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Hope they move on to the next target his club started asking for offers around 1 and with the sudden interest they keep moving the goalposts … He reminds me of a more mobile version of Gueye but who’s better at the hold up play side of it ….

Aside from the bickering and the grumbling is there any firm transfer news or even speculation? It's gone very quiet

Gueye picks up yellow cards for fun, is tactically undiciplined and can't finish. He's be a £10m+ player if he could finish just a little better, but seems to be too hot-headed to ever become composed enough. Soumane with one good season in Ligue 2... not sure he's the answer but it shows how difficult (and expensive) it is to bring in a goalscoring striker these days.

How does being a "decent human being" equate with not doing the best thing at all times for the Club which was literally his job? He's a crafty old goat. He's got everyone completely fooled with the "Jumpers for goalposts/Cuddly old Uncle Tony" routine.

Just listened to Mowbray on tippy tappy, when asked why did he not ask Venkys for more money when we had a chance of promotion he said I didn't want to ask for more, they are lovely people etc etc. Oh an he thinks Pasha is a good guy

You've either misunderstood or you're deliberately being awkward. How many players have we lost for nothing? If a player isn't going to sign ,or the manager doesn't want him, then he should be sold if there's a decent fee involved. As opposed to losing them for nothing, which has been the way for some time. If bringing £6/7 million in rather than nothing isn't good news, you'll need to explain.

I would be amazed if most of the above are not still involved .

This is just recycling my earlier words but what the heck I still believe it. TM saved our club. Just look at the scum bags, miscreants and crooks that had there fingers in our pie. Things had reached the breaking point, the club and support were being skinned alive. TM stumps up and we turn the corner. There's lots to disagree with on with his approach to some of our matches so on a purely footballing sense I concede he didn't always make the right calls. For me he stands out as a human being and the world is short of decent people. Circumstances present themselves, you make a call, you live by the outcome, it is what it is. As long as you have standards that's all that matters to me. What would life have be like as a Rovers supporter if say we had had a Joey Barton or a Sam Morsy in charge, both equal footballing talents to TM. Perhaps they would have achieved more but it would have been without me on board.

Yep. Think they should split the difference between Gueye and Ohashi and get a quick striker that can run in behind.

I agree to a point but whoever the replacement is will be a downgrade and as been for 15 years !

Not disputing the contract bit ,but if the player isn't signing, then sell them.

To be fair, having just listened to the podcast, whoever submitted the question originally gets it wrong that Mowbray gave Wharton his debut. Now, Mowbray doesn't correct the record after the question is read out to him, but he doesn't say anything himself about giving Wharton his debut or getting him into the squad (scanning back, I think Wharton's first bench appearance was in the FA Cup vs Wigan on 8 Jan 2022, which was under Mowbray...). He actually downplays his role in Wharton's development at the end of his ramble. He rhapsodises about how good Wharton was in training, hanging onto the ball with Travis snapping at him, etc., and that he was keen to keep including him in senior training, but that he still needed to develop physically. A slightly interesting tidbit is he mentions he was taking calls from Palace (and maybe one other club?) about Wharton even back then. Of course further highlighting the insanity of Suhail's 'nobody know how good Wharton was going to be' quote...

I have a feeling that they'd sign Soumano and Gueye would end up still being a better option. They're not getting enough out of him. Would still like them to sign another striker though.

Spending £5m on that lad would undo all of the thrifty work we've done in the summer.

Nixon reporting we've had a bid turned down for Soumano of £2m + extras. Not over and we may well go back in

There is a picture of him on social media and it has been suggested on there, that he is with our new signing Morshita and Ohashi as he is the new player liaison officer. I am not saying it is definitely true, hence me saying, I believe, so it could be incorrect. She has definitely gone, I am 100% on that.

Spot on.

Amen. The end.

Can't see us pushing for more, lets hope we have others lined up...I know you shouldn't base too much off reels, but like others have said, Soumano looks abit of a donkey...Slight upgrade to Gueye IMO

You're probably right. Although a lot has undeniably changed this summer (whether for better or worse) - will the end result change? Likely not, but persevering with what had gone on before wasn't working either.

Soumano bid turned down. https://x.com/reluctantnicko/status/1961025205746208991

ever since these owners came in… nothing changes till they’re gone. Simple

To be fair though it did state that he wants to play in England.

Don’t worry about it! But then there’s the issue with TM, he ends up getting played like a fiddle by very disingenuous people.