No Stuart as players werent out of contracts in 6 months was there like Maddison is Isnt Morgan Fox out of contract this summer?

I think the 2.5 million is release clause in his contract. Is he good enough? I cant comment as I havent see enough of the players. Stats look good but they have for 3.5 years. So I wonder why he hasnt moved before.

I told you on a different social media when I was banned on here that I wanted rebuild the back 4 and keeper departments during the last 4 months of last season and this summer which you seem very happily to forget when it suits your argument. By making the signings we need like new 1st choice keeper, right back, left back and 2 centre backs. Me and other people on this forum think there is a player in Gallagher. I have posted recently about him and his development going wrong when not here. Not getting into the Bennett debate again with you as it is utter pointless I wasnt on the forum towards last months of last season but I posted on different social media about getting a new experience keeper, leader in centre defence, 2 new full backs in the starting 11.

Well we have an academy that we are investing in so we need to bringing through are own players IMO. Adarabioyo is 22 years old, hardly a youngster is he! Yes we might have some money to spend but we are also spending money on our academy and facilities aswell. So it got to a balance act. I would keep Buckley here and let him develop here. Yet again I going over the Brereton and Gallagher signings day after day, week after week with you. You might to spend discussing this issue to death, quite frankly I've fed up keep going over this time after time. Why would any manager tell the press their budget? Would be very stupid to do thing. Well thats your view of the rest of the season and playoffs chance. As you know my view is very different as you know so I will leave it there

We seem to have scouts at games in Europe. I dont how many we have. Hopefully this European scout has alot of experience overseas and contacts in different leagues and countries

https://www.rovers.co.uk/siteassets/pdfs/job-vacancies/senior-european-talent-scout-.pdf

Well I cant answered that question why an European network was set up sooner. Maybe waiting for Venkys to sign it off a problem or bringing in the right staff? I don't know. I couldn't think of a better job then watching loads of football games as a job myself

Thanks for the reply. I agree with you points and roles under the Sporting Director/head coach system. Look at the success at Norwich with Webber and Farke

We DIDNT advertise the role 18 months ago. We advertised in August/September 2019. Did you read the advert for the job? would you like to post it for you read pal?

Its show the wages we were paying then. I don't see they paying much more than that now. That's my opinion. I have shown what we paying. Do you have anything that show what we pay now or not?

Isn't Mowbray allowed to be honest with Mulgrew and the fans? Have you not read Mulgrew's interview on the Rovers website? Mulgrew has praised Mowbray in his interviews,

Yes some clubs get some transfers over the line but the vast majority of transfers will in the last week of window.

Well I have long be in favour of Sporting Director/head coach structure as I have posted time after time on here. And the role they do with the structure. What do you think and can you understand why I see this has the way forward? When Mowbray came in he was only head coach. Senior was Sporting director or whatever title he had. I don't think Venkys would fund a European Scouting network in league 1 IMO. We been in the championship now 18 months and the European Scouting network up and running now. We have or just about appoint an European Scout. I have tweeted Rich Sharpe for him to ask Mowbray/Club about this. He will try to get an answer tomorrow.. I have posted recently the advert for the European scout. Transfers in January majority always happened the last week of the window. Not in favour of these daft transfer windows we have.

and we average 2.1 offsides per game. So Armstrong is actually only responsible for 33%. so not that's badly as people say surely?

I think we have all debated to death the Brereton and Gallagher transfers. I'm bored of talking about it. my point was players out of contract and paying 2.5 million is wrong IMO why shut the thread? Plenty of people are debating links and potential players we should target Most of Championship clubs are struggling to made the signings they want! Just like every January window where most of signings will be done in the last week like always.

how can Armstrong be average 1.1 offside per games when he has been only been offside 19 times in 27 games. More like 0.69 per game

I would called it a very open and honest interview from our manager. I rather we had this type of manager compare to some of our past managers we had at the club

But we can all see Mulgrew isn't good enough for our starting line up or even 3rd choice. He is a defender and he was awful in the last few months of last season. has everyone forgot his pathetic performance against Boro when he wouldn't head the ball during that game.

why is the depressing article about the possible of playing more of academy players like Rankin Costello and Buckley instead of bringing in PL youngsters like we did with Palmer who wasn't good enough or what we needed? Mowbray is right not to be overpaying for players who aren't worth what clubs want fee wise like Marcus Maddison who is out of contract in the summer but they want 2.5 million They must be money for players so we can be putting bids, we aren't going to putting bids in for players if we have no money are we?

Well that is what we are trying to get to be investing in proper scouting system. it isn't something that can be set up very easily or quickly but we need to get it right and working right. Certain manager got rid of the scouting system we had under Hughes and Allardyce. Good player on his day. Never really get a chance under Bowyer here. He was set for a move to Newcastle from Brentford before getting injured.

well like I posted on this site very recently the wages we were paying Kean and Berg in this league. How did Coyle get the job when everything was agreed with Warnock to take over? Did he massively uncut how much we were going to pay Warnock per season? Bilic was on 65k a week when he West Ham manager. Do you really think he would take such a drop in wages to join us? I wanted Bilic when we sacked Allardyce. All because you haven't heard who Pardew's new club doesn't mean the rest of us have.

so how many offsides have we had all season? So Armstrong has been offside just 19 times in 27 games? is that it? wouldn't say that alot. Considering the other 3 teams in the top 4 are within the top 6 of the league

Derby charged with excess losses https://www.efl.com/news/2020/january/efl-statement-derby-county-charged-with-excess-losses

Not true at all that Armstrong is offside 9 out of 10 times

Almost 32 years old. Played at this level and wasnt impressive