Who just hit that pathetically weak shot at the end of the half?

Fantastic strike from Gally

Basically you haven't seen him and have decided he is better than a player you don't like. Thanks for that contribution.

It's not Brereton wide that bothers me really. I actually don't think he is too bad there, though would probably be better in the middle. It's Gallagher. Probably need to forget about that happening too but it just doesn't make sense to put him wide and never will.

This Poveda better be bloody good. I can't take another tiny man in the middle with two huge strikers out wide, nor Dolan being held back for a second year to develop some other club's youngster, if it's not the case.

Honestly, I'm struggling not to be pissed off by our supposed plans in the market. Clarkson seems a solid signing based on our needs. But two young largely untested wingers who don't convince me from what I've seen and read so far, with one of them being seen as a number 10 for some unbefuckingknown reason, whilst we send our own asset in Chapman out on loan again, meanwhile developing some Brighton defender and possibly sending Carter, who has been looking decent so far and filled two positions, out on loan again (presumably to a level he has already smashed) is just fucking bananas to me. More of Mowbray's scattergun, scatterbrained approach filling me with absolute dread for this and next season. These kids had better all turn out to be great if we are holding our own back.

I can't see the logic in doing zero long term planning because the manager is out of contract next season. A new manager may or may not want any given player next season, it's true, but I doubt he wants to inherit an absolute shell of a squad with no budget either. By the same thinking, we wouldn't bother renewing the contracts of Lenihan, BB, etc either. Why bother when the new manager might not want them?

It's not even just rumours, TM has publicly said he is considering sending him on loan. Just bizarre. All I can think is we signed him on for another year cos it was cheap and we didn't know if we were gonna be able to get someone else that Tony actually rates.

If I were RN or JR's agent and I wasn't a Rovers fan, I would also be trying to move them on. They're wasted here frankly.

Even the LT comments thread is full of criticism for giving Chapman a one year deal then considering loaning him out. Fucking bizarre decision.

I hope you're wrong, because that would be a terrible mistake by us. With our current financial situation we shouldn't be paying any kind of loan fee for ANYONE. We are desperately in need of tying down some players so we aren't repeating this 5 loans cycle again every summer. If we can pay a loan fee we can pay a transfer fee, or renew a contract on an asset. We are doing these parent clubs a favour as much as they're doing us one, possibly more.

Leeds fans thought Douglas was class. Plus they're scum. Fuck Leeds fans.

Fair enough, the part about putting enquiries in with the agents made it seem otherwise. Think Joe just enjoys it and is interested.

As opposed to hours spent on scouting trips, then putting in the enquiries and failing which makes the whole exercise entirely pointless. Your issue that you've described isn't with the scouting method, it's with the actual transfer approaches. Which we are shambolic at.

Thought that was Sandler?

Only has a year left on his deal so don't expect they care how much he plays.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/footballleagueworld.co.uk/newcastles-transfer-stance-on-sheffield-united-blackburn-rovers-and-huddersfield-town-target-revealed/amp/#scso=_43ciYZT6BbODhbIP_qGs4A0110:0 So Newcastle want whoever will pay the most wages for Longstaff. That won't be us. Probably Sheff United if their interest is real.

They're not even discussing data, they're discussing an actual scouting tool that involves watching clips. Not that having a thread for data means it can never ever be referenced here anyway, any more than a Mowbray thread stops his name cropping up here.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/footballleagueworld.co.uk/issue-that-could-scupper-blackburn-rovers-transfer-agreement-with-manchester-city-revealed/amp/ Sandler

Wow, suicide from their keeper. Absolutely don't deserve to still be in this but I'll take it!

I assume you mean the dog from the adverts. 'Boss, I'm a 19 year old CM who just got here, are you sure I should be playing up front?' 'Ohhhh yes!'

Might as well start calling that 7 from 12.

Some ball from Clarkson. Rothwell comfortably our best player today.

Gallagher pulled out of that. If he had committed, keeper would probably have fouled and been in trouble.

A central midfielder, at that. From what we have heard, normally plays fairly deep. Kid must be confused as fuck.