Good player. Poor character by the looks of it. We have also made an offer for James Garner as well. As I have been saying for weeks now, we do need a defensive midfield reinforcement to close down the opposition.

Actually he was on the bench today. Raya going to Arsenal right now is debatable.

Yes we had positives. But how is he not concerned about the continuation of dreadful performances in our defence? Boss: So many positives to take

Part of me wish relieved we lost today because at least it will serve as a kick up the backside to Mowbray, Waggott and the owners to stop faffing about in the transfer market. We couldn't see the window close with no defensive signings which I think would have been a real possibility. We need a LB and 2 CB's sharpish. It's as simple as that.

Maybe a defeat is what is needed to kick the transfer efforts in the backside.

Defence just stood there and watched. I thought spectators weren't allowed in the stadium. ?

I get that Gallagher and Dack are still due to come back to complement our numbers. But we literally don't have a striker on the bench today. Neither could complete pre-season. Surely it makes sense to loan a striker?

I think the manager's secondary targets are being snapped up by other clubs whilst Mowbray is dillydallying around with higher targets who we cannot afford in terms of wages and agents fees.

Tony Mowbray's American Indian name?

Rovers indecision in approaching players is costing us signings. We think we can do better than what is immediately available and our stance in such matters will likely leave us with nothing. Pathetic.

Jayson Leutwiler has signed for Joey Barton's Fleetwood Town

If we don't sign any new players or new contracts to players by next summer our team will consist of... Jordan Eastham, Thomas Kaminski, Hayden Carter, Scott Wharton, Darragh Lenihan, John Buckley, Tyrhys Dolan, Jacob Davenport, Lewis Travis, Adam Armstrong, Ben Brereton and Sam Gallagher. That is 12 players out of our current crop of 25 1st team players including Williams and Mulgrew. A couple have the option of 12 month extensions. Ryan Nyambe, Harry Chapman, Bradley Dack, Corry Evans, Lewis Holtby, Joe Rankin-Costello and Joe Rothwell all gone through expiration if contract. Looking at the current situation you can't help but wonder whether this is a structured wind-down similar to that experienced by Wigan and Bolton during those clubs economic struggles.

So in other words Mowbray has failed with options 1, 2 and 3.

Such a bizarre attitude. The way he talks about players makes them seem like expendable and unimportant elements. I dare say the players who were stopped from joining due to third parties are watching that video and sighing relief that they didn't sign. Fine, pass up on a target due to high demands of an agent. But don't boast about it during an interview. This really does make me wonder regards negotiations with Dack and Nyambe.

No it isn't. Indeed. June 30 2021.

Sessegnon is a RB and Cunningham is a LB.

Bristol City negotiating a loan for Greg Cunningham.

We do need a winger. Maybe even two. We have Bennett and that is it? Gallagher and Brereton might be played on the wing but that isn't their position. Meanwhile we have lost Samuel and Graham so those striker/wingers are going to be stretched more than ever. In terms of defensive midfielders we have Evans and Travis. Shoving others in there is risky at best. For me, we need a LB, 2x CBs, backup keeper, a CDM and a winger at the very least. We can maybe make do without a CDM. So as I said, 5 at least. Well there are obviously players that predate his arrival. But clearly Mowbray wanted to maintain them by giving them extended contracts. His choice. His mistake if he doesn't fancy them anymore.

All of our 1st team players were signed by Mowbray to the contracts they are currently on. 25 1st team players. 12 progressed out of our academy or straight into our team via another academy. 3 came from Premier League teams. 2 came with excessive transfer fees both signed under Mowbray. 10 came from the Championship or League One. If Mowbray wants to assign blame for the wages his players are on and where they came from. He need not look any further than a mirror.

"They've got to be right" - Blackburn Rovers CEO Steve Waggott explains transfer market situation "I would think we definitely need a couple in. At least two. In an ideal world, three stroke four, that would be good." With Mulgrew and Williams expected to depart. That is 8 1st team players departing without replacement. Waggott speaks of potentially bringing in two. Pathetic. 5 HAS TO BE the bare minimum.

Save 10% wages for a player we are never going to play until his would be contract with us expires or pay him 100% his wages just to sit around at the club trashing the morale of the club? Which would you do?

Zero chance. His wage demands make Mulgrew look relatively cheap.

We will be covering a substantial chunk of his wages so Fleetwood can meet FFP regulations.

More a case of settling in young impressive players to prove their talent and sell them to bring in loans and free's. Buckley and Garner are nothing alike. Frankly a bizarre comparison. I get the training up our own talent argument. But we don't have anything of the talent of Garner.

We had the chance to loan one of the best young midfield talents on reduced wages with no obligations on match time and turned him down. Apparently Garner is off to Huddersfield. The lack of ambition being shown by the club right now is nothing short of tragic.