MarkBRFC

1. Winners of the Championship Ipswich 2. Automatic promotion (runners-up) in the Championship Southampton 3. Four Play off semi-finalists in the Championship Leicester Birmingham Sheff Utd Coventry 4. Three relegated sides from the Championship Sheff Wed Hull Charlton 5. Where will Rovers finish in the Championship? 16th 6. First Championship club to change manager (after the season starts) Watford 7. Winners of the Premier League Liverpool 8. A notable wild card prediction of something that will happen in the Rovers universe during the season (e.g. Donald Trump visits Ewood Park) Pasha will win over Glen Mullan at some point 😁

I actually think they were caught out with league one and two starting this weekend and just presumed they could stick the usual Wigan or something similar away in there.

I'm not sure. I think we might use that at times, but suspect that we'll mostly line up as have in pre season. Could see Alebiosu being used on the right as De Neve is on the left with Miller behind him.

One and the same unfortunately. Pululu isnt coming here in a million years. Not confirmed until he's holding the shirt up, and even then it's probably 50/50. Also he's injured, so we won't be seeing him for a while, he might be a good player and fit but would rather someone come in who could hit the ground running, we seem incapable of that though.

We're not short of money, we just refuse to spend it.

They didn't want to pay an "appearance" fee for someone to come over and play. Instead used the takings of the Everton game to travel and stay in Holland, whilst commanding an appearance fee from our opposition to play there. Everyone is backwards at this club.

Miller, who is out for two months.

They used to be available after a week or so. Just recently it seems to be anywhere between 2-4 weeks for some reason. There will be nothing worth viewing in there anyway. Hopefully Glen will come on and give us a decent recap when they have been published.

Absolutely, there isnt a chance this lot would have even thought of that though. Can play centre back very well too. This isn't true, they paid the younger lads to protect the asset.

Why is this club so terrified of improving the first 11?

Covered this summers transfer business and then some in one fell swoop that Brittain deal. Pasha and Gestede will be laughing there heads off.

Pompey want to improve and get better, we dont.

We're very good at being at the back of the line for players, I'll give them that.

Think they would struggle with ESC places for both him and Baradji.

They want to give him 10/15 apparently.

Nothing until last week of the window.

A Wednesday situation of not paying wages etc will never happen here. When push comes to shove they will always put the minimum amount in to keep things ticking over.

More the clubs for accepting this ridiculous TV deal for me.

7 games moved for TV between October-January, including our anniversary game against Derby. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/july/29/sky-selections-confirmed/

Anyone who is around 40 years old would have a very similar team as there best 11. Pedersen is an interesting one, for me though there's probably 3 I would have in front of him on the left.

I still think Baradji covers both RW and CM in typical budget Rovers fashion.

Elliot seems to think it's 90k per years contract signed at his new club, no idea if thats been verified though.

It's Baradji plus a CB I'm thinking. No where near enough, but when has thay bothered anyone at the club above the manager before?

I think the pay as you play deal will be with the club rather than the player.

Won the fans player of the year that season too over Shearer who scored 30 odd goals which is some feat in itself, and showed what the fans thought of him. Think it's easy to forget how good he was with him not being involved much in the title winning season.