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Mowbray has also made about 10 substitutions. Does he know that he can only make 3 in a league game? He either doesn’t get the rules or doesn’t want it. Or maybe it’s just a pre-season game. Let’s at least wait until Charlton before losing our collective s***.

If the replacement is miles better, yes. i get the point you’re trying to make but Raya wasn’t one of our best players last season and certainly isn’t irreplaceable. Dack is slightly different. Im underwhelmed but prepared to give him a chance.

If we had signed Adam there would be outcry. ANOTHER midfielder. ANOTHER has-been 30-something. MORE cash spent that should be going towards a defender or GK. We don’t need another midfielder. If our season falls apart over Charlie Adam signing for Reading, I’d be surprised. If ever this forum needed some actual football games to talk about..

And Reed wasn’t our player.

It hasnt been awful. Conway and Rodwell won’t be missed. I’d argue that Downing and Johnson are more useful players to have. Raya will depend on the replacement(s). The window hasn’t been great by any stretch. I’m a bit disappointed given some of the talk in May, however the squad is marginally stronger and there are still signings to come. We’ve kept our best players and we’re gradually strengthening. Not awful in my book.

So we will either win, lose or draw. You’ve stuck your neck out with that one.

I understood that Holtby had already agreed to go to Galatasary before he trained with us. Our priority isn’t central midfield. I’m very pleased with the Johnson signing and with Travis/Buckley coming through, it’s hard to justify bringing Adam in. Don’t think we’ll regret that one if it falls through.

Raya is the only first team player we have lost and we’re yet to see his replacement. I agree that if we don’t get a decent keeper through the door then we’re struggling but otherwise, the squad is stronger than last season at this stage. Bradley Johnson certainly improves us. Are we ready for a promotion push, probably not but I don’t think we should write off next season just yet.

Happy enough with Gallagher. Not the most exciting but doubt we could attract much better. Also not comfortable with blowing the bank on a marquee name given FFP etc. Johnson, Downing and Gallagher represent decent enough business and improve the squad. A keeper and CB need to be the priority from now on.

All depends who we replace him with. Cant label it an error until we see how Raya develops over time. Im on the fence. Seems an odd one considering how relatively small the fee appears to be. Don’t think many of us were complaining when he got dropped at the end of the season so if we can get a decent replacement in, I’ll be alright with it. Happy with Johnson. Established championship player and certainly an improvement on what we have.

It says on the website that it’s in the club shop from tomorrow to be fair..

I’ll judge him by his actions. If he said all the right things at this moment in time but failed to improve the squad before August, I’d feel the same way. Positive intentions mean nothing if he can’t deliver. I’m not getting carried away with his recent comments in the same way that I didn’t get carried away with his previous ones.

Why don’t we wait until the transfer window shuts to determine whether it’s been a success or not..

Undecided but can see the logic. Happy to give him a chance. Hope it’s the first of many.

I assume this has more to do with Umbro’s schedules than Rovers..? Presumably we have no say in when the kits get released.

And Brad Lyons...?

You said that Jansen was a player who took his ‘foot off the pedal’. Some might say that after nearly being killed in a motorbike accident, Jansen did well just to walk on to a pitch again. Its not quite the same scenario as Sturridge..

Surely we want to be attracting the fans who haven’t been since Oxford?

You think it has no influence at all? Well let’s just flog them for nothing then.

We are also a business. I imagine you’ll be one of many expecting us to spend big money in the summer. It has to be generated from somewhere. It doesn’t necessarily justify expensive tickets but a balance has to be found. I haven’t done any research but I imagine that our tickets are still cheaper than most. Also, your first post on this thread criticised the club for dropping prices for the Swansea game. That is exactly how to get more fans through the door - an issue you then criticise Waggott for in your post above. The club seems to be damned either way.

Keep it fair. He’s played Rothwell and Dack in the last few games so clearly Mowbray accepts that two playmakers can be on the pitch. Dack was awful today. Mowbray would have been criticised for keeping him on if he hadn’t been replaced. Also Williams was arguably our best player tonight. Im not going to lose the plot over tonight. We showed that we’re not at Norwich’s level at the moment but they’re top of the league for a reason. We need to build on what we have. Should be an interesting summer.

No real complaints. Played ok. Williams stood out and was good to see Chapman on the pitch. Kept it respectable. We’ve got to step it up next year.

Have you subscribed to iFollow? The full replays are all available there throughout the season.

It’s been a funny season. Spells of both play off and relegation form. It’s very hard to say where this team ‘should’ finish but I think it’s now clear that we overachieved in Jan as opposed to underachieved since. The team isn’t ready for promotion as it stands. To avoid relegation this season has to be seen as some form of achievement. Mowbray has said the right things about strengthening the squad in the summer and, personally, I think it’s worth trying to preserve stability if we can and give him a chance. Having said that, I think the good will from last season has been exhausted. Our form since January has been abysmal. If we don’t improve sharply in the coming weeks then a decision will need to be made. I want him to turn it around as he’s had such a positive impact at the club. I’m interested to see how the summer window will pan out given his comments so as it stands I’ll probably give him another 6 months or so.

Pathetic. Gutless. Unacceptable. Had enough. I’ve wasted too much time, effort and money watching games like today. Get him out.