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It was bordering on desperation people thinking Gallagher would come good. He has been a waste of £5 million, and it does not surprise me he signed a new deal. Probably couldnt believe his luck he'd been offered one. I don't buy into this, playing out of position. He has played centrally plenty of times. How many times as our tallest player has he got on the end of a free kick or offensive corner in the oppositions box? I'd be writing out those P45's for the clubs administration. Totally blew the transfer window, and the fault lies solely with them and TM. The players are giving their all, but with no goalscorer its a thankless task

Didnt deserve to lose, before they went down to 10 men we were on top, but the result is all that matters right now. Another defeat, another game without a goal, and unless we find a plan B, a season that's going to peter out very quickly. Waggott and Mowbray are fully responsible for not signing a striker when the sold Armstrong. No one could of really predicted that Brereton would suddenly become prolific despite the bets on him. However it was obvious with international committments, possible suspensions or injury to him, that we did not have someone to carry the mantel in his absence. Gallagher although one of his better games, never looked like scoring and i really do not know the answer with the players we have available. We cant magic the striker that we didnt sign. Markanday cannot be pointed at as that striker as he had no first team experience and is injured. The whole team needs to chip in with goals, but the likes of Rothwell, Travis and Buckley are never going to be prolific. 2 goals since Xmas is just poor, and we dont look like scoring. I don't see how we salavage the season with our current options. Very disappointed tonight

Hard to stomach that by 5pm Saturday we could be out the top 6. Must not lose game tomorrow

I got that impression too, that its a long goodbye.

Wife did a video of every Gallagher touch in our last game, to haunt me over the weekend. Its that bad, i do wonder what game some people are watching. Poor positioning, poor ball retention, and I generally think he'd struggle in league 1

Which ever way you look at it, BBD out for weeks is a disaster. I don't really care for this "but we play wide strikers" We've been massively foundout since Christmas. Teams know if they sit off, and give us the ball in wide areas then we are as sharp as a plastic knife. Good teams know how to mix it up, change things when its not working. We are one dimensional and more so now that we dont have an able replacement for our 20 goal plus top scorer. Not signing an out and out centre forward in January was criminal. The stats dont lie, our goal to game ratio has seriously dropped off. Our season has been built on being tight at the back and hitting teams on the break. Once the opposition figured that out and gave us the ball, its pretty much nullified our threat. The 40/50 balls we put in the box against Swansea showed why we needed a plan B. An Andy Carroll buries 2 or 3 of them and we bag three points. Massive pressure now on the two young boys Khadra and Dolan, I wont add Gallagher to those two, as he just aint good enough, and anything he does contribute is a bonus.

Sheff Utd bang in form, but will probably play into our hands on the counter attack. I'd play both Dolan and Khadra as their pace will contribute to a good away win. That being said, if Tombola Tony lines up negative and benches either player, it be a tough night especially as "couldnt hit a barn door" is guaranteed to plsy

Bad weather, dodgy pitches, are a great equaliser for shock/surprise results. Prestons efforts to get the game on today, didnt exactly go to plan getting mullered off Reading. They probably have a quadmire of a pitch too. Looking around the country, Preston are not the only team to suffer a shock result However disappointing it is, the ref called it off, late in the day, but its his call. I'd much rather have a semi decent pitch to play on, for the run in as home points are going to be key to our play off hopes. I dont think Rovers could of done anymore to try and get it on, and given he put Dolan on the bench, i'm actually relieved it was off.

Frustrating it was called off, but had it gone ahead and the pitch been totally ripped up, we'd be cursing more further down the line. Other positives, Brereton hopefully fit for the re-arranged game, and we have a few further days rest ahead of three tough games

Think wigans 2 x free tickets for every season ticket holder against Sunderland is fantastic. Rovers always seem to forget their season ticket holders, yet initiatives like wigans are easier to attract future paying supporters, given the person they are going with already has the bug. Bring a friend if just 25% took up the offer would boost the atmosphere, and if just a few percent of those then bought future tickets its a job well done

Also had he not got in the way first half and touched ball Brereton is on side and we head back with 3 points

A useful point and with a bit of luck could of been 3. I'm running out of compliments for Wharton and Van Hecke, oustanding again. Nyambe was also excellent as a stand in centre back. We were solid enough in midfield and nullified any real threat from them Final third, Brereton before going off was having one of his better games for a while. Negatives Bloody Gallagher will never be a prolific striker for as long as i Have a hole in my a**. Awful first tough, cant cross, turns like bus, powder puff in the air, and must be a joy to mark for centre backs. I just dont see what others see, I wanted to put my foot through the TV, everytime he got it. Khadra needs to pass, I'm not seeing a team player and its frustrating. Dolan needs a run in the first 11 now. Its funny, because if we start with Buckley at Right back and Khadra and Dolan flanking Brereton, we probably would of won that tonight. Lets hope Diaz injury just a knock, because the clubs decision not to sign an out and out striker in january is there for all to see. Even Murray and Davies cannot understand why we have no focul point and cant see where the goals come from without Diaz. Need 3 points Saturday, and probably a few goals to get up and running again

No not him either

No

I will not bore you with some of the names who wanted £10k £20k etc for an event which was to raise money for the former players.

