The Brereton bid was rejected http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16409801.rovers-bids-for-ben-brereton-and-luke-freeman-knocked-back/?ref=mac

Idiot goes round online arguing with everyone and anyone willing to engage with him without creating any content worth reading.

He opens himself up to criticism by stating what he wants and not getting it. To say he wants 4 more and then gets zilch it makes the new recruitment process he is in charge of look amateur at best. He can talk about it when it's done.

Be interesting to hear what he says. He can't be happy with how yesterday played out. I'm guessing he'll put a brave face on it and talk up the loan market. He can't do much else really. I hope he resists from the 'we want 4 or 5' more' rhetoric. It hasn't done him any favours.

I think Mogga is a big fan of Evans. He called his performance at Ipswich 'amazing' or something like that.

Comparisons with other clubs are pretty pointless really because we've come up a division. Most clubs in the Championship already have good Championship squads, unsurprisingly. We have been playing catch up to a degree this summer. In our favour is that a few of the players we had last season were already of decent Championship quality. We should make a good fist of staying up with what we have but as others have said we are relying on luck that 2 or 3 really key players don't get injured; Graham, Lenihan and Dack staying fit and playing well are vital to our chances. If we lost Lenihan, especially, we would be in a whole world of defensive pain. If we are relying on luck then questions have to be asked about the recruitment process. The club has failed so far in this window by the standards verbally set by Mogga and Waggott. We didn't get all our deals done by the start of training, we didn't get an experienced goalkeeper, we didn't get (much) Championship experience, we didn't get a CB, we didn't get a striker (or a proper winger). There's even a story in the LT today where Mogga is quoted as saying "I'm sure fans are waiting to see the investment" before going back on Ewood and I'm sure he's right. There are 8-10k 'superfans' that turn up regardless, Mogga is aware that the other 17k that turned up for Oxford want to see 'the investment' (and Prem football) before they bother on a regular basis. I'm pretty sure those quotes were from before yesterday and that Mogga will be gutted about what didn't happen on deadline day. As for how realistic those late bids were it's a tricky one. I realise we have to trust in Mowbray (whatever that means) but the Notiingham paper reported the £5m bid for Brereton as a bid that was 'never likely to succeed'. You'd be surprised if Waggott wasn't aware of that. He should have been. So I think it's fair to ask if it was just a publicity stunt to detract from the fact the new recruitment process trumpeted by the club had failed. If it was Rovers who leaked the bid then I think we know the answer. On to the loan window and we need to be getting deals done. How realistic it is to get all the elements Mogga said he wanted is debatable. Will we get good Championship experience on loan? A striker to back up Graham? An experienced goalkeeper or CB? Possible, but as Mowbray said we are likely to be getting young Prem players in the loan window. (Preston got two from City in the last week so the pool is already getting smaller) Young attacking talent seems favourite from the loan window. As for loans with a view to a permanent deal no Prem clubs will do that unless they want rid. Of the ones we signed last season only Antonnson had a fee agreed for the end of the loan and that was because he wasn't good enough and Leeds wanted rid. I thought Mogga talking up the 'loan with a view to permanent' deals a week ago didn't bode well for the proper window. All that talk of A-D lists was a bit weird too and not what a manager should be saying IMO, especially when you go on to sign one (Armstrong) who you had previously you said wasn't on the top of your list. But then I think Mogga is a bit eccentric to say the least. I think others call it 'honest'! So, all in all, in the cold light of day yesterday was a massive disappointment UNLESS Mogga gets what he wants on loan before the end of August . Regardless, a bit of momentum was lost and a bit of 'trust'. A lot of big talk about bringing 3, 4 or 5 more in after AA was a bit of a joke in retrospect. We didn't bring any in.

It's important we get a win and steady the nerves. We could do without the pressure of the bad start we had last season. Tough game though as other have said, Millwall will be up for it and in our faces. 2-1 Rovers

You can't have more than 5 loan players in the match day squad (I think)

Based on the available budget it's been a shitshow. The first time since K**n we've had a good budget and we couldn't even spend it. It came across as a bit scattergun and desperate today. Happy with the signings made (Rothwell and Davenport have potential, Armstrong is a natural finisher and Palmer has already got promoted out of this league) Are we better off now than at the end of las season? Not a lot in it unfortunately. Hoping for better from the loan market.

All fair enough and pretty widely known. However, I don't think anyone has suggested we go beyond whatever the budget was so why are you suggesting we will increase the debt? It's all a bit straw man really. All anyone is saying is why haven't we succeeded in signing our targets? We obviously had targets because there were others in the mix today according to Sharpe. We failed with them all.

And in the end, the love you make is equal to the love you take.

Connor Ripley went to Accy on loan in the end. Sharpe saying we bid in excess of £5m for Brereton in the end.

So you agree the debt has nothing to do with FFP. On the wider issue of what we can or can't afford you seem to be ignoring that substantial bids were apparently made. Are you, therefore, saying those bids were fake? The alternative is that the bids were real and Rovers had therefore budgeted for them and they wouldn't have made us fall foul of FFP rules. Which one is it?

You do know how FFP works don't you? It has nothing to do with debt.

We've still got the remainder of last years budget that Mogga said he didn't spend all of. We've finally got that £50m warchest that Nixon promised.

Ings off to Soton so we may get Gally in the loan window (LT)

Mangan? They signed him a few hours ago.

You're very positive these days. That Oxford game has done you good.

Jay Jay Okacha. Kevin Keegan Larry Lloyd Marcus Maddison.

Thanks Steve.

We're down. The End.

These are his highlights. He's a big powerful unit but £5m?!! He's no Harry Chapman!

Sharpe is in on the conspiracy.

You still boycotting, pal?

If we don't sign anyone this window has delivered a lot less than the chatter from the club. File under bullshit.