Anthony Gordon would also be considered failed at Championship level. Just 1 year ago.

This aged well, since that post JRC has put in a stinker of a performance and the lack of cover in multiple positions has lost us points, particularly RB but it will be LB another month and then CM when Travis is out. We can all see what's needed, let's not let expectations drop now because we're short on time. According to many this was supposedly the plan all along... wait till the death and watch the bodies come in. More points on the line again tonight with holes in the squad. Come on Gregg... get some deals done!

Some odd behaviour on here. Let's keep the content real.

If we're doing the medical then we're doing it for somebody else because there's no way Ross Barkley is signing for Rovers 🤣

Hardly an injury crisis, it's a years of lack of investment crisis. Wharton, Buckley, Phillips, A.Wharton, Travis, Phillips, Rankin-Costello, Ayala, Dolan, Vale, Carter. Barely a transfer fee in sight. That lack of investment is now letting down some very talented academy players and meaning we're keeping hold of others that are clearly not good enough. Rankin-Costello proved himself to be not fit for selection today, sell him for nothing.

Adam Wharton's passing was sublime today, he looks a serious talent.

We need a Robbie Savage style "force the move" from Van Hecke

The intentions were clear when we were 2nd in January (it doesn't get much better than that!) and spent 750k on permanent players. We learned a lot about the club then IMO and the players will have too. Hedges was already lined up as a squad player when the expectations were lower and the other got injured with the window still open, it was massively uninspiring and the players stopped believing. Would you sign a new deal if you felt capable of playing in the Premier League but your club makes it clear mid season that they will do very little to help themselves get there? If I were good enough I'd have no interest. Armstrong, Brereton and Rothwell all agree. I'm not buying the it was there but Mowbray chose not to spend it nonsense. This is promotion to the Premier League we're talking about. What position do we need to be in to take it seriously... 1st in January seemingly and I'm not even sure we'd go after it then! Yes it still gets to me, as that was a surprise position off the back of spending very little in the summer and selling Armstrong. What an opportunity it was, we all knew it and we had to capitalise! There needs to be a major culture change, Broughton has a lot to do and so far we aren't seeing it. Right now there is evidence of either a lack of ability to identify talent and close deals or a lack of financial backing from the owners, nothing else. Both of those things have to come together quickly. and what's Waggott doing these days? That's an extra 2k a week for Ash Phillips right there.

I wonder if the owners are aware of how short we are player wise? As caring owners of a football club, surely they are asking Gregg and Steve a few questions through their man on the ground? I'd imagine Suhail Pasha is at least feeding back that their investment currently isn't strong enough to challenge at the level they might be expecting it to. I've done business with major Indian companies in the past before and quite often their processes for spending money are excessive even when they have it to spend, it can take months. I fear even though our owners keep things ticking over, they may never operate at the level needed to be effective in a football transfer market. We're yet to see that. The signs are there and I think in the past this has worked in our favour when it comes to outgoings but the reality is we are now at a stage where we also need to sell players more proactively and renew contracts quicker. Transfers with fees in and out seem a problem for Rovers, they take a lot of time. If what I suspect is right I don't think we'll see the number of signings we need before the deadline. 2 or 3 in at best. Perhaps 1 permanent that's already been worked on. Ultimately I suspect again after this transfer window that the owner's will never be a good fit, not unless major changes are made to their processes. Hope I'm proved wrong next week but the signs are there as others have mentioned that their business model doesn't fit owning a football club particularly one like ours that doesn't generate a lot of revenue.

Sorry that is nonsense. The majority of teams that needed signings have been very busy. We were up there in terms of bodies needed and are one of the lowest for incomings.

