Without factoring in outgoings, I think many would rather take the players they've signed over the players we have. If someone said to me we could swap just Gustavo Puerta and Brandon Williams as permanent signings, for all 4 of ours - i'd probably take it 🤷‍♂️

Absolutely. But in this window, I definitely wouldnt say that Hull have had a significantly better window. Lots of teams have improved on paper more than us. Wouldnt include Hull.

They also have had a lot of departures from their first team squad But that being said, if Rovers were under an embargo, as we have seen before, we would end up with Sacha Petshit and Bengali Fode Koita, rather than a Brandon Williams, who may have a questionable character, but is a potentially ambitious signing who could make them a good profit if they get him back to previous levels

To be fair, I am really not sure they have. Ajayi and Famewo have injury historys, they are having trouble registering the top 2 (Puerta was there last season), Phillips is a sub keeper, Ndala is an untested kid and Williams hasnt signed but has a questionable character and hasnt played for a while.

Very interesting, thank you. There appears to be no end to the number of people who want to own clubs but (seemingly) shouldn’t.

Archer was never going to play, but Stokes will be a miss. Bumrah out for India also, so that even things up a bit.

Haven't you heard? We've improved on last year and all of our existing players are now demonstrably better than they were 2 months ago.

Absolutely, with no replacements for Weimann or Dolan either.

Low crowds due to years of going nowhere due to poor ownership and management coupled with high prices is not a boycott.

I don't know what a real one would look like then, probably much like this.

Stokes and Archer are like vintage cars - push them too hard and they break down Atkinson and Overton have themselves had injury problems this summer while Wood is a walking hospital case These players don't play anything the amount of "red ball" (first class county) matches like those of the past and perhaps that's the problem - they're not match hardened

Nothing until last week of the window.

Blackburn Rovers' transfer window so far; Sidnei Tavares Dion De Neve Ryan Alebiosu Sean McLoughlin Hull City's transfer window so far; Gustavo Puerta Reda Laalaoui Semi Ajayi Akin Famewo Dillon Phillips Joel Ndala (Loan) Brandon Williams (On trial) John Lundstram (Soon) Hull City, who are under a 3-window embargo, have so far had a significantly better window than us... just let that sink in.

It does feel like there is a lack of urgency around transfers. And that the big chunk of our business has been done, just wanting a couple more but nothing close. The players we have signed do in the main feel like plugging gaps in the squad rather than improving the team.

It's a squad game, teams need more than one striker. He'll likely be rotated with Pedro, with Nkunku and Jackson leaving.

Im 43 and agree with the only change being Batty for Dunn. Don't think Tugay and Dunn ever worked as a pair. Pretty mad that only four or five premier league winners get in. Shows how much the league improved 1995 to 2006 when we are picking players who finished sixth at best over first. Partly also how ridiculously good Shearer was in driving the team to win the league.

Both Stokes and Archer ruled out of 5th Test. Bloody hell, India are going to draw the series aren't they?

They've realised they made a huge blunder buying the Club and were robbed blind by advisors, they are no longer interested in the club but won't face the reality of their stupidity and sell. So we carry on with them hoping to break even by selling our best players and gambling on covering the losses cheaply. That's the only explanation I can come up with. What could go wrong?

Because, as you say, we are in managed decline.

Agreed. Whilst Hackney is good He is not the level of Wharton so we should have sold for way more.. and we are still yet to see that reinvestment Clowns out

Less hassle for them and the local Police? Certainly seemed to be Waggott's MO and the trend hasnt been reversed since he left.

Pity more of it isn't spent on replacing outgoing players.

£20,000,000 for Adam Wharton, that should have been £30,000,000 minimum. Like you said, hes turning into one of the best midfielders in the prem.

We could do with their winger at Ewood, putting decent crosses in the box for 6ft 5in Gueye, and Ohashi.

Like Ipswich and co before them - it's crazy how a PL promotion just catapults you into a different stratosphere financially. Sunderland are spending massive.