Is he shit or not then?

Fielding? Pilkington? Just need to get Derbs and Gally back in and we'll have a Blackburn schools team to rival anyone! Fantastic.

I'd imagine we could be in for both Armstrong and Chapman without my contribution, and would be happy to have both back.

Both. They have different effective attributes that can be used in various ways when wider.

I think “wide forwards” is the more modern way of at looking at it, the out and out winger has been a little old hat for a while. It’s how we played last season, and how Man City and Liverpool have been so effective. That said the players ideally need pace and trickery which we do lack.

I've always said it was an echo chamber in here.

Someone will be along in a minute to tell you that this is highly unprofessional, and that stag do behaviour by a player in full kit runs the risk of bringing the club into disrepute. ?

Viewing it as a whole - I reckon if that was a premier league squad it would look decent on paper. Game’s not played on paper though so still expecting humiliation - anything else is a bonus!

That's the Champions League finalist captain Henderson isn't it? The one that's been outstanding?

Best of a bad bunch I suppose. But can't believe there's no-one better than Welbeck up top.

Fancy Villa me. Bruce/Terry et al experience at this stage or in massive games will be huge.

That'd do me. Sounds feasible too.

Not with that attitude. Swap deal for Whittingham?

Well that’s us playing Derby next year - one of the easiest away days for me so delighted. Selfishly want Boro up as Birmingham and London provide much better dutty days and nights.

Nudge nudge, wink wink. We’ll only really know what is going on when the first few signings start rolling in.

If we have 5-10 million to spend, or more, or nothing at all - it won’t be announced. It better not be anyway. Never reveal your budget, and if you do - lie.

He’s a top half Prem centre half. I swear people are losing it. No wonder people kick off when we sign a Richie Smallwood.

If anyone thinks we’ll be in for Tammy Abraham they need to get a reality check. I think he’s overhyped but he’ll go for 15m+easily, and not on loan to a newly promoted championship team.

I think with the amount of squad rebuild we needed he’s done ok. Takes a lot to fill Hope and J-Lowe’s shoes and we certainly haven’t regressed from then.

It is a fair point tbh. But stop it. You are ruining my Friday night!

And a good gaffer. I’d trust Mowbray more with 3 mil then I would Kean with 30.

Someone could shut a door down Ewood and there would be 3 pages of people saying it’s a bad decision. Making noise in the away end only benefits the away team. Let them look eerie and tiny in a big stand for me, and get our own vocal fans infecting the home support rather than the opposition’s.

I’d be more than gutted, but pragmatically, I also think that someone sensible like Mowbray could improve us immeasurably with that kind of money if reinvested. There’s a gargantuan IF in that sentence though. See if you can spot it.

There’s always some idiot FFP skipping club like Wednesday that will throw down 10m without blinking. Would be sad, but we go again.

Quietly confident that Southgate will at least shake things up a bit - remove the pressure from a young side, and get them playing with a bit of pride and positivity at least. Think that's all we can realistically ask for tbh.