We were. Thanks for spotting that one, though we haven't talked about him much.

I love Dunn but I don't think he qualifies. He left the club once. When he came back it was only Bolton we beat to his signature wasn't it? And then I can't remember us having to fend off interest from bigger clubs. Great servant but I don't think he can really be used in this argument.

I was wondering last week, how different the history of 90s football (or at least Rovers) might have looked if Shearer was a Rovers fan...

Those six enforced changes can also be improvements if done wisely. Walton, Johnson and Mulgrew shouldn't be too hard to improve on, and Mulgrew has only even played once this season.

Please, tell me more about being British and Northern.

I was surprised by the post too, and almost commented on it. K-Hod is usually very even-handed and low in snide, I'm not sure where that came from. I don't see an issue with asking for the topic to go back on...well, topic. As long as you're not being a massive ass about it, which I didn't believe you were. That said, no need to withhold information from the rest of us because one mod got a little short with you. I get why you're annoyed but the truly mature thing to do would be to retract that part of your post.

Not true that no one has left. Cunningham has gone back. He and Mulgrew probably cancel out each other's wage contributions.

That's pretty much what I was thinking will happen. Is that based on info then or a guess?

I can't remember a single transfer thread in all my time on the forum where someone didn't show up with a week or more to go and prematurely declare that we should 'lock the transfer thread' (rather than just staying out of it if they're not interested). I share your frustration Joe, I really do. And I still don't have faith in Mowbray. But I reckon there will still be one or two incomings, whether underwhelming, overwhelming or simply whelming. Along with a whole bunch of hard luck stories about what we 'tried' to do.

T'other lad was Jozwiak though.

Yeh pace isn't crucial at CM, but I'd say those first few yards are fairly important for winning the ball, with it being a more congested area. If he's not too bad at that (at our level) and can put a decent tackle in then you make him sound worth having. I still say it's not an area to prioritise recruitment unless we sell a couple of our existing ones though. But I know Tony collects them like some people collect stamps.

Your first sentence's start shows me you took my post the wrong way. Just curious about the player. Thanks. How's his mobility?

If he scored a hat trick last season, those were the only goals he scored all season, as his season tally was 3. 5 this season in 23 is a lot better. If you're talking about CMs only then yes that's more than ours. But it's also only in League One. I was asking what type of player he is though?

Not robbed as much as Hart though, who according to the list is just a volunteer...must be sustaining himself with a side job as a delivery driver or something.

Players like that actually seem to get inspired when the opposition fans boo them, rather than just not being bothered. My mum and I always groan when Rovers fans lay into those types, as we know it could bite us in the arse.

With the Croatian defender, I suspect if the rumoured Newcastle and Bournemouth interest is real, we won't have a chance. Two Prem clubs showing interest will balloon the fee beyond what we can/will pay. Shame, would love us to sign a decent defender and he sounds promising.

Still, surely less of a pay rise than a Championship club would give. And most players would rather be a Championship player than a League One captain. I suppose you just run the odds on these things (higher league interest can vanish overnight, you can get injured, it's a short career to risk not getting a pay rise at all, might not work out at the new club etc) and make a decision. His stats are nothing impressive. Is he more of a tough tackling, keep the ball moving type?

Seems a slightly odd decision to sign a new contract at a League One club after attracting Championship interest he thought he was good enough to turn down. Allows Donny to price him out of a move. Unless they had an understanding or clause that lets him move for a fair fee.

I just read that Brentford's France scout, Brendan MacFarlane, is responsible for sourcing Maupay, Benrahma, Mbuemo and Jeanvier. Nevermind players, sign that guy up!

Bit of a write up on a few players from the game. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/three-standout-players-blackburn-rovers-17603598.amp

Chapman only cost in the 300-500k region, which we spent quite a while haggling with Boro on. 10k a week would be 520k every year in wages. He's also a young, injury prone player who had no Championship experience and the manager has shown he doesn't even fancy that much. I very very much doubt it is anything like 10k. Our top end wages are about 20k. What a club who went extinct by over-paying their players paid out to some presumably fairly experienced players is irrelevant to what we pay a cheap punt.

RIP Sheff Weds match thread. You began life with predictions of certain doom, morphed into an orgasmic celebration of an emphatic thrashing, then died in the form of inane discussions about what the shorthand for the club's name is and on how mods should deal with political references. All of which is to say that brfcs in the meantime, has stayed true to form.

Haha why won't it??

His contract shouldn't have anything to do with wanting to be loaned out though. He will still earn the same unless he moves permanently.

All fair points. Some players can cut it at crazy ages. But nobody is disputing that. Many lose it at the drop of a hat at this stage of their career. The current best team in the world can easily manage Milner's wages. Downing is probably one of our best paid players and we are in huge debt whilst risking FUP sanctions. It can only be a one year deal. And as I said before, a bit of a wage drop really as the risk of suddenly losing it increases. If he carries on like this though til the end of the season, I think we all definitely want him for another year.