It was harder to take on the night, that old chestnut "never meet your hero's". It was two different people, the one in front of the camera's and on the pitch, then the other one behind the scenes. On a positive, the nicest person ever was Craig Short. We'd laid food on in the green room for the players. It was a hotpot supper for the supporters. I saw Short in the que for hotpot, I mentioned we'd put food on in the green room to him. His reply "i'd much rather be in here with the fans, its a short night and I dont want to miss a munute of it" . What an absolute gentleman that guy is.

Sadly not Tugay was obviously the star attraction. A lot of supporters paid, £10 a ticket off memory to attend the aftermatch supper in Jacks Kitchen, to catch some moments with their heros. However despite our plea's Tugay refused to attend, even for just 2 mins and demanded his car to take him back to hotel. Was probably the sour note on what was an unbelievable event to organise, take part in, and see it all work on the night

This is more than achievable, if the Action Group can organise a legends match as we did 6 or 7 years ago with BRFC FPA and get the star line up, Then this should be a walk in the park for the club to organise, or even BRFCS. A big chunk of the money raised went to supporting Alan Ainscow. The biggest issues we had last time, was the fees some former players wanted. Whilst many were happy to accept the token £500, some wanted thousands. Even Tugay, wanted hotel at Lowry, Chauffeur driven car, 24 shirts, first class flights, in an addition to an appearance fee. The secret to the event, was selling the sponsorship and making it affordable to all, in all areas. Given the following played. Filan, Kenna, Hendry, Atkins, Hignett, P Gallagher, Newell, Gallacher, Garner, Fazackerly, Grayson, Ripley, Tugay, Gillespie,and Short it was a good night

Great words by TM on Rothwell, stating he knocked on his door 8am yesterday declaring he is ready to fight for the cause 100% committed. His comments about Joe in general dispels the rumour TM wanted him gone and he was finished. Onwards and forwards, feels like a new signing

I watched a piece with Paul Merson yesterday. He said he is ashamed to admit it, but he went Middlesbrough because it was unbelievable money. He said he did okay there, but afterwards he always thought what if? As arsenal were completing a domestic double. The money the player recieves usually decides transfers, more than the fee. Most players want the most they can get, the weekly wage, the win bonuses, the goal bonuses, promotion/title incentives, player/rights revenues, pay increases on promotion, no decrease on relegation, release clauses. There is far more to getting a player than just having the bid accepted. As well documented during the Anderson Era, deals can fall apart when the agent wants more than the transfer fee. We like every club have a ceiling, and every other player at our club, has a contract which has to be considered when setting this ceiling. Bums on seat, better commercial deals, success on and off the pitch, will always dictate what can and cannot get spent. We've been burnt with so many big contracts to players not part of the plans going forwards, that this new approach is here to stay.

Which answers the question of it not being a case of money not being available. We couldnt afford/compete with the wages

I think the fact we had an offer for Dembele accepted, shows there was money to spend. In rovers recent terms, that would of been above what we usually spend. The wages are our biggest issue, How can Waggott justify giving a new siginng 10-15k plus if he wont offer anywhere near that to the players out of contract? He wants to stick to the wage structure, he believes is market rate. Sadly thats not the case, other clubs are paying more. I expect we will hear, wage demands were just out of our reach,

Its the 1st February, i think we can all agree being 2nd in the league with 17 games to go is "wow factor" It feels special, more so than our league 1 campaign. We can see the premier league in the distance, it could be ours come may. We go back to August and if this had been predicted, people be questioning "what you smoking?" After years of decline, the dream of returning to the promised land, is more than just a dream. I personally didn't think we'd see top flight football again. Its certainly a different premier league than the one we left, when people are paying £12 million loan fees with bonus's if they stay up. Its going to be nail biting, its going to be a roller coaster, 7 or 8 other teams supporters are also daring to dream. Crowds are increasing, this window will define our season, if TM is satisfied we have enough, we have to trust that judgement. He deserves that, he has put the smiles back in our faces . Strap yourself in guys/lasses

Truthfully if you was in a room with Waggott, would you sign on dotted line? His arrogance up there with Agnew

Bloody hell , TM is barrymore in disguise, Strike it lucky lol