'Feels different' ? I don't know where that's coming from but it doesn't feel much different to normal at Ewood, we are selling players, expecting more to leave and scrabbling around for new signings that aren't all getting over the line. The summer of JDT, The Egg, a new structure and a bit of investment felt different it felt good and it was good for a while until they ruined that. This still feels like winging it to me and there could be a lot of twists and turns yet and actually the only person i have faith in is Ismael and i think he's going to have to perform miracles.

Brittain will go one way or another so probably cut price to Derby if Boro pull out.

John Beck was Allardye & Pullis way before they were. Kick and rush specialist.

He's a guy with more experience of that kind of thing than the whole Rovers upper office put together yet again as per usual they didn't listen.

When hes grown a mullet.

Didn't they sign an injured lad from City then, Beckford or something ? Played about ten mins. Difference is the club was truly skint then not just owned by clowns dripping in gold.

Did Rolls Royce make a van ?

If only football actually worked that way. It's business think, like saying we'll keep the old van and get another used one then when one's off the road the other will cover. Footballers ain't vans.

They've clearly been trying to prep the way for this from the start of the window just like they were looking for a rb/rwb from the off. Obvious what the plans were at the start of summer to cash in on two more 10k a week or thereabouts 1 year left players who have several known interested buyers. Squad building my arse it's all about realising what assets are left and replacing with much cheaper potential.

They also remain under the impression we are after these players to boost the squad and not prep the way for more sales.

You want your quality on the pitch as much as possible not just through the door in the building so to speak.

Why are they so intent on signing players with known existing problems ? Never ever underestimate the predictability of stupidity.

Overseas managers and their assistants clueless to anything but the big 4 - and West Ham - being paid absolute fortunes by an FA only interested in 'shirt selling' players and corporate sponsors favourites.

I suspect there'll be a lot more of that kind of thing now the king pillock is in sole charge. Imo it's another reason they want a squad full of kids and foreign signings as they won't moan the same as senior pros will they'll be told this is the way it is and swallow it. I believe a few issues relating to this that angered JDT and his coaches and Eustace stamped his feet about it and got a bit more sanity. Back to cutting every corner again now.

Doubtful, they'd have had him out the door way before now one way or another. He was another academy grad who was on peanuts until they tied him down so he'll be on about 5 or 6 grand a week hence they don't seem to mind him hanging around.