Neil Warnock's formula for winning promotion from the Championship: "You can't have too many (good) strikers." Blackburn Rovers' formula for survival in the Championship: "We can get away with 2 sub 10 goal a season strikers".

Season tickets sales down but revenue from them up. Exactly what they want. Fewer fans = less overhead = more profit. With the added bonus of fewer people to vent anger towards them. Win win.

Interesting to look back; "We need a left-sided centre-back, that's been obvious. Scott Wharton has been missing all season, we don't want to put pressure on him when he's back and expect him to play every week. It will not work. We need someone to cover this position.," McLoughlin, but at this time we have to presume they didn't know Batth would be leaving... "On the right, we need cover for Callum Brittain. We have Leo Duru but we need some business in this area. Alebiosu - but presumably he was the 'cover'... so when Brittain goes, assume we'll sign another, or we're further back than square one. "Right-wing, we have Amario, who is going back. Tyrhys is the only other player in this position. Well, we lost both of those players, so do we need one or two? "We want a number eight, a box-to-box type of midfielder and we don't have that at the minute. That's something we need to cover. I don't think Tavares is box-to-box is he? Presume their target for this is Baradji (complicated and in doubt) "We want some power up front to challenge the two strikers we have" Nothing yet. So, I'd say we are absolutely miles off what Gestede said we needed back in April, never mind the fact that since then Dolan, Weimann and Batth have all left, with Brittain likely.

Last I saw about Mannsverk he was being linked with a move to Wrexham for £4m. So at non starter for us at that price. Might keep them away from Travis though hopefully.

Danny Rohl has left Sheffield Wednesday by 'mutual consent'. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11703/13403379/danny-rohl-sheffield-wednesday-manager-leaves-championship-club-by-mutual-consent-amid-financial-issues

I struggled to leave out Steve Archibald tbh but in truth he was never a true lower league player. Moran, Cowans and Speedie did at least sign permanent Rovers contracts, even though they belonged in the top flight too. Edit: I also completely forgot about Scottie Sellars! He would probably edge out Waggy tbf.

Agreed, but Mannsverk would cost at least €5M which is way too much for us. I would love to have him though.

Love the lower league team - mine would be very close to that. Possibly John Bailey in for Chris Price and Kevin Hird switch to RB?

What? How can you be bored? it's the exciting time of year. Rudy said so 😉 Blackburn Rovers fans can expect a busy summer transfer window with Rudy Gestede... "That's an exciting time going into the summer"... Rudy Gestede - April 2025

In fairness to the EFL there is not a lot they could do, the current owners took over prior to the Worcester Warriors debacle, and the information on Goldrings involvement only came to light after initial takeover. The dissolving of companies is commonplace and the compulsory striking off isn't as severe as it sounds. You can't bar someone on the basis of having been involved in lots of companies. I would guess if you looked across the EFL there are lots of 'good' owners who have similar number of appointments as directors to companies, etc. It's the nature of business creating shell companies and group companies to shield business people's personal wealth if the shit hits the fan. There are a lot of things I don't feel sorry for with the EFL however on ownership I do feel their hands are often tied in terms of removing owners. Football clubs are privately owned businesses, the EFL don't have the power/right (nor should they or any other membership body) to start telling private businesses how to operate. Whilst football is a very different business, it still has to operate within company law and the minute we start saying a membership body can start dictating to businesses how they operate we open the floodgates to all manner of things in the wider business world. As someone who has spent a lot of time at Christie Park and the Mazuma it's looking very bleak, I employ couple of lads who are scholars in the U18's/21's and they're playing their last game today having not been paid for 9 weeks! The only viable option now is a phoenix club operating in NW Counties from 26/27 onward

Never been so bored during a transfer window. Thanks Rudy.

He is good at holding the ball up, getting free kicks and playing in others. He has looked fitter in pre-season, but doesent have the workload needed. Could work interim as a 30-45 minute cameo.

To be fair the CBs might die laughing if you run Cantwell out there at CF, so it could be effective.

I started going to the Rovers in the very early 70s so missed the likes of Duggie and Ronnie. I'm gonna be greedy and pick two teams, the first one a lower league Rovers best-ever and the second one from the Premier League era. Lower league: Sir Roger Jones Chris Price Kevin Moran Derek Fazackerley Kevin Hird Noel Brotherston Simon Barker Gordon Cowans Dave Wagstaffe Simon Garner David Speedie Premier League: Brad Friedel Henning Berg Colin Hendry Ryan Nelsen Graeme Le Saux David Bentley Tugay David Batty Damian Duff Alan Shearer Craig Bellamy

I'm available at 67, i still know we're the net is.😄

Why would we wait until January? He's playing in the Swiss league and we have two CMs that didn't make it till January 2025 before their bodies broke down, and another two in Tavares and Forshaw who are both entering the new season with injuries. Heart says try and get Baradji in, but head says change targets and bring in someone different. Mannsverk is a good, solid option.

I'd like a third CF, but getting those two service is more important (unless you're going to drop a fantastic, do it all, CF in my lap).

Recruitment is not good enough full stop,we are not strengthening this side to challenge for outright Promotion nor the top six.That's the painful truth in the cold light of Day and we all know it. We're all just Clutching at Straws..'just enough' is the Project mantra and that's yer lot!

Tyjon, Cantwell can play there as can probably AK. Our squad is quite versatile.

Would anyone’s all time best 11 change if it had to fit our current system/style of play?

Definitely a possibility, yeah.

and if one or both get injured / suspended! Absolute folly to think we have Leonard in reserve - needs loaning out to League 1 or 2 to see if he's fully recovered, can put a run of games together and can find the onion bag a few times! He's no longer a youngster at 22 and 25ish senior games over 4 years is pitiful. Time for the lad to sh1t or get off the pot!

Perhaps they see Pickering as being the fifth centre back.

ha fair. My bad. You are indeed correct. They just got even worse when the takeover was completed.

It's more 2 of the 4 being injured. I'd say it's quite likely that Carter and Wharton are injured at the same time. Leaving us just McLoughlin and Hyam to play every minute of every game and hoping they don't get suspended. Last season we at least had Sanderson to call upon if required when Wharton and Carter were both out injured for the long term.