bluebruce

You can generally see a decent spread of the pitch on tv, where the play is. You miss the occasional bit of off the ball, but it's pretty minor all things considered. Personally (and this may just be me and my eyesight even with glasses or lenses) I find it easier to tell who everyone is on tv. There are also replays (not always on ifollow though). Why do scouts and managers also do a lot of scouting from recordings these days if tv footage doesn't give you a good sense of things? Lambasting people's opinions because they saw it on tv instead of in the flesh is weird. I can only think it's born of a hatred for fans seen as armchair rather than getting down to the game rather than any real logic.

Having been at many games and also watched many on tv, I don't believe this oft-repeated mantra at all.

Aye, optics matters, but not as much as reality, which can affect the optics anyway.

It will look a lot worse when he continues to bomb because he is criminally short of fitness and confidence.

If we did that there'd be a loan fee for sure...such that we may as well pay all his wages. The only reason to split it would be to be able to keep telling other players we don't pay those wages.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17392688.where-things-stand-on-rovers-search-for-a-new-striker/ Personally I think the bit about Britt sounds mostly speculative rather than highly informed, just from how he has written it.

The evidence is in how every post about his wages quotes a higher figure ?

I know where it came from - I forgot who, but someone on here admitted they changed his Wikipedia page to say he had done the 100 metres in under 10 seconds or something. It then appeared in the press in several reports, because so many journalists are such lazy bastards! Popov, I really wanted us to sign him too. Thought he looked very exciting and just what we needed at the time. Edit - just took a look at Wiki (I know, after what I just said!) for Popov to see if it mentions what happened. According to that flawless, un-editable source, the move broke down after everything was agreed because he didn't get a work permit! Went on to land 80 caps and be the Bulgarian captain...good work, government peeps. I remember it used to feel like only clubs of our stature or lower got work permits rejected - the big clubs got to sign whoever they wanted for their U-18s, who would never feature, because if they were interested then they must be special players.

Had a lot of the same thoughts about it not seeming to fit...but the simple answer is, maybe TM is about to change our style. I feel like our passing moves have improved a lot over the last couple of games. Maybe he thinks it's time, and that BA will make it all come together.

That's exactly what I was about to suggest after doing a bit of research and finding out the name of who he was on about...a lad called Donis born in Blackburn in 1996, had to be. Personally I'd say the lad owes us one! ?

Adjustment to the Dack song? "We've got Dack in attack, n' we've got Chapman back!"

Exactly. They're paying him more by the hour, it will be completely untenable for them soon.

Our erections or the transfer? Because if it's the former, we've been giving it at least 110% for a day now.

Christ, something to be excited about? Have we not spent all of the last two days prematurely ejaculating about Assombalonga and his 270k a week wages?

He did Doritos? That's a niche fetish, but as a title winner I'll allow it.

That says 'don't think'. It doesn't say 'isn't'. He obviously needs to take a proper look at him first.

Heard he's thinking of selling some. Most of his 220k per week wages are now going on yacht maintenance and security.

If he might not even go on loan while we work on his fitness and conditioning, the u-23s are about to be ridiculous.

I'd be delighted, he's on 200k a week at the moment that lad. Plus all the free yachts.

Until someone creates a 'Britt Assombafookinlonga!' thread.

Super wise would be to also have a one year extension in the club's favour.

If you're wondering why I put a like on this post Jeff, it's because I'm joining your workplace in a couple of days.

If they knew it wasn't happening they'd say. The silence means they're looking into it, or aren't allowed to say.

I dunno. I'm gonna assume 4 months is basically 16 weeks for simplicity. 16 weeks at 130k per week is over 2 million. And then the 16 yachts too. Could cripple us.

I'd still be very happy with that tbf