I didn't read it as they being on the D list. Appearantly they where very much in the mix so they could be anywhere from lower on the B list all the way to D. It was clear that he was aiming higher which is interesting as those two are highly rated among the supporters. He does set himself up for a bit of failure if we don't land them or someone better though.

Think so, but we could never afford those wages which was the reason he couldn't agree a new contract. Far too good for Championship so I reckon he will have a payday in China or somewhere exotic.

That list of signings looks very similar to the Coyle summer list when we went down. Some might turn out ok like Mulgrew. They have a better manager then Coyle, and they will probably have more fight than quality. Magennis is an awkward customer, though never prolific. Otzumer has quality, but I'm not sure how he fits in in Parkinson's tactics. He couldn't get the best out of Armstrong so I have my doubts.

Harrison has signed for Ipswich. Ipswich are also rumoured to be interested in Kayden Jackson of Accrington Stanley who played well against us on Saturday.

People shouldn't trust https://twitter.com/McConnellJamie as a source. He just seen Bennett's interview and done a spin on it, hence he is not giving the name of the second player.

There is nothing unusual, that's the result of running a 2 mill decifit each month. That's 24 mill each year. People overestimate the impact of transfer fees, when it's wages that kills you.

Where did he say that? The only thing I've seen is that Boro wanted to see him in pre-season before any decisions. Rich Sharpe says he always thought a transfer for Chapman would be more unlikely than likely. Wonderful run, would really like him back.

QPR settles FFP violation with transfer ban i January and 20 million fine https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/qpr-settle-ffp-dispute-with-efl/

That was my whole point. Mowbray claims he has a budget he can work with so surely the responsibility lies with him. No doubt there has been some misjudgements somewhere regarding getting players in, I'm also worried about permanent signings turning into loans at this stage. You're not the only one sick of repeating yourself, but I'm not going to put you on ignore. No point being on a message board if I want an echo chamber, so stay active

Samuel played for the most part right winger. Changed sides with Bennett a couple of times and I think for the last 5 minutes he was deployed as a striker with Graham dropping down to right wing. He did well to be fair. A bit of enigma that at one point powered through 3 defenders and in the next moment fails to control a simple ball.

EH? So you trust Mowbray, but not what he says publicly. Mowbray has been given a budget he seems happy with: "The Owners understand that, to that point that I think the budget we've been given is going to be substantial enough to add some quality players and not break wage structure" https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/may/tony-mowbray-qa-part-two/

Not an Evans fan, but was very good today.

Excellent performance. This was probably very close to our starting lineup. You could tell that this was the backbone of the promotion team. Well organised and suprisingly fluid (given our lack of attacking options). Dack was MOM, but also credit to Smallwood and Evans in the midfield who never gave the ball away. Won a lot of second balls with high pressure.

I like this

Kasey Palmer would be a coup. You take that kind of quality even for half a season.

There is nothing to suggest that the delay lays with the owners. Mowbray has had full control over the last two transfers windows and have gone public saying he has a budget to buy players. He has also said that he is confident that he will get there. So if there is a lack of trust it has to be on Mowbray.

Apperantly Ipswich's manager is also getting his patience tested regarding transfers: “It all takes time and patience is a word which I have to keep using and it’s certainly testing my patience.” https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/34034

He played 36 games, 26 starts. Certainly played a lot of games with Payne and was used in different positions as winger, central and attacking midfielder. Oxford fans seems to think he has the ability to play in the Championship but need consistency in the performances. I think he's bought as a squad player with potential rather than a starter. http://www.soccerbase.com is an excellent site for those who wants statistics

You could argue that Rothwell was his replacement but he is more of a midfield type than an attacking midfielder that unlocks defences.

I belong to the positive camp, however JHRover has a valid point. It's not that we should sign Antonsson og Payne, but they need to be replaced. Antonsson for all his shortcomings was an option on the left side that brought some goals. Payne was useful as an impact sub and also the only one who could fill Dacks role. Right now we lack 3 players to fill those roles. The pace of Armstrong, Antonsson's goal and Payne's creativity.

The team Maddison was close to join was WBA. The PBoro chairman tweeted Yesterday that the deal was that WBA moved out McLaren first, then they went and got a loan winger instead, so he didn't sound too pleased. We were never in the running apperantly. Currently Maddison played for PBoro and doesn't seem to go anywhere. Marriott has gone to Derby and it seemed the PBoro auction wasn't that successful as Derby was the only team bidding.

The window for permanent signings closes 9th of August. Frees and loans can still be added untill 31 August. I think we'll see loans added after 9th as PL teams take stock after the transfer window closes.

Surely warranted, though Mowbray himself said after India that they've been given a budget to buy quality players that fit our wage structure. Rich Sharpe also indicates that we could see the Dack fee of 750k eclipsed before the window closing.

I think you can count Davenport as a defensive/physical CM as well. Would really like to see a proper box-to-box midfielder that will make the deep runs into the box and finish off attacks. Seems like rare breed these days, only one I can think of in our space is Jon Nolan of Shrewsbury. But creativity at the front line is/should be the priority.

I think escaping FFP has more to do with selling their best asset last season (Will Hughes and Tom Ince) for 20 mill combined.