Carson I can accept but signing Dann or Skrtel is just too much Dad's army for me. 

Just now, DE. said:

Quite a strange thing for a manager to be in charge of though, don't you think? I mean, if it was coming from the top of the club then OK, great, but this seems to be entirely pushed by TM... an employee whose job is by nature relatively short-term. He may legitimately have left the club before the European Scouting Global Network Initiative gets off the ground - then what? New manager comes in to take advantage, or just dismantles the whole thing and goes in a different direction?  

Almost as if the club is lacking any real organisational effort from the top.  Hmmmm what could be the reason for that? cluck cluck ..... 

Just now, AAK said:

It will be Evans, they like signing Northern Irish players, and a lot of Northern irish players like/support Rangers, so if offered the chance he would probably go, he would probably do okay in the SPL, him and Davis, two northern irish lads in the middle for them.

Hopefully. And the bigger thing for us is freeing up the wage bill. Now if we can sell Smallwood we have a lot of options for using that wage space 

Announced now!!

I think Gallagher will be the 20 goal a season guy

Brereton is still looking like a flop but he is so young that his potential is still high

Might be the vodka talking but if those two click we are looking fucking tasty

If we can get some quality loans for defense and pick up an experience keeper then for me that decides if the window is good.

Whilst I like Gallagher he is a luxury purchase,

Just now, Beanie01289 said:

Doubt that very much as it means you don't get the best outta Dack 

This is why this transfer just seems ridiculous on paper

We will have 12 million spent on two centre forwards when we seemingly only play with one and love to pack the midfield.

Everyone one on here and I am sure the club too can see that we are desperate for players at the other end and instead we sign the fifth striker for only one open position??

Honestly, does this transfer mean Dack is on the way out?

Time to bring out the secret weapon 

Blackburn Rovers will be playing four four fucking two

Just now, blue_n_white99 said:

Who needs defenders and a goalkeeper when we've got 47 midfielders:

BUTTERFIELD TRAINS WITH BLACKBURN

Jacob Butterfield is training with Blackburn with a view to making a permanent move to Ewood Park from Derby, Sky Sports Newsunderstands.

The former Middlesbrough midfielder is known to Tony Mowbray from his time on Teeside and the Rovers boss may add Butterfield, who cost Derby County £5m, to his squad following last week’s acquisition of midfielder Bradley Johnson. 

So if he signs we will have on the books Smallwood, Evans, Travis, Davenport, Butterfield, Johnson and Buckley to play CM 

Just four short of a full XI of central midfielders 

Just now, OssyLad said:

Guy on twitter saying we’re close to agreeing a loan to buy for Reed. Not sure how true it is before anyone bites my head off ?

Now that would be a signing. Although we would have 11 cms so might be on the wind up

Just now, JacknOry said:

Preston linked - that's the end of that then.

If Preston get both of them on frees then someone is having a wind up

Just now, Bbrovers2288 said:

He got budget from start of summer but with downing, Johnson and incoming outlay of Gallagher fee and wages it’s pretty much not leaving much for a gk and a defenders wages so he is having to get green light that he will be allowed to make these moves. Believe the keeper and defender he wants are both of a decent standard- don’t know names- but it’s the wages that are causing issues and headaches. He is trying to get Gallagher for pretty much the exact raya money.

adam won’t be signed unless one or two moved on to free up wages. Suits both parties at the moment to have him, gets his fitness up and allows us to have a ready made backup in should we manage to offload a few. Not too dissimilar to rodwell deal last year 

How much are we paying Downing and Johnson if they are eating up some of the budget??? I am appreciate the Gallagher fee will be high but the other two??? 

Just now, m1st said:

Does anybody know if we had a sell-on clause when he went to Bournemouth?

20 percent I read

Just now, JHRover said:

Looks like it's going to be another one of those windows. Defence and midfield 'addressed' with free agents or loans whilst we collect forwards eating up the vast majority of our budget. 

Should be the other way round, lets spend a bit on a couple of defenders for a change. 

10 minutes ago, neophox said:

Gallagher is something I believe could be a cut price come end of transfer window IF we are interested.

Yes I agree as well. Although we might run the risk of being poached if he drops in value. Wigan, if they are interested, would surely come back in

One year we will get our business done early and that will finally be the sign our club has competent ownership again 

Just now, Crimpshrine said:

Feels to me like the budget is much lower this year compared to last summer.

I think a deal for Gallagher would eat up virtually all the cash.

So the choices are 

1) Gallagher + cheap goalie + loan defender(s)

2) Decent goalie + money spent on defender(s) ( No Gallagher )

3) Sell someone (Travis ?) allowing us to afford Gallagher + decent goalie and maybe a defender.

Loan market not really active yet so it may all happen approaching deadline day. 

Just me thinking aloud. I'd go for option 2.

From those options, 2 by far

Bloody hell, I see 15 new posts, expect some news and then realise of course we haven't bought someone.

Repeated trips to an empty fridge

Just now, MarkBRFC said:

Something along the lines of Reed not being ready to play central midfield in the championship (he's 24!) & how he needs to learn off Smallwood and Evan's how to play the position because they play it better.

If he said that fucking hell his whole "work into the team" needs to fucking stop

Just now, DE. said:

He ain't coming back here to train under the guidance of Evans and Smallwood. Nor should he. Stupid and insulting comments from Mowbray. 

What did Mowbray say?

Just now, jim mk2 said:

The rise of the smaller southern clubs and their increasing wealth reflects the UK economy and the way it has been run in favour of the south over the past 30-40 years.

To older fans such as myself, the likes of Watford, Bournemouth, Palace, Brighton etc in the top flight while clubs such as Sunderland, Leeds, Sheff Wed, Forest etc languish would have been inconceivable many years ago.

  

A lot of truth in that. The rift between the north and south continues and that rift is often naturally found in football 

Just now, Bbrovers2288 said:

Does mowbray only sign  midfielders like what is actually going on here 

Very true, major weakness was the defence and, after missing out on a couple of defenders, we have sold our number 1. Need to get them in soon to get them to gel in time for the new season

Just now, Norbert Rassragr said:

Saw a comment on Facebook saying Adam played well and should be signed up. What a load of cobblers.

Against the might of Barrow 

Charlie Adam has played 12 games last season scoring 1 goal,  he is old and looks like a prat. Get rid of him quick