Who said we got priced out of The Obafemi deal? As far as I was aware we had agreed with Southampton but the player didn't want to enter talks with us?

This.Maja was available on loan anyway.Stoke didn't have to agree to any permanent deal

So why did Maja end up at Stoke on a loan deal with no obligation to buy? Just because Sharpe said "it's believed Bordeaux now want a permanent deal for Maja" in the telegraph prior to Maja joining doesn't make it true. Quite clearly it wasn't the case because he moved on loan with NO obligation to buy. Tony Mowbray said he was offered strikers on loan but he felt we didn't need one .

You think absolutely no chance that Fulham can beat Sheffield United?Or it's beyond conceivable that Luton lose their 2 games? It's a longshot now that we will do it but surely whilst still the remotest of possibilities you pick the team that won you the last match at a canter

If it's going to be Grayson then Id rather keep Mowbray.

Thought Whitehall was showing a lot of promise prior to his injury issues this season? Granted I won't have seen the u-23 as much as you

A couple of week ago Nixon reckoned Brennan would be joining Wigan in the summer

I know what position Poveda plays, but he has been injured for 6 months and spent the majority of his time injured at Leeds not with us. Why does Zeefuik deserve to be on the bench ahead of Nyambe? Surely we won't be paying the £3 million fee to make Zeefuik a permanent deal.

He could rightly point to the result to justify that decision and it worked out last night. But Nyambe has been a good servant to the club and any other reason than injury then imo it's a joke that Zeefuik and Poveda got places on the bench ahead of him. Hope he is in the match day squad at the weekend (the bench obviously after last night's performance)

No we didn't miss him last night. But he has been a good servant to the club and it will be a sad state of affairs if he doesn't get to say a proper goodbye to the fans on Saturday. He deserves a place in the squad, if it was anything other than injury as to why he was missing last night then it is a joke imo. Zeefuik and Poveda shouldn't have been given a place on the bench ahead of him.

Any word on Nyambe's absence from TM?

Nyambe not even on the bench Poveda on the bench.Hedges, Rothwell and Buckley start

Where have I defended Venkys?Iv always said they are shit owners. Only defence iv ever given them is over the backing they have given Mowbray.I know YOU only count transfer fees spent which imo is nonsense because all the other players who have been brought in on loan/,Free transfers have cost a pretty penny over their time at the club, not to mention them signing off on stupid contracts for ageing players based on Mowbrays recommendations. Plus the man has never been forced to sell one player.2 first teamers sold in 5 years. I would have sold Rothwell but I honestly think if a similar situation arose at another club the owners would be thinking long and hard over selling a star man to a team at the time we were competing directly with for second place.There would have been uproar by many if he had signed for Bournemouth and our season imploded which it probably would have done anyway with Mowbrays track record.

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/tony-mowbray-blackburn-rovers-future-23769328 Definitely doesn't sound like someone who would turn down a new deal If offered.

He should have kept his mouth shut. You are like Mowbrays guardian angel defending his honour. He had been Informed of the owners decision.He knew he wasn't being sold.So he should not have been speaking about it. Like it or lump it , it's the owners money running the club and you are daft you believe the managers say is final at other clubs. The point my initial post on this matter was making, was it was a no win situation for the owners Just because You believe that doing what Mowbray asked was the right way I believe majority of fans would have been more angry at selling him to a promotion rival. Maybe we could have bought another Hedges with the money and kept them on the bench till next season.

Regardless Mowbray shouldn't have been going public with it.What purpose did it serve? Two days prior to that interview he was telling the media Rothwell going nowhere.

It COULD mean that like you say.So why are you making out the people who believe the owners put a stop to Rothwell moving to Bournemouth are stupid? That's the issue Iv got with your post. You have absolutely no idea what communication the owners had with the club over January... neither do I.Difference is I ain't calling people stupid for following what the manager said to the press.

After 2 years out injured I very much doubt Dack has any big move in the pipeline.

Complete guesswork.So why did the manager say they did say no? You do not know if they did or didn't speak to the manager or tell whoever at the club Rothwell wasn't for sale but you are stating as fact they didn't. If the owners like you say have stopped all communication then who gave the go ahead for company to be set up in their name to buy the training ground and lodge 16.6 million into the club?Did Mowbray or Waggott forge their signatures? Mowbray stated 2 days prior that Rothwell was definitely staying then changed it to Rothwell wanted to leave but the owners wouldn't sanction it. You have absolutely no idea what communication the owners have with people at the club so why do you state your opinion backed up by no insider information as fact?

I'm not Rothwells biggest fan but none of the players have covered themselves in glory in this latest death spiral. Imo the only 2 who have shown any consistency in this spell have been Van Hecke and Kaminski. It was a no win situation whatever they decided to with Rothwell not saying you but are you telling me if we sold Rothwell in January brought a couple of others in and we still went on awful run and dropped out of the playoffs people wouldn't be saying " stupid owners our best chance in years and we go and sell one of our better performers this season to a direct rival in Bournemouth" People can maybe rightly critise the owners for stepping in and interfering in a football decision but they had given the manager their decision and it should have been kept in house,instead we had the manager creating drama by going public trying to force their hand which was never going to work. We were second at the time.What sort of message would it have sent out to the fan base selling him to a team at the time we were in direct competition for a place in the premier league

Was his exit not a bit sour?They practically forced him out the door if I remember correctly. Can see him going abroad if he goes the Premier League I could see Brighton being the team taking him

Think he is being played in the wrong position and should be deeper. Also believe he would look far better with more intelligent players around him, he can see a pass better than anyone we have and no coincidence his best form came when Brererton was in full flow and making runs a player like Buckley thrives off. Will say he needs to improve the mental side of his game and take it upon himself to get more involved in games.Personally don't think he will go lower but if he wants to play at higher level than Championship then he does need to start influencing games more. He has never been a goal scoring threat even at under age level.It isn't his game doesn't mean he doesn't have the talent to play at a higher level. Like to see him after spending time with a better manager and coaching staff.

The owners are shit anyone with any sense agrees with that statement. But it wasn't only Gallagher and Brererton.Add Arma that is a 15 million outlay alone. Loans cost money too. Ayala and Johnson given decent deals ,both players on more money than our highest earners at their previous club.Players who have added nothing really. He also gave new deals to Mulgrew, Bennett, Evans etc when they weren't the standard required. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and although I probably agree with you regarding Rothwell up to that point he had been one of our players of the season and most the fan base would have been up in arms selling him to a direct rival at the time in Bournemouth and the owners would have been criticized for selling him if our season had fallen away like it has. He has had enough money to have built something better.

This season definitely not. Last season arguable but still brought 12 players through the door with no crowds in the stadium. Backed in league one.And given 15 million to spend on 3 attackers in the space of 12 months is certainly being backed.Add all the other players he has brought in in that time.Loans still cost. Over his time here he has been backed.Backed more than a lot of other managers in this division. And Ffp had to be taken into consideration

Why isn't the person who was given this answer asking what's the excuse for the performances away from home?He can't hide behind any atmosphere there. It's everybody's fault but Tony's.Take a bit of responsibility for Christ sake