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Or he has indicated he wants to move to the US & will not be signing another deal with Rovers beyond his current one (2026 with a years option) Or the option is "silly money" And all of those options assume (probably correctly, based on past events) that San Diego have announced the right details rather than Rovers

Not quite Durus first pro deal was 2023 He signed another deal a year later

I note that our intrepid reporter Elliott Jackson has not yet noticed that there is a discrepancy on how long for, and that the MLS team seem to be claiming there is an option to buy He may not have noticed Duru has left on loan at all, it seems that his collegue Dan Barnes thought it only warranted a sentence at the end of his report on Mafoumbi's release

But likewise June sounds wrong also, surely it would be until the January window?

Duru loaned to San Diego in the MLS Rovers state its a loan until mid October Edit - although they have now changed the wording, but still do not mention the full details of his loan which are as San Diego initially claimed San Diego state "on loan through June 2026 with a permanent purchase option" Wonder if someone messed up paperwork?

Duru loaned out until mid October, slightly strange as they only have 8 games left, but I am pretty sure that since he is U21 , he could come back even whilst the window is shut and play for U21s or even first team as he would not need to be registered as part of our 25 man squad Edit - San Diego state "on loan through June 2026 with a permanent purchase option" Further edit - the loan is as San Diego state, but with a break clause in December

Watch him sign for PSG next week 😉

He did ok for Peterborough a couple of years ago, think he was in their Championship squad with Szmodics etc) cant imagine Rovers would be looking for another centre back unless they lose one (Hyam due to his contract maybe?) though

It "makes sense" now that Gristedes original 5 areas has been slimed down, and a striker is "no longer wanted", Just a RW and Travis replacement Had Brittain/Travis not left/leaving, they wouldn't have been needing replacing, so a striker might have still been on the cards Obviously the sane & sensible thing would have been to see that we had received some transfer income & spent some of it But sales do not impact income for some unfathomable reason

true Doesn't even have to be a minute

The error the club made was not sticking him on the bench in the first few weeks of last season and giving him his debut, therefore meaning he would have earned a standard work permit last January

He didn't look good enough for our U21s in the games he played for them He also never really got above U19 level in France - failing to score above that level when playing for Nantes B team in the French regional leagues There are plenty of players who look ok at U18/U19 level who drop off when they move up an age group Rovers took a chance on him as he had a bit of pace, it didn't work out

Closed for dinner? Or maybe a team building moral sapping session?

Maybe Pasha just advises/dictates which ones "are ready", seeing as he is "responsible for the academy"

It does look like it would take miracle for him to still be employed by the time Christmas comes around, What a shame for the lego haired twonk

Start this evening for O'Riordan - lost 2-0 - gave away a penalty for the second goal, possible was a little a bit harsh but he gave the referee a decision to make Connor O'Riordan 7 - Header tipped over early doors. Weighed in with joint-most clearances in a generally solid performance. So unlucky the penalty call went against him On the bench Olson - drew 0-0 - remained on the bench throughout

Seeing as income does not impact the budget, I am sure you are right 😉 Just finished the Glen Mullan pod, I must have missed it at the time, but apparently Pasha has never even asked Venkys about the possibility of Rovers using x% of any money from transfer fees received to build the squad!

And yet nearly a quarter of your recent posts (dating back to April) are on this topic

I think at the time Turkey were a developing nation ((in football terms), & scouting wasn't nearly as worldwide as it is now. The 3 foreign player rule only ended in the late(ish) 90s so clubs didnt stock their squads up with players from afar as they couldn't play them anyway & it took a little time for clubs/managers to start using as many foreign players as we see now It seemed more common in those days to discover an unearthed gem (Kinkladze & Pahars spring to mind as other examples). I am not sure if it played a part in him moving to Rangers, but Souness was Tugays manager at Galatasaray in the mid 90s, so it wouldn't surprise me if he played some part in Tugay moving to the UK, and was obviously a huge part in why he ended up at Rovers after his stay in Scotland I would hazard a guess that it was a "perfect storm" of events as to how and why he ended up at Rovers, and if it was in the current era, he would have been at one of the top 8 or 10 clubs in Europe

There is hope for Kristi Montgomery & Jake Garrett yet! 😉

At the age of 21, Modric was having his breakthrough season in Croatia, which we can probably all agree is at least a level or 2 below the Premier League Interestingly enough, that would have been the same season as when Alex Ferguson was talking Tugay up as a Man Utd player if he was 10 years younger (from my last post) Strange coincidence

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/1029821.fergie-lauds-veteran-tugay/ Sir Alex Ferguson is the latest manager to sing Tugay's praises as the veteran Blackburn Rovers star continues to defy the ageing process. The midfield maestro delivered another virtuoso performance in the 1-0 defeat to Manchester United last week, which prompted Mark Hughes to hail him as the best player amongst a galaxy of stars'. However, Hughes wasn't the only man drooling over the 36-year-old's talents - Fergie also admitted to being blown away by the former Galatasaray star, too. Hughes revealed: "I spoke to Sir Alex after the game last week and he commented on what a good player Tugay is. "I told him if he was ten years younger he'd be playing for United, and Sir Alex agreed! "He's an exceptional player and, given his ability, he could play for anyone in the Premiership, or even the world for that matter." Although in the twilight of his career, Tugay remains a talisman for Rovers. He firmly believes he can play on at this level until he's 40, and Hughes doesn't disagree. ""Given his performances this year, I wouldn't doubt him on that," said the Rovers boss. "Given his position and where he plays, it might be a possibility. "He has a real love of the game, he still enjoys coming in to work every day, and he has a great enthusiasm for the game. "Once you lose that, you retire, and he shows no sign of losing that yet. "At times, I'll try and take him out of the frame to protect him, but we haven't really been able to do that lately (because of injuries). "But he keeps stepping up to the mark and he's been excellent."

He can fill up a couple more slots by registering George Pratt & Jack Barrett Only 2 slots left, nearly full 😉

Rovers 0 - 2 Cheadle Town Stingers Cheadle Town Stingers? ffs

My tongue was firmly in cheek with that comment