Remember it. Thought you were being overly pessimistic. ☹

Still, our league seems to be by far the most significant drop. Prem = 1.5 bill, 1.36 bill, 1.1 bill 27% drop Champ = 215 m, 74 m, 35 m 84% drop League 1 = 5.7 m, 3.44 m, 2.1 m 63% drop League 2 = No figures. Even in Europe: Germany = 843 m to 353 m 58% drop Italy = 1.24 bill to 472 m 70% drop Spain = 1.35 bill to 226 m 83 % drop France = 734 m to 315 m 57% drop So, our league and La Liga appear to be Top of the Pops. Guess it makes sense as both league's spending was probably out of sync with the income each produced. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/transferbilanz/wettbewerb/GB2

I didn't realise how much Championship spending had dropped till I just heard on the radio: 19/20 = £180 million 20/21 = £70 million 21/22 = £35 million (with a few hours to go) Massive reduction in spending, regardless of the pandemic. I'm guessing that's full season so still January to factor in, but still.

Set piece. Who needs training.

😂😂 You wrote Bucket instead of Buckley. Pail of water. Lose their edge a bit when we have to go through all this. 😆

I got it Stuart. 🤷‍♂️

Yep, me too. Surprised how annoying that is. Better than early when they tell you about goal in advance mind.

Scroll down maybe? Is there not a blue buy button bottom of left side? Edit: Or change screen size so all text is showing.

Deflected goal too wasn't it. Or was that season before. I always feel like they beat when it's not really deserved. Seem to remember Lolley popping up with a 25 yard screamer out of nowhere one year, when we'd been well on top.

So....far as I can tell there's only 2 teams in whole of Championship that haven't signed a single player, us and Reading. And Balaji's telling me the "future looks bright"!! Any chance he can point out where. I'm not seeing much light amongst the gloom. Feels more like a total eclipse tbh.

Less than 24hrs after K-Hod's polite request and there are posters at it again. I don't understand why some of you can't discuss transfers in and out without making it a personal attack on other members, or the messageboard itself. This will be 2 polite requests- So, pretty please, with a cherry on top, cut the crap out! I'm fairly sure 3rd time we'll be going a different route. Would be nice if we didn't have to start a season putting fans in the sin bin though. 🤞

Feels like a fair price to me. At the moment it will be the largest fee for any player in the Championship this window, albeit with a few weeks to go. Championship Transfers 21/22 And a similar comparison the season before was Callum Wilson to Newcastle for 20 million. But he was tried and tested in the Prem already, and I assume had a few years left on contact. I think 15 million was about par for me. Any lower very disappointing, any higher would have been a great result.

??? 🤔🤔 What, like Paul Scholes? When you are the underdog playing the big boys (City, Liverpool, Man U etc) with their high backlines, I think he will be a great outlet for you. Ball over the top on the break, his pace will get him in, and he is clinical in those situations. However, when you are up against the Crystal Palace/West Ham types, and you do your possession based tactics, not sure how well he will perform there. Link up play isn't brilliant, and he often gets frustrated and tries potshots from 30 yards, when laying it off to the winger is by far the better option.

Yeah, that's more how I saw it. It was more if he had a bit of anticipation and speed, he could have maybe got there before it got narrow. But to say miss of the season. Bit much.

Idiot Merson called it a candidate for miss of the season on SS. Harsh on Diaz that.

You know how they say it's friendlier up north...... they lied! 😉 Surely this loan instead of sell ruse has been spotted before and outlawed somehow. Or no one would do deals with us again because we dont keep our word. Either way, think a lot of us would take a good slice of money and some decent loans from a Premier club. Pointless having an unhappy, sulky player for a year then losing on a free anyway imo. Don't know what you have to offer on that front. But used to be a Champ Manager transfer legend so try me. I'll send a carrier pigeon on for you to Pune Palace. 😀

Wish I felt that way. Yesterday, I was living life believing they'd written us off, forgotten about us, and we would forever be a loss making tax write off they hid in their vast accounts somewhere. It was a reality I had come to terms with. Today, I'm confronted with the narrative that the current setup is actually them remaining "fully supportive and totally committed to the club at all levels". Not only that, but they believe "The future looks bright......". This new reality will probably take me the full weekend and copious amounts of alcohol to even start getting my head round. I'm going to spend that rest of this afternoon contemplating what brand and strength of alcohol might help me start feeling Balaji's "...renewed sense of hope and optimism." I've a funny feeling whatever potion I need doesn't get sold over the counter.....

What's the number? Infinity. 🤔

Not watching today's match I assume.

1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Brereton Diaz 4. 16th 5. Fulham

You know you've got problems when you're relying on Rovers to bring some joy to life. God help us all. 😧😧

Thanks for sharing. Appreciate it. No apologies necessary. If it helps you getting it out, that's good, but also your story might just help others out there. If we don't speak about these things, we're often destined to repeat the cycles. And no-one should have to go through what you've experienced. Good luck man. Keep fighting the fight. Keith Treacy has mainly told his story with the aim of helping professional footballers. But it's even got us plebs focusing on a very important societal issue. Just shows that being brave enough to speak out can have a positive affect. All the best to all of you Rovers out there, I wish health and happiness on you and your family and friends. Condolences for all those that departed too soon.

Yeah, maybe timescale a bit out, more like 18 months to 2 years. But not sure when showing concern for the team for the upcoming season started deserving abuse. Argue the toss, sure, but just name calling. Nah. But I suppose that's the toxic nature of Twitter.

So which one are you? A bellend or a t**t? 🤔 Perhaps we need a poll. 😂

Very sad tales, and condolences and RIP to both individuals. No ages for life to end. Don't want to pry and open up wounds - (feel free to tell me to piss off) - but were spirits the main cause? We've got quite a bit alcoholism in my family, and I like a good drink. But mainly beer and wine. In my head that's way more manageable than the 40% proof stuff. But I've always wondered if I'm deluding myself. It seems Keith's problem was the hard stuff too.