I don't think any panicking about transfers is an overreaction at all at this stage. The reality is that the people who are saying things like "don't worry" have absolutely no idea what is going on behind the scenes so it's total guesswork if you're telling people to stay calm. The FACTS so far are that not enough deals have been done and the squad isn't good enough, so it's right for the fans to push for that to improve quickly. Right now we find ourselves extremely short on numbers and stretched to a dangerous level physically. We got a hammering at Reading due to having too thin a squad and we got another one today because not enough quality has been brought in this summer and over the years. What I can say is that this is far from solely down to Broughton. His task is a big one and it's to make up for years of transfer neglect, I can only sensibly assume this is by the owners and executives (unless I want to guess that Mowbray chose not to spend it), including last summer and last January when in 2nd (which beggars belief!), and bad planning. It's a massive task for one summer but he has to find players, men not kids and bring them in quickly.

We need a quality loan at left back, our neighbours have one in Maatsen and Boro have one in Giles. Centre back and a left back in early next week please Gregg, assuming none are getting done today!

Last season we loaned Zeefuik because we needed competition at RB. JRC isn't good enough and we still haven't solved that issue. What happens if Brittain gets injured/ takes a dip in form? The musts for me are 2 CBS, a better quality left back, another CM (That's 4) I'd then want RB cover and a forward. Potentially 5 or 6 signings needed! After that you can move JRC and Vale out. It's going to be an interesting 2 weeks, it should be doable with plenty of loan spots still to be filled. Broughton just needs to get a move on!

It's incredible we are where we are with only 3 signings. We know how demanding the Championship is physically and you need strength in depth. Expecting Travis to run around like he does 3 times a week isn't sustainable either, he will get injured soon. Buckley is a good player but not suitable for all oppositions and is still learning the game. The squad is far too thin and it needs sorting! You could see it against Swansea when we couldn't bring a decent defensive sub on to sure up the game, you could see it on Sunday when Buckley moved to RB and we burned out a 17 year old. We are riding our luck massively and it caught up with us today, simple as that. The entire team needs adding to a lot over the next 2 weeks. Broughton needs to get busy, I think we need 4 or 5 in without any outgoings.

I want to play football for JDT!

The project is to become a sustainable Premier League team. A long way off but that is likely all he's referring to. He's a breath of fresh air!

Brittain looked an intelligent footballer to me, knows when to pass forward and when to pass back. Looked for the forward ball and decided against it after seeing poor movement from the front 4. Very confident about him... and he can head a ball. Hedges, Ayala, Travis, Wharton, Buckley, Brittain and Dolan (briefly) all good today. An impressive start considering the limited resources.

So we're now guessing our transfer targets are all loans and players in the final year of their contracts, to make ourselves feel better? I'm done for the day already 🤪

and it's a lot of guessing, if what's being suggested is in fact the transfer policy it's a poor one in my opinion, high risk and potentially gets nothing done....... it can also totally backfire in that you have to OVERSPEND come the end of the window or scurry around for loans, which I think is more likely. I'm not saying we were in for Brannagan, just playing devil's advocate that if we were in for him, that deal wouldn't have got any closer by waiting. I hope he wasn't a target because if he was it's another missed out on. I prefer a transfer policy of identify an achievable target and get it done in time to benefit the team for when the season begins or move on.

Yes and according to some fan theories, if we wait until the last week of the transfer window that £1.25m becomes 400k and doable. Remain calm, quality is coming but for cut-price deals thanks to our extreme patience in the market, apparently... 😂

Yep I could understand a few pieces of the puzzle still being needing before the end of the window but to only have one piece in place right before the first fixture isn't good enough. Definitely not with the outgoings we've had over the past few years.

I think the point is very simple and it is that we would have a better chance of getting points if a few more quality signings had been made before the opening fixture(s) and we might live to regret that come the end of the season. It's hard to understand why we aren't all united in disappointment on that front. We haven't really done anything in the transfer window so far to influence a good start to the season, I'd like to see anyone argue that (although there probably is someone!) 😂

🤣 no wonder we're relying so heavily on kids then!

If true, I certainly won't miss this level of managerial unprofessionalism. Definitely felt it dragged the team down at times and allowed them to become complacent too often. The "everybody's a mate" approach was equally painful during a death spiral.

I'd settle for Guus and Wharton.