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We did have a former poster still swearing blind that someone playing for Warrington Town, was better than Buckley. I’m torn between rating people backing their opinion so heavily to the pondering quite how someone in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, still holds that view. Guess we’re all built differently!

I don't think he brings enough to the table as a loan striker - and the lad on the bench scored two against France!!

I think he's a PL talent, but his development has been blighted by injuries. What a crock.

Carter is indeed injured. Tell me selling Hyam on deadline day, was anything other than financial.

I’m gonna say it, I reckon you feel more strongly about Man United (via the mediums of hate and obsession) than you do about Rovers….

Just one game and he's back in treatment room. Absolutely unreliable. Failure to sign a proper Hyam replacement is surely going to be costly.

He may have done. (Although its a different ask playing right of a back 3). But we wanted a right back to compete and signed Alebiosu. We then went ahead with Miller as soon as a fee for Brittain was agreed. Therefore its a safe assumption that he was signed to take his place in the squad at right back. Either way, we are massively short of reliable defenders.

I'm sure the Hibs fan who got in contact said Miller played his better football at centre half and Alebiosu was the better right back.

I haven't heard anything. As we discussed earlier last week the coming week will be telling in terms of resources and availability.

I agree with everything you've put. I just hope he might end up capable of performing well, but I agree that wasn't the plan. Our back 4 is going to end up patched up and different most weeks because of reasons you've put.

Any news on Mansbridge or Leeming? Not seen much (if any) of them this season

I am not having that he was signed predominantly to be a centre back. See my above post. But either way, we are massively short of defenders that can stay fit, due to the clubs negligence.

Not been seen on the pitch since pre season https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/july/31/report--rovers-under-18s-1-0-crewe-alexandra-under-18s-/ Can't be quietly moved on as he is under contract for another 2 years https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/may/15/introducing-the-class-of-2025-/

But the original discussion surrounded the fact that Carter has already again seemingly picked up an injury. We have no natural centre backs who are right footed who can play matches consecutively. Its negligence. We wanted a right back in the summer to compete and signed Alebiosu. We then signed Miller within 24 hours of Brittain leaving. That gave us 2 right backs which is fine. Now they are trying to spin it that we always intended to sign him as a centre back. Even if it turns out that he plays predominantly at centre back. We are short both there and at right back. Might be able to make do now, early in the season with 1 game a week, we wont as the games mount up.

He was in a boot a few weeks ago. I was told it was a five week out injury but not what the actual injury was.

Aye, it's the football fan's get out of jail free card, if you're wrong put it down to luck.

Crushing blow that.

Can anyone confirm the whereabouts of Harvey Higgins? Some have mentioned he's injured, hopefully he's not been quietly moved on elsewhere.

Two sick note centre halves to replace an ever.present, IDIOTS they are just STUPID. When it comes to ability both.are.netter than Hyam in my my opinion but keeping them on the pitch is a definate issue.

It’s just raining. Nothing special. It will be on.

Yes he was by time he left and at end of 05/06 season started there in the world cup. Agree squad depth poor, but that's not relevant to if he can play centre half. That's Rudys fault for letting hyam go.

booooooo

Yes - I think youd get good odds that Wharton and Carter between them wont play as many games as Hyam did last season. We could end up like a few years ago under Mowbray where we were forced to play 343 with full backs as wide cbs to get to a full XI. Im sure we will see a lot of Pickering/Riberio/Alebiouso playing wide cbs when we are in the midst of 3 games a week. If it works fine as we have enough options in that setup. But if it does why isnt it our preferred lineup now?

8-3 now.

He wasnt a centre back here though. But either way, even if he does turn (luck rather than judgement as you say) into a Championship capable centre back. We are still short not only there but also then at right back.