C'mon, that's being selective just to suit your narrative, I'm sorry. Hyam was POTY last season, & this season was solid before injury (though I accept has struggled since coming back, probably still not 100% fit). Tronstad has been a standout performer this season, deffo in top 3.

Szmodics? Hyam? Tronstad?

McFadzean confirmed, free until end of season. Hope he does well, Cov fans seem sad to see him go. At least it's not Kyle Walker...

Missed quite a few names - perms & loans - off that list (Hedges, JRC, O'Riordan, Ayeri, Chrisene, Buckley, Moran, Leonard, Markanday), all of whom deserve to be mentioned & are clearly in 1st team squad (albeit some v new in, and still doesn't include Ennis or Telalovic)

Re para 1 - so by that rationale are Palace getting poor value for money for Wharton? Or does that rationale re buying in January just apply to us?? Surely it has to work both ways! Re para 2 - the season is not over. A team nearly always emerges from the lower reaches in the 2nd half of the season to push for or reach the playoffs, why can't that be us? We have senior players coming back, a seemingly decent striker inbound to complement the division's top scorer, we're 11 points behind 6th place with a game in hand. Plus we've a 5th round FA Cup tie to come at home! I get all things aren't rosy, but yours is a v defeatist attitude to take and I'm glad you're not part of the coaching staff (I hope!!).

Clearly not, as we've experienced all-too-paibfully over the last 13 years!!

Except Grabbi cost £7m 25 years ago... I agree with the first paragraph.

He's also been instrumental in tying players down to new, longer extended contracts & making sure assets don't walk for free unless it's on our terms. Sounds basic, but it's what didn't happen under Mowbray & Venus and is a big part of why GB & JDT haven't had more than two pennies to rub together on transfers. It's also a big reason behind us being able to command a record fee for AW.

I get this, I really do. But we cannot strengthen significantly elsewhere without it. It sucks, I wish it weren't true but it is. Venkys out (but they're going nowhere)

Didn't do Brentford any harm, or Brighton, or Burnley in fact going back a bit further.

I don't know why folk are surprised at the sale of Wharton, it's the first part of the "Brentford Model" that so many have been jealous of. He's universally seen as a generational talent; even as a prem club we were selling those types of players to clubs higher up the pecking order than us. Obviously the fact it's only Palace that we're selling to is a bit galling, but we are where we are in the pecking order (regardless of how we got here) & have to be realistic. I hope he does well, & secures a bigger move & provides further cash into the coffers. The key now is reinvesting in strengthening the squad overall, like W Ham did after selling Rice. That's the acid test, if that doesn't happen this isn't a good move and purely shows that the sale is a "needs must" situation just to keep the lights on whilst we await the outcome of the Indian legal process.

I ordered 3 tickets a couple of hours back. I tried online first, but for some reason it didn't complete the process with my bank, but I couldn't re-try as the seats I'd selected were still greyed out. So I phoned the club, after multiple menu selections I got into the queue in 6th place; it took 15 mins to get down to 2nd, only to then get cut off! So i phoned back, but by then was in 13th place!! I nearly gave up, but whilst on hold I went back online & managed to get 3 seats nearby my initial intention. Positive - there appears to be a good number of fans getting late tickets. Negative - they don't half make it bloody difficult!! Good job I'm persistent...

I don't think we can start a second XI can we, we barely have enough players for a first XI!!

That's not where the disgracefulness ends, unfortunately.

It'll be typical for something major to come out now whilst everyone else's attention is on Klopp...

Sorry, is this written in forlorn hope oŕ is something actually coming? The suspense here is killing me (I know I know, it will probably be meaningless drivel)...

My sister in law is a Wrexham ST holder, I know they will relish this tie as one they can win & will deffo sell out their allocation, it being fairly near. Their tickets to the Shrewsbury tie sold out in minutes, and the waiting list for STs is something we can only dream of! It is of course one we should win, but I really hope we can find some form beforehand & get some senior players back. Hopefully it's a tie that piques the interest of the Blackburn public & we show our best possible selves on the day...

Pickering signed a new & improved deal last month, you really think we're looking to offload him?? It's a problem area in that when Pickering was out, we only had Brittain or Travis or JRC to replace him. Clearly Jake Batty isn't considered ready, so a body to cover for (or compete with) Pickering makes sense. But if you think Pickering is going anywhere you're going to be disappointed!!

Those two coming in and Travis leaving aren't related. And getting bodies in is quite a necessity, don't you think? At least these have pedigree at youth & full international level. Hill wasn't especially welcomed when he came, now we're upset he's been recalled. When will folk learn not to jump the gun?!

I think we all know we're in financial distress, which is no fault of anyone but our owners & is why I don't understand why folk are throwing pelters at JDT & GB for what's happened today. Anyway, forgive me if this has been covered as I've not been on here for a long time until today, or if I am mis-remembering, but during the summer window weren't you one of those offering reassurances about good news being around the corner? What happened to that?

I seem to recall many making similar comments about JPvH when we signed him... that didn't turn out so bad. Stop writing this guy off so quickly.

You missed our nearest & not-so-dearest off that list too...

Which is what you want in a manager. The problem here is that the club needs to be able to support the manager in that by giving him the means to replace him with someone he has more faith in. If the club can't do that, JDT will definitely fail and leave, and then the last couple if years have all been for naught. Again! Rinse and repeat. Will always be the same until we have proper owners.

I doubt it would've stopped them from buying him, though it might have impacted a little on the fee we were able to demand for him, I'll grant you that. Not by much though, £500k at most I reckon, peanuts compared to their incoming PL bonanza. We can't ignore the reality of the lure of the PL for any Championship player; don't kid yourselves that the sole reason it happened was because JDT didn't reinstate him post-injury!

I almost totally agree here, but would caveat the fact that regardless of whether JDT reinstated Kaminski or not after he recovered from injury, Kaminski would've left for Luton in any event given the enticement of PL football (where he has seemingly excelled & really put himself in the shop window, hopefully to our benefit in summer re a sell on fee). JDT is not responsible for the loss of experienced players off the books.