We’ve all repeatedly said we need a CB, Winger and CF before the window shuts. As it stands we’re stockpiling CM’s. 

Just now, islander200 said:

Why though?He played 39 times for Norwich in this league last year.

It would be better being a loan to buy but maybe he is a short term option until that Trapp or another player becomes available, or perhaps it's because Mowbray doesn't feel Davenport is ready yet but will be, or Rothwell needs to work on his discipline before he trusts him enough to play as 1 of the 2.

It could be a loan to buy anyway  but if just a season loan surely it would be better to have him as an option instead of Smallwood rather than not 

I just don’t really like short term loans unless they are significantly better or different than what we’ve already got in the squad.

Reed is a poor signing if it’s just a loan with no option.

Rodwell at centre half?

Would Reed come with an option to buy?

Who are the 2 imminent deals then?

Would like some decent loans with binding permanent deals Tony.

The club has shot itself in the head never mind the foot if they bring Rodwell on a free and a couple of Prem loans. Especially when Waggott said he expected to shift 1500 more season tickets.

It looks like Brereton in that photo!

Desperate for new additions as was obvious with the team we had out second half. But we should know that this Rovers team under Mowbray do not simply lay down and die. Fantastic to rally like that without Dack, Armstrong and Oalmer who were all key on Saturday. Let’s hope we get Dack and KP back for Brentford and hopefully some new signings.

Desperately need Brereton in with all these injuries. Approaching an injury crisis at the minute.

Rodwell on a pay as you play only. If not I’m getting my pitchfork out.

At least we get to gaze at our brand new LED advertising boards if the game is sh!t. Back in the big time lads!

Just now, 47er said:

So no other club is willing to pay for potential except us? That can't be right.

More likely they think the fee outweighs the potential.

Clubs with that finance available are already well stocked.

People say “he’ll be playing second fiddle”. Exactly. He’ll be tutored by Graham for this season and when he leaves Brereton will step up to the mark.

It’s 11 days since the window closed, not 3 weeks! ?

2 hours ago, blueboy3333 said:

It's not an either/or. He is saying the contract is non-binding regardless of who is intending to buy or sell. That's the point. 

No he isn’t. He is clarifying with other clubs and the EFL what their definition of “with a view to buy” is. There is no indication given whether TM wants it to be legally binding or not. He might want to stop another club swooping in January which causes Forest to cancel the deal and get more money for him. Equally Forest want to protect themselves and stop us sending him back for nowt if he is a dud. It’s effectively a permanent transfer in all but name. We’ve gone over this many times before.

Mowbray states “it still feels like a pretty open transfer window” which to me means that clubs are just continuing as if the permanent window is still open. If the Brereton deal was a simple loan with a pull-out clause there is not a chance it would take this long to negotiate. And to the people who come out with claptrap about Forest having all the cards. Bollocks. They have a 19 year old on the books who knows they wanted shut of him and they’ve spent handily in the market already and need to recoup some of that back. 

Anyway hasn’t it been reported that we have agreed a fee for him. It’s all the clauses that are causing the bother I think.

If we can’t get the lad in by the weekend then forget it. 

1 minute ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Forest are just stringing us along hoping we'll pay daft money for this lad. It's time we called their bluff and walked away .

We should make a final offer and say “take it or fuck off” and leave it. At the end it’s only the lad that loses out.

Think we’re getting to the “take it or leave it” stage. We want the deal agreed latest tomorrow so he can be announced on Thursday or Friday. If not then walk away onto other targets.

The reality is that we are not used to the leaks in recent seasons because we haven’t made any big money signings! Rovers buying Rothwell for 200k isn’t exactly going to command the same attention as £8m for Brereton and hence people in football circles just don’t bother reporting it.

8 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

I'm going to predict that we won't end up with Brereton, Freeman or Bauer.

You’re secretly hoping that is the case aren’t you.

3 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I been thrilled with lots of our signings over the years. At the moment it looks like we're trying to build a team to win an indoor six a side competition. Like Mowbray said you need some soldiers in the team, they can't all be artists.

I agree. That’s why TM plays Bennett and not 2 flying wingers, which some on here don’t seem to understand. Freeman would obviously be a left sided player as he’s played most of his career there. Brereton would be a long term Graham replacement, and we’d pay it in small gradual instalments. Let’s hope you are pleased by the end. We might have to sign Messi for that to be the case though.