The January 2026 Transfer Window

[Ossydave]

11 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

It has been a shit show ever since Venkys walked in the door. Haven't you noticed?

I have, have you noticed that we had a well respected manager when THB and Tosin were loaned to is or did it completely pass you by? The club now undoubtedly has less draw than when Mowbray was here and its clear for anyone with a slight interin football to see.

[bluebruce]

14 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

I have, have you noticed that we had a well respected manager when THB and Tosin were loaned to is or did it completely pass you by? The club now undoubtedly has less draw than when Mowbray was here and its clear for anyone with a slight interin football to see.

You think Mowbray was a well respected manager? OK fair enough, this convo is over then.

[TheKitGuy]

10 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

You think Mowbray was a well respected manager? OK fair enough, this convo is over then.

He is well respected within the footballing world yes.

[Ossydave]

7 hours ago, bluebruce said:

You think Mowbray was a well respected manager? OK fair enough, this convo is over then.

Of course he was, still is!

If you don't agree with that then yes the convo is over.

Whilst he pissed a lot of fans off towards the end of his tenure at Ewood, you won't hear anyone in the wider football world speak badly about Tony.

A likeable character, an ex defender too, of course clubs were happy to loan young defenders to him. Liverpool were happy to lend him highly rated Harvey Elliott, ask him what he thinks of Mowbray......

[Emerald Isle Rover]

So are we predicting a rumour or two today to ‘try’ and defuse the rising tensions within the fanbase?

[Wegerleswiggle]

Guess Pickering isn't off to Reading then. They've just brought in Haydon Roberts

[davulsukur]

59 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

So are we predicting a rumour or two today to ‘try’ and defuse the rising tensions within the fanbase?

Wouldn't be surprised to see Nixon chucking out a casual link to us spending £5m on a player

[RoversClitheroe]

53 minutes ago, Wegerleswiggle said:

Guess Pickering isn't off to Reading then. They've just brought in Haydon Roberts

Yeah I think HP was offered or enquired about.

[Ricceh]

29 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Wouldn't be surprised to see Nixon chucking out a casual link to us spending £5m on a player

They'll just go to the extreme and see if anyone notices. Blackburn in bombshell offer for Declan Rice - £2mil.

Then everyone on Facebook will say "see they are ambitious!"

[TheKitGuy]

I've heard Pears is available for £1M no wait £500k!

[Old Codger]

11 hours ago, bluebruce said:

You think Mowbray was a well respected manager? OK fair enough, this convo is over then.

Whilst he got his fair share of pelters when he was here, (Gurning Chump etc from me) Mowbray was a manager held in high regard within the game, especially by others from his era (I spoke to both Mark Hughes and Mick McCarthy about Mowbray and both were very complimentary about him and his approach). Like others at the time I couldn't see the pressure he must have been under to conform to 'the model' that is now visible in all of its glory via Pasha and Gestede. On reflection, perhaps TM was just ground down like the rest of us, and his gurning demeanour simply a reflection of his being prevented from doing the things he wanted to do. Perhaps we will never know, but since JDT, Eustace and now (it seems) Ismael have all now complained of the same constraints on their ability to deliver results, I think we can all agree that the success of Blackburn Rovers as a  competitive football club is NOT the main objective for whoever is actually driving the club.

Ultimately, that space is occupied by the odious absentee owners, whose work appears delegated to the deeply questionable capabilities of Suhail shady boy Pasha (who as we know trousers a healthy salary year in year out and appears accountable to no-one).

VENKYS OUT!

PASHA OUT!

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Old Codger
Gurning is inevitable if your bollocks are being smashed with invisible but real house bricks from behind your back.

[RoversClitheroe]

7 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

Whilst he got his fair share of pelters when he was here, (Gurning Chump etc from me) Mowbray was a manager held in high regard within the game, especially by others from his era (I spoke to both Mark Hughes and Mick McCarthy about Mowbray and both were very complimentary about him and his approach). Like others at the time I couldn't see the pressure he must have been under to conform to 'the model' that is now visible in all of its glory via Pasha and Gestede. On reflection, perhaps TM was just ground down like the rest of us, and his gurning demeanour simply a reflection of his being prevented from doing the things he wanted to do. Perhaps we will never know, but since JDT, Eustace and now (it seems) Ismael have all now complained of the same constraints on their ability to deliver results, I think we can all agree that the success of Blackburn Rovers as a  competitive football club is NOT the main objective for whoever is actually driving the club.

