There's a few Scottish lads out in serie a at the minute. Can't blame him if choose to aswell. Don't think a defender is a priority right now but he's definitely a good player. If a deal can be done. 

Yeah we wouldn't get much if anything for bbd from abroad. The only ones we'd get a decent amount off would be a desperate premier league side. Can't see it at the minute.

44 minutes ago, The Mighty Chaffinch said:

The thing for me, is that even the victories have been boring. Huddersfield at Ewood was an abysmal performance, clinging on against bottom of the league, sitting deep etc etc. Read the same for Cardiff, Birmingham and others I’m sure. How many times have we thought after a match that we played really well today? I can think of the odd half: Boro away, Blackpool away, Watford at Ewood being the only shining light (and I bloody missed that one!). Yesterday, the 34 second goal was irrelevant. It could have been 0-0 after 60 minutes and we were still going to lose. The sense of inevitability is there from the start and it’s permeated the players. They don’t know how to get back in games. The two times we’ve pulled a goal back after going 2-0 down (Bristol, PNE), we’ve conceded a third almost immediately. There’s zero game management or backbone in those situations. And finally…we don’t shoot enough. Rotherham showed us the way yesterday…buy a ticket etc etc. We’re never scoring a Rathbone goal and as for the 34 seconder…..when was the last time we scored one like that with a player running on to it and blasting it first time. We’d have controlled it, allowed 8 men to get behind the ball then it’ll be back with Kaminski within 15 seconds. The culture is all wrong and I’m getting sick of it. 

Bang on. If we were playing well and getting beat by the odd goal. Or hammering teams but getting caught with a sucker punch. Atleast it'd be good to watch. The other style would be being defensively solid and etching out games 1-0 but doing it consistently and being hard to beat. We do neither and I've never looked less forward to going to the football as I have this season. For me and I know it's been said a thousand times since. To try and go to turf moor and out football the best footballing side in the division was ridiculous. And alarm bells have been ringing ever since.

I fear that no matter how bad it gets the club won't sack jdt. Mainly due to a lack of interest in the football side of things from the people who matter. Also of it would cost money to get rid and get a replacement in. It really reminds me of working for the nhs. If he can do it for cheap and cope whilst reducing the budget and not spending anything. The board will be happy to let this go on for longer than I'd bet any other club in the championship.

Its just painful to watch at times this season. We haven't even got the squad to make changes. So play badly and move on, start the next game. Where is the reaction to playing so badly? There isn't we just play again and see if we win. I don't know what style of football we are supposed to be playing? Keep it at the back do fuck all with it. Play it forward and our attackers lose it on the half way line and we're immediately under pressure. Have we even equalised this season? Never mind turned a game around.

It's getting boring and I don't care if we're still in the top six. There is a way of losing a game and we are spinless. The number of times we have gone behind this season and completely capitulated. Is ridiculous. Against bad sides too. I don't care what anyone says we went on bad runs with mowbray. We never rolled over like we have a number of times this season. Since the burnley game we've been abysmal for the most part. 

I feel sorry for mola he was thrown in against Burnley and certainly wasn't the worst player that day. He's been played as and when needed in a number of different positions/roles. I think he's better as a centre back than a fullback personally. 

18 minutes ago, BRFC_Polky said:

Liam Delap is joining Preston on loan.

I know a few people mentioned his name on here as a potential signing.

Yeah I'd of liked him here but not sure how well he's done this season at stoke. It's a bit of a coincidence that he's left the day after his dad did. Surely he can't follow his dad around and should forge his own career. 

Edit - while we're on about players from man city. Maybe we should look into Cole palmer. Can't see him getting much game time now they're out of the league cup.

42 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I think some people need to step back and take an objective look at our squad. 

To be third with the players JDT has at his disposal is, quite frankly, absurd. 

That is my main point 😂 it's brilliant and certainly papers over the cracks. 

11 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

I’d go one further and say JDT will be gone by the end of next season if we are not promoted or seriously pushing. The guy was a winner as a player, has been a winner in his short managerial career and will undoubtedly be in a rush to get into the Premier League asap. It wouldn’t surprise me if he has designs on managing one of the super clubs and sees us as a stepping stone!

”Get Rovers promoted asap, make a statement in the PL by keeping them up / mid table and then get a move…”

Sure I remember an interview with GB where he described JDT as ‘very ambitious’ whilst saying he ‘hoped’ we could keep him (JDT) happy over the longer term (by meeting his ambitious plans)

Hes in a hurry, which is all good for us!

He'd have to do a better and more consistent job then if that's what he wants. I'm all for him using us as a stepping stone if it means we have some success. Nothing I've seen so far suggests he is going to be an elite/top level manager. When its good it's really good but some of these defeats so far this season have been shocking. Even the games we are winning at the moment are by the odd goal. How we are third I've no idea and it gives me hope, how far we could go if we put a run together.

Yeah cantwell would be a risk same as any signing. His wages would surely be a stumbling block. He would fit the mould of buy cheap and sell on for profit. He is still young enough to do well here and earn a move to a bigger club.

