https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25259212.sky-sports-deadline-blackburn-rovers-opening-fixtures/ This is when Elliot thinks the TV picks will be made for the coming season.

Probably be like last season, where they were organising Friday/Saturday games through out pre season, and forgot to arrange one on the Saturday before the start of the season. I'm not really sure why we aren't playing a match on 5th July either considering they will have been training for two solid weeks before that? Unless they are doing something behind closed doors maybe.

We aren't in the market for free agents due to signing on fee/wage demands. Both look to have decent pedigree compared to our first two signings, which tells me they probably won't happen.

Looks like Poku is going to QPR.

Well he did live in England until he was 19!

He could enquire all he wants. He wouldn't get an answer.

Yeah the TV deal is still the same so all first day, last day, midweek and bank holiday games will be live. That means no Saturday 3pm kick offs for the opening day for the Championship.

I think his replacement signed a few days ago personally.

Don't see Keersmaecker happening now that we have Tavaras. Dan Gore, bloody hell. He has played 5 games in the last two seasons due to injury.

I'm pretty sure they can't use that money for any transfers. Think whatever they send has to be documented, like x amount for wages etc

Something to do with the CEO i think.

If you put in a transfer you lose your "loyalty" payments if sold. It's only one year if needs be for Trav, Tronstad, Brittain and Hyam, they might aswell see it out if the offers to sell them don't come in now.

We need to get moving on a centre half or two, as things stand we only have Hyam and Carter who are senior players with Wharton still not being ready.

Plus Powell coming through who looks to be really good.

Oldham have got to play Stanley in a preliminary game to qualify for the 1st round, due to half the Prem being in Europe and not playing until the 3rd round.

Unfortunately, I don't think they are.

Ha, just going off the pecking order of last season I could see it being that. VI comments about Montgomery certainly seem to suggest he will be in and around the squad this season. But if pre season is genuinely a clean slate then who knows Garrett might nudge above him again, I don't think there's much between either of them really from what I have seen.

I imagine the 1.7m is made up of adds on that will never happen, like promotion etc. It will be low fee up front like 400-800k, going off history of the last couple of years.

Maybe when Sid signs, they are 90% done?!

Think in an ideal world you need 5 central midfielders. Trav, Tronstad, Big Sid, Montgomery and Forshaw seems a sensible balance, 3 starters that will be rotated to suit, a young lad coming through and an experienced head for when times need it. I still expect Trav or Tronstad to leave, I think Trav goes this window and Tronstad leaves on a free next summer.

June 2027 like everyone else, bar De Neve, O'Riordan and Atcheson.

Bit overkill having a barbecue each day.

Well obviously that's what we have to do. As things stand right now, just over a week from returning to pre season training, we are weaker than last season. I will be amazed if that isn't also the case some September 1st.

Yeah but Duru, Garrett, & O'Riordan are back. Like new signings.

Absolutely. I haven't been a fan of him really since he was appointed, and a 6 game good run at the end of the season hasn't really changed my mind either. Lets see how he goes next season, unfortunately for him I think he will be hampered with a weaker squad than he has had this season. My point being you can't make a holier than thou comment like the above because people are frustrated about us not offering him a proper deal when you have been guilty of a swing of opinion many times in the past.