Fabulous morning, couldn't have asked for much better before a ball was bowled. The loss of Woakes still means that we're probably not as ahead in the game as it feels just now.

Obviously overpriced but a very good signing at this level. Ipswich were reluctant to go and thats with some brilliant other wingers at their club. You compare purely on quality to what we are bringing in, they are getting a proven top end Championship player.

Paying way over the top to try build a squad with championship experience. Same as any promotion you have to spend to try compete with teams that already have that amongst their ranks. Hardest part for them is sides know they have money and every player linked goes up a fair bit in price. Don’t get me wrong they are some good players that have signed, but are they better than what we already have

Hope he flops

Getting the band back together Broadhead joined Everton at the age of 10 from Wrexham.

Main issue Wrexham may find is actually bedding everyone in. Might take them a few months to get them firing. Their squad from last season isn't too dissimilar from the one that Rovers smashed in the cup a couple of years back, obviously they have/are signing quality players, with experience, but it seems a but late in the window for them to mount a real charge at the top end of the table Think they will end up in the top 8 or 10

Signing Kieffer Moore for £2m as well.

Cant see a vast amount of resale value there either 😉

Wrexham apparently paying 7.5 mill for Nathan Broadhead 🤣🤣🤣

Hibs fan ...

Derby have signed Rhian Brewster. He cost Sheff Utd like £25m a few years back but has a really poor goal scoring record overall.

The Brewster's Millions of Flag choices...

Not for the rumored £70k p.w.

We have "goodbyes" too- Dolan, Weimann, Batth, Brittain.... to be continued.

Yea can understand his angle aiming for energy and pace. We shall see what game one brings

And we could bring Tyjon through only for him to fuck off for well under value at the end of the season. Until he signs that contract I have absolutely zero interest in potentially sacrificing our season to develop him.

Exactly, as I've said many times, we never build on anything that's gone before. We rip it all up and start again, each time going lower.

I didnt know Harvey Knibbs was an attacking midfielder (more a CF) ..Seems like his move to Charlton maybe in doubt, wonder if he's worth a punt.

1. Winners of the Championship Ipswich 2. Automatic promotion (runners-up) in the Championship Sheffield United 3. Four Play off semi-finalists in the Championship Southampton, Swansea, West Brom and Middlesbrough 4. Three relegated sides from the Championship Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull 5. Where will Rovers finish in the Championship? 12th 6. First Championship club to change manager (after the season starts) Sheffield Wednesday 7. Winners of the Premier League Chelsea 8. A notable wild card prediction of something that will happen in the Rovers universe during the season (e.g. Donald Trump visits Ewood Park) Pasha and Gestede have a squabble and settle it with pistols at dawn at Ewood. Sadly only one will win 😂

Jinx ☝️ But you’re right on Duckett, his arrogance got the better of him and he gave his wicket away after 3 or 4 scoop shots on the trot, stupid. But they’ve put us in a good position after 13 overs, England are 92!!

Fair enough, I was oblivious to this. Although I'm not sure the u21s could be expected to provide one. It's a bit hard to say it's a senior league when it's not even senior football.

That would leave us massively short so I really hope not.

Although not cast in stone it is usually done when the visiting team are from a senior league. And that is usually reciprocated by the visitors. There are some pennants I believe on display at Ewood from friendlies past.

They think Ohashi, Gueye, Tyjon and Leonard are sufficient for one position? Questions on their quality but sign a striker and it sends the message to Tyjon that a pathway to the first team isn't as close as they may have suggested to him

I was really hoping today's thread would be a battle over whether or not someone got the exciting scoop on a preseason friendly the other week.