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.

24 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Great, where abouts is it you live ? I'll pop around later for your cheque. Get the cat a goldfish. 

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

16 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Who would you rather have - Armstrong ( a wide forward ?  ) or a fully fit Chapman ( an out and out winger ) ?   I know who I'd chose out of those two.  There's a lot of rubbish talked about modern football , the game hasn't changed that much over the years.

Both.

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

9 hours ago, Butty said:

I think he would have to be played centrally to get the best out of him, especially with the step up to championship football. If we are looking for wingers I'd personally like someone who out and out plays out there rather than someone who "can play" there especially seen as our budget won't be massive this summer. That lad from Scunthorpe looks decent, if Rotherham don't go up I'd be all over Jon Taylor. Similar style of player to Chapman. 

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.

1 hour ago, Joar said:

It was fun while it lasted, this transfer speculation talk...

1 hour ago, Joar said:

It was fun while it lasted, this transfer speculation talk...

1 hour ago, Joar said:

It was fun while it lasted, this transfer speculation talk...

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.

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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!

Just now, roverandout said:

Good options everywhere but center midfield and central defence is appalling..against the top teams dier and henderson will be slaughtered....to think we used to have scholes, gerrard, beckham, lampard.

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.

6 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

I will be interested to see what formation we play next season as I think that Mowbray favour a 5-3-2 and on paper that should suit the players we have however whenever we played it last season (with the exception of Portsmouth away in the second half) we were poor and looked much better playing 4-2-3-1.
For the coming season I think we need 7-8 new players, as we have lost 4 loanees from last season and we need to strengthen other areas where some current players aren't up to Championship standard.

In defence we need cover/a challenger for Nyambe at right back as Caddis is clearly not up to scratch and I prefer Bennett further up the pitch. At left back we are fine although i hope to see more from Bell this season as he is clearly a decent player for his peers to vote him in team of the season. At centre back I would like an extra body brought in as I am not convinced by Williams as a centre half & am a bit worried if Downing will make the step up. I'd like to see us bring in a good old fashioned big lump of a centre half because if Lenihan doesn't play I think we are a bit soft in defence.

Centre of midfield is one of the key areas for us to strengthen in my opinion. I would play one of Smallwood and Evans but not both together as they a to similar & I'd like someone a bit more dynamic alongside them Camps from Rochdale would be my choice or Nolan at Shrewsbury if they don't go up.  Also I'd like to see Travis given more game time this year as when I have seen him play he looks a very good footballer. As for Gladwin & Whittingham not sure that either would make the step up but I may keep one of them as 5/6th choice in midfield and let the other go.

In attack I agreed with Mowbray about Payne that he is not a starter but is very effective as a sub when teams are tiring but if Payne was not keen on that role then I would try to get Oztumer from Walsall not only would he be cover for Dack but you could also play him wide on the right coming inside on his tremendous left foot or you could even play him up front as Walsall did at their place against us. The wide areas are another key area that we need to strengthen at the moment we only have Bennett & Samuel, who is think we some hard work and determination could be a decent winger but he is defiantly not a striker. Say Conway signs I still think we need one more winger and that for me would be Gwion Edwards who was one the best players I saw against us this season. I would not bring Chapman back as I would be very worried Signing a young lads who has just had 2 long term hamstring injuries who's main asset was pace.

Up front I'd like to see Armstrong back as he brings pace something which we severely lack. I hope Graham as i think he can have a role of the bench and away from roughing defences up and holding the ball up. I think that we would still need one more striker with Graham as Graham struggles to do the full 90.

That would leave us with a squad of.
Raya, Leutwiler
Nyambe, New RB, Downing, Mulgrew, Lenihan, New CB, Williams, Bell
Smallwood, Evans, Travis, Camps/Nolan, Whittingham/Gladwin
Dack, Oztumer, Bennett, Conway, Samuel, Edwards
Armstrong, Graham, New Striker

That'd do me. Sounds feasible too.

