Five Championship games out of twelve each weekend are given up for life coverage. That is far too many and as a consequence the Sky planners have to broadcast fixtures where long distances are involved and anti social kick off times. That is the real point of the debate as it really is unnecessary. In total, over 1000 (1059) of the EFL’s 1891 games across the Sky Bet EFL, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy will be broadcast: 328 Sky Bet Championship matches 248 Sky Bet League One matches 248 Sky Bet League Two matches All 15 Play-Off matches All 93 Carabao Cup matches All 127 EFL Trophy matches Each League weekend fixture round will see 10 live EFL fixtures shown Five matches in the Sky Bet Championship Five from Sky Bet League One and League Two

we need players ready now, we’re not in a position of Southampton/Ipswich/Birmingham to sign players injured for 3 months.

Waste of time Baradji. Clear we need players to come in and impact the side now. Think of the savings though!

Whoever it is on the inside again trying to turn people against Travis. Wonder who it is. Whoever it is, grossly unprofessional. Net effect for us. Replacing our captain with an injured player.

Michalski - any chance he could play? He needs game time one way or another.

Baradji has been rudys top target all summer which means that the Travis saga has now come to an end awful way for someone like him to go and likely we won’t get the right story anyhow still no further on with this right winger which is quite frankly draining

Seen the club employee is back on X. Baradji back in the building. Travis "not been seen for seven days".

Frustrating that we were out of the League Cup so quickly as another 'easier' draw would have given us another chance to look at our no.2 keeper. As per earlier posts, suspect Pears (fair enough) having waited so long to be the established no.1, didn't want to be a no.2 again at this stage of his career, plus he (in theory) has some transfer value (which we desperately need) and wages that the club want off the books. On balance he was a reasonable keeper, but much harder to move on a dropped keeper, than one on a good run (which he did have a few times).

This, so if he goes for £100m we'd get about £10-12m.

Privvy saying Baradji back on.

15% of any profit Not sure if that will be on the original fee (£18M), or whatever it has risen to by the time he is sold (which I think £22M was the cap)

If Travis is on the payroll still, he should be playing (as was the case with Sammy) - if he plays well, might encourage Derby to meet our valuation to secure the move he wants. If he doesn't want to play, he shouldn't get paid.

Can you answer how anything I have done will have affected him in any way? It doesnt need "micro scrutinising." It wasnt a minor mistake, it was a gigantic one which pretty much killed the game after 4 minutes. Off the back of some questionable keeping for the first. He shouldnt be playing senior football for a Championship team. He is an 18 year old keeper who in one senior appearance showed that he blatantly is nowhere near ready. He should either be playing for the under 21s or be in non league on loan. You also want senior cover for Toth, but for some reason you seem to want to argue for arguments sake, presumably aware that theres a chance that a penny pinching, dysfunctional club like ourselves are probably stupid enough to go into a Championship season with one senior keeper. And suggesting that I wouldnt or havent been supporting him. Deplorable, meaningless rubbish.

Not that it matters, but did we ever really find out what percentage we have on Wharton? Was it 15% of anything over £18/22m?

At Michalski's young age he shouldn't be sat on the bench every week. He is just starting to learn his trade as a professional footballer. If you look at the stats over the past few seasons, the number 2 goalkeeper plays very little football during the course of the season. As for the mistake, I've seen him do the same thing at Under-21 level, but there he can get away with it. He needs to follow the same path as Raya. Go out on loan and learn your trade playing every week in games that matter. I think Michalski could be an outstanding goalkeeper from what I have seen of him. However, he won't be if he spends the next twelve months sat on the bench every week. If Pears isn't going to fill the number 2 role, then we need to go out and bring in another experienced 'keeper who will challenge Toth.

Not that a penny will be reinvested like...

It's was one game. He made a mistake. With sometimes private matters could into the decision making process Same old boring comments. Maybe what has rumour gone on as actually happen but that's doesn't suit viewpoint. I said if Pears went I would like a replacement to fight for back up. Toth has proved his worth as number. Yes I would be fine starting him whilst being nervous for him cos of people like yourself mirco scrutinising his every move, touch and save instead of actually getting behind him and supporting him

Hopefully Jackson or Bayes will ask about this

It’s why I think baradji is the main one but can’t/wont happen until Travis is gone and the right winger in Miyoshi there’s no slots left meaning they have messed that up and are now scrambling

Seems like a very difficult game given their signings and start to their season - and Rovers relative weakness. Last season we added a few new faces (albeit, they turned out to have very disappointing seasons and Mafoumbi was cut eventually). This season, no new additions, save for possible U18 graduates. I suppose Rovers are fortunate that they're in this PL2 Super League, with no relegation or promotion. Edit: That said, there's some promise in the Rovers squad - the major weakness lies in the depth and in the forward areas, with too much expected too soon of Tyjon.

If you have any empathy I'm yet to see you show it.

Quite odd that Jackson/Nixon haven't thrown a name out there in a while to get folk talking. Quietest it's been with actual transfer links in a long time. Only bit I can see is Nixon replying to someone on X that it's "painfully and ridiculously slow" when asked about incomings.

Never said they were I have plenty of empathy arbitro for football fans but football is changing regarding the role of TV within the sport. 75% of EFL are 3pm kick off time. Hope we are disagree on the empathy part but respect each other opinion even tho we dont agree on this issue

Head coaches being open and honest is good but we have to remember it's only up to a point. In no way are they ever going to throw themselves under the bus nor their bosses, unless they feel it's time to get sacked and get paid up ! Literally hanging onto every word they say as gospel is for the fairies a pinch of salt is always needed.

I've defended Pears in that past but there is definitely something not wired up right with him if the rumours are true and i don't doubt they are.