Found this interesting - https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12028/11774103/sky-bet-championship-201920-fans-predict-their-clubs-fate Most fans seem to think their club has a shout for 6th. Going to be a very open season.

Yet we’ll win 4-1 on Saturday...

I know he's only trying to please us lot, but he needs to stop specifying time frames. Every single one has been missed.

As US Rover says, after the stuff you’ve come out with all summer you’re surely on the wind up saying, yet again, garbage like ‘home banker’, ‘lambs to the slaughter’, and the obligatory ‘4-1’. You can’t help yourself can you, Merce.

But there’s obviously a problem Parson. You’re talking about 30-40 year old ways of working. It’s apparent we cannot get deals done without climbing mountains and it’s hindering us big time. Mowbray’s admitting as much.

Bit a shit show all round isn’t it! From the scouting team, through to the ability to organise friendlies. Venus solely taking care of the whole transfer process. Just can’t fathom how we can be this far behind.

I know his career has stalled somewhat but one thing’s for sure - he’s a lot more suited to that wide forward role than Gallagher, Brereton and Armstrong!

Nah - Gallagher for Rothwell. TM won’t start Joe IMO.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17799580.mowbray-adarabioyo-hold-up-rovers-defensive-search/ ‘Would we like more options? Yes. Yet I like to think I do care about my players, and it’s not the right thing sometimes to fill positions with loads of players and those who have been so good to us aren’t getting anywhere near it.’ Polar opposite to what he said at the end of last season when he stated that they haven’t been good enough. He’s simply not ruthless enough. Teddy Bear Tony.

Why are we the Champ team playing League 1 opposition today? Lots of other Champ teams playing decent PL outfits at home.

Dack's really not been at it this pre season has he. Let's hope he pulls his finger out when it really matters.

Genuinely think Bennett has locked down that RB position this season. Not a chance he’d drop him and with an addition of another wide man (ahem, Gallagher), where else would he get in? Going to be one frustrating season for Nyambe.

Yes, it’s okay if you completely don’t look at the back 4!!! How can you be happy with that?! Bennett and Downing full backs with Mulgrew captaining us. Jesus Christ. As Miller says, that’s a relegation back 4 right there.

#Rovers: Walton, Bennett, Lenihan, Mulgrew (c), Downing, Travis, Johnson, Armstrong, Dack, Gallagher, Graham. Substitutes: Leutwiler, Grayson, Magloire, Rankin-Costello, Nyambe, Bell, Smallwood, Rothwell, Evans, Buckley, Brereton. Downing LB, while I lost count of the times I said Gallagher would play wide if he came - I was right. While that defence...that defence is chuffing awful, pitiful.

Precisely. We are seemingly light years away from bringing in anyone from outside of the British isles. One tentative attempt at that Dutch lad is all we’ve seen from our revamped scouting team that was apparently ‘running on full steam’.

Williams and Mulgrew? Get rid of those and we’ve got one centre half on the books due to TM’s stubbornness to bring in a CB! No way is TM letting them go.

Mulgrew ain't good enough anymore BDS.

"Still waiting" according to Sharpe. The way TM is talking about our defence he probably feels we don't even need him anymore!

Yep, I’m the same. I need to wind my emotions in given there is still time, but everything’s pointing to one defensive loanee coming in - at best. IF this happens and we continue to ship goals at the rate of knots then he rightly needs crucifying. Clocks ticking - let’s hope his Cov experience ensures it doesn’t happen.

If he doesn’t insist, he needs replacing.

Yep. We’re one decent centre half off having a good shout for the top 6 IMO. Shit or bust on that front for me - it’s that important.

As I posted earlier. Another niggle apparently. His career with us really is: Injury, 2-3 decent games, distinctly average form for 7-8 games, injury.

Exactly. Don’t see what a year with bruisers will do personally. He already has PL vultures circling. He needs to be part of the squad with us this season.

In slightly better news, Evans has a ‘slight niggle’ (shock) so at least Travis should start the season: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17793892.rovers-left-back-options-stretched-another-injury/

Any news on this city lad?