No misunderstanding, what you describe is what he's always done. The difference this year is he seems to be engaging in speculation, especially on Twitter. But as Sharpe himself said, Mowbray used to confirm/deny stuff for him, JDT doesn't.

I'm not questioning the veracity of what you say, just so we're clear. It just reaffirms my view that Sharpe's contacts leave a lot to be desired this summer. I didn't want to make that point explicit in case it upset the Rich Sharpe Fan Club again.🤭

Glen stated SW confirmed in that meeting that Rovers were in for Styles and that SW was excited about how far Styles could go.

So either Honest Swag was pulling @glen9mullan's pisser about the Styles links, or Sharpe's contacts in Barnsley and Blackburn are imposters!

Was that a cross from out wide from Brittain, is JDT's system working it's magic already??!

Yeah, you'd think quick and athletic would be pre-requisites for the FB role in that formation.

Sharpe made the point earlier that JDT's tactics are that the front 4 all play more centrally and that the width comes from the full-backs, hence why Brittain was bought as he's supposed to be an attacking full-back.

There's a video somewhere doing the rounds of the goal against H'pool (not the one posted on here). It starts at the back with Ayala and Harlock passing the ball to each other in our own box...20 passes later, without H'pool touching the ball, it's in their net.

I wasn't bashing him, just stating this summer he's got a few wrong, which is unlike him. He only normally goes public when he's absolutely sure someone is about to sign (or already has but the club hasn't gone public yet).

I often wonder where Sharpe gets his info from, it must be someone at the club, but he's been getting a lot wrong recently. It was also Nixon that broke the Brittain story.

It speaks to his arrogance that he thought it was acceptable to fuck off on a bike ride half way through the meeting. Where did you cut him off? I imagine he didn't get far😀

Amusing, even if untrue.....

I like the cut of Broughton's jib, he comes across as a canny operator.

@glen9mullan said the opposite in the Waggott thread.

@bluebruce this was the original post and and @ChrisPriceBaldSpotconfirmed it was us that had bid.

@ChrisPriceBaldSpotconfirmed this a week ago...and he's the one getting stuff right. Bowler is a cracking player, another who plays off the right but is left footed. Not sure what that would mean for Marakanday and Hedges...but Bowler is better than both.

Their actions dispel the myths, not Waggott's word. He just confirms what any rational observer has already decided.

Appreciate the efforts Glen. I don't think Waggott has given away much re the transfer dealings - GB said himself we had a 'healthy budget' but that we still had the same 'wage structure' i.e. money for transfers but a very definite wage ceiling. Interesting that transfer fees are not seen as part of the equation as far as FFP goes, but it's all down to wages. Hopefully when you meet him again you can ask about the fan experience, specifically why we are paying over £100 more for season tickets than North End fans? Was that his decision and does he think the 'quantum of cash' raised justifies it, considering the 'quantum of cash' raised by PNE will the same if not more than Rovers, and they'll also sell a lot more pies etc Could you also please ask him about his contemptuous comments in general about our fanbase and level of support over the years and why he thinks we've only sold 8500 Season Tickets and PNE/Bolton are nearer 13000. Maybe he can join the dots on that one? Waggott's done very little for the paying customer in my view. I have no idea what his remit is but if it's increasing the customer base and increasing revenues then he's not doing a great job. There's a lot of optimism round the club at the moment with the appointment of JDT, I think it's therefore criminal we've sold 4/5k less season tickets than Bolton/PNE. The fault for that lies squarely at the feet of whoever decide the pricing. The most constructive part of your meeting IMO is that it dispels a lot of the weird myths and conspiracies around the owners. It's fairly clear they'll back their manager. In the context of the Championship the Rovers managers job is a good job to have. They can't say they aren't supported. Their attitude to the Academy is also encouraging (let's not forget Mowbray's questioning of the validity of spending £3m a year on it when he could have that money himself for the first team). They aren't great owners (to say the least), they trusted the wrong people, but eventually you have to judge them by their actions - they haven't cut and run (yet) and they continue to fund the club and continue to do what they think is best for the club. It could be a lot, lot worse.