Agreed. None of our loans last season were ‘loan to buys’. So why has this suddenly turned into the done thing and our saviour?

I really would doubt that Davul if our last ditch attempts for this Forest lad are anything to go by.

TM talked about needing 2-3 windows for a PL push (in his interview about keeping Lenihan). Well best make that 3-4 Tony!

Bringing in somebody only on loan, no matter who it may be, as our only alternative to Graham is a huge rollock up in my opinion. We are goosed should he get injured, and already are from the 65th minute onwards every week. And before anyone says it, Nuttall and Samuel are not viable alternatives and neither is 5’7 Armstrong.

‘The clubs loaning players out want big fees - it’s an extremely inflated market. It wasn’t through a lack of trying. We’ll go again in January and see if we can find some players that want to play for Blackburn Rovers.’ There’s my September 1st prediction.

I’d wager the ‘loan with a view’ for Maddison is us. Got Venkys written all over it, especially the part about being tired of dealing with X club.

Looks like this thread will be beating Brian Lara’s 501 N.O.

Exactly this. Mainly Rich Sharpe, Bayes etc. yet we didn’t get even one more over the line after Armstrong. Seems to me we’ve waited until the 11th hour to put in bids for players that we’ve had no chance of getting. What have we been doing for circa 3 months? Very disappointed and underwhelmed yet again. Oh well, our powder will be dry for January when we’ll likely be up shit creek after Graham gets crocked.

Well I’ve never proclaimed to be Nostradamus but as I said yesterday, I could see today coming a mile off. Typical Rovers. Why are we bidding big bucks for midfielders (for us) at the eleventh hour when we’ve had months? Biggest area of concern for me now is up front - we have absolutely zero foil for Graham and will be reliant on some loan kid who will have one eye on his future at his parent club. Piss poor for me. Just seen news on this Forest lad. Given his goal record it looks like we’re desperate.

Would have been a fantastic alternative to Graham. Stand by my earlier prediction of no signings in tomorrow with the usual post window spiel coming from the club.

I hope I’m wrong but I reckon we’ll get the usual Rovers party line tomorrow of ‘we tried to get business done but it didn’t quite come off for one reason or another’.

Well it looks like the McGinn ship has sailed, but it always seemed like a real long shot in all honesty. Hopefully TM has a plan B lined up (or plan A if McGinn were the B!).

If we’re this interested in Bauer I would imagine it would mean we’re looking to play 3 at the back. Surely we wouldn’t be this keen for a CB to come in for the bench. That or he’s toying with playing Mulgrew elsewhere (which would be a mistake for me).

If he’s got an attitude then he won’t be coming here as TM won’t bring in people who could upset the apple cart. Surely everyone would be for McGinn coming in. Yes we’re relatively well stocked in CM but given he’d be head and shoulders above anything we have there it would be a no brainier IF we could get him. Hopefully we have a pleasantly surprising week.

The ironic thing about Palmer is that he and the club kept posting that video from training in which he smashed in 3 or so quality finishes from the edge of the box. Roll on to Saturday and...

Doesn’t look like we’ll be going for any natural width this season then with Arma coming in and Palmer not a natural wide man. Big onus on the full backs to get forward.

You’d have hoped we were in for him given the roasting he gave a number of our players last season. Perhaps he just fancied Ipswich. Onto Maddison it is then Tony.

He certainly slipped down the pecking order big time after his reckless red at Pompey. You’d have thought he’s learnt his lesson by now. Think he should be pushing Evans/Smallwood for a starting berth personally.

For those advocating bringing in Bell for Williams - not a chance IMO that TM will drop the latter. The only way Bell will start every week is if he goes with 3-5-2 so he doesn’t have to drop Del.

Would be a big mistake to loan Travis out, but we urgently need an out and out striker in the Graham mould or it will be a long season with DG only able to last 60 odd minutes each week. Big week - let’s hope TM gets his targets.

Would have taken a point pre match but that’s sickening. Happened too often last season too - we need to see games out far better. Jal chats some utter rollocks but Nuttall should not be playing championship football. Striker in this week please Tony or we’re goosed if Graham gets injured, which he will given his ageing body can only last 60-70 per week.

We are so poor at conceding late goals. FFS.

Graham only being able to last 60-70 highlights the importance of getting a decent front man in this week (not Arma as for me he can’t play there alone).

Get in Dacky lad! Great turnaround, let’s build on this now.

Jesus Christ I at least thought we’d be difficult opposition to break down this season... Gwion Edwards, the man I wanted us to sign before they got in there.