Especially when many of us (myself included) think that the club accepted a low ball offer for Adam Wharton and could have held out for more, rather than just roll over and accept (one of) the first offers that comes in

Or Rovers could haggle for an extra day, get an extra £100K or so closer on each deal, and be able to use the money "saved" to afford an extra/slightly better loanee. Either way at this stage, the new keeper is unlikely to be in place before registration cut off for Fridays game

I am awaiting the day when Rovers end up with a points deduction for fielding an ineligible player because they did this and it turns out that they didn't complete the players registration 😉

I don't rate him, but that being said, the playing staff already there and cash at their disposal will ensure they go up . Thankfully the following season in the Prem could prove to be even more entertaining than last season when they had Kompany in charge

Yes, but he has had massive budgets in comparison to his rivals (which he will have again this season) Remember in Mowbray's last season when we were pretty much level with Bournemouth in the winter transfer window? Bournemouth spent a huge amount on the likes of Cantwell, Nat Phillips, Siriki Demeble, Keffer Moore, Freedie Woodman, Robbie Brady, James Hill, & Ethan Laird for a total of €8.04m, as well as bidding to unsettle Rothwell (and would have come under FFP scrutiny if they hadn't gone up), and sailed to 2nd place, where Mowbray brought in Zeefuik, Giles, Hedges, Markanday & James Brown (apparently for a net fee of €780k) At Fulham, he had enough money to keep hold of Mitrovic as well as signing a team full of players for a combined €37.00m in the Championship and still only managed to finish 4th, going up in the play offs. He is a classic chequebook manager

Yep, plays in the same position, but offers nothing of what Szmodcis does and seems to think he is Champions League quality

I agree with you, If Rovers can afford to offer what Dolan wants (obviously within reason and wage scales etc) then I would hope that they would do so. I just foresee another Brereton-Diaz situation. Club wont offer what Dolan wants because he at the moment they either cannot afford (or do not think Dolan is worth) the wage that he wants. But as we saw with BBD, things can change very quickly, and a fast start to the season for him and there is no way Rovers will be able to offer a wage that would keep him here. I hope I am wrong

Will it be split over 97 years so that we can afford it 😉

Dolan apparently has not ruled out signing a new contract, and wants to be Rovers talisman this season https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24495732.ty-dolan-replacing-szmodics-blackburn-love-future/ Personally would be very surprised if he is still here next season (25/26). If he has a similar output as previous seasons, then I cant see Rovers offering him a contract on a decent enough wage to keep him, and if he has a fantastic start to the season, then Rovers wont be able to offer a good enough contract to keep him amid competition at the end of his contract. So for me, there is a very narrow "sweet spot" which will see Dolan still be here in a years time.

I saw a few suggest/mention Dozzell over the weekend. Apparently has impressed for Sheff Utd on trial and is likely to sign for them https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-set-to-make-andre-dozzell-decision-after-former-qpr-trialist-impresses-in-pre-season-4722823 Glad of that to be honest

Bishop may be out for a while https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0ve3dp1yj5o

Aware of that, my post was not entirely serious 😉

I've not seen that they are, couldn't say they definitely are not though

Maybe its the Championship version of the FFP workaround that Villa, Newcastle and Everton have done in recent weeks Each club values their player at £10M, means the incoming money all goes on this season, and the outgoing is spit over the lengths of the contracts Just a thought, seems a little too clever for Waggott though

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-barrett/profil/spieler/614844 looks like

Is it not Jalil Saadi at the end?

20th

Since European managers became the majority in the Premier league

or if Dolan is tired

I would highly doubt it, and Eustace himself said Fadz, Batth and Weimann will not play 90 mins most weeks anyway (last 2 mins of vid below). Sounds to me like all 3 are to be subs to help control/see out games

Christ I hope not But, I can see it as a squad filler

He is going to get injured for the whole season and Rovers win the league? and next year he will have a fight with Pickering in Russia? 😉 Seems a big call, but I am all in! Its your fault if I lose the house PS who is the new Sherwood?

It doesn't seem they have played him as an attacking midfielder very often in his 3 years there. Granted goal scoring midfielder does not necessarily mean attacking midfielder if he gets his goals from long range shots and free kicks https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lewis-baker/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/198589/plus/0?saison=&verein=512&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=

It seems to be a trait in East Asian teams in general. South Korea are definitely similar