Please don't post that. I can't read another vinjay essay about the inner workings of the universe

Fellas? One’s a lady and ones a... ladyboy, apparently.

You can post links plus comments in this thread. JB's guidance notes in the Links Only thread are quite clear. Some on here should read more, post less or at least keep up to speed.

If we had signed a 33 year old from another club on a one year deal people would be up in arms. I don't buy the leader/coach/experience/knows the club line that is being spun to justify his contract. I have seen enough of him over the last couple of seasons to know he simply isn't good enough anymore.

The England football team were visiting children at a Russian orphanage today. "It was heartbreaking to see their sad faces with no hope," said Vladimir aged 6.

As the World Cup gets nearer the papers are full of Russian connected football stories. This curious but intriguing story was published in The Sunday Times linking the Rovers, The textile industry, espionage, the Russian Revolution and the Russian Football League! The story begins in the first decade of the 20th Century. Russia is keen to develop its textile industry through increased mechanisation. So they turn to a part of the world famous for its expertise in this field namely Lancashire. Adverts were placed in the Times and other places for young men to emigrate to the Moscow area lured by offers of work and a sense of adventure. The advert also added that an ability to play football would be advantageous. 2 brothers called Clement and Harry Charnock from Lancashire went out there to work and after some months founded a football team called Morozovsky FC . Morozovsky was the name of the owner of some textile mills where many of the English ex pats were working. There is a grainy photograph of the team lining up for a photo shoot before a game but what is clear is that they are kitted out in the famous blue and white halves. So perhaps we can assume that the Charnock brothers were Rovers fans who had obtained the strip from Rovers. They joined the Moscow League and were incredibly successful winning the league title 5 years in succession from 1910-14. The British diplomat Bruce Lockhart played for the team in 1912 before being expelled from Russia on espionage charges. The blue and white halves were achieving fame in Russia and Mr. Morozovsky must have been a very happy man. However the onset of war brought an end to the football and later in 1917 The Russian Revolution ended English influence on the new national sport of football. Morozovsky FC became Dynamo Moscow and played for a while in the blue and white halves but my Google search today showed that their strip is now mainly blue shirts, a bit like Everton. There are many fascinating threads to this story. What happened to the Charnock brothers at the onset of war? Did they return home or stay in Russia even after the Revolution? Perhaps they are known to people on here as Charnock is a common name. I will now follow the fortunes of Dynamo Moscow more closely from now on! Intriguingly back in England Rovers won the league in 1911 and reached 2 semifinals so were a dominant force in the domestic game and so were no doubt more than happy to kit out Morozovsky FC and influence the game in Russia. When I read the story I felt a certain pride in supporting this great club of ours. We might be in a trough at the moment but we have been a real giant throughout the history of the game.

If true that’s just silly. Have a links only thread if you want but it shouldn’t affect what’s posted in this thread.

Back from an event at church (real righteous I am) and 6 pages of discussion...YES the signings have started! Oh! Anyway let’s hope tomorrow brings some concrete news!

BDS to the rescue once more!! Tony must sleep well at night knowing any slight criticism is leapt on like a fly on shit by his trusty companion big dog

Should be: Links Thread = Link only. Discussion thread = Link only with optional comment and further discussion.

Surely you can post links in other posts. I don't want to have to look at the other thread for links then come here to discuss it. That's plain daft. The other thread is for links ONLY and that makes sense. It's for those who only want to see that and not read any further

More likely an indication of budget levels and inability to spend on fresh players.

Not happy with that to be honest. That money could have been better spent elsewhere. How many games will he start next season ?

The format has never changed, it's always been like this. The sooner Venkys start signing cheques the better, it might get me out of this hole!

That "the 72" website is pure bollocks always has been.

Yeah, people used to say the same about Josh King.

I like the look of this guy. Sign him immediately. Fantastic hairstyles. Something we have been lacking since Savage left. A...B...C , 1-2-3 nil to the Rovers

...or we ve actual got money to spend ..(can afford giving Conway a new probably reduced one year deal)....a sudden influx of young players going to be added the squad ..an old disciplined head required to integrate the new players into the Blackburn Rovers way of thinking... show them squad etiquette of a winning disciplined happy squad to hopefully continue where we left off last season.? This is how we do it lads .. Continuity ?

Agreed.I don't buy it either. Going a bit further, I am troubled by the decision and what it could imply....

I hope Bennett is on the case. I think Armstrong and Chapman added greatly to the team spirit last season and that can only help this year. Chapman showed glimpses of brilliance so a further year loan to see how his hamstring is won't hurt us or Boro. Likewise Armstrong seems to have the touch of scoring goals for Mowbray so a chance for Newcastle to see him at this level under him is a no-brainer, despite his recent let down at Bolton. Two lads who have both lifted international youth trophies can't be bad. Get them wrapped up - Armstrong permanent, Chapman loan! I think the collectiveness shown by the team last season was one of my highlights. We had to rally together after a terrible start and did so. Then, in my mind, a weak squad may have collapsed after that 2-0 come back from Wigan but we pulled our socks up and took it to the post. All credit goes to Mowbray and the boys there. I'd do all I can to keep the core of that squad together.

