He has played for PNE though.

That simply can't be allowed to happen and I would lose all faith in Broughton if it does. Brereton has to be sold early in the window to allow us to re-invest the funds.

No, he referring to the set up of having a Head Coach and a Director of Football. Most managers dictate their own transfers in England.

I've never quite understood the attraction of Livingstone - sure he can hit the ball a long way if it's in his arc, but he's as inconsistent as they come. I'd take Croft over him any day and twice on game day. Not as destructive if they're both at their best, but far more reliable.

*Gegen(press).

Bowyer's dad was a brilliant scout.

I'm obviously not there, but I'm sure JDT is quickly finding out that neither Brown or Pickering can be played as WBs at this level. Neither is athletic enough.

3-4-3 then?

He's a much better player than Armstrong, but he's still not a £15m player in my opinion.

Playing 3 at the back? Curious.

JDT even stopped to shake the hand of the steward. I do hope he's a success here because he's the polar opposite of the last guy in charge.

I can't stand to look at Danny Murphy.

Ol' Tone was fine with the status quo while we topped up his pension. It suddenly became a problem when we stopped communicating with him (cos we're not professional enough to simply tell him to leave). Chief Lemon Drizzler, Lenihan has been brainwashed by Mowbray. I can't speak on the Derby player, but it looks like he wanted a guaranteed starting place. Derby are hardly a club you'd be seeking out a this moment in time if you had any ambition.

There's a player in there somewhere, but you have to find a position for him that doesn't rely on athleticism because he simply doesn't have enough to be a modern professional footballer.

I'm only interested in bringing in players that bolster the starting XI. With how little money we have, we can't fritter it away on 'experienced depth'. E.g. if the CM isn't a clear upgrade on Buckley and Travis then it's a waste of funds. I too think the Academy graduates are being overhyped, but they have to be relied upon as squad filler at this point. Blood the better ones (in an established, quality first team) and give them a chance to fail.

I mean, as far as you're aware.

There isn't a starting quality player among that group. Why would they have been good additions?

Transfermarkt reckons he's gone for £1.89m

They're not even playing Gleeson and Salt - I hope they're released to play tomorrow. I also notice that Livingstone got over his personal problems just in time to play for England. Funny that.

Far too injury prone.

Unfortunately the white balls do nothing - the fielding team actively tries to scuff it up and soften it to make it harder to slog. Compare that to the red ball, which they treat like it's a precious commodity.

That's simply not true, is it. Derby, Reading and Sheffield Wednesday (off the top of my head) have all been sanctioned for breaching FFP rules. If Middlesboro carry on in that vein (I've no idea about their actual finances) they'll be sanctioned too.

I think they've both got to the point where they're frustrated with the contract offer from Rovers and have left. We can easily afford both - especially if we're willing to fill the squad with Academy kids rather than expensive knackers like Downing and Johnson.

Nice strawman. All three were good Championship quality players. We've also had five PL loanees walk out the door (of varying quality). By some accounts we were paying Poveda's full wage while he was here - god knows what we were paying the rest, in addition to any loan fees. When you add Davenport (I've always been a fan, horribly mismanaged by Mowbray) and Johnson to that list, that's ten senior pros missing from the side that bottled finishing in the Playoffs last year. Those ten will have combined for a massive portion of the wage bill. That's huge, any way you slice it.

Lenihan was Chief Lemon Drizzler - I still remember him holding the cake for Mowbray's birthday / 5 year anniversary at the club. Captain by default, not a leader.