/july/09/dates-for-your-diary-ahead-of-2025-26/

They're just trying to run us like a normal trading entity instead of a football club. Guarantee they don't believe there's any difference in quality between players, just sell one for more than the next you buy. They'd put a chicken in goal if they could get away with it.

I think the club have been caught out by league one/two starting a week earlier than us, and haven't got the capability of finding an alternative opponent for the weekend before the season.

All gearing up for a Brockhall behind closed doors clash or two with Tranmere/Morecambe/Fleetwood/Oldham/Carlisle

....But what more do you people want from me!!

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/championship-manager-confirms-contract-offer-10344507

I don’t think the hierarchy at Rovers give a shit about us. There won’t be any updates regarding Kapaudi (us plebs don’t need to know such things) or Brittain until he has gone. They really don’t give a shit. My guess is some gossip news will regurgitate something from LET and twitter.

Today i'm going with; - Confirmation of Carter's injury. - Baradji deal off. - Cryptic link from a foreign journo.

have we really only got 4 friendlies? seems rather short, I know the squads not huge, but you would of thought 6 friendlies?

Good player. Think he's still out of action from a pretty bad shoulder injury he sustained at the back end of last season though.

The kapuadi link will go away if legia win tomorrow night so expecting that to be a Thursday morning article from Nixon

Koko Saito still not got a move. Was last linked with Portsmouth. I'd love that one but 0 chance of it happening...

Paper talk of Brittain medical at Boro New centre half link after they have given up on Kapaudi Would be my bets

What’s on today’s bingo card then confirmation of carter injury new defender link any new player link official 2nd bid for Brittain Nixon exclusive hyam contract was too quiet yesterday for nothing to happen today

Carter immediately felt the back of his leg. At one point it looked like he was ready to carry on before he eventually walked off quite gingerly. Maybe that’s why the physio didn’t come on.

Indeed, should have been signed up for a further year midway through last season. With regards to Carter, his injuries are becoming a real worry.

Thanks Carl. I thought it was odd that he didn't go on to treat Carter.

I agree. I thought Atcheson looked really raw on Saturday. He’s a big lad but a bit slender, he seems to be easily brushed off the ball. Litherland I like but he would be equally raw.

To be fair, he does normally hold his hands up, when obviously wrong.

Just been told that Andy Proctor was at the Accrington Match.

I'm glad they were seemingly pushed to get proper answers on questions. Unfortunately though, as proven time and time again, when these meetings end nothing is ever actioned on and Suhail and co probably forget about it all the next morning and press on with what they were going to do anyway.

There's a first time for everything 🙂

But we signed 33 year old Adam Forshaw received who I don't think is as good as Luongo. I didn't mention him because of his recent success at Ipswich but because he is a steady Championship performer. Some of our best players recently have been McFadzean, Batth and Weimann.

Everybody apart from the powers that be above Ismael would agree with that. Pickering I quite liked at centre half in a back 3, think he would struggle massively in a back 4 though.

It was obvious it wasn’t cramp. I wonder if Chaddy will be big enough to admit he was wrong ?