A modern day poor man's George Best and we all know how that ended. Both loveable rogues with a winning cheeky smile and a liking for the 'good life'. TM has his work cut out on this one methinks. I hope he buckles down and behaves but do fear for him.

I await the LTs account of this, no doubt to be confused even further. Mind you they tend be a bit slow on this sort of thing. Can't wait to hear the punishment handed down by Conway Mulgrew, who sound like a Scottish Legal firm or a Scottish prison warden played by Fulton Mackay. I think they will just do the bedsheet trick. Thing is how did he pass our own much promoted fit and proper, right sort, good personality tests.

I was just abour to ask you for next weeks winning lottery numbers...

TM seems to like a challenge to get a player back to form. It failed miserably with Caddis so hope for better luck or at least player participation in the challenge if Rodwell shows up. Personally I am not against it if the deal is ok to us.

If we have bid £8 milllion for Brereton then surely his Agent wants wages at a level that would be out of synch with our aim of a 'happy' dressing room. Money is after all the root of all evil. Have terms even been discussed by Rovers with this player?

At the right fee, I do agree I'm a poet, just didn't know it.

Perhaps, I had thought HITC a site run by Agents to sell their wares until they belittled Brereton and us, cheeky buggers!

I saw an unmarked Dennia Law v Burnley at OT lash over the bar no more that 2 yards out! I was on a school trip dosing at some Manchester Uni and wasted on Strongbow cider, that's my defence for being at OT .....

I know its HITC but still an interesting proposition. Suits Spuds business approach. http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/08/21/do-tottenham-cant-miss-chance-to-sign-nottingham-forests-ben-bre/page/1/

What those stats do prove is how bloody good Jimmy Greaves was. Alf Ramsey with the national team signalled the start of a more tactically defensive formation approach which went quite quickly into league football making goal scoring, imo, a more difficult occupation.

Expecting a cautious approach http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16439359.boss-mowbray-to-stick-with-rovers-tried-and-tested-for-now/?ref=mac

If Arma gets a go up front we will be looking to Dack and Palmer in particular to supply the bullets. If it works it will be good football to watch.

Thanks Chaddy. A good watch. He looks capable of playing across the front 4.

Just finished listening to the latest issue of the BBC Football Daily podcast. Interesting and spoilt only by featuring the Scottish moron who was obviously using it to get back in circulation now the season has started. What a motormouth he has, quite stunning. I am quite fond of Blackpool and for their fans sake hope they avoid this cockroache but fear he may get it to complete Oyston's vendetta. I also wonder if another Scottish cockroache has applied as a way back into the English game. NB: No offence intended to Scotland or Scots in general.

The ECB Stokes contract is £750k pa, how many England games did he miss? fine him pro-rata ie loads! Make him think twice about misbehaving, he has previous too, and stop being a fool. At the time of the incident I was in Stokes corner. I followed the Court case and evidence as closely as possible and became convinced a guilty verdict was the only possible out come. If that had been Joe Public they would have been nicked.

Forest load the fee because they know we need a striker and know that we are running out of time and options in this window.

If its loan to buy presumably we pick up all the wages at Forest level or renegotiate completely with the player. Anyway the Clubs appear to still be miles apart on valuation so it could drag on and may not happen. If it completes this week I will be pleasantly suprised.

I can't even find the download link this year. Last year no problem to a Samsung mobile.

It was basically unwatchable here plus unable to understand any of the commentary. So much buffering it made watching worse than having no access to the game, if that makes sense. I am blaming being on data in poor weather/ data reception conditions here in the jungle forest BUT in the same conditions yesterday was able to watch/listen to the 2nd Test and PL games with excellent vid & sound using other apps etc. Maybe the iFollow app is a bit pants from a weak server. The actual 1 camera cheap charlie approach is amateurish but I suppose better than nothing. I will give iFollow a go again when back in BKK on fibre.

on a mobile you can adjust volume to nil by screen swipe

Constant buffering and like listening to traffic. At least I only wasted a fiver. Problem is my end. Data connection in rainy season is fuclin shit

Brereton for me. Have seen him for Forest and England and full of potential. I would however be ok with Gallagher and the Brereton one is highly doubtful imo, I think the player feels he can do better than us if Forest want him gone.

I agree and think they will try for an impressive loan to buy deal. I hope so anyway as CF and CB backup is urgently needed. A truly creative midfielder would be good too.

Nixon and Radio Lancs provide a somewhat detailed account of Rovers late and failed activity in the main transfer window - for some reason I'm thinking about stuff like command responsibility and plausible deniability. Can't think why. Meanwhile not a single quote from those who are accountable and yes that includes Mowbray. Most odd.

Are we not reported to have bid £5 million for Brereton after bidding £4 million for Freeman and $1.25 for Trapp. Those figures are just the purchase price of the player offered by Rovers, not wages/agents fees etc. Imo. Assuming those bids are real there is a minimum of £5 million looking for a home, hell nearer £10 million if accumulative.lol I want whatever it is spent on players and not 'carried forward'...... I want proof it exists, nowhere on this MB have I said that I am convinced it does.