Gallagher for 5m,  biggest heist in history

And our best player is someone ripped off Huddersfields bench. 

Hurry up ref, we are all bored to death 

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

On this showing I wouldn't play BBD again

I’m with you, absolutely abysmal 

Get Brereton off

14 minutes ago, pick32 said:

Like to see the stats for ground covered be he is right up there

You can cover ground without being anywhere near the ball

Dack looks like an OAP out there.

Vale anonymous and Buckley powder puff

second best all over the place. Can’t win a header

If that’s the reasons then we win an appeal with a half competent lawyer. What a farce.

Surely comment sense will prevail, the lad isn’t going to play for the next 6 months, 7 seconds, come on.

Let the deal go through, fine Rovers $50k and donate the money to a youth football program. 

So the PFA is getting involved in the Kourty Hause situation, wonder if we will blessed by their support?

Im still absolutely raging

1 minute ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

Let’s see what the EFL appeal says 

There’s clearly something awry. To mess up one deal is bad enough but to get both wrong is criminal 

I don’t think this is the end of it 

Me neither, something has happened that we are not privy too yet.

4 minutes ago, Beanie01289 said:

I don't understand why with time running out the never got a deal sheet in to cover any bases giving them extra time after11 to complete the deal

Power Outage, Wifi issues, medical emergency

Clutching at straws.

Both deals got scraped, did we lose the Wifi or something ridiculous? Something is missing from this story. 

Keep appealing.

Did we do an interview and pics with the lad? 

I wonder if he will take legal action, 24 years old should be getting looked after by the governing boards. It's pretty disgraceful.

I dont understand the motive from the EFL, I get there is deadlines to adhere too but if its minor paperwork issue and everything else is done, why would they hurt the two clubs and more importantly the player. Dont get it.

Just now, magicalmortensleftpeg said:

Very disappointed but not surprised. Will wait to hear more before fully judging but there needs to be an explanation.

Some of the conspiracy nonsense is unnecessary, as is calling for everyone involved to be fired when we don’t know the facts.

The facts are we are in the playoffs spots in Jan, for the second year running and we have not improved, again. BBD is leaving for free. Gregg and JDT both saying we are well positioned coming into the window.

And we get nothing. Then a breath of fresh air comes in, LOB, easily would be the best midfielder in the league and we balls up the paperwork.

Shambles and a joke shop.

He might just be posturing for clicks. Somebody get in there and see what he says please.

Just now, Gav said:

If making us better to watch is the goal, then bringing him in would probably do that. I thought he was a player at Udders, had real quality in the games I saw.

But he’s not leading this side to promotion and he’ll be gone in May, you have to wonder what the strategy is.

He put a Huddersfield squad, no better than ours is right now IMO, on his back and charged into the playoffs last year. Don't bet on him not doing it again. They only lost twice in the second half of the season. Much better starting position.

May sound like a bit of a fanboy but this guy is a complete monster in the midfield. 

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Just another pointless short term loan. Back to square one next season. What long term building? Long term bullshitting more like 

You've been posting this theme every 20mins for the last 24hrs. Take a break pal.

11 minutes ago, Gav said:

Missing out on this lad is one thing, but this side is miles away from being contenders for promotion, which makes him coming in pretty irrelevant for me.

Disagree, LOB is stupidly good. Will be our best player by a mile.

10 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

Really? 

It sounds utterly incompetent.

Well its better than not offering him terms on the Mandatory part of the contract.

14 minutes ago, den said:

Can’t see how it can go through if the correct forms aren’t sent through before the deadline. Hope it does though.

It sounds like one document wasnt signed but everything else was agreed and submitted. Surely they will allow it.

7 minutes ago, J*B said:

Blackburn’s on-off move for Lewis O’Brien move is in the balance … and here is the breakdown of the drama.

Deadline day starts with Rovers following up a previous inquiry for the Nottingham Forest midfielder.

Rovers are happy to pay his wages in full on loan for the rest of the season and wait on the player to decide.

West Brom coach Carlos Corberan wants his old Huddersfield player to join his squad but the club is yet to commit.

Sheffield United are desperate for O’Brien and the player is keen on them. However Blades are under a transfer embargo and need to sell Sander Berge.

The Norwegian is waiting on Newcastle, who do not seem keen come the crunch. Alternative choices are headed by Brighton but they pull the plug in Moises Caicedo leaving and do not come in.

By this point Blackburn have kicked on and say they will take O’Brien and agree to the Forest demand that they sign him for £10 million.

This part of the deal hinges on Rovers being promoted and they are happy to do that. Baggies do not want to sign up for that plan.

At 3pm on deadline day O’Brien gives the green light to Blackburn and heads to Manchester for a medical.

There are no snags and his agents are at Blackburn to sort out terms on the potential full time move at the end of it.

O’Brien’s advisors and Blackburn discuss what the wages and length of contract will be in the deal should they go up.

Those figures are disclosed and Blackburn are not out off, but no contract for that eventuality is signed.

Paperwork is done and sent over for the loan but the timing is delayed by those discussions over the future of the player AFTER the end of the season.

There are no problems again and Forest say they are happy for the deal to go ahead on the basis agreed between the clubs.

In the frantic final minutes O’Brien, who did his interview with the club press, was interrupted just before the deadline to sign the form.

But then it is discovered that ONE signed form that was needed for the deal to proceed was not sent off after it was signed before 11pm.

Now the EFL are looking into the details and the explanations of the case - among several others that are also borderline decisions.

Alright, so that doesnt sound too bad. 

So he needs to agreed terms on a future contract if a mandatory fee is included in the loan deal. Any Football Manager player could of told you that Gregg, ya bloody plonker.

This might be me out boys, I don’t think I can take it anymore. LOB is probably the best signing we could have made, media all reporting it and then to be let down is just devastating. Would not blame JDT to ditch out either.

It will go through, the players union will have a field day if it doesn’t and LOB is left in limbo for 6 months. No benefit to anyone.