I'm just going off what I read in the Newcastle chronicle today that they understand they have 40% of any profit.Hopefully not true

Really?The guy had only really done anything in league 1 to be fair with the exception of a few decent performances for Barnsley in the championship. He had failed at Bolton prior to joining us on loan and I didn't think he was amazing in league one. Surely a deal rising to 3 million with 20 % sell would have been about right.40% Is a way too much to have agreed at the time

The Newcastle chronicles suggesting it is 40% of any profit we make on Armstrong. Scandalous if we agreed to such a high percentage

Players come and go when Dack got injured we thought we were in a pickle then until Armstrong stepped up. I agree we should be looking for more than 8-10 million but Armstrong isn't irreplaceable 12-14 months ago his starting place in the team was debatable

Butterworth is out injured again

Gilmour incoming

We loaned him back to get the deal done.Sure other clubs with deeper pockets could have taken an interest if left until the summer. Have never seen him play so will reserve judgement.Will say at the beginning of the January window before rovers link was made public they did a segment on league one players the efl transfer section on sky sports and they all said he was one of if not the best player outside the championship.Were tal king up Norwich as a potential destination.

He will be loaned to a premier League team if he does go out

He doesn't have the money though. In the summer he signed a goalkeeper and a centre half on long term deals and welcomed back Wharton into the first team. We are now signing a left back to a long term deal. Most clubs have funded any incomings by selling players

Because we don't have the money in this window to make permanent signings?And not many clubs are making permanent signings without selling players. We have a years extension on the contract of Nyambe,reported by the telegraph.The Rothwell years extension was on the rovers website. Bell,Williams and Bennett ain't the standard required.

It was on the rovers website.We do have a years option on him .

We have a years option on Rothwell so he won't be leaving for nothing. Did you think Dack was going to sign a new contract?

No they wouldn't . You think that other managers would have gone over to Braintwhaite at the final whistle and gave him abuse?

Preston's Davies signed a pre contract with Celtic. Pearson on his way to Bournemouth

None of us know what discussions are being had behind the scenes. I think we can all agree that Nyambe should have had a new deal long ago but at least we have a buffer of a years extension in the club's favour with him. Armstrong has only shown form deserving of a lucrative new contract in the last 12 months and negotiating new deals in the current climate isn't easy.Bigger clubs than ourselves are struggling to do it see Spurs with Son. There was no inkling that Dack was signing a new deal but he did.Im sure we are talking with the players we want to keep.

Not calling you a liar or anything like that I'm sure you are only passing on what you have been told but to be fair most summer you were saying no money would be spent and we had to sell players? Apologies if i have you mixed up with another poster

A bid that was turned down.Heard nothing more since.I have never seen the guy play but if he is as good as being talked about then at the reported price tag I'm suprised no other club has gone in for him.

Williams won't be signing a new deal here he wanted out in the summer

Might aswell get rid of the academy so? We don't have millions to spend to go out and buy success.We have to develop,like most clubs at this level.

Same things were said about Brereton and to a lesser extent Armstrong when he first arrived.Players need time to develop. It was an odd reply to my post.

Odd reply

That's my worry with him his mentality when given a start he hasn't grabbed the opportunity. Still feel he has the potential to come good but he needs to start being more confident when he plays and work on his movement

Then why did he get the fans player of the year a few times?

The rules have been relaxed in every league regarding only playing for two clubs in a calender year, it's not applicable this season.

He explains where the story has come from