Massive pressure on Gestede to replace Travis with someone better. If he has the balls to sell the club captain then he needs to have the balls to prove himself and replace him adequately. If you think you're so good, fucking prove it.

Shop window for Buckley maybe ?

My point being that the club said they'd do something and didn't follow through with it; something football clubs do all the time. Contract values are eye popping to you and I but it's the going rate for top class players. The amounts you cite should have that context. Ashley Cole's line in his book about him almost crashing his car on hearing that Arsenal were offering him "only" £55k a week grates most people. However, to him it was a ow ball amount. To him, one of the world's best full back's playing for a top Prem team should get more. Man U laid off hundreds of employees yet find the cash to pay £150m+ on new strikers. Barcelona tried to boot their team captain so they could sign Rashford. Sheff Wednesday are on the brink. Rovers offer peanuts to established players. Go back further. There used to be a maximum wage. Who did that benefit? Clubs used to hold player registrations even after contracts expired. How did that help? It's a tale as old as time; bosses v. workers. Yet in this case the bosses don't have all the control as the workers are a ridiculously finite resource who cannot be easily replaced, unlike most of us.

I do find it odd that Mullarkey-Matthews was (for whatever reason) favoured over Tyjon on the bench this weekend but isn't involved in any regard this evening, with Buckley coming back into the team despite being unwanted

VENKYS OUT!

He has no football intelligence at all. He reminds me of Chapman before he got injured.

Wasn't the meeting before DL had been "officially" released? Either way he should have known.

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Good point, maybe. Guess we will see soon.

Taken us from an established Premier League team to a shite championship side. Get out the club! VENKYS OUT and the rest!

Hmm I assume it's Henriksson playing wide, not Tyjon. Hopefully he can impact the game more tonight, I'd argue there's less of the pitch to have to focus on out wide, so might suit him more for now since he isn't used to everybody's movement and the tactics yet. Plus weaker opposition so I expect more tonight. As for Kargbo, maybe he can't do 90 minutes, but he needs to be given at least 60 to start getting to that point. Unless the plan is starting him on Saturday, then I hope he at least comes on at half time.

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Any possibility it's three at the back with De Neve and Montgomery playing wing backs?

What was the old saying again... "If it wasn't for Venkys we'd have gone the same way as Derby?" Wonder how many that said that are now feeling a bit foolish or still banging the Venky drum?

Really hope this isn't the case or he will never start a league game. Very common that wingers tire after say 60 minutes in due to constantly making high-intensity runs; think it's more important for Kargbo to improve decision-making and make those runs either when opposition fullback is isolated or during transition moments to create chances. Right now it looks like he just goes for it regardless of where he is on the pitch or how many he's up against.

We've bought two right backs and are starting a (fairly) promising midfielder there. Stupid team selection makes a change from stupid transfer and contract policy, I guess.

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Pleasantly surprised that Tyjon starts, disappointed no Kargbo from the off...but maybe the plan is to start him on Saturday.

He'll end up going for about 1.8 million with a load of add ons that will be dressed up as 'a deal up to 2.5m' similar to what you say. How much of those extra add ons we'll actually see is another debate but my point here is Rovers are desperate to get rid because they've already spent on replacements. So there'll be no holding out for good money however it'll be dressed up as otherwise to fend of the critics.

Interested to see Michalski - especially how he copes with corners.

In the build up Montgomery will overlap, Miller will take up a right centre back role in a back 3, & Henriksson will move inside to support Tyjon & Gueye Or at least that will be the intent

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