A cricket analogy about batters surviving at the crease I assume . Get some sleep fella!

We only get the serious ££ if he signs a pro deal. No point playing him and developing him if he's refusing to sign and going to jump ship at the first opportunity. Probably a convenient excuse for Rudy not to have to sign another forward though.

Jeez how is that kid worth £20 mil? Is he a similar level to Wharton🤦🏻‍♂️

No news again 🥱

Don't worry, Forever Blue will be along to convince you the squad has improved and is now stronger than last year.

Cover for Duru going on loan🤷🏻‍♂️

Just read that. "Rovers remain in dialogue with Yverdon about the deal but no timeframe has been offered as to when progress might be made. The club still want to add two signings before the end of the transfer window, including signing an attacking midfielder." Sounds like we are now down to just an AM plus either a cb or rw. The number decreases by the week. They must have been reading this board and decided the squad has improved so no need for more.

You could also argue that both are no longer unknown players and defences will know how to play against them this year so they'll be less effective. You are just making assumptions, like we all are based on your particular view point. edit: just read your more detailed reply.

Are you making assumptions that the 3 signed are accustomed to the championship when you state we are stronger on the left wing, attacking midfield and centre forward. How are those positions stronger when we haven't signed anybody? Where we can agree is that we have trimmed some dross fron the squad (last year loans).

I'm not disagreeing they were shite - just like all our new signings maybe shite at Championship level. You asked where we were weaker. We are effectively 4 bodies down (plus ACD as you pointed out ) in attacking areas, which makes the squad a damn sight weaker. You seem to just discount it because they were shite. If we sign replacements for Weimann and Dolan, sign an experienced loan striker from a Prem club, plus another from a Champ club. Or sign the equivalent number of players from Europe. Then the squad would be comparable and not weaker.

You also need to factor in the loss of Woodrow and Dennis (as shit as they were) as attacking options we don't have.

It's coming to something when even the LET have no new articles. Perhaps they are waiting for info on Brittain leaving.

Of course we are weaker than last year - in attacking areas. The loss of Dolan/Weimann and the loanees Dennis and Woodrow (who granted were shit but potentially should have been better than they were) means we are 4 established championship players lighter up top than last May. How is that not weaker? You certainly can't argue that DeNeve is an adequate attacking replacement for any of them.

No links or rumours again. My, what an exciting summer and squad rebuild. Keep up the good work Rudy 🥱

I think it's certain we are waiting for cash in from either Brittain or Travis. Its very, very quiet on all fronts - including Hyam's 'very close' new contract. They were probably hoping Adam Wharton got a summer move too.

So was Woodrow but he's on your list?

I said domestic not championship.

By spending money on domestic players that cost a fair bit of money. Are they stupid? How on earth can they afford those type of wages? Somebody needs to point them to the Belgian league - especially the relegated teams. Bargains galore.

Not sure on the fine details - possibly or maybe it's like the under 21 euros where you can play up to the age of 23 if born within a cut off date🤷🏻‍♂️

Yes. Exactly. The expensive areas.

Leonard/Tyjon/Michalski/Montgomery wouldn't need to be registered as part of the squad as they are 21 or under. They would also have been available to supplement the 25 man squad we had last year. Lets put it this way. We are well down in over 21 players at the moment.

Another 3 would make it a 24 man squad wouldn't it? Unless I'm forgetting someone? Last year squad of 25 minus the 5 loanees, Weiman, Baath, Dolan and JRC.= 9 out. Wharton would come back into the squad after a year out, plus the 4 new signings. = 5 in. 3 new players would take it to 24.

So we probably offered half of that.

Exactly. Squad is 4 over 21 players light compared to the one that ended the season. 4 is the number we need.

Er no. As others have pointed out, he has a good engine and can get up and down but we haven't seen him do anything to worry the opposite full back or any crunching defensive tackles. With him and Hedges on the other side we may negate other team's threat out wide but there will be minimal goals/assists coming from either.