Bit patronising. If he's not willing to divulge then maybe don't say anything at all?

So another £6m or £7m this window in transfer fees is budgeted for, and potentially another 'special' signing on top?

It's not what they are on now that matters, it's what other clubs can offer them who might also want to sign them. That's why we lost out on Anel by all accounts.

So we can't factor in Wharton because he's not fit, but we can factor in Ayala because at sometime in the future he might not be fit. Cake and eat it.

If he's not as good as our current two CB's, and isn't as good as Wharton when he's fit again in a couple of weeks.

...or he's going to walk straight into Sunderland's first team and not ours.

I wonder if AP's emergence has had an impact on that. Oh well, hopefully the Van Hecke comes back on a permanent deal.

SVDB?

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany can’t resist Blackburn dig ahead of Blackpool clash | Football League World Take my club's name out of your fucking mouth! Oh hold on, the fear is so great he can't even say it. Top banter, Vincent.

Mowbray admitted he turned down strikers on loan from Prem teams in January. His rationale was because 'we don't play that way'. Not sure if he meant strikers in general or big target men. Anyway, it cost him his job. To the present window... What date does the window shut? Is it Sept 1st?

You were delighted he was dropped for Vale in the last match. That wasn't a great shout.

Yes, he could be worth an absolute fortune in a few years. He must already be the best English CB in the country for his age.

Think we've been here before.

We wouldn't have won the war if you lot had been in the trenches. Blunts 0 -1 JDT's All Stars

Vale will fuck him up.

Precisely. There'll be so many people signing in the next two week that Ewood will resemble a 1980's dole office. Keep the faith👊

We're top.

I believe it of TM to be fair, I think he alluded to it himself on more than one occasion. A cynic might say it gave him kudos with the owners. But maybe he genuinely believed it was his role to save the club money where he could and do 'more with less'.

'Set traps' - Paul Ince outlines how Reading FC outsmarted Blackburn Rovers - LancsLive Outsmarted by Paul Ince and his two staff. They don't even have a dugout FFS! Come on JDT, don't make me stop loving you.

Who's Whiteman, and have we missed out on him?

Besides the obvious defensive issue we certainly lack someone like Bowler, a player that can create something out of nothing by going past people. I thought Markanday would be that player but seems he's either not fancied or he's simply not fit yet. Agree on the striker too, especially of BBD goes.

JDT on transfers. he also said 'ask Gregg' and that him and Gregg would chat tomorrow. I wonder if that's the price that Venky's want for BBD, or if JDT is being clever and guiding them to what he thinks they should sell for?