1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Nugent is 34 years old.

We should be investing in younger players(20 to 26 years old) 

Nugent was born in May 1985 making him 33 years of age.

Mowbray wants players with Championship experience you aren't going to be getting any 20 year olds with experience but you will get players 28+ year olds with plenty of experience. Its all very well wanting to sign young players but you still need experience as well.

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Nottingham Forest..

For me Nugent is too old and shouldnt be a target in my opinion

Nugent's 33 probably got 2 years left in him at least, as his game has never been about pace.

                                     Raya

Nyambe      Lenihan             Mulgrew        Bell

                    Smallwood        Travis

Bennett                       Dack                Palmer

                                   Graham

Subs: Leutwiler, Downing, Williams, Evans, Rothwell, Conway, Samuel 

Where will Rovers finish this season? : 16th

Player of the Year : Bradley Dack

Young Player of the Year: Kasey Palmer

Top Goalscorer: Bradley Dack

Championship Promoted : Stoke, Derby, Leeds

Championship Relegated : Reading, QPR, Rotherham

Dark Horse : Ipswich

Hey....Stranger things have happened : Cardiff fail to win a league game.

Miscellaneous : Burnley to be relegated

18 hours ago, Norbert Rassragr said:

Seems like Wilder may want to take the easy fights in the hope Joshua gets old and slow. Did Mayweather ever fight Manny P before that huge fight where they made billions a couple of years ago?



The other way round I think, Hearn doesn't want his golden goose being met with one of Wilder's flailing right hands.

Great news that it's a season long loan.

Wouldn't mind seeing us sign either Charlie Wyke or Devante Cole up top.

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Chelsea’s young midfielder Kasey Palmer is joining Blackburn Rovers on a short-term loan deal until Christmas, Sky Sports News has learned. 

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Would be a good signing but I'm not a fan of short term loan because if he is any good a team higher up the league will take him in the new year just like we did with Payne last season.

Pleased for Samuel he's desperately needed a goal for a while, now hopefully this will give him some confidence to kick on.

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

I am very happy we aren't over paying for players. 8mil for Waghorn? what a joke

If people want us to over pay then fine but when we are stuck with them on 3 or 4 years and paying daft wages then they still complain about the situation

Don't think anyone has said they want us to spend £8 Million on 1 players but I think most people would have expected us to spend more on players this summer than last we did last summer, given that we are playing in a higher division.

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Depends who the Man City youngster is? If it is Jack Harrison has played at Championship level last season for Boro

Not sure I'd class 3 substitute appearances as experience though.

Just now, Paul Mani said:

The team that went down would’ve finished mid table at the ratio it was collecting points under TM. I think it would have enough to survive in the Championship.

Having said that I’ll be gutted if we don’t sign the forwards we need. 

Perhaps, but the fact remains over 46 games they were not good enough to stay up and I'd say the only player we have now who is better than anything we had then is Dack.

Just now, scotchrover said:

I’m disappointed with how the current summer transfer situation is, but I still think we’ll bring someone in before next weekend, maybe more. Even if we don’t, I still think there’s 3 worse teams in this league than us.  Bolton, Rotherham, QPR, Birmingham, Reading, Hull and Ipswich all come to mind when I think of crap squads. There’s plenty of other teams without world beaters too, like Swansea and Preston.

All those sides would probably say the same about us though. The year we went down there were teams that on paper that we should have finished above and the current squad is only marginally better than the one that went down. 

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

I would imagine we have around 6-7 million pounds left after the 2 signings and new contracts aswell.  

6-7 Million over the next 4 windows perhaps, but no chance that we have that left to spend in this window. 

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

It would be worrying if the window closed tonight 

We've only managed to bring in 2 players in 2 months, I'd say its highly unlikely that we will bring at least 4 in, within the next 16 days. 

16 days left until the transfer window shuts and we currently have a weaker squad than last season. We are still a bare minimum of 4 players short of a squad capable of competing in the Championship. Worrying times.

Just now, JHRover said:

Anyone else find it a bit odd how all 3 of Ipswich's signings were supposedly targets of ours? Chalobah, Harrison and Edwards all tipped to come here at various stages. Almost as though us and Ipswich are shopping from the same list....

I would have thought we'll be in similar territory in terms of revenues and finances but even they have gone out and spent a couple of million.

Hurst will have seen Edwards and Harrison last season and was obviously impressed with them, like I was.

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Harrison signed for Ipswich on 2 years deal

Ipswich doing some decent business. Harrison and Edwards two of the best players I saw last season in their positions. 

An absolute master class from Usyk, as good as you are a ever likely to see.  

Not sure why so many people are keen on Morris he only scored 6 league goals last season, Harrison had double that in a much poorer side. And if he isn't good enough for Norwich then why would we want him?

Like to see us go for Bakary Sako available on a free transfer, a quick strong winger. Who always caused us problems when he was a Wolves.

5 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I'm sure people won't be happy with me for saying it, and I will be in a minority, but I'm actually not happy about Dack signing this new contract. Or at best, I'm ambivalent. 3 years is the same period we had him tied down for already. This doesn't really achieve more security (it will make the player a bit happier but that's the extent of the extra security). 

His previous deal ran until 2020 this deal runs until 2021.

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I'd say that was a weaker team than the one we finished last season with.

Undoubtedly. Reinforcements needed and quickly just 21 days until the window shuts.

3 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

But you have to look at the age of the team. Only really Giroud from that starting 11, maybe Matuidi, they might have another tournament in them max, most of the squad are actually at the start of their development and should improve further. 

They seem to know what to do to win already, countries like Spain, Germany and Brazil have teams more reliant on experience than youth.

And so many good players to come in Lemar, Dembele, Fekir, Mendy, Kimpembe & Tolisso hardly played any minutes between them. Then you have the likes of Coman & Rabiot who didn't even make the squad.

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Kent was poor for Barnsley? Really? 

Aim a little higher then Gallagher? Like who???

Massive BS from you there. Maybe its time I ignore you for a while. 

Ive mention Gallagher, Armstrong and Chapman before the season ended

The other day you didn't want Maddison because he had no Championship experience. Chapman has no Championship experience. Armstrong only has bad experience 7 goals in 54 games. And in the last 2 years Gallagher has been relegated and stayed up on the last day.