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Ben Brereton will be our top goalscorer this year. Quote me on that!

Hi everyone, Just wanted everyone to know that @OnePhilT has decided to step down from volunteering to work on the front end of the website. I'd like to really thank him - from everyone at BRFCS for all the work he's done - the front page is revolutionised (https://www.brfcs.com/), the new theme is unanimously liked and he's done loads of cleaning up which means we can do things like create the player archive, which is here if anyone isn't aware: https://www.brfcs.com/mb/index.php?/player-archive/ . I'm sure he doesn't want to plaudits, but he really has been irreplaceable! In terms of what this means for you - it means BRFCS now has nobody with front end web experience. We still have - thankfully - a few people who help out with the back end, but in terms of how the forum is viewed it will stay how it is for the foreseeable. Phil kindly finished off a couple of bits and made some guidelines that we can follow, but any more major changes are off the cards. If you are a web dev and would like to volunteer, our messages are always open! Other BRFCS news: We will continue to lose people from behind the scenes if certain people don't stop treating this forum like they currently are doing. The BRFCS transfer thread is - every single year - the hardest thread to run. Its tiresome, especially when we aren't signing players. We're all sick of the bickering, name calling and trolling, so I assume you are too. I'm pretty much out of ideas on how to stop it - we could restrict members, but thats not what a forum is about, we could also force members to show their real names or social media accounts, but I don't want to be responsible for arguments at the ground. My latest thinking is to bring on board a few more moderators who can look over the site, as with Phil stepping down we're currently down to three, K-Hod, Tom and myself. I'm happy to speak to anyone who thinks this is something they might like, but I must tell you that being in this position is often no fun! All three of us will tell you it sucks the enjoyment out of the forum - the only reason I do it is because I don't want to see the website fade away, I suspect the others feel the same. In the meantime, i'm taking a really strong hand (which I hate doing), because moderating in the previous style taking up 3/4 hours per day. Rule breaks won't be discussed over PMs, posts won't be hidden without repercussion, it's straight to bans unfortunately. The knock on effect from losing people is that we're slowed down creating a content site for Rovers fans. The podcast and players archive are exactly where we want to end up, we're really proud of them. The team working on podcasts enjoy making them and have all become good friends, the player archive is the biggest public one available.

Still paying too much at 8k a week, would like to see that at 5k.

Well, going by the formations board in the managers office for the Gallagher unveiling...

Positive: Good song.

Well, we will either win 10-9 or lose 10-9.

4 year deal, undisclosed fee.

Give it 2 minutes!

I should flag I think neither system is great, I would go... Nyambe Lenihan Williams Bell Travis Johnson Chapman Dack Rothwell Graham But I just dont understand how we can have three strikers totally 14m on the bench.

In a 5-3-2 Dack wouldn't have to do anything but track back a little more when defending. When attacking Mulgrew would push forward and we would go 4 at the back. Defending Lenihan Mulgrew Williams Bennett Bell Travis Dack Johnson Gallagher Graham Attacking Bennett Lenihan Williams Bell Mulgrew Travis Johnson Dack Gallagher Graham

I think we will switch between 4 2 3 1 and 3 5 2 Lenihan Mulgrew Williams Bennett Bell Travis Dack Johnson Graham Gallagher

3-1, Breo hat trick.

Which is why it's taking a while - why commit to spending big wages and a loan fee for Hart, or a fee plus wages for Carson if there are opportunities on free transfers. I dont expect we will get Adrian, but it's worth exploring.

Hes the cheapest option, but will probably have offers in England and Spain, so would take some convincing. Hart most expensive then Carson.

We arent looking at Foster, the three options are Hart, Carson and Adrian.

Yeah £1.75m upfront then £1.25m if we ever spend money on defensive players... so just the £1.75m.

Let's leave the modding to the mods please.

You where all warned by the mods. Anyone else that makes this a bickering thread will be banned.

Yeah him.

Well, I heard on Sunday we are due to release it this week alongside a double signing. Definitely grey. What does a double signing mean? Probably a good player alongside a player we have questions over, I reckon. Butterworth / Adam + 1?

Nixon is a lizard.

God I hope we dont sign Adam. I would rather we played our best players and found a formation which suited them: Nyambe Lenihan Travis Johnson Rothwell Dack Arma Chapman Graham That squares off the following which must play: Keeper Nyambe Lenihan CB LB Travis Johnson Rothwell Dack Chapman Graham Arma misses out, for now.

About the forum - I'm often as negative as you can be about the team!

I dont see how we can justify a striker when we have: Graham, Breteton, Armstrong, Nutall and Samuel. He must sell two before we can buy one, surely. Same applies for central midfield.

Keep on topic!!