Ultimately, that space is occupied by the odious absentee owners, whose work appears delegated to the deeply questionable capabilities of Suhail shady boy Pasha (who as we know trousers a healthy salary year in year out and appears accountable to no-one).

VENKYS OUT!

PASHA OUT!

 

I didn't like Mowbray at all personally.

Had a cushty job.

Told Venkys not to spend.

Threw players under the bus.

Played square pegs in round holes.

Terrible in January.

At one point played Sam Gallagher at RB.

Was never anywhere near playoffs with a way way better squad than JDT and Eustace (who both nearly got playoffs if it weren't for the shambles in January and summer windows)

[Bbrovers2288]

4 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I didn't like Mowbray at all personally.

Had a cushty job.

Told Venkys not to spend.

Threw players under the bus.

Played square pegs in round holes.

Terrible in January.

At one point played Sam Gallagher at RB.

Was never anywhere near playoffs with a way way better squad than JDT and Eustace (who both nearly got playoffs if it weren't for the shambles in January and summer windows)

Yea pretty much my thoughts on melton 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

9 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I didn't like Mowbray at all personally.

Had a cushty job.

Told Venkys not to spend.

Threw players under the bus.

Played square pegs in round holes.

Terrible in January.

At one point played Sam Gallagher at RB.

Was never anywhere near playoffs with a way way better squad than JDT and Eustace (who both nearly got playoffs if it weren't for the shambles in January and summer windows)

Never anywhere near? Pretty sure his last season we were I think for long periods we were in the top 4 if memory serves me right and the the typical rovers blow out happened 

[cesus]

Whilst our 21's and first team are pretty much the same thing these days, I've wondered for a while how we have not been able to get more young players out playing professional football. We clearly see the (cheap) path of Academy to first team, surely some professional football would be beneficial before coming into Championship fixtures.

[MarkBRFC]

33 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Never anywhere near? Pretty sure his last season we were I think for long periods we were in the top 4 if memory serves me right and the the typical rovers blow out happened 

I took it as that we never finished anywhere near the play offs.

8th and 6 points off it we finished, not a million miles away but a disaster considering where we were at the end of Jan.

Another case of needing a bit of help in Jan to see us over the line that season.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

18 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

I took it as that we never finished anywhere near the play offs.

8th and 6 points off it we finished, not a million miles away but a disaster considering where we were at the end of Jan.

Another case of needing a bit of help in Jan to see us over the line that season.

Not disputing that but to say nowhere near is a far fetch. Could be argued that whether it’s gd one point or 20 ya didnt make it but don’t think its fair the poster to say under his tenure we were nowhere near it 

[Wegerleswiggle]

I would take Mowbray back in a heartbeat right now 

[MarkBRFC]

5 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Not disputing that but to say nowhere near is a far fetch. Could be argued that whether it’s gd one point or 20 ya didnt make it but don’t think its fair the poster to say under his tenure we were nowhere near it 

Mowbray basically had 3 incredible months at this level in 5 and a half years.

The rest of it was plodding but relatively stable.

[sharpysharps86]

3 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Mowbray basically had 3 incredible months at this level in 5 and a half years.

The rest of it was plodding but relatively stable.

Plodding but relatively stable is the stuff of dreams for us now 🥲

[Emerald Isle Rover]

5 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Mowbray basically had 3 incredible months at this level in 5 and a half years.

The rest of it was plodding but relatively stable.

Not arguing that - just stating to say he never got anywhere near it in his tenure is wrong 

[islander200]

Nixon replied to someone on his patreon that we have a bid in for a striker from abroad but we are not the favourites to get him

Fk sake how hard Is it to find a lwb even if only a loan 

 

[London blue]

I'd say it's close to impossible to get a lwb if you have no intention of getting one and aren't making any overtures to do so.

[Trinidad Rover]

Our appalling window is going under the rader with the (unsurprising and merited) focus on results and Ismael.

This is a real shocker though. Failed spectacularly to fill the gaps we have - A defender we didn't need who is rubbish. A winger/striker with no Championship experience, who in fairness looks decent so far. Assume that is our lot for this latest round of 'significant investment'.

I am intrigued who will get the Siggy treatment at the end of the month (currently a 26 man/child squad).