13 minutes ago, superniko said:

Narrator: He isn’t 

I don't think so either going forward but to be boring how many of rothwells runs or balls into the box actually amounted to anything? Szmodics already got three goals and an assist and has only started about half the games so far. Again I'm not defending him because I'm not full convinced but rothwell although good to watch never really contributed.

I like Brittain too when he's been fit. Looks good value and can actually get forward. So a step up from nyambe.

Hyam as disappointed as we all were to lose Lenihan, for me a is considerably better all round defender. Signing of the season for us (so far). 

The jury is still out on szmodics, whether he is as good as rothwell remains to be seen. I think rothwell is better going forward but szmodics has more to how overall game. He might not be as exciting to watch but he's certainly an option. 

13 hours ago, bluebruce said:

It will only prove worth the risk if we achieve promotion, even if BBD scores 30 more goals.

It's not 'our' money, but we are part of the club and care about its fate, which is inextricably tied to how much money is in the budget. So of course it matters to us. Never understood the 'it's not our money' argument.

What makes you so confident we'd see any of the money, if he was sold? Maybe a tenth of it like with Armstrong.

If Diaz was still banging them in like he was at the beginning of the season, maybe a team like Everton would take a gamble at 15 million. The fact is he isn't at the moment so can't see anyone paying anywhere near that. If he comes good and gets another ten goals between now and the end of the season. It was worth the risk especially considering it isn't our money. 

3 minutes ago, Wheelton Blue said:

I personally don't mind Morton. I think he's decent enough on his day, but has a tendency to drift out of games and lose the ball in dangerous positions.

He's no better than Wharton though, yet Wharton is one of ours and should start over Morton for that reason (IMO).

I don't think any of our midfield options - Morton/Wharton/Garrett/Travis/Buckley - are strong enough or consistently good enough (yet) for a side chasing the play offs. To push for a top 6 spot, an additional, solid midfielder, is a necessity.

That is exactly my point surely it would be more beneficial to give our own prospects the game time. Or at least more of it than someone who we could improve and then send back to his club. If he was pulling up trees or an established player then obviously it'd be different. 

And all this klopp rates him, Dortmund are after him etc. What matters is what we see him doing. Not what could or might happen. I hope more than anyone he improves and has a better output. The manager clearly rates him or there is an agreement in place over how much he has to play. I can't see him him leaving so let's hope he kicks on.

We needed numbers and he has plugged a gap in our midfield. I think we should be focusing our attention on players who are going to come in and better the team. Not just plug gaps. Like in my opinion mola, hirst and Morton have done. Hyam has been class and what a great singing at a good price. Let's hope for more of the same. Either permanent or on loan.

43 minutes ago, Realistic Rover said:

Your opinions on football become irrelevant when you rate sitting midfielders on goals + assists. A certain Tugay scored 11 goals in 233 rovers apps. Guess he was bang average too?

He's supposed to be our creative midfielder. He offers nothing else. He isn't strong or good in the challenge. He certainly doesn't get box to box. This is why when he's played in a two, its next to Travis or Garret. Who can do both of the above, without ever really threatening going forward. 

Edit - I'm not saying Travis or Garret have done either particular well this season 😂 but that is the intention.

Let's all be honest he was brought in as Diaz's mate. It was a risk that hasn't paid off. Freeing up the 10k in wages we were shelling out for let's be honest a poor player. I am hoping with this being sorted quickly we move on just as quickly in bringing in a replacement. I think vale is decent back up but we need a goal scorer, if we're to keep top six.

Yeah Ayala is one of the tops earners on about 18k a week I think? That's be more than double what van hecke is on at Brighton on his current deal. I forgot all about him until I saw the video of the Brighton squad welcoming macalister back. And I thought wow what a waste one appearance so far this season. Get him signed if possible. 

I don't get the whole mowbray wouldn't spend the money or wanted us to fail. Either he goes up with a club and gets another crack at the premier league. Or he misses out and goes anyway but surely we'd of finished better than we did. Meaning he'd of had more options. He's landed on his feet really at Sunderland, they seem to be doing alright and have a chairman willing to spend. 

First half wasn't too bad we defended well. Garret had two simple forward balls and didn't find either. On another day we get a soft penalty and who knows. Absolute shit show in the second half. Mola although I thought he did alright yesterday, why he's starting ahead of Wharton I've no idea.

Like I said if we had someone in midfield who could find a forward pass we might've been in twice in the first half. I like Garret but I don't think we need both him and Trav in midfield. As soon as gally went off we had no outlet, every cleared ball just came straight back. We couldn't string three passes together. Once they scored they got their backs up and we crumbled. Was praying for full time.  

Only positive is we were terrible and deserved to get beat. If we'd played well and got beat off a late goal would've been worse. Ahh well roll on the world cup and hopefully forget about yesterday. Haha 

If they score first we are fucked. I can't remember the last time we come from behind to even draw never mind win a game. They look really good at the minute. I don't know what I'd prefer them to carry on unbeaten until we play, or for them to have a been in a lul and needing a reaction. 

Long shot I know but if anyone ends up with a spare. All but one of our mates got a ticket. 

Good luck lads.

Hope we start the same as we did on Saturday and blow them away. Put an end to this win/loss run we're on just in time for the dingles.