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Think VI has seen what us fans have seen for a while - we are powderpuff up top. Two new strikers suggests that hasn't gone unnoticed by the coaching team. I wouldn't be surprised to see Ohashi used more on the RW, where I thought he was really good at the beginning of last season. Definitely think Gueye is out the door in Jan. Think VI has already seen enough and deemed him nowhere near good enough.

I think it probably does mean we've made a breakthrough. Probably agreed a fee or something along those lines for a new striker.

Good signing for Peterborough, great move for the player, and decent money for us. Definitely could become a good championship striker if he stays injury free. The good news for us is that it very likely means we're close to bringing in a striker.

Blackburn are one of several clubs interested in Browne. Won't happen. We only sign players when we're the only club in for them.

I personally find that kind of post unprofessional. Many people have an axe to grind with a former employer but I don't think posting that kind of line on a public forum is the thing to do. Keep it in the DMs and private group chats.

Interesting that we made a point of adding this in the statement 😆 He now links up with his former Rovers team-mates Danny Batth, Andi Weimann, Owen Beck, Dion Sanderson and fellow Rovers Academy graduate Ryan Nyambe at Derby County, managed by ex-Rovers head coach John Eustace.

This one won't happen. When there are other clubs involved, we get outmuscled financially. Suspect the club doesn't really expect this one to come off.

This would be a big move. A good striker would be a game changer and could put us in with an outside chance of the top 6. Ryoya, a good striker, and an-in form Cantwell would be a very good forward line at this level.

It's great to watch the welcome videos and see players that are genuinely excited and buzzing to be joining us. It's a big opportunity for many of them to enhance their careers and I'm sure that was the intention to buy hungry players with a point to prove. McLaughlin is the only one you would say has made a sideways move and perhaps has the least to prove. It makes a big difference in the dressing room if you have players that genuinely want to be here compared to players in the last year of their deal and probably looking for an exit.

Very happy with the Ryoya signing. From the sounds of it, a bit of a coup to get him. Played a big role in their Europa Conf League run last season and supposedly didn't look out of place against clubs like Chelsea. Ryoya, Cantwell, Kargbo, and a new striker could be a very dangerous front 4. Don't think Soumano will come here but I'm pleased to see that we are actively after a striker as we were led to believe we only wanted a RW.

Yeah I don't think he's the RW signing so I reckon we'd still be looking at Afolayan too. If we can get these signings over the line then we could actually have a very exciting squad full of pace and athleticism. Not sure the last time we had a squad that had those traits. We've been a very one-paced team for a long time.

He's apparently a left wing back who can also play left wing or left back. Very good going forward. Very reputable sources saying it's a done deal so I expect this one will happen. Looks like a real coup. Interesting that we're signing a left sided player when we're well covered on that side and it's never been mentioned that we're after a player in that position. It is needed though as De Neve and Hedges should be back up players.

We already signing a replacement for De Neve? 😆

I agree, I think he does have the attributes to be a decent player but he needs to play regularly to develop his game and he's simply not good enough to play regularly in the Championship right now. It's one of the toughest leagues in the world imo.

He's a very poor player who VI doesn't rate. I don't think he'll go in this window though as it would be tough to get a replacement in and we're already light up top. Suspect he will leave in Jan though.

Are players even being offered a new contract? I think whether Hyam and Hedges sign a new contract or not will tell us a lot, particularly Hedges. He's a player who will be well within our wage structure and will have zero interest from any other championship clubs. If he goes in the next 12 months then we know current players are simply not being offered new deals.

Who is our new left winger? Hedges or something. Looks class. On a serious note, we were excellent from start to finish and should have won about 0-5. Alebiosu has been a surprise hit so far. Looks like a very good player. Cantwell MOTM

I think you're going to be very disappointed if you think that is what will happen

Bingo! And that's exactly what Rovers are hoping for so we don't have to pay the transfer fee. It's so obvious how the club operates these days when it comes to players requiring higher transfer fees.

We know how this club operates. They won't want to pay the sort of fee required for the player on a permanent deal and there's no way the player comes here permanently if a bigger club comes in and offers him higher wages. What a shame as I think he's our most talented player signed this summer.

A loan makes no sense at all. He flops, we don't sign him. He excels, a bigger club snaps him up. Either way, he won't be here next season.

So who believed the 'Baradji is injured line' all those weeks ago? I certainly didn't. It was clear all along the club was stalling until Travis was out the door. I think Baradji will be a decent signing, but ultimately a proven championship performer replaced by someone who has never played in England before.

Today wasn't unfortunate or unlucky. It was what happens when you get rid of your players with championship experience and replace them with players not used to playing in this league. You need championship know how to see games out and we simply don't have that anymore. We are very strong relegation candidates. We can already see that after 3 games. All the ingredients are there.

Am I the only one who couldn't care less that questions were limited today. I actually agree with the club on this one that the focus should be on the game tomorrow and the questions about Trav and others can wait until after the game. We all know the situation with Travis anyway and the other out of contract players. VI only gave an update 3 days ago! And quite frankly those questions are boring for everyone at this point. The club is broken, we all know that, but we have much bigger problems than questions about Travis being banned for one press conference.

Exactly, I agree that Brittain is the only top end player we've lost but it's the cumulative effect of losing so much championship experience in one go. It's a recipe for disaster. You need championship know how to win games in this league. Venky's will be very pleased with this window so far. Wage bill reduced, on course to make a profit in transfer fees, and the average age of the squad lowered so potential future assets to sell. There literally is no other ambition at the club apart from those things. Does the club even try and pretend anymore that the ambition is to get back to the Premier League.