yankfan

Shame about Phillips not committing. Just goes to show how close he is to playing meaningful first team minutes. Carter out and Ayala is always 45 min away from an injury.

Seems other sources say £3 million bid made. https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/sources-blackburn-rovers-make-seven-figure-swoop-for-blackpool-man/

There’s also expectations that a young side should naturally improve. Travis, Buckley, Wharton, Dolan and Pickering should all be better this season than last.

Can’t see us risking BBD until he’s sold or (dreaming) signs a new deal. As much as we can’t afford to let him leave for free a minor injury that prevents his sale would be a financial hit. Kamenski brittam Ayala Wharton pickering travis buckleu hedges Dolan Markanday Gallagher Dack on for Dolan at half, vale for Markanday on the hour.

It happens. Chelsea sold Lukaku at 18, Manure sold Zaha and let King leave.

But there’s foreign interest. In January he can sign a contract with anyone on Spain and we get nothing. Has to be locked down or sold this summer.

I think Mrs Rothwell moved to coast in January

Wing back you mean?

Middlesbrough have made an enquiry for Blackburn Rovers forward Sam Gallagher. -Football world 7 Million Quid and he's yours! Go ask Mowbary of his quality and "versatility"

But how many did he score for Chile?

Seems like a lad that wants to play more than get a raise. He probably knows that the only way to really get paid is if he improves his stock by playing every week. Look at how much last season improved his value.

I didn't know Ronaldinho was still playing

I see Gally rates so low, he’s not even considered on your list

How about Andrea Pirlo

I can’t shake the images of him walking around the pitch as if he was above this level last year. Sure it improved, but his initial reaction wasn’t of one to prove he should be playing at a higher level, it was more of a child sulking. even later when he seemed 1/2 interested I didn’t think he was head and shoulders above our own players. At this point I’d rather see our own players cut their teeth unless the player is of the quality of jpv, Elliot, or reed. The Poveda’s, Clarkson, Palmers and Giles of the world don’t help us build a club, they just fill space. Space I’d rather see given to our own players.

We really should be able to produce our own rather than pay to develop kids from a similar cat 1 academy like Leeds or produce our own as good or better.

I’m starting to think that sone of the young lads are better filling out the squad than the late career guys we’ve had. Experience counts but developing youth can pay dividends. Why pay the Johnsons, Smallwoods, mulgrews of the world for a front row seat?

Good to see a move made. Assuming Diaz is sold we will need an striker. We never replaced Armstrong and as well as Vale has played I’m not so confident he and Gally can shoulder the load. Another mid would be nice but I’d prefer our young players, Wharton, Garret over sone old bloke like Johnson. I think Carter is a good reserve but with Ayala history we need another center back. Just hate to have Carter not playing.

Recon the wages on that group are double our current 1st team.

Holtby, Johnson, downing, Bennett, Armstrong, Douglass, Trybull all also off the books in the last 2 years. Surely the wage bill has to be 50% what it was in 2020/21. All replaced by academy kids.

Pike is probably the best long term bet in house. Carter is a center half, JRC best suited for the training room and Brown probably not top class...so like everywhere else, it's relying on a teenage to come through.

Not sure it's fair to consider the 5 (6 if you count the injured Poveda) in players going out if you dont also count the players returning form loan.

The reality is more likely he was Ferked about by TM for the last 3 years. Told he wasn't good enough, played out of position, then left out of the squad entirely at times. He likely had decided to leave in 2020 when JRC was touted as "better" than him. Of the 3 that have left, he and Rothwell were never really provided the confidence under TM.

Likely because before last campaign no one would have expected any fee at all for him.

Why we have sell ons added on to a £5 million bid for a then teenager with no first team experience is beyond me. Could you imagine 3 years ago someone coming in and offering £5million for Buttersworth, let alone add ons?