Maybe.

So the fees could have been anything - or nothing ?

Me too but at the moment it's not looking good. Am I allowed to say that ?

From what bit I've seen of Wharton he strikes me as a footballing centre half. I'd have preferred for him not to go to an " ale house football " type team.

How much money did we have to spend on Davenport and Rothwell Chaddy ? Maybe I haven't been paying enough attention but I don't recall a fee being mentioned.

No manager can guarantee a player games for very long. You play like a dummy for three or four games on the bounce and you're out, of course this rule doesn't apply to Jason Lowe.

I don't think we've got the money. We certainly show no signs of being prepared to spend that sort of money.

Exactly, a really odd decision. He needs to be playing at a higher level than Lincoln City.

I don't necessarily think he want's to play that way but beggars can't be choosers and he had to put Antonnson and then Armstrong out there because we'd nobody else.

They're not interested, that should be obvious by now. Having said that I'm not convinced that Armstrong is the answer to our problems. He blew hot and cold last season at a lower level than the one we are at now. Most of the time he was played out wide, that's not his best position. If we're going to play with an out and out winger we need to sign one and not play someone out of position there.

I don't think many will be wanting Mowbray sacked. If we don't sign anyone worthy of holding down a first team place we all know where the blame will lie.

Keith Hill has a good reputation in the game regarding bringing on young footballers. He was a centre half in his playing days also.

Or Rochdale.

Dunn could have been anything he wanted to be. Dack isn't in his league but he's still the best we've got at the moment.

James Beattie had a lot more going for him at 21 than either of those two.

I'm afraid if you rolled Nuttall and Samuel into one you still wouldn't have a good Championship player.

Mm, the dreaded three at the back.

I rate him, he's a footballer.

You can dress it up anyway you like, it's obvious to me that whatever thoughts Mowbray had about being able to make some decent early signings have foundered on the rocks of the Chicken Chokers complete indifference to our fate.

Nuttall wasn't good enough last season Stuart. He'd have to improve 100% to get in the team this season.

He's a willing workhorse who'll run all day but he's not a finisher. As things stand we won't be making enough chances to accommodate a player like that.

Dack could have a great season if he has a couple of good forwards to help him shoulder the burden. Expect him to do it all on his own and you'll soon find he's double marked out of most games.

It's funny but I can see all those 5 goals from that game in my mind's eye. Fergie got away down the right wing and put in a perfect cross. Lawther went up with Brian Labone and he was still up there when Labone was on the way back down. A nice flick header into the far corner. 1-0. Pickering got away down the left wing then cut in up the touch line. When everybody expected a cross he fired a shot in from an acute angle that beat West all ends up. 2-2. Pickering got away again in exactly the same spot and was looking to shoot for goal when an Everton player ( Jimmy Gabriel ? ) brought him crashing down. Dougie did the business from the penalty spot. 3-2 Rovers ! Both Everton goals came from half cleared corners with a midfield player firing in a shot in through a crowded goal mouth. Else saw them both very late and had no chance. Now what did I have for my tea last night ?

If you don't score goals you go down. We can't rely on Dack getting 15 goals in this division.

We'll live or die by our signings. The team as it stands is barely good enough to stay out of the bottom 3 or 4.