26 minutes ago, rover23 said:

Why would he do that? If he stays a free agent he can take a £3/4m signing on fee for himself when he moves on a free, on top of having more clubs to choose from. 

Though I agree - he is an injury away from it falling down like a house of cards. Look at Dack, lots of rumours of big money moves - and then he gets injured. At least he had a good contract to protect him.

2 minutes ago, booth said:

Squibs are small explosives that they use in films to simulate bullet hits. So a damb squib is like saying it fizzled out rather than exploded.

Transfer news and education - what more could you want from a forum 😁

3 minutes ago, AJW said:

I did say experience in the middle we are a team of young talented players who play with no fear at times but you need a wise old head too  and yeah Mola can play left back but is he a left back ? Edun can play left back but he is shit there and where is the cover for Brittain after SVBD never arrived ? JRC is woeful 

Carter and Travis - neither ideal, but both better than JRC has been recently

2 minutes ago, riverholmes said:

That's Brereton going for free or a possible very low fee in January 2023 (barring a last-minute bid accepted). A repeat of the destabilising Rothwell situation - though you'd hope he doesn't demand a move in the same fashion. I think the club has messed up again. We can just hope that Brereton fires up to the upper reaches of the league by Jan. 

I don't think the club have messed up - only £5m more than what we paid for Diaz is an insult to the club and the player. He has developed so much after a decidedly dodgy start at Rovers - if he stays injury free I could see potential for top 6.

2 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Just hope JDT is happy with business. After signing Hyam the other day he suggested he wanted another 3, and we've got 2 in Hirst and Mola, so short of what he was expecting. Perhaps retaining Brereton will be a bonus but get the feeling he wanted more.

I don't think we've added enough but happy to be proven wrong on that. I was skeptical as to last summer's dealings and they worked out ok.  

I do wonder how much Wharton's performance last night has influenced thinking. It was obviously only one game - but if he replicates that form over the next few matches we have a real bonus for JDT

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

Playing hard ball, or do they all want to go home early ?

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

https://twitter.com/Rovers/status/1565429290115731456?s=20

JDT obviously didn't rate him. Such a shame, earlier in his career he looked decent 

2 minutes ago, briansol said:

I'll love another season with Ben. Maybe we can offer him a new contract with a release clause of like 10 mill. Then he can leave next season for an affordable fee, and we'll have some money rather than zero.

I can't see him signing a new contract - and why should when a free transfer will likely translate to a huge wage at his new club. However his agent is playing a risky game - Dack shows that an injury can ruin any footballers plans.

A good performance, but to balance things a little

1. A better team than Blackpool would have taken advantage of our occasional sloppiness at the back

2. For a match we dominated for large parts we could have easily drawn the match at the end.

3. Diaz was easily our stand out attacker - wonder how we will cope if he leaves.

On the positive - a big improvement on the previous three league matches - scoring the first goal was key.

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

"I really hope he gets the move he deserves"

Are you sure you're a Rovers fan? The world's gone mad !

Don't get me wrong - I would prefer him to sign a new contract - but in the real world it isn't going to happen. 

24 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

I strongly suspect that was Diaz's last game for us. The club cannot afford to lose him for nothing and he deserves a prem move. Good luck to him. 

His attitude has been absolutely first class - I really hope he gets the move he deserves and goes from strength to strength. Of course we also get £20m plus a big sell on clause - and the club have a decent replacement or two lined up 😁

1 minute ago, Sparks Rover said:

Ye, he won the pulling a bib out of shorts game so....

I don't know why - but somehow I get the impression you don't like/rate Dolan. It almost comes across as personal.

4 minutes ago, booth said:

If we play like we did second half against Stoke we've got a chance. I hope Diaz turns up.

If we play like we did first half against Stoke it'll be embarassing.

I think most on here are missing that (bar the centre halves) - this is the team that did so well in the second half against Stoke. 

A big night for Carter - after a season in league 1 he should be used to playing against centre forwards who try to rough you up. Lets see if his excellent spell at Portsmouth can translate into Rovers colours. 

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

To balance that up, most of us wrote Gallagher off before he arrived and he is still fuckin useless 

So you are entitled to have an opinion on a player and sometimes it is wrong and sometimes it is right 

I don't think Gallagher is useless - just not a £5m player.

2 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

We can’t keep chopping and changing like this and expect results.  I mean Dolan up front, really ? I’d take a draw now.

Up front - was this not the personnel we ended up with against Stoke ?

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

tonight team is 

Kaminski; Travis, Carter, Ayala, Pickering; Morton, Wharton; Hedges, Dack, Brereton Diaz, Dolan.

 

Substitutes: Pears, Carter, Edun, Garrett, Buckley, Markanday, Vale.

We suddenly have two Carters ?

4 minutes ago, Gav said:

If this lad is half as good as his dad we'll have signed a good un.

 

But for injury, he would have made a fantastic partnership with Shearer for England.

1 minute ago, Mercer said:

Told Ross Barkley is at Stanley House tonight!

Staying over night prior to his Thwaites brewery tour, and after his trip to ride the lights in Blackpool

4 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Thursday 11pm

Expecting Styles , Archer, Fry, Barkley ,Hirst ,a back up RB from a European club ,a sub goalkeeper, a midfield enforcer to get done .

My source Alan Nixon reckons Broughton has pulled off a worldie aswell.A wee gem he described it.

If Carlsberg did transfer windows 😁

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

Carter or Travis at right back ? Hopefully not JRC, whose confidence must be rock bottom after some decidedly shaky performances

1 hour ago, rovers11 said:

Although I think JDT has been let down by our failure in the transfer market, tactically we have been inept so far. That is down to the manager. 

It's s terrible sign when a manager constantly has to change shape during a game and has to hook players at half time. It suggests the manager is getting wrong time and time again.

And yet after 3 matches people were saying how tactically he got it spot on - or are you saying he got it wrong in those matches ? If we had won today - people would be saying how good he was at adjusting his tactics.

Mourinho has history of massive tactical and personnel changes even before half time.

Let's give him a while before judging him. 

Personally I would like to see a liitle more height and steel in midfield. A Nicky Marker like signing (who can also cover central defence) would be ideal.

20 minutes ago, Iceman said:

If JDT says we only need 3 more signings, then what it really means, is that Venkys said JDT you can only have 3 more..

Or it could mean - let's manage other clubs expectations so we aren't held over a financial barrel if trying to get through last minute deals. You could read it in lots of ways, but he is a manager who is on record about promoting youth players - so doubt he will want a bloated squad.

1 hour ago, yellowsubmarine said:

Imagine if we got Hyam and Caulker instead of van den Berg and van Hecke at the end of this transfer window after all the hype.

They do sound like down grades - but at least we are looking at Plan Bs. For both Vans we are at the whim of their current clubs - one with injury problems, one seemingly struggling to sort out a contract extension.

1 hour ago, Eddie said:

I'd bet on him to never score 20 goals again in a season in any division (and I think he will end up back in the Championship).

There is no guarantees - but I think he would score 20 for Rovers if he stays injury free. Also, I actually think he will be one of the few strikers to leave Rovers and actually do well at a higher level. Of course  if he goes to Everton he might end up back in the Championship through no fault of his own 😆