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We may well need to but unlike a few years ago players from abroad aren't that cheap. Don't know what guendouzi cost arsenal but he was playing last year in a very average league 2 side at lorient. The euro has dropped from 1.42 to the pound to around 1,9 making EU players far more expensive than they were and clubs abroad are well aware of the riches in the top English leagues.

I totally agree that closing stands without consultation (even if they'd already decided to do it they could have looked like they cared) and the price don't help

It's not only about excitement for the upcoming season. We could have signed a whole raft of exciting players and people for whatever reason might still not choose to buy a ST. Granted a couple of exciting signings might push those who thought they might get one into actually getting one but they wouldn't necessarily have a big impact on those who thought they probably wouldn't buy. Like most things it's not black and white

Personally I think the away strip is even worse than the home. Was thinking of buying one for my grandson for Christmas but will think again unless his other grandparents go for a Burnley shirt in which case I will have to buy one or the other

Can you loan half a player

Bit of a simplistic poll there. Preferred the questions suggested yesterday

But if you have a ten year old one or older that you feel good about why bother if you don't like this one. The one I wear if I go to matches in one was signed by Dunn, Thomson, Neill and others from the season the club gave me it. I have a second one signed by my tutor group when they left school. Why waste money on this year's effort

Well that's pretty darn horrible

I keep logging in and hoping that the large number of pages added means there's something to discuss but no. And now I've added another pointless post ?

He may be sitting on it but he's not getting off it to play, not according to the bbc

Why are you planning to watch it in the toilet?

I know it's better that Belgium go through for all sorts of reasons but the sight of Fellaini celebrating is, in itself, a reason for me to wish Japan had put them out.

When a player rolls about like that, you know he's not actually hurt, but reacting to try to get a player carded. If a player is really injured rolling about is the last thing on his mind. Neymars behaviour does not help himself. Fair enough, he may be targeted, he may deserve better treatment than he gets, but if you feign or exaggerate injury and go down like you've been seriously injured every time a fly kicks you, what do you expect?

Is there any way in any kind of parallel universe that both Uruguay and Portugal can go out because if so I'll happily move tbdrd

Totally with you again Rev. Changes yes but wholesale no. To start with it disrupts play too much. Sides that don't normally play together have to work much harder. But the main thing is that where does Southgate go if we go out to Colombia. Especially if as expected, the Belgians beat Japan really easily. He's left himself almost no wriggle room especially with pundits and press who were already critic last week. His bosses might not sack him but the press will turn I feel

Clubs always quote bigger prices early in but are often a bit more accommodating when they realise they might miss out on players they need if they don't get a sale sorted. We almost certainly have very little cash and won't want to pay a price now that might be lower when the real activity starts as the world Cup progresses and the start of the season draws nearer

It's not often I say this but I'm with you Rev. Didn't see it. Only listened on the radio as travelling to Plymouth but it sounded completely inept. I couldn't believe the number of changes and my daughter phoned on her way home from work almost incandescent with rage

Definitely with you on beards and tattoos. We're getting old

Most people would see that as a no contest

We all have questions and we don't support every decision made or go into raptures about every signing, or most of us don't. However nor do most of us merely criticise and snipe all the time either. Question what people think a player will bring to the team by all means. I don't know what Rothwell will bring, if anything. But to have a go at fellow fans lack of ambition just because they're trying to see what he might bring and see our first signing, hopefully not our only one, in a positive light is not constructive debate.

So are you saying that if we don't kick up a fuss, man the barricades, protest at every match, we're not true Rovers fans. If people want to watch Rovers, that's their prerogative. I tried protesting and if there was a decent protest movement with a clear agreed focus I still would, but that ship has sailed. So what else is there to do but watch matches if you want to, support the decent manager we now have and the decent players he's brought in. They are not superstars and are probably not what we need in most cases if we want to move up the leagues, but they work hard and give their best, something that can't be said of many players recently. I don't accept that our rightful place is lower championship. It's mid table premiership in my book with the odd decent cup runs, but for now we are where we are and nothing we can do can change that. It's not resignation. It's just deciding to shelve grievances for a while. They're still there. Next time Venkys mess up, they'll come to the fore again, but there is no way our grievances impact on them.

Nobody likes freebies or cheap players or loans. We all know that to really progress we need to spend some real money, but we do understand that the cash isn't there for well documented reasons, and we have to tailor our expectations to the real world. But you know that don't you?

Thanks but I found it myself by going to the site and clicking on tickets ?

The link doesn't work on my computer at least

I don't love him but nor do i understand the vitriol aimed at him by some others. Yes, he put his foot in it over the Kean era but how many others stood up and said what a total waste of space, to put it politely, he was? He's made a decision to leave. He doesn't have to share his reasons with us, just as i don't have to share my reasons for retiring when I did with anyone else, although i did to those who really wanted to know. It's his life and he's entitled to live it as he wants provided he doesn't deliberately hurt others or do anything illegal.