Our transfer activity screams uncertainty. It is like we identify a player (McGinn, Kipre, Garner, Reed) and make a "shallow/token" move... but then we delay and piss about pulling the trigger. It's not until another team comes in that we then suddenly decide we really want said player 100%, only for the player to (rightfully) take the "Fuck You" attitude to our recruitment team and move to the new (actually committed) bidding team. We didn't even get Holtby or Ayala in first time around when they had trained with us, only for them to go abroad after being teased, to eventually come back to us as their own Plan B. Last year Adarabioyo took about a month to complete as well for similar reasons. Seems very indecisive and, ultimately, detrimental, and is why we lack in some areas.

Told today that this is the plan, both being worked on. Optimistic. Ayala deal didn't happen originally because Waggott and Mowbray think that if a player/agent tries to negotiate during contract "negotiations", then they have a bad attitude and get blue balled. (*Agent was also originally asking daft money/bonuses*) Rovers are being very "take it or leave it" with contracts apparently this past couple of years... hence the amount of "near misses" we have experienced (Bauer, Reed, McGinn, Kipre etc). ?

Which team though? ?

Morning chaps. Here's to the last opening game of the season with Mowbray and Waggott "running" our football club ??⚪ (?)

Happy for Chanka, he's a good lad. He got rather screwed by the fact the 18's simply didn't have a proper #9 last year and Chanka was played there as he had a bigger build than Burns, Brennan, Lonsdale, Gilsenan etc. Brentford had him for a trial and Sunderland were keen (pre-covid) so Cardiff is a good landing spot. He should revert back to an attacking midfielder/winger now. Does anyone know why Enzo Boyomo hasn't signed?

Oh one thing is for certain, excuses are coming.

? "Chinese Whispers" in full force here in my house ?. I'm sure there will be a "bit in paper" tomorrow about Matt Phillips now ?

(Edit: Incorrect player) Not a priority by any means, and would be shocked were it to happen, but a good move in theory/hindsight if we ever get the CB and LB. But did I imagine SSN linking us with an interest in Matt Phillips? I've not seen it mentioned here. As far as right wingers go, I've always rated him, especially in this league. He is like a less hyped but better Tom Ince. Will be 30 this season so not a bad age and obviously has the Championship pedigree. No idea if they were talking loan of permanent. Would probably spell the end for Chapman (probs for the best - allow Dolan to take over as backup) and hopefully leave Gallagher and Brereton well away from that wing.

WTF is going on on here...

Didn't Gresko only join on loan and play with Duff for 4 months? (Jan-May 2003) But your general point is valid. For me the example would be Warnock. Warnock was not a great fullback, terrible positionally and erratic and reckless in tackling, but Pederson did SO much defensively it allowed Warnock to impress more than he deserved IMO. Mowbrays system basically hangs his full backs out to dry. Expecting them to do everything - so unless you have Cafu and Ashley Cole as fullbacks, you're screwed.

I'd be happy with him. Ironically us signing someone like Sarr as a second choice (Free Transfer) is basically the Championship equivalent of a Premier League team (WBA) signing Kipre as a backup for £900,000. Kipre to WBA is a no brainer for WBA. Less than a million and "cheap" wages for a 3rd, 4th or 5th CB. One you can keep and start for you next season if you get relegated.

I know I made the joke earlier... But why don't we make a loan bid for Ryan Sessegnon at Spurs. Heard the other day Celtic fancied a loan and if you were Mourinho you'd surely rather loan out to top 10* of the Championship, where he is playing and tested every week unlike the SPL cakewalk (bar 4 games a season).

If true.... that's another example of why you shouldn't wait 35 days into a transfer window to bid for the players you want. Sometimes you don't have to be best looking girl at the bar, sometime you just happen to be the only girl at the bar... the closer you get to the end of a transfer window, the busier that bar gets. ... Rovers are pretty ugly.

Go easy on Nicko... I fully expect us to sign Axel Witsel, Pablo Aimar and Pablo Piatti any day now!

Notice they both play on the right... you figure Kipre would be the one to move left? Could we see Tony trying his favoured wing back formation of Bell* - Wharton - Lenihan - Kipre - Nyambe.

Would rather Spurs loan us his brother Ryan. ? Sorry I could of said in my Kipre post last night that the deal was going to be well under the £1.5m mooted (6 figures) ... but I didn't. ... He also (apparently) said the German striker (ex Brentford) link is bollocks, and he'd be shocked if a move wasn't made for Greg Cunningham eventually. Doesn't see Whiteman being feasible.

Haha, just passing on what I was told today from a mate who works at Ewood. I was once also "confidently told" that a club meeting (he was a part of) was cut short as Waggo had to rush off to Brockhall as we were signing Sam Gallagher that afternoon (a year before we actually did). So lets not shoot the messenger if it's Maghomma and Not Kipre ??

Genuinly hearing from a confident ITK source that Kipre is a goer... Maybe, just maybe.

How is Kaminski going to cope without Ben Benson being able to coach him up the next two weeks. ??

"The one loan deal that Rovers could consider is a move for long-term target Liam Lindsay, who is out of favour at Stoke City and didn’t feature in their weekend friendly with Burton Albion. However, reports in the national press say Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday are interested in the 24-year-old Scot." This paragraph is a reason I love this board... Half will read that he is out of favour at Stoke and deem him "not good enough for us either". (Samba quote pending) The other half will see him linked to two rivals in Huddersfield and Sheff Wed and be "furious" if he went to them and we pissed around and didn't pull the trigger on him first. (McGinn quote pending) ?

You'll realise how much he models himself on the David Raya/Manuel Neuer sweeper keeper/wants to be involved in possession style of keeper.

Can't believe nobody has linked in Thomas "The Penis Warrior" Kaminski's Football Manager stats yet.... that is what I'm waiting for really.

Nyambe picked up the ball on half way, beat two men and low crossed it for Gallagher for 1-0 vs Swansea?

Stoke must have the biggest squad in the Championship, they just stockpile players (usually ones we speak of on here!) Speaking of Lindsay "not being rated etc"... im sure fans of Bournemouth and Brentford could have said similarly with Josh King (barely played - even when fit) and David Raya (slated by too many + dropped for Leutwiler). Imagine what other fans would say if they signed Nyambe who regularly plays 2nd fiddle to Bennett who may be the worst RB in the league. Yet we know the truth. Lindsay (loan - option) and Cunningham (loan - free transfer) would theoretically upgrade our back four considerably.

His fucking life is a holiday at Rovers.