No arguments there (I'd add the keepers who've all had good seasons). But of the other players: Alli, Cahill, Rashford, Stones, Jones, Dier, Lingaard, Welbeck have all had up and down form all season. MOTD players imo; good, very good in fact, but not consistent enough. Compare the centre backs alone compared to 10-15 years ago when we had Terry, Ferdinand, Campbell, Carragher. All consistently fantastic at their clubs. They'd dump all our current centre backs straight out of the squad.

I don't doubt that he's good in that role. But he's best FOR US in defence until we get defenders better than him. Plus we're in a league that provides tougher opposition than Celtic ever face domestically.

Just because it's likely our strongest pickable squad, doesn't discount what he said as 'rubbish'. We have some lazy, inconsistent players in that squad regardless of them being our best options.

Chaddy is dyslexic too but he manages. Takes 2 mins to check back through a post.

I honestly believe Mowbray is trying to create a 5/6year dynasty here. #ChampionsLeagueWinners2022 Sorry, just watched 'I believe in Miracles' last night.

Wilshire ahead of Shelvey would be idiocy.

Not that I would normally praise a Dingle, but Nick Pope has had a superb season having been thrust in due to Heaton's injury.

@#/? off ???

Wonder if the stumbling block re: Graham could be an attempt to reduce his wages as the intention is to start Armstrong up top, with DG as backup? It's a way I was thinking we'd start playing when Armstrong came in but then DG really hit a run of form so couldn't really be dropped.

Thanks!

Could be the club trying to waive his promotion pay rise? Or lessen by how much?

Glen Mullan

In fairness Stu, I've only seen it mentioned post-Peterborough and even then it read more like the players happened to sort it out amongst themselves and the manager agreed with what they were doing so stood back. Don't think it'd be a 'style', just for odd games.

No because agents want noise for their clients, not silence. You'd think with your obsession you'd know how agents worked.

Remember that Rich Sharpe may have been asked by the club to keep it under wraps so as not to derail a potential deal. I'm sure it happened once or twice when Cryer was our journo. By which I mean saying 'Nothing in it', then the player in question turning up a week later. Think Santa Cruz was an example.

Nah, would cause friction (literally) with some of our stars.

It's the way Ewood SHOULD be imo. Blackburn End (Home) vs Darwen End (Away).

Forward it to TM

Very tempted but a bit put off by pricing. Was expecting it to cost the same as our last Champ season tbh. Holding fire.

Suspect the question was leading along the lines of: 'What happens to the club if you try to match the spending of the Championship's biggest clubs this season?'

Competition for those two (combative) will come from Bennett and Travis, with Hardcastle and Tomlinson knocking on the door too imo. Midfield needs a playmaker like we thought Whittingham would be.

Looks tidy!

The newly-PL Wolves captain? McGinn would be decent but if we're also signing McGeouch then it'd be theoretically better as it'd save a bit of 'gelling'. Both tidy players apparently.

Sounds good to me! Addition in bold (imo).

Tbf the two things Evans has going for him are: 1. He performs well for NI. 2. He's never played under a proper manager here before Mowbray. Maybe Mowbray is the man to get him right, esp' with him seemingly sorting Graham and Mulgrew's fitness this season.