If we are talking time at other clubs it would be Dahlin, surely?

Martin Olsson and Patrik Andersson!

martin olsson was great

Michalski signed a contract in January, although as he has now turned 18, he can now sign a longer one * Him signing a contract in January was a strange one, as he turned 18 in March, so could have then signed a much longer deal

Its all well and good having an attacking player given cameos. But having an 18 year old untested 2nd choice keeper is a different story. Its a risk we cant afford to take. Im sure he is doing well in training but if he becomes 2nd choice, you cant convince me that the decision would be anything but financial.

Looking forward to seeing him. Never seen played. So can't commit on the player ability. He was impressive in his Rovers interview

To be fair, they are totally different situations. Walker is older and his game was heavily reliant on pace. That is on the wane and his performances have fallen off a cliff in the last couple of years. Xhaka towards the end of his Arsenal career really improved and played an integral role at Leverkusen especially in their title win. They didnt seem keen for him to go.

I suspect Michalski might be in the Tyjon boat of needing to integrate them into the first team now to maximise value and persuade them to resign. Could be difference between the 1 mil Arsenal are supposedly offering and a few million in a couple of years if we can get them to sign without an Ash Phillips clause.

Arguably, Patrik Andersson would probably be the best we've had, based purely on what he achieved after his spell with us.

Marcus Olsson Marcus Antonsson Yasir Ayari. He should played more here. He had quality

I would've go that far. Not saying the Swedish players we've had have all been terrible. But if I was to name a 50 strong squad of my all time favourite players, I very much doubt there'd be a swede anywhere near it.

Well be was better than Martin Dahlin in blue and white put it that way.

https://x.com/JPercyTelegraph?s=09 Michalski is very highly rated and has played some England games for their younger age groups. So I'm happy to have second choice but if Pears does go then we need another keeper. Clearly Michalski has impressed Ismael and the staff for him being ahead of Pears Every club does it. That's good to hear. I've never seen play but I'm happy how we had Brittain's replacement in the building and agreed before Brittain left. After listening to his interview he seems very focus and driven. Looking forward to seeing him play

I've (amazingly) managed to avoid all cricket scores/threads through this series and have watched the highlights every evening for every test without knowing the score. What a fantastic series and what an advertisement for the 5 day game.

Call me old fashioned, I've waited for Adam Armstrong's direct replacement for a long time!

You never know, mate... Whilst I loved Brittain- what a tidy footballer, great feet.. However wasn't the most athletic... there should be plenty of guile and aggression next season.. Think it's imperative we keep Travis (which we won't!)

Nils-Eric Johansson was a God

He didn't want to sell him, he said they offered him a deal but he wouldn't sign it and wanted to go. Regarding Miller, I'll have to watch him a few times at least before making a judgement.

looking back there has been some pretty hard aussie footballers that have played in england doug hodgson,sheff utd centre back,used to play aussie rules and brought some of it to bramall lane our own lucas neill was never afraid of the odd over the ball tackle!!! kevin muscat, who was clearly not right in the brain dept i know ryan nelson was a kiwi but he was`nt to be messed with either

It won't take a great deal to be as good an actual defender as Brittain imo but we've lost a great attacking threat and very good all round footballer....another. So now it's all about how Ismael makes best use of what he has i don't want to see another Mowbray effort trying to turn average full backs with no pace into flying wingbacks and getting targeted and caught out way too often.

I agree with that. However, our next rumoured incoming is Swedish, and we've had far less success with players from that part of the world.

Has anybody clicked the link to read the article..

Do you think Ismael will last to see Feb 2026 ? Cos I don't !!

Completely agree, if Rovers did similar to teams like Boro, and reinvested circa 70% of fees received, they would be in a much healthier position both on the pitch, and financially As it is, we would probably be thinking all of our Christmases have come at once if 17% was reinvested

Well it’s actually the model that we are aiming for (unless we get promoted) The problem with the model is the owners/pasha don’t want to re-invest correctly/significantly enough for it to work long term