1 hour ago, JacknOry said:

haha..better teams than us will be wishing they could pick him up. He is the type of player where class is permanent, was still featuring for Barca alot this season. One word - Tugay.

Reckon he would be the perfect foil for Smallwood...

Joking of course, no chance in a billion years.

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.

Just now, lraC said:

I fully agree. It was hypothetical, so lets say one of our posters says, " I have it in good faith".

Nudge nudge, wink wink.

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

Just now, lraC said:

I think we would all accept it right now, if it was announced that Mowbray had been to India been promised between £5 - £10 million, plus funds from any sales, if there are any, to build a squad capable of competing in the Championship. I can't see us getting too near a promotion or play off spot, but would be happy to stay well clear of relegation and would take a Millwall or Sheff UTD right now. Yes I would love another promotion, but that can happen for me, in the next 2- 5 years and I would be prepared for the owners to ensure that we don't go bust or be relegated again, for now.

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.

Just now, Oldgregg86 said:

 I think he would end up back in the prem. City were looking at him at Xmas and figures of 30 million bingo thrown about. Robert huth is a free agent. I'd love him to come but again I don't know how it would work wage wise

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.

16 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I don't even want to speak about Kean but Mowbray has been far from faultless regarding signings. Whittingham has been a major flop. Harper and Hart ? What were they all about ? Gladwin has had even less of an impact than Whittingham. Payne and Bell have been peripheral. Downing, Smallwood good and Dack has been a revelation. Chapman looked great but was wasted.

The bottom line is it's 50/50 wether he signs a star or a flop.

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.

3 hours ago, JHRover said:

Yes, to Leicester a team a league above them. Brighton massively in debt to their owner who poured fortunes in to get them promoted and admitted himself they'd have probably failed Ffp rules if they missed promotion (though would have probably fought an embargo rather than accept it as we did). 

Fulham owe £100 million+ to their owner. They finished below us the season before we decided to sell our best player to them for a knock-down fee without even consulting our manager.

An extra few thousand through the doors every week won't account for millions on new players.

Every club in the Championship loses millions a year. We aren't a special case on that front. Thanks to these owners we're one of a very small number who decided to try and solve it by selling everyone decent. The direct consequence was relegation and millions more lost.

Anyhow, I think we're getting off track. My point was that some (Chaddy) are convincing themselves that these owners won't dream of selling Dack or others to rivals for a fee like £3 million. My point stands that they've a very recent record of doing exactly that, so i wouldn't be surprised at all if they did it again when it suits them.

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

3 hours ago, pomster said:

Shrewsbury being a typical example, limited funds and punching above their weight. We all thought they'd fall away but they never did. You dont necessarily need a big budget or big names, just guys with skill and hunger

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

7 hours ago, Mike E said:

It's the way Ewood SHOULD be imo. Blackburn End (Home) vs Darwen End (Away).

Someone could shut a door down Ewood and there would be 3 pages of people saying it’s a bad decision.

6 hours ago, tomphil said:

In theory yes but when you've got 200 Brentford fans in the bottom of a near 8000 seat stand on a Tuesday night it's a bit eerie. Looking out on it it's better when there are 300 home fans in there as well at least it looks and sometimes sounds like there is a bit of life in there and i'm sure it's better for the team which is an important factor.

Course if the BBE is three quarters full it can cover for that when the teams attacking that way they usually get up for it but will it be or will it be half full like last season ?

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.

51 minutes ago, islander200 said:

I know but at least with us having somebody sensible like Mowbray in charge he could make the argument to the owners that we have been offered x amount now without Dack playing in the championship a good season that fee could double a great season it could treble.I would honestly be beyond gutted if we lost Dack most exciting player we have had since being relegated from the premier league in my opinion 

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.

3 minutes ago, 47er said:

 How on earth did he become manager of England? Same goes for the current occupant.

No wonder we haven't won anything since 1966!

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.