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Salford have just signed Richie Towell who was first choice in the Championship with Rotherham last season. I imagine it will be a brief stay in League 2...

Is he? Not sure he’s any better than a good Championship player myself.

It’s perfectly true. But you don’t read ‘Trevor Hemmings funded Preston North End’ or ‘Middlesbrough, who operate under a Steve Gibson benefactor model’ in their local paper. Weird recent innovation.

I’ve noticed Sharpe drops that line in nearly every article these days. Lapped up by Beetlejuice and crew below the line.

LT: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17676487.rovers-chief-executive-on-budget-talks-with-owners-venkys/ ‘They wanted to discuss the blip in the middle of the season, what can we do better on that front, and Tony gave an explanation on that.’ The image of Balaji doling out the tactical advice to TM

The Observer? No chance! They don’t want an earful from Holt at the next EFL meeting, do they!

We’ll sell pretty much the same as usual with a little spike today (payday and £4 extra club cash!!!!) and another at claim your seat deadline day. No advertisement I can see apart from on the club’s official social media accounts. Any lapsed/non ST holders had any targeted advertising?

Doesn’t really mean anything without a comparison to this stage usually.

I’m not particularly arsed about the fixtures in themselves being ‘unglamorous’. What is strange though is that Mowbray himself said he doesn’t want to largely play lower league sides. Last season’s friendlies showed that. This time we are seemingly back to them.

I thought the company accounts stated that it was 7million as they had us spending £10 million overall on transfers?

It was a debate, no? A couple of people got a bit personal, but I thought the rest of us (Joe included) were just chewing the fat on BB, a big signing for the club. Whats the problem with that? Or if it’s in the wrong thread, just move it.

Well of course. Bloke near me slags off Dack every week! That’s a football crowd. But as a COLLECTIVE he’s had great support.

I’ll stop you there. He’s had fantastic support from the fans. Very patient. If folk in the pub or on a forum want to criticise the money spent, so what if he’s been getting support at the ground?

We all thought Lowe was shite from day 1, Shirley?

Jason Lowe played at various youth levels for England - indeed he captained the U20s...

Fair enough Joe. I can’t agree that he is ready and we will see in August that TM (the actual expert) doesn’t agree with you either.

They are, much cheaper season tickets though.

You started it Joe by saying you wanted BB starting next season. The lad ain’t ready. The price tag shouldn’t come into it. If he was out of our academy we would be saying he needed a season out on loan to learn the game and toughen up.

BB will play when he is good enough to get past DG, not because we spent money on him... and he’s currently not even close . Ridiculous to say otherwise.

The fact BB cost 7 million means bugger all, many a manager has thrown money away. We spent £10 million on Nathan Blake and Ashley Ward.

Leicester are a decent side, as are Wolves and they would’ve been right up there in years gone by. However, the financial muscle of the top 6 now leaves them miles away.

A good advert to show how they are a million miles away from the rest of English football, you mean?

Of course a striker has to be a priority. We were a Graham injury away from a big problem last season.

Said it all when Harvey’s only response to the crisis in club governance was ‘well the fans should be grateful to their owners’ Tinpot fixture organiser masquerading as a professional body.

The LT staff are leaving east Lancs entirely and moving into the Bolton News office, I believe.