I agree, we are goosed if Kaminski is out for any real length of time. But I suspect it won't be on the agenda just yet and I kind of agree. It's certainly a risk, to hope TK holds up, but keepers usually do. Funds are low, we have a backup keeper who seems to be on a decent wage who we probably can't shift, and some promising young keepers...I think JDT will assess his keeping options over the next 6 months and maybe look at dealing with it in January if there's any money left. Fingers crossed Kaminski remains a picture of health, he has been out for a few games at a time before. For now, our general play and thin squad in areas where we are almost guaranteed to lose people to injury and suspensions is likely a bigger concern.

Did I say anything of the sort though? No. I absolutely didn't. I was even clear in the post you quoted that I'm not crazy about signing them. I simply pointed out, correctly, that your statement that Vale and Burns have done as much as Dykes and Hirst is simply untrue. Burns has scored 2 goals in 15 League Two games, that's the full extent of his professional experience. Vale has 151 minutes in the Championship, with no goals or assists, and 44 minutes in League One, with no goals or assists, and 4 cup appearances with 2 assists. Dykes has 22 goals in 79 appearances in the Championship. Hirst has a poor Championship record (mostly off the bench) but scored 13 in 40 in League One last season. Like I said, I'm not sold on getting either, but to say Burns and Vale have done as much as them is false.

I'm not mad on Dykes or Hirst, but that statement simply isn't true at all.

I know they're different concepts. The end result is the same, public funds being shafted unfairly. I don't want to digress into politics, my point was only that just because it would be unfair to the Indian electorate in no way means it isn't happening.

Really? Sells out every year doesn't it?

We were linked to Matt O'Riley before he moved to Celtic, weren't we? Wish we'd got that one over the line...just read this about him. 'The Denmark U21 international – who joined from MK Dons back in January on a £1.5m deal – is reportedly the subject of interest from a host of elite clubs across Europe, with Manchester United said to be one of those who are watching the 21-year-old closely. The London-born starlet has also recently admitted that there is interest in his signature at present, albeit with Celtic likely to demand a fee of around £20m if he is to be moved on before deadline day.' 1.5 mill to 20 mill in 8 months, not bad business at all. Also worth remembering next time someone dismisses signing a player from League One.

It...isn't? It's 2 seasons?

True, although the safer and more accurate thing to say at this stage in that case would be 'definitely expect 2, hopefully up to 4'.

Absolutely. You can't sign 3 players all for upwards of a million each, at a club with our resources, and not count it as a window. And that's just so far, with another 3 (or 4 according to Glen) to come still.

And Celtic.

Interesting. That will mean the manager has gone from wanting 3 more players as of a few days ago, to essentially wanting 5 more. Perhaps the third consecutive league defeat was what made him decide 3 just wasn't enough.

You think it will be 4 more? From today, ie not including Hyam?

He did that once. Two seasons ago, and it's just over half what BBD got last season. He never hit double digits in the Scottish leagues.

Emphasis on unbelievable.

So basically a fairly shit goal rate then.

Hyam sounds well suited to the middle then if he is comfortable either side.

For 2/3 spots actually. I consider 5 the perfect number for a team that alternates between 2 and 3 CBs. My only qualms really are that Ayala will get injured at some point for sure, possibly quite a lot, so it's hard to say how much we can count him, and that Carter and Phillips are still inexperienced at this level. But personally I think what we have will do the job. Another CB who can also play RB quite well would be handy though, so wouldn't have minded VDB. My guess is we will use Carter at RB at times, as JDT will surely suss out how poor JRC is.

Said at the time I don't see the logic really. We should try to get them playing the day after senior games. Then anyone who doesn't get any/enough game time in the league match can still get their minutes in the next day (perhaps with the exception of long-travel away games). To me this would benefit both sides. Players on the fringe of the first team stay sharp, and the U21s field a stronger side so they don't get relegated. It also means we don't have to leave anyone out of either team on account of the other.

Yeh not that variety of Cunte.

I'd settle for a right Cunte in midfield.

Prior to last season he scored 7 goals in 2020/21. You'll note that's 7 higher than 0. I do wonder for how many years we are going to hear the argument that Brereton had a rubbish record then came good so we should take a punt on someone with a similar or worse record, or that someone already at the club with a similar or worse record is going to be the next Brereton. The improvement in Brereton (which was over two seasons, not just one as is often presented) was unprecedented in my time watching Rovers. It's very very unlikely to happen again just a year later.

I doubt that entirely.

Nobody has offered 10 quid upwards yet?

I'd say 5 million, that's what he thinks he is worth after all. Plus inflation.

Not sure about that. Some of the comments saying it have wished him and us luck. And too many saying it. It's clearly what is rumoured on the Cov side. Whether true or not is of course another matter.