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'Big Mac' a colossus and maybe the best £20k Rovers have ever spent. Hard as nails and Fergie revealed in his autobiography Mac threatened to kill him during one game and he was loitering with intent outside the dressing room post match waiting for Fergie! As you say, so influential in dragging Rovers back from the precipice and I recall he weighed in with his fair share of goals for a ch - think he got into double figures with Rovers. Sadly, he succumbed to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's passing away last year in his 80's.

In the same season as £7.5 mil (including future international, Rovers fan James Beattie) for Kevin Davies!

I never get the ire directed at him. Flopped here, true but did good elsewhere. It happens a lot - both ways. Ie we get someone who we think is uselesss, they go on somewhere and do well. And vice versa. All about timing, luck, surrounding players and all sorts of other factors. One that sticks in my mind is Franny Jeffers -not necessarily his time here but he looked cracking at Everton and then went to Arsenal? and flopped. Stars wax and wane. And also, your shelf life can be short. A striker can be the dogs for a bit and then there is another one of the rank. edit I guess it was the price tag for Davies and he didn't do much (but not entirely his fault).

£4.25m for Blake and then Brian Kidd came along and spent £4.25 on Ward 🫣

I thought it was the other way round. Always sad to see young players go but business is business I guess.

I think it will end up with... Leonard staying No strikers signed Midfielder on loan in on deadline day, not Browne.

Thank God there's only another 3 days left of this madness. Just be happy when it's 7pm on Monday and we know where we stand

If you don't wish to believe it I'm absolutely fine with it, got as far as sorting his 'exit message' apparently.

Tyjon called up for England U18 (having already been called up for Poland U18

Speaking of youth academy products, philips is in the England under 21 squad

How could you possibly know that

If that is true then Leonard won't be going there. MacAnthoney isnt one to be messed about, especially not by inexperienced know nothings like Pasha.

Kin hell - Pasha & MacAnthony, what an horrific stand off.

We were destined for relegation until he brought 'Big Mac' in from Newcastle. That guy literally dragged us up from the floor and restored some pride back into the old club. 'Big Mac's' importance in the history of this club can never be overstated.

Gudjonson and Smit both seem to be guys who have one good season in 23/24 and then were a bit rubbish in 24/25, neither is particularly inspiring if we want a starter to challenge Ohashi.

Leonard was all set to go, its Pasha that's pulled the plug, wants more 💰

Just listened to the podcast. Came across well although he is a proper footballing weirdo. Also seems to be the kind of person who thinks everyone is nice. Said that he never demanded from any owners as its not in his make up and admitted that his "principles" probably are a reason why his limit was being a Championship manager. Wasnt one to stamp his feet. When he spoke to the owners about budgets he agreed that he wouldnt go back and pester them for more. Principled to his own disadvantage clearly at times. The way its escalated to this intentional prevention of getting promoted is still absolutely bonkers and unfair. Also just said that Wharton trained with them when they were light of bodies. Didnt take credit for him as has been suggested. Another thing that is often thrown at him is him mentioning being far away from home which is again unfairly made out to seem like he didnt want to be here. He seems to have guilt around not being at home more with his kids across his career. Yet he is so fixated with football that as soon as the season starts, including now, he becomes desperate to get back in. He doesnt say it like its a chore, he speaks like he cant stay away from football. He would blabber on about football all day if someone listened.

Eh!? There’s no chance this is being leaked by Rovers.

Jesus the bloke has got everything wrong today...Thought he said it had got down to a million? Yet apparently we've bid 2m for Soumano? Nixon back to his usual.

Fee proving difficult for Gudjohnsen according to Nicko

He made one good signing - Stephane Henchoz. All the rest ranged from poor to abysmal.

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I imagine we won't want to rush Baradji, considering it's an international break next week, it at least gives the physios more time.

Is Forshaw back?

We’ve signed 8 players this window, it’s clear we’re being active in the market. It’s the one summer you cant say the club haven’t made efforts to bring players in. Why would they bother to put a fake rumour out there that we’re trying to sign (checks Twitter) ‘Milan Smit’? Far more likely it’s agents putting names in shop windows.