Sheffield Wednesday away was (originally) this years "bucket list" must go to away game for me, as I've never been due to many factors - Night game, on TV, Stag do's, other plans etc. It makes me angry that I didn't for 1 second consider going today and that I have had zero motivation to go to ANY away game this year so far (usually get to 6-8 away games). For this, I 100% blame Tony Mowbray and his management, playing "style" and mentality. Hope those that go today enjoy a surprisingly good performance and we get a positive result... but I can't see it.

Can you guys keep an eye out for my interest, I've lost all mine for the remainder of Mowbrays reign and especially this (transfer) window. Not even 3 weeks into January and just like last year it already feels like the season seems over (in both directions). I genuinely fear that if Mowbray sees out this season and begins the next one, we will be relegated (again) in May 2021.

We laugh, but the amount of truth in these jokes is sobering.

?? next.

I agree, no massive problem selling Evans as I dont think we will get a better buyer for him ever again with his ex NI manager new at Stoke. Say we pull some magic and get towards £1.5m I'd be thrilled if it meant we could build elsewhere. I realise it will be less. But we cannot go back to Smallwood. That's my huge fear.

Please do not sell Corry Evans Before we have shipped out Richie Smallwood, I beg you. Imagine selling Evans allowed the worse of the crab twins getting back into the team just in time for a stupid contract extension and us being further stuck with a L1 plodder.

Scott McKenna is a name I plucked out of total thin air during the summer. ? Could fit the TM and Venky philosophy of selling our best (fit) player for circa £8m-10m (Lenihan) and replacing him with a player for a few million less which can go into the black hole/debt fund. I do think there could be some decent defenders north of the border and the SPL should be a market we look at more seriously. Look at what we missed out on with John McGinn. I know, for every Goodwillie there is a bad one... but McGinn, Van Dyjk, (Mulgrew) etc prove that league has splatters of quality which translate well, especially for clubs like ours, in this league. McKenna, Souttar, Ajer are all in that bracket for me.

The sad reality is we entered last summer potentially only a few players away from competing for top six... As it stands now, (because of our manager/transfers/loan dependency) we are potentially only one or two more players (sold or injured) away from relegation fodder (thanks to selling Raya and Dacks injury so far). The blame starts, and finishes with Tony. (He's spunked £15m+)

Fact with Brereton is that Mowbray (Rovers) put him in that creek without a paddle the moment they panic bid for him a 4:45pm on deadline day last August. Forest probably couldn't believe their luck, and STILL played us like the fools we were and managed to get sold of a player who wasn't in their plans for 10 times his value. Had we bid for Brereton either a week or two earlier, or waited for the next window, we would probably have saved 80% of the fee and 100% of the expectation. Poor lad didn't ask to be bought for £7m by an incompetent managers "transfer strategy."

By many accounts I've heard from various people involved at Rovers, Lambert was the worst of the worst. I personally thought his football was the only type to rival this current shower we watch and was delighted when he took his ball and left (until we hired OC).

Joe Hart (if true) will be welcomed with open arms. Reminiscent of when John Williams wanted Big Sam, but the fans didn't, so we got Ince (Walton) for 5 months before the fans realised how garbage he was and we could then get our original first choice... just now with the full fans backing.

The ref should have given the stonewall 2nd Yellow for their forward. 9 vs 11 for 15 mins+ The same result would have probably happened... but it would be way worse for Tony. Will he ever go.

I'm pretty sure I actually saw a gust of wind knock Buckley off the ball... This (Mowbray FC) is back to its pathetic best. Zzzzzz

If we're "scouting" ex players, how long before Man Utd and Phil Jones get desperate enough for a loan back (assuming Lenihan goes to free up the stupid and pointless wages we would have to pay for 18 matches) Imagine if our starting back 5 (in theory) was Walton (Shit - Loan) - Cunningham (inj - loan) - Tosin (loan) - Jones (Gurns - loan) - Bennett (wish we could loan). This club, anything is possible. Just not promotion, a promotion push, attractive football or even an attractive away kit.

I fully expect this window to be the most dull we have ever experienced. Zero expectations.

Commentator: "Blackburn will argue maybe they should be level, Bennett." Forest ball.

Annnnnd, Mowbray out. You live and die by your signings and team selections. Walton is piss poor, just like Mowbs. This will be 4 or 5.

Cheer up people, worst case scenario we don't win and Buckley is in League 1/2 a month from now. Plus. Still no sign of Smallwood. ? I am not expecting a pretty or successful day... at least it's not the same apocalyptic weather as Birmingham home was last year.

A few sunny days in South Portugal for the staff I would guess... The whole trip sounds similar to a stag do I once went on! ? Or maybe they will unearth the next Ruben Neves...?

It's horrific to remember that 12 months ago Travis was about to go the same way is Willem Tomlinson and off on loan to L1 in January before Smallwood had the "standout moment of the season" and got a 3 game ban at Sheff Utd away. We've really never looked back. Scary to even wonder what might have transpired with Travis (and Ritchie), had Smallwood stayed on his feet that day. For the record, you could clearly tell back then from his 6 minute cameos that Travis had something quality about him... I really don't see that in Buckley.

I'm not suggesting we should loan all of the names listed but Buckley should be a no brainer to move out. You'd seriously rather keep Buckley around to play 6 minutes every fourth game? Not to mention the lad seems miles away from being ready for this league/team. And (for me) if we could get Brereton loaned to, for example, Barnsley/Luton/Charlton where he can/will play... surely that's a win win? I'm not against keeping him in case of injuries but one of him or Samuel should be loaned.

This window we should really look to be getting players out (loan or otherwise) Smallwood will go, I'm pretty sure. Gladwin will probably get released on Feb 1st. Most, if not all of Butterworth, Davenport (Burton?), Samuel, Chapman, Mols, Buckley, and probably Brereton, should be loaned.

Fucking stupid! Mowbray should have taken him off. You knew the ref would have wanted to even it up!

Pretty much. Doesn't feel as dirty if I add a couple of home "bankers" to a simple Swansea win ?

Ps. Walton should really be coming for their goal IMO. For all his (apparent) faults... Raya would have come for it ??