Central midfielders in their late 20s are at their peak physically. Now I don’t rate Smallwood and Evans (both 28) one bit, but to try and tag them as ‘old’ to back up your argument is a bit silly Rev.

Cockney wide boy type. Wonder if he’ll get on with our resident one?

Has a look of this colour wise. I’d be happy with the same result...

Think there was only about 2,000 people left in their seats that second half!

Bury no news. Rochdale is on the gate.

My thoughts entirely. I think what’s happened to him is sad more than anything. A symbol of the modern game.

I don’t think anything at this stage. We spent net £10milliion + last summer. So far this summer we’ve brought in two frees and about to sell our keeper for 3. So that’s a net spend of minus 3 million. So if we are now going to spend £13 million in a month... cracking!

You don’t know either until the window shuts...

They seem sorry to see him go on their forum...

His age? He’s 28. Reaching his ‘peak’ (it’s Evans, but still). He will want the cash, he’s not a 34 year old after a bit of security and a 2 year deal. I’m pretty sure he will have had a rise.

A thinly veiled reference to J*B’s ITK tidbit. Sounds like ’hysterical’ brfcs not too far away from the truth, again...

It’s certainly lighter than the promo pic. Seen my mate’s newborn wearing it (he’s moved to Manchester... so needs to brainwash him quickly!)

The lighter shade is more accurate. Not sure what’s going on with that team photo.

Nice work Phil! RIP HAL.

Adam’s only 33? Christ.

Nixon now reporting Johnson. He’s just been logged in, I take it?

Me too! Weren’t they selling bacon butties on the concourse?

I don’t trust them one bit. The drawbridge can be unceremoniously withdrawn just like it was for Bowyer. Therefore if there is a sizeable budget it would be wise to spend it, or TM will be trying to find his own Fode Koitas before he can say ‘Assombalonga’ ‘Telling them to slow down’ is very naive of the manager.

Indeed he did buy BB. Because it was a transfer that fit the buy young English talent for our ‘trading model’. The fact he is so raw tells us that it is not the transfer policy of a club that sees promotion as a priority, but to be this mythical ‘self sufficient’ club. An impossibility for Blackburn Rovers with our income streams yet massively expensive infrastructure when in this league. Of course, that isn’t TM’s naive policy.

Or they are using TM’s own past utterances that the owners are keener to spend than he is and seeing some correlation ..

From J*B’s ITK contact. Ask him. But as TM is on the record stating how he’s held Venky’s back before, not exactly outlandish, is it? It’s a transfer rumour, so being discussed on the transfer rumour thread... imagine that!

Any ambitious manager should thrive on such pressure.

New ground for us, and a famous old one. A bit like when we drew Celtic in the UEFA Cup and Williams asked for a smaller allocation (2,700) because we would’ve had to pay in advance for more and he thought that would be adequate. So what happens? Thousands descend on the ticket office and they even had to open up the Blackburn End concourse! Typical Rovers fans!

Only kids kits, I presume?

Thought I’d go to a Boro forum to see if there’s any gossip up there about Assombalonga... there isn’t! But I did spot this thread. Some fella from Darwen Cricket Club saying there are ‘new drinking restrictions around Ewood’... ergo the only place for a pint is his club. I’ve not heard anything? So is it just a canny bit of marketing from DCC aimed at visiting fans? https://www.oneboro.co.uk/forum/topic/8430-blackburn-away/