"Good agent" as they say. Chile must have seriously regressed from the team I've seen in years gone by (I see Sanchez and Vidal are still knocking about...just). But good luck to the lad.

Yep. ‘Budget sorted’ my arse. Even when it is, the phone will be off the hook in Pune when we try to get anything over the line.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19318042.west-ham-fulham-show-interest-rovers-striker-adam-armstrong/ West Ham and Everton is pure fantasy talk IMO. He’ll end up at a Fulham or at best a promoted club. Again, just IMO. Sure we’ll find out soon enough as I get the sense Tony is tripping over himself to flog him. ‘Look what I did for you Madame’.

Didn't someone else suggest it was Howe? I reckon we'd have had half a chance for Wilder under normal owners.

How on earth can anyone own a business for ten years and not learn one thing? Infuriating and heartbreaking.

I genuinely don’t think Sharpe would have a clue if we were about to pot Mowbray. Not that I think we will btw.

Delighted for Leicester and their owners. Taking note Venkys? Nah thought not.

The halt on spending isn’t new though. For the majority of the time they’ve been here, the manager hasn’t had a clue what he has to spend during the summer. Groundhog day all over. He’ll only go when he’s finally fed up of not getting to speak directly with them (ie the famed late summer confirmation of budget doesn’t come this time) or if somebody finally gets in their ear ala Bowyer.

Retaining Johnson is an absolute waste of time, as is any discussions with captain marvel. A sign of things to come no doubt with level of player we’re looking to have around Brockhall!

What I bet will happen is the taps will be turned on ever so slightly after the Euros when somebody from Ewood (Suhail?) finally manages to get through and get a couple of answers to the questions which have been outstanding for months (well, let's be honest - years). Problem will then be that we're a few weeks out from the start of the season. I'm not one for betting against Rovers, but I'll be tipping off friends and family to start lumping on relegation next season should nothing change (which it won't).

Indeed. Even Big Ben bags a couple at the death too. Sick and tired of the same old sh*t.

Disappointing to see Derby stay up. What a game though. Typical Rovers to win again in style when the pressure is off. Opportune time for me to have a break from all things Rovers unless our owners pull their fingers out over the coming weeks. Have a good summer all.

You sound surprised? It will never change under this manager.

100%. I know every club must have them, but we seem to have a really high proportion of fans who can’t see the wood for the trees. Be it with Tony, be it with Venkys. Time has taught them absolutely nothing. It’s quite infuriating.

A real ‘honourable’ man wouldn’t stand for it. But he’ll be here to the end of his contract - at least - unless somebody somehow manages to get in the V’s ear.

Already folk are out in force on social media saying our tiny budget and cost cutting will be a ‘good thing’ as it means we can ‘play the youngsters’. The same bunch will be saying give Tony til Christmas, then the summer.

Proof - if any were needed - that he doesn’t speak directly to the owners anymore: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19284989.mowbray-says-summer-spending-must-carefully-calculated/ The parallels with Bowyer are incredible and it will end the same way. But how long is that piece of string?

Fantastic news. Have a horrible feeling Johnson will get a renewed deal, but hope I’m wrong.

Sharp, Bayes & co have given Mowbray a free pass all season. They must know this ‘next season under Mowbray’ narrative is going to p*ss people off big time but they’re still more than happy to run with it, rather than ask the questions that matter.

I just recall seeing Johnson post an Instagram story of a cycle he had just done which I found bizarre as it was during the Huddersfield match and I had assumed he was injured. Nothing surprises me under this clown.

I think most of us would if we were a normal club. But A) it very likely won’t get reinvested in the side and It’ll be Mowbray spending it if it does. Lose lose.

I’ve just remembered he started Johnson today despite giving him last weekend off to go cycling. If Holtby is being released (who I would let go too), then so bloody Johnson better be too. Why on earth play him today after completely dropping him from the squad last week? More bizarre Mowbray logic.

Or down the road back to Cov. I really don’t care. They both just need to clear off out of our club along with Waggot.

Won’t lose sleep over this one. Good luck to him but always flattered to deceive.

Another awful result. Poor game management. Again.