Admittedly he should have said "What does he bring to this team at full back", but its a very good.question. I think Nyambe is as good going forward and better defensively. So other than energy and working hard, what does he bring at full back? The first tweet is a definite jibe and ive no issue with Bennet responding, but the second one he's on dodgy ground calling that lad out as hes asking a genuine question we all asked in the pub after the game.

Where's the character jibe in the second tweet? He actually kind of praises his character at the end, but simply says he isnt good enough. I dont think theres anything wrong with that tweet. Your basically saying that you shouldnt give your opinion on your.own personal twitter at all unless its positive. If Bennett is searching his name on twitter for abuse, he probably reads this board too. In which case, Elliot you are an ok midfielder who can also cover wide but you are bobbins as a full back.

Pies. £3.60 today. Anyone recall how much they were last year as I'd be amazed if they hadn't crept up by 15 to 20% Also, I went with a guest today and left my seat at 3.35 to get a pie and a pint at half time. Got served at 4.02. He went for a social day out and thought that was ridiculous. It is but guess im used to it.

Kean. Thus Venkys.

2 high balls. 2 goals conceded. 6 transfer windows.

I think somehow we will grind a win out tomorrow. 1-0 or 2-1, and it won't be pretty, but I just feel for once we will get the jthe b done on the opening day. He's already hinted it will be Mulgrew and Lenihan at the back. I hope it's Nyambe and Downing at full back. If I was picking a starting line up, I'd want DG up top with Dack in behind, and then 2 of either Armstrong, Chapman or Rothwell on the wings. Johnson and Trav in the middle. BB and Gally on the bench.

Only because the PFA are paying J-Lo's wages.

i see the takeover of bolton is likely to be completed in the next 24 hours before the opening game according to the latest reports. During discussions, the new owners probably said 'if you dock more points we are pulling out' and the Football League played safe and left them alone

What, for 5 consecutive transfer windows? I get your point in isolation, but when it looks like we may start Saturdays home game with the same two centre halves we went down with 3 seasons ago it has to be down to poor management of the transfer market.

Downing may well be a better left back than Bell. We simply don't know. Im hoping Nyambe is still being rested after his African Cup exploits hence why Bennet starts at RB. If we are playing 1 up top then Rothwell should be in for DG or Gally.

By support, do you mean supporting him and getting behind him at games? Or do you mean not giving your opinion on him on a messageboard?

Maybe two of them could resign and join a Man City Fans Forum? In all seriousness, interesting read. Thanks for posting.

Just had a look backm Conway, Evans, Smallwood, Palmer all started in midfield that night with Arma upfront on his own. That was a team set up for a pasting!! I recall it was a ood job we had Raya. I've no issue with Johnson or Downing but not sure we needed them both.

We've replaced him with someone the Wigan fans thought wasnt really good enough, and they saw him for two years.. Of course I'll give him a chance but Im hardly sure it's an upgrade. As for the question posed on the last page, if we now brought a good centre half in because of the money we have freed up then I would be ok with the transfer. As it is, it is a bit underwhelming.

Worrying that the Wigan forum I linked to a few pages back said he was a good shot stopper but poor on crosses and commanding his area. Pretty split on there if they wanted him to stay.

Wigan Forum discussing signing Walton permanently at the end of last season. https://forums.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/christian-walton.94382/ Mixed views. General view - Good shot stopper. Iffy on crosses and doesn't command his area.

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Of course you can bring players through and improve players, but we have been working with Mulgrew, Lenihan and Williams for quite a while now and its blatantly obvious they can't attack balls in the air. We may find in time that we can promote from within and solve that problem. However the frustration for some is that it appears we are bringing in bodies in positions we didn't need, whilst we have neglected the centre half problem for 4 previous transfer windows and so far this one. If we go into the season after the transfer window shuts with a centre back pairing from the above 3 players I have named it will be incredibly poor, as we will concede the same type of goals again and again like we did last year. If you are unsure of the problem watch the Leeds injury time winner again, or the first goal we conceded last season at Ipswich. A new keeper isn't solving that aerial problem.

Just seen the Mansfield highlights. Good to see us defending corners as badly as usual ! Any sign of that centre half yet.

In all fairness, I'm not a fan but I've seen worse. At the end of the day we see the team in it maybe once every 3 weeks. I stopped buying replica shirts 20 years ago. I think it's the people who buy them regularly who are most annoyed. They probably actually want to part with £50 to the club to buy it but dislike it enough to not bother.

" So Mr Bauer, everything is agreed. Just sign the contract, you'll be a Blackburn player and then we will get some PR pictures of you in this new away kit." "Err, can I just nip to the toilet please..........."

I made my feelings known on the transfer thread but he's here now. Hope he can prove himself as a main man of the team rather than just a squad strengthener. Another bonus is he's probably better at defending corners in the air than most of our defenders! Welcome back Gally.

Adrian is an interesting name. I think that would be a great signing. If we signed him or Ruddy I think that would be a big boost. Prefer Hart over Carson.

A Birmingham fan I deal with through work asked me what I thought of Sam Gallagher when they signed him. I said "Don't expect a premier league striker. He's a bang average championship striker" 6 months later I saw him again and he said " he isn't even that good" Whilst statistically he got a good return last time, I didn't think he was brilliant in general. A bit underwhelmed to be honest. I was hoping for an upgrade on DG but I feel we've just got a decent backup. Injury-free, I still think the best signing for next season could be Chapman.

Bollocks. The club would love to charge extortionate matchday fees for all games but the backlash would be huge. They are using Sheff weds and Leeds own pricing policy to help justify their own. How can Rovers be sticking up for their own fans by ripping off their own fans who decide to go on the day? How will fleecing Leeds and Sheff weds fans, who don't control their clubs pricing, help bring ticket pricing under control? What is the justification for the £3 match day surcharge? Rovers smell a way of getting more (money) for less (attendees) and have gone for it.