Got to be - read he’s played a bit at FB too. Not exactly getting the pulses racing. Would prefer any Rovers delegation to concentrate on bloody GK’s and CB’s right now.

New GK, Benno, Lenihan, Mulgrew/Williams, Bell, Evans, Johnson, Armstrong, Dack, Downing, Graham If they’re all fit I’d be amazed if that isn’t our team against Charlton.

Brereton won’t start and I fear for Travis with Johnson now here too!

Team starting is pretty much our 2nds though, no?

Rothwell is definitely going to start this season on the bench isn’t he. Sigh.

Another crock by the looks.

This is what surprises me most about their feedback; I always had Hart down as a bit mouthy if anything. He was always far too pumped up coming out of the tunnel that’s for sure. Anyway, I reckon it’s Carson who is coming in.

Christ, I’m far from Hart’s biggest fan but some of the criticism of him on here is ridiculous.

He does know that he'll be dropped in a dead rubber on the final day of the season?

Quietly optimistic - just hope he’s not shunted out wide for the whole time. In a 2 up top formation I think he’d be very decent. Welcome back, Sam.

Someone on Twitter responded to Sharpe’s comment about TM hinting defence is now not a priority with TM’s BBC Radio lancashire towards the end of the season. Here are his words in all their glory. Either he’s now playing a great poker face or he’s done the biggest 180 in human history: ‘Defenders, listen to me, I’ve got no defence, we’ve lost 65/67 goals, it’s ridiculous. New defenders are coming and the players who have done the job in the team this year, they know they’re coming. Why? Because they’ve shown they can’t do the job in this league.’

Tuanzebe he ain’t (didn’t think we stood a chance in a million years anyhow).

Rich Sharpe in response to someone asking about incoming defensive players: ‘Only had brief contact with anyone at Rovers since touching down. Though the last time I spoke to TM (three days before flying out) he seemed to hint it wasn’t as big a priority as previously suggested.’ *Shakes head*

Neither are the big, no nonsense, tough son of a gun that we need at the back either and never will be IMO. Magloire particularly isn't that good in the air for a start!

Very short sighted in today's market though; you only have to look at the profit the Bees have made on Konsa in one season. Full back prices are also astronomical these days too. It's like the V's are still stuck in the 90s.

The only explanation I have other than the V's not allowing him to spend on defenders is that he's been foolishly blinded by Lenihan's return to form and fitness towards the end of the season and Williams coming in and doing okay. We all know Darragh has an injury in him, while Williams really, really isn't the long term answer at centre half. It is a huge concern; we will continue to concede for fun until new blood is brought in.

Packet of TM's hobnobs and a curly wurly I'd wager.

Yep I’d be surprised if TM plays SG anywhere but ‘wide forward’. He’s not good enough in the air (despite being 6’4) to play the Graham role. Strange one this for me. The GK and CB wait goes on.

He must have got a ridiculous new contract at Saints at some point.

That surely needs to be the stance by the club. We can’t keep dallying on it - as you say either pay the going rate or move on. Sounds like given the fee it may be influencing other potential moves, so crucial we either sh*t or get off the pot here.

Been pretty rollocks thus far hasn’t it? Two ageing freebies in as well as two under 23s. Need major surgery on our back line and the clock is ticking. Really starting to think Mowbray doesn’t see it that way though. IMV if we don’t improve it, we’ll be certs for a dog fight. Very much hoping to be proved I’m wrong before people have a pop.

Well with Gallagher off to the Bees it will be interesting to see this famed scouting network of ours spring in to action once again. Can’t wait to see which former TM prodigy we’re after this time.

Not a chance Reed will come back up t’north IMO. Can see him going to a London club or similar. He’d hardly have been buzzing to have played out of position most weeks either.

Club don't appear to be agreeing which is giving me major concerns for the season ahead unless a decent one is brought in.

We conceded the most away goals in the football league - we need a commanding, no nonsense CB. From what I’ve seen of him Magloire isn’t that man. Really is some dumbing down going on right now. Folk have gone from wanting two centre halves in to saying Magloire could be the answer (certainly on Twitter at least).