47 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I liked David Batty a lot, I thought he was a better player than Sherwood and he had to play second fiddle to him most of the time. Batty and Tugay in central midfield ? That really would have been something to behold.

Battys lad is at hull played allot of games this year and looks a handy lad. Signed a one year extension but I’d keep an eye on him.

44 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Seems a simple solution that would arguably create even more sales 

I’d do it without a doubt and I miss most mid week games 

The yellow 92 top (playoffs)? Special edition one by Ribero Sports was asked for on Twitter by Ribero this week.....

Just now, bluebruce said:

Hmm don't know him but CV looks a bit Sam Hart ish. 24 years old, 25 in November, with only 3 appearances at Championship or above, and the rest in League One or League Two as loans. He actually has less career games than Hart, at a year older. But like I say, don't know him. Presumably would be very cheap, and I'll take someone who is actually an RB as cover over Bennett, assuming that thought even enters TM's mind. The Hart deal actually makes me think this might be the type of thing TM would look at if the budget is low.

When we played them in the cup Xmas 18 he was man of the match I think since then I’ve heard nothing about him

17 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Apologies if already posted, but here's a list of the Prem players out of contract, who the article thinks might be available to Championship clubs.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/premier-league-out-contract-players-18656870.amp

I don't watch any Prem anymore really with us not being in it, so a lot of the names are either unfamiliar to me or pretty old. One caught my eye when I was glancing just now though, Jordon Ibe. Still only 24, sold for 15 million four years ago. Probably a big wage job, but in this climate, could be interesting? Doesn't seem to have played much last season.

Not that I don't consider the defence and GK the absolute main priority.

I like the idea of Ibe we’d be the perfect club for him to rebuild his career. Wide right of Gallagher and Armstrong on the left as a front three would be terrifying at this level

Pompey and Sunderland interested in January be interesting if they crop up again

Just get him out get him out don’t give him a bean this window!

7 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

we don't need a back up centre back at this stage if Wharton is staying with us but having a good 1st choice centre back to partner Lenihan at centre back

He said he hadn't have full clarity which is very different to no clarity. You would have hope that by now with us chasing players according to a couple of posters on here you would have to say he has been told his budget. 

I have no idea why you are wanting to loan Davenport when he is going to play a fair amount of game and time next season. Evans's injury problems are well know so we will be needing him

Wharton isn’t the level we should be looking at if we want top six.

Hes been in L2 man! I know you always like your say chaddy but come on be realistic the lad needs a L1 move to see if he can hack there.

17 minutes ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

He won the case - and deserved to because the club had blatantly reneged on a contractual obligation.

He took charge of his first game without a contract, seemingly wasn’t bothered beforehand. He was another shyster making money from us and a crap manager to boot who’s gone on to achieve zilch.

Just now, Lucimo said:

Hendry had far more mistakes in him, in my opinion. Nelsen was excellent I'll give you that and Samba very good. Berg is the only player to have won both the Premier league and league Cup with us. I know people say his managerial spell has tarnished his reputation. My response would be he wasn't given a transfer window to mould his own team. He was only able to bring in a loan player, Josh King, by all accounts many on here rated him highly. If he had been given the opportunity to bring in players of a similar calibre who knows what he could have done. Alas, he was caught in a war between directors/advisors who appeared to dislike each others choice of manager and pulled the trigger at a moments notice. 

He sued the club which means his 2.5 million pay off is part of our overall debt. Guy I liked as a player but in the same catergory as Samba for me

Bailey Wright that ex Bristol and PNE man set to sign for a Chinese club this week.

Between him and Balogun I doubt we’d get a better back up centre back at this level especially for free.

2 minutes ago, Gav said:

Because he's a ****.

Probably his boozing has pickled his brain. He’s banned from a pub in Portsmouth apparently got his John Thomas our and pissed on a table ?

34 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Anybody think Mowbray might be one of the eight applicants ?

?

3 hours ago, Hasta said:

Thought I'd bump his thread back up.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/july/ive-loved-every-minute-of-my-time-at-rovers/

Good words. Decent Rovers career.

 

The person who wrote that up and asked the questions deserves a well done. A thoroughly enjoyable read. 

4 hours ago, rigger said:

Could Wigan pay off their debts? If not then they have overspent. The reason why they cannot repay is irrelevant 

It’s one thing what annoys me is the likes of Leicester, Leeds, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Southampton all have been in administration at least once all have shafted creditors and now all earn mega millions and have never paid there dues 

Just now, Miller11 said:

No, not a legend... definitely a term bandied about too freely. A couple of legends come about every generation, if we are lucky. Samba was an excellent player and had cult hero status, not in the legend bracket.

I’d agree with that Mokoena is a true cult here though ?

For those who didn’t like the Leon Balogun suggestion I made the lad released by Wigan.

take a read - https://forums.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/leon-says-goodbye.106684/

As I said I thought we needed two centre backs this summer a capable back up for Lenihans absences and a Tosin replacement. Looks like he’s going to Rangers.

Just on Morgan Fox the Wednesday left back. Once linked with us.

Rejected a deal at Wednesday to stay and is wanted by Stoke, Coventry, Derby.

58 minutes ago, RovingRover said:

I'm still here.

Became a father back in August moving in with my partner and football rather went on the back-burner.

Congratulations 

45 minutes ago, JacknOry said:

Samba was a good player and we made his career but he is not a club legend. Matty isnt either but could have been if it wasnt for that accident. Tugay and Freidal are the most recent club legends in my book. 

Even friedel who for me is the best keeper the PL saw when he was at Blackburn. He destroyed it in the end handing a transfer request to Ince as Villa dangled a huge signing on fee and wages whilst his business of academies was on the edge.

Forget Ronaldo, Tugay is up there with Petit for me of players I’ve seen live who were amazing.

1 minute ago, Miller11 said:

I’d agree with you completely in normal circumstances, but at the time Venky’s, Kean and Anderson were at the height of their demolition job on the club. So the circumstances were as far as possible from normal.

So not a legend then? I know what your saying but he fucked his teammates of and the fans. That is not a making of any legend really imo.

Tugay in my era but I remember meeting Bryan Douglas at his stadium naming the room was in awe of him amongst the older generation so that kinda gives you a yardstick on how to measure “legendary” status for me.

31 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

No it isn’t always judged by success, that’s why ‘Cult hero’ is the other moniker put on players, but not sure he’s that either. 

He’s been a bright spot in a fairly forgettable era, but ‘club legend’ he ain’t. Nowt ‘silly’ about saying so.

A good ambassador for the football club is how I see it

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Danny Graham isn't a legend, but he's made a massive and positive contribution to our club.

Same league as Hignett, Short, Rhodes, Mimms, Samba, McCarthy, Todd, Warnock, Thompson, Gallacher etc

Samba diminished it by refusing to play, prtotesting twice to get moves. Moving outside the window when we couldn’t get anyone else. He’s a dick

4 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I'd be happy with Conor Ripley. 

What are people's thoughts? 

As a number 2?

1 minute ago, islander200 said:

The preferred bidder has pulled out 

Was dependant on staying up and they slashed the wages to a more suitable level which leads me to think he was probably a skint tyre kicker from the very start.

Krasner reckons another 4 bidders but if he was the best or preferred one it don’t look too good.

19 minutes ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

Devils advocate on the German lad, it might just be a style of play thing, without necessarily meaning he's weak defensively. You could look at a player like Leighton Baines and arguably describe him in a pretty similar way, but you wouldn't say that he was overly suspect defensively either. 

Equally, he might just be no good.

After Ashley Cole, Leighton Baines has been England’s best left back in my era