This squad could probably get to two finals on its own. Not saying Southgate is a bad manager, but my god, people are forgetting we've completely winged this (and the other tournaments) through blind luck and dismal football. We have an embarassment of riches at our disposal (and seemingly solvent in every position now with the emergence of Guehi, Konsa and Branthwaite at CB). We should be playing football that makes other teams afraid.

Remember seeing Daniel Sturridge and Micah Richards play at Ewood (in separate games) and thinking they both had something. Unfortunately both largely succumbed to injury

Wharton is definitely a patchy player, but is also a Rovers fan. Maybe we shouldn't be so quick to get rid of people who actually care about the club being succesful (particularly when their values influence the dressing room as well)

15% of profit is a fucking pisstake Read that again, a fucking pisstake!

Fully expect Pears to Barcelona at some point then

HERO

SAMMMMIEEEE!!!!

The 'football' we're playing is total fucking dross. No fight, no finesse, easy passes bouncing off men or going out We deserve to go down

It's just so maddening because you sometimes feel there IS a player in the likes of Pears, Hyam, Brittain, Dolan, Gallagher. All of them have been our MOTM several times, but nobody running the club seems to be able to get a consistent tune out of them. And as it is we have, respectively, a keeper who makes a part-time hobby of losing us games through completely avoidable howlers (two if you count Wahlstedt), a Duffy MK. 2 wannabe, a defender who can't defend (and can't be arsed), a winger with lightning quick feet but no brain and the most physically useless big lump ever to play target man in the football league.

Has a Championship team ever been relegated with the top scorer? I just have no words and no energy left for this pathetic heap of deadwood that we pay to wear the shirt every week. Where was the urgency after we went behind?

It's like playing with NINE men when Gallagher is on, useless lump (that our feckless club will no doubt offer another contract for and refuse to sell)

Wakey wakey Rovers ffs Yet again allowing doing the hard stuff one week and then letting mediocre opposition get on top of us 🙄

Anyone know what that 90s rave sounding tune they play before the game is? As I can't be there in person, I only hear it from afar on iFollow...

Will be difficult to get ahead of TAA (who's arguably the best passer in the world and still can't get into the team...)

Not a single win from Eustace yet, certainly looks like freefall to me.

Why promote 15 year olds to the first team (when that just puts them in the shop window for other clubs)? Another example of the absolutely shambolic running of this club

Are we ever going to see Gilsenan get a run? This side is crying out for some direct attacking flair and creativity, utter dross again

No creativity No urgency No control of the ball All the excitement of an amateur snooker game with none of the tension and certainly none of the finesse SHIIIITE!!

The majority seem to think that ANYONE expressing even slight disapproval of the club's running is down to that person actively hating the club and that if we just "get behind the team" and "stop the moaning" and let everything continue as it is, it'll all be fine. They don't seem to realise that criticism and drumming up support for protest is pretty much the only recourse we as long-paying (and suffering) supporters have to actually influence how the club is run. Anyway, welcome to Blackburn, East Lancashire... 🤪

"With Tom Bogert confirming that the loan fee is worth $700,000 with a purchase option of around $7 million, plus $2.5 million in add-ons" Equivalent to roughly 550k, and then £5.5m + another £2m, madness

The thing that annoys me most about all these young Prem loans is we keep getting the players who aren't performing and don't look like they're going to make the cut at their parent club (even when these same clubs also have other players they're looking to loan out in the Championship who are actually decent!) What's the point of insisting on playing the Tyler Mortons of this world week-in, week-out to apparently develop a relationship with their parent club at the behest of our own prospects, if we just then get loaded with these clubs' academy chaff the next season?

Agreed, letting Wharton go now for the initial fee that was discussed (and not trying to raise that with other clubs circling) looks like poor business, particularly if there's no sell on fee + looking at other deals for similar players.

Wahlstedt came with a good reputation though, and all signs were that he'd make a good keeper. Fully expect him to go elsewhere at some point and become a great success (as is bloody typical with Rovers). Don't think Brittain is as terrible as many are making out, in many games he's played for us he's been arguably our best player, just seems (like Hyam) to be declining in form and going through frequent injury spells of late

Good luck to Wharton Absolutely gutted to be losing him, and feel that's some poor negotiation that we've settled for £22m inc. add ons considering that's been their apparent price point for the last few days + looking at other similar transfers that have happened, but what can you do, COYB

Really not sure about this American lad, £2.3m for 15 goals in 37 MLS appearances doesn't bode well. We don't need potentially another donkey upfront (hope I have to eat my words)