Or another Rodwell.

With a focus on the cheap Loan.

He got the run around second half v shrimps. Subbed today. Those two above set a very low bar.

Early days but it appears Pickering is not looking great at left back.

Decent point that. Millwall have been a solid Champ team.

Not to mention the quality to come off the bench and effect the game.

Just offers the radio options. I'll save my brass.

Booo

I'm in Spain and don't get the option of a live stream 🤷🏻‍♂️

It was.

Seems a much more logical move all round.

Yeah I get that...but 6 from one club seems a bit excessive. Only the first season from Smallwood and half a first season from Downing is the only value we've had from that lot. Piss poor really. Pretty much all the players you mentioned above (except for soft lad Ferguson) ranged from decent to exceptional. Difference in calibre of manager I suppose.

Smallwood Pears Ayala Downing Chapman Leutweiler Anyone I've missed that has Boro links?

Why would head of recruitment be scouting opponents? Can't possibly be in his remit.

The whole thing seems bizzarre now. According to all reports a fee for Obafemi has been agreed for a while. That means we have permission to talk to the player. TM said yesterday he hadn't spoken to the lad. Why not? Obafemi clearly isn't interested in coming this way or the deal would have been done days ago

And that alone should set alarm bells ringing. We are far to cosy with Boro.

The weird thing with Mowbray is it's the defensive players that don't seem to improve. Crazy considering what a good centreback he was back in the day.

I'm not arguing Dack and Armstrong. How have Brereton, Nyambe and Lennihan improved under Mowbray? Nyambe and Lennihan were around the first team when he came. They've had plenty of game time but have they fulfilled the talent that got them in the first team at a young age? Travis started brightly when he arrived in the first team - following Damien Johnson's input. Again, has he improved since making his breakthrough?

Just about every link to a player always has a Middlesbrough interest. That can't be pure coincidence.

Nyambe, Bell, Lenihan, Gallagher, Brereton, Rothwell. I'd argue that none of those have improved under Mowbray.

So Mowbray's new plan (Lancs Telegraph) is for the whole team to contribute goals. He wants more goals from midfield but apparently we don't have those players at the club so he needs to bring them in. Defence need to weigh in with more goals from set pieces. Except he doesn't practise set pieces.🤦🏻‍♂️ Anyway for me, I still think we need a strapping CB and a big physical midfielder so we can compete physically. - before we think about adding more goals.

Biggest give away was one being a winger 🤣. Or if genuine, the Brighton crock returning may work in out favour, now we have the Armstrong money.

We've bought the player who was allegedly Crewe's best player. Jury is out on whether he will make the step up to the Championship. We don't need any more league one players.

He's trying them all so that when he knows which players are coming, he can narrow it down to 5.

Tinker tinker all the bloody time.