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Question to Waggott…. Why does the tens of millions recieved from outgoing transfers, coupled with reinvesting virtually nothing for a long time now point more to receivership than ambition?

I don’t think they helped themselves when they renamed themselves to “we are the rovers”. It just immediately suggests that they exist to support everything the club does.

12 months since Wharton was sold. How much of that has been reinvested?

and the second half always makes up for it does it?

Teams hoping for promotion can go to places like Oxford and lose, that’s for sure. Teams with hopes of promotion tend not to go and put in abysmal performances though. We’re into the new year and it’s so blindingly obvious that the current group of players need help. We have no ability to cover for injuries or fatigue. What these lads are being asked to do is the impossible and I have absolutely no doubt that they know it also. It’s not fair on them. They’re being let down by the owners and by Waggott. Stop giving us the bullshit Waggott. There’s money available you tell everyone, well prove it and give the manager the help he needs.

No they wont. Not in my opinion they wont. Theyre both playing in a league that’s above their level.

Our needs for a striker have been known for many months. The head of football operations has known for months. Here we are middle of Jan and I do wonder what he’s been doing.

Bellamy was a striker who was even better when he drifted out wide. He was never selected and played as a winger.

You don’t play good strikers on the wing.

His comments since suggest he was led to believe funds would be available.

A population of 1.429 billion.

You’ve no idea what he was promised Eddie. It seems reasonable listening to his comments that it was more than this - so far at least.

Yes Parson, I agree with that. I guess I’m thinking more of players who are clearly on the wane, such as the two I mentioned. As much as it’s tempting to get them in hoping they can recover a bit of what they had - like Bamford - it’s usually better to just move forwards.

Fair enough. He was superb when he was here.

Didn’t Dave Gregory come back for a second spell and disappoint?

Whenever we’re discussing the likes of Bamford, I can’t help but think about bringing in other players down the years who used to be pretty good. John Radford and Fred Pickering in particular. It rarely works. Forget them and move on.

Such a fragile squad now. The club should never have been in a position where the January transfer window - when it’s always difficult to bring in quality players, was, in Eustaces’ words “vital”. It’s even more vital now. This just reflects so badly on everyone outside the players and manager.

Was that intentional TS?

There was nothing between the two sides today. Both teams defended excellently but Burnley just had that one goal in them. We didn’t.

I was just going to post the same Arbitro. There really isn’t any excuse. The manager has been saying for months that he needs “quality” bringing into the squad. It’s undeniable that we do. Waggott tells us there’s money available. To be scrapping around in the last hour of the transfer window having waited again to see if anyone’s available on loan from the big clubs would be just inexcusable but I wouldn’t bet against it. I doubt Eustace would tolerate that.

Leonard is 21 now. He should be showing more if he’s to make it at this level. Great battling display from Rovers. Very much deserved that point. We can’t be doing that every week though. Quality up front is desperately needed. There’s money to spend and we’ve had months to sort something out. No excuses from me.

Wow. Deserved

We’re looking tired now

Getting too deep now. No one at all available up front

Like everyone else says, defended from the front and defended well. Neither keeper had a save to make. Absolutely no pace anywhere. Im sure Rovers have a pacy, quality front man lined up already.