such a poor first touch by Gallagher..

Just now, roverandout said:

I rest my case

.We have 89 minutes to respond or are you already taking your ball home and saying 'told you so'...

Good start...

You know things are quiet when there's an ongoing discussing about Aynsley feckin Pears on here....

12 minutes ago, Bethnal said:

Morton on instead of Wharton seems like a pointed message to the latter. Weird thing to hold a grudge against a teenager when you’re JDT’s age.

Eh? A lot of assumptions there..

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I think he's gone off the boil. A spell out of the side won't do him any harm.

I agree. 

I like Scott Wharton but he was awful the other night. Some of his 'passing' particularly...

Considering we're 2nd in the league that was a putrid half of football.

Ponderous and lethargic with some horrible lazy passing.

Changes at half-time required...

4 minutes ago, J*B said:

Kaminski

Hyam Phillips Wharton

Brittain Wharton Travis Morton Pickering 

Brereton Gallagher. 
 

Can’t argue with that really. Phillips now officially ahead of Carter, which surprises me. Slight change of formation to be less attacking. I think we need a level of consistency with formations to break the inconsistent form. 

I take your point but we couldn't have been any less attacking if we'd tried at Wigan. 

We need to strengthen in the middle, take control there and we might be able see some tangible improvements.

48 minutes ago, Tormund said:

I want to kiss Gregg’s bald..................... head if he gets us Dembele.

I wondered where you going with this when I first started reading it.

13 minutes ago, CoconutGrove said:

The business this window has gone quite well - hopefully that’s still the case in 10 or so hours.

I’m loving the fact that we are getting business done on the quiet. How often over the last few years have we been linked to somebody then another team comes in and gazumps us?

I do wonder if those kicking off at GB for not doing any media bits over the last few weeks are starting to realise that he doesn’t seem so bad?

You'd like to think so. Some of the comments have been risible but I don't sense too much capacity for self-reflection in some of the more self-righteous types on here to be honest.

One guy (can't be bothered to search back to see who it was) even said 'I want Broughton out'. Pathetic really, it was always about waiting for the window to end before taking stock and unless things go catastrophic from here on in I'd suggest things are looking pretty good.

These might be famous last words I know but fingers crossed....

Cracking team performance. Blackpool got exactly what they deserved - feck all.

Young Adam Wharton, take a bow but everyone put a shift in.

2-3 more signings and we are capable of having a very good season.  

2 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I know that's the rumoured price.

I'd be walking away like a shot. Ludicrous for someone who has already failed at this level, and the whole exercise is highly likely to be a colossal waste ot time if not money.

You do like to reach your assumptions quickly. Must be nice to always be so convinced of the efficacy of your beliefs.

It won't be ludricous if he has a storming season - at that point £5m might seem like a bargain, no? Ultimately it's too early to say isn't it?

I'd hazard a guess you also thought the people who lumped money on Brerton to score 20 goals last season was also ludricous given his record up to that point..........

7 minutes ago, Shirley Crabtree Wrestler said:

It is true we still live more in hope that the shadows in the background are benevolent rather than dangerous. When you paint the picture like that, it does seem like a recurring pattern, and one which we could well be locked into permanently until the Venksters rock off. 

So many things about our club remain opaque, and far too little is done to engage supporters - it is almost as if we are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. 

Sad.

Personally, I wouldn't be getting too hung up on any pictures painted by JH Rover - guaranteed it won't end well.....

22 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

When the prostate exam comes make sure you can't see both hands... 

...and pray the clinician doesn't have hands like Pat Jennings (a reference for the old- timers).

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

In the last 2 games we have not only lost but have been uncompetitive due to how short our squad has been, so 6 points surrendered. Very few if any Championship squads are stretched like ours, having to keep flogging a 17 year old who isn't ready.

No one has ever suggested signing players for the sake of it, for some reason you think the only alternative to what we have at the moment is to sign shite or pay stupid money.

Is there a period of time to which you suggest that people totally withhold opinion on him on an internet messageboard?

Opinions are fine but impulsive judgements have a habit of sometimes coming back to bite you on the arse...

32 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Not sure that's true, they bid for Anel, we just couldn't afford his wages. And we've also signed two for cash. I'm sure there's money there, they just can't spend it cos the players they want can get better money elsewhere. 

And Lambert's departure had nothing to do with transfer money available to him. He left because there was no structure in place above him and he was left being a spokesman for a dysfunctional club, just like he was at Villa under Lerner. That's from the horses mouth.

Whatever the reason was I'm glad he did go...he was fu**ing useless. 

 All fur coat no knickers that fella...

Just now, phili said:

They put a new system in place and did hire a good manager for this season.

Their issue is if they like you they are very loyal.

All very laudable but loyalty in the football world usually gets you nowhere.

4 minutes ago, whalleyrover said:

If they want PL football, why did they not strengthen in January, remove TM during the death spiralas would have happened anywhere else or hired a proven manager this season.

I think it's unarguable that Mowbray was allowed to outstay his welcome. He should have gone after the 2020-21 season when the signings he was allowed to make suggest that was a 'going for it' season and we all know how that turned out.

7 minutes ago, Kcaj93 said:

He actually confirmed who the player was whereas you was having everyone play a game of transfer guess who. If you had originally said I've heard van hecke could be off to Sunderland then we would have avoided all of this. Instead you wanted everyone to list off every player we have been linked with

You need to calm down a bit fella ...he shared a bit of info and you were all over him like a cheap suit. 

I've no issue with people sharing stuff and no issue with them not revealing sources just because you had a paddy and stamped your feet like a petulant child.

1 hour ago, Gav said:

You make a good point Jimmy and to be honest I have no idea, but when a transfer fee was involved he usually bought well, his record is pretty good, you missed Dack of your list who was brilliant from day one, Kaminski too, Ayala when he plays, but we'll never know. 

If Venkys give JDT 8-10m to spend this season every Rovers fan should be up in arms, they're taking the piss out of us if they do that given where we found ourselves in January and plug was pulled. 

 

 

Gav, I know you like to get up i arms but if JDT gets £8-10m to spend I won't be joining you.

Maybe, like most of us on here, they knew Mobray was going to blow it like the choker he was. If JDT does get some money that suggests to me they'll clearly have more confidence in him than they had for Mowbray as the dying embers of his reign fizzled out.

23 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

It was more than fair for Lenihan to be described as a decent Championship defender.

Perhaps, but also more than fair to describe him as 'bang average' I think.

Probably not that much between decent and bang average in the scheme of things (composure, passing ability, footbal nous etc... all play a part in deciding where players fit on that spectrum..)

2 minutes ago, Spankus Munky said:

In which case I'm happy enough that he isn't here as its far too much for us to commit to a 28 year old decent bang average Championship defender.

Fixed it for you but I agree with your point - namely that that was far too much of a weekly wage to be throwing at him. We can get better quality than him for +£20k pw.