I haven't even started yet either - his hair for example, it's boring.

Bruce walking away would be the easy option. He had a very good budget last season and while he was there. He also signed loads of players on loan. Not getting that squad promoted is a failure and it’s his failure. The chairman deserves credit for backing him, if anything. That being said, I rate the guy as a manager and he has a good record, but like anyone, he’s not above criticism.

Or more than likely he’s downgrading his shortlist to option C having been told he’s buttons to spend. Nicko suggested they’ve seen PNE ran on a budget of 12m a year (wage bill), we were 8.5 pre promotion and those promotion wage rises will now kick in. Can’t imagine we’ve wiggle room to bring 5 first team players in who will improve the starting 11. Hope I’m wrong.

There may not have been any transfer news but parts of this thread are so funny I’m starting to wonder if it’s been scripted. I salute you let’s hope there’s no transfer news tomorrow

Disagree. I thought he stood out as one of the better players in the playoffs for Scunthorpe and was excellent for much of the season. Also scooped all player of the year always for Scunny. I think he would be a great signing.

Hahahaha Best post of the year

It's not hard to grasp for most of us. We were responding to what chaddy SAID he'd been told. But it would help if you changed the thread title i think

But he has to accept his responsibility in the mess as he was the manager with a huge budget and allowed to sign players and take in expensive loans. He failed to get them promoted and now it looks like he will conveniently hide behind the off the field stuff. He has walked away before several times and has had nine managers jobs in eighteen years.

He's short of a bit of Soul Glow but he looks frickin awesome!

What was it 5 million per season and a few loans should safely see us in the top 6 and Europe (only 7 years late and counting), So 5 million at a minimum this season as per Jerom Mrs Desai

It would at least suggest that Mowbray would like to sign him

Happy about both Graham and Conway signing new contracts with the club. Two players who clearly love the club and give it their all for the shirt. Conway came up big for the club when needed. There were several times last season when he came on the pitch and sparked life into the side. Why would he not be worth another year? He will either be a great contributor to our season once more or push others in the squad to be at their best.

I'll bet they can spell inaccuracy too.

I agree, especially since we have 0 out and out wingers at the club. Will be a good backup/squad option

The 2 players who in my lifetime should have been great players for England but were criminally underused/ misused were Scholes and Le Tissier. Both victims of being sidelined for supposedly better players who weren't actually better.

What's a reputable source? It's someone who you can actually believe. Haven't seen one link I actually believe yet.

Nixon hasn't had a clue or got anything right about Rovers since his mate wee Coyley left. So calling him a reputable source in terms of Rovers is pushing it. Calling Nixon a reputable source full stop is pushing it too be fair. Big Scottish Fud. Don't even get me started on that tosser Cross either.

The futures bright....

How has he had a shocker? He said he hopes to have most signings done by the time the team leaves for Austria. Now correct me if I am wrong, but have you a time machine? Cos I'm pretty sure they haven't left yet in this reality You are actually saying he had a shocker for something that hasn't happened yet. Did you think before you wrote that?

Lad on Nickos twitter post for Konsa (Charlton Fan) suggests we are looking at Patrick Bauer.

Are you saying Bruce didn't have a huge budget?The owner authorised the signings but surely it was Bruce who chose the players.

Sorry but the owner is at fault he authorised the loan deals and transfers. Huge budget?

The deals for present players are getting sensible at last if nothing else I can't argue much against one year deals with the option of another it gives the player incentive and covers the club. That is definitely the right way to go about it at last, you get the impression certain other managers, directors, advisors would have been recommending two or three years for these lads to tie them to the club as others were set to pinch them ! %%%%% Only concern I have so far is how much of the budget gets tied up in these and others and may end up with us rooting about seeing what Prem clubs will give us on loan for next to nothing just to fill out gaps. That's somewhere we've been a few times recently so if that was the case I might like to see one or two spare parts shifting out to free up some wages.

Yeah and if it had have been Lowe some people on this site would be telling us " Give the lad a chance, he's Rovers through and through ". I'm just hoping the new signing isn't Antonnson. Then it really would be " head in the gas oven " time . I try and be objective watching the team and individual players. I haven't got blue and white eyes when I watch a game. I watch both teams and I take it all in. I'm never happy with the status quo, I believe you can always improve on what you've got. Even Shearer could have been better on his left side.

It's funny that people are getting worried because Conway is about to sign a 1 year extension

Contract news: ? Use of threads: ?

Conway set to put pen to paper to new deal very shortly..link provided in the Transfer link thread

Gallagher is currently on holiday with Williams and Raya so clearly keeps in touch with his former team mates!

Pleased Graham sign a new contract. Looks like a sensible and logical deal.