Well what exactly did you argue? You're becoming very "nuanced" on the topic. Hard to know anymore. I know where I stand, it was a waste of money. You?

Jesus, Biz, it doesn't take a genius to see that "of" should read "or". Your last sentence is ridiculous. Glad to see you admit now that the money could have been spent more effectively, that wasn't your attitude earlier on. "Hindsight" I guess!

Further, since Brereton has hardly played at all, we could have done just as well without him. But if we'd spent that money on, say, 2 good defenders, wouldn't we have been much better off?

Nobody has ever said that (as per usual!). For my part I've simply said he can't or doesn't head the ball. Is that a fair criticism or not? Its certainly a strange aptitude to lack for a tall striker costing £7M at such a young age.

Biz very generous to the usual suspects!!!!

You're probably only worth £4M then!

That occurred to me! TM didn't seem to react strongly to that bad run and, at the time, I couldn't see it ending.

On Brereton can we agree that he's not much good in the air and that it is not likely to be a major source of goals for him or for us? Simply adds to the mystery for me.

Definitely a candidate for Most Arrogant Post of the Year!

Those 3 clubs all sacked him though, that's the way of it eventually. But I agree we are in a better place now thanks to him but also to Damien Johnson (and Dunny).

You're a big Strawman inventor, I never said "his game had to revolve around heading" anymore than I said "he wasn't brilliant with his head" in the first post! Speaking of posts, you keep shifting them!

Yes, now you come to mention it! But its still an asset associated with a tall striker! Unless somebody comes up with dozens I'm standing my ground!

But its an important asset for a striker! C'mn! How many did Shearer score with his head? And I didn't say BB wasn't brilliant with his head----I said he can't head it! Big difference! Jimmy Greaves was a prolific striker and I don't remember him heading it much but he was a little bloke! What use is it being tall without heading the ball? Which tall strikers had brilliant careers and couldn't/wouldn't head it?

Tallest player but can't head it! Long way to go.

The thing is he's self-motivated or not,because he doesn't need the money. Just missed the changing room banter and being around a club I guess. So I don't imagine he'll be pressing for big wages. An interesting and unusual case.

Leeds and Boro----------serial bottlers!

Yes! His average goals to appearances ratio when starting up-front is an impressive 100%!

Goes without saying that he should know his budget by now and have his targets based on it.

That's highly speculative though eh? Have no idea whether Davenport would be up to it or not while Buckley may well be the man but we don't know that yet. Reed is/was the best CM in the squad.

Good to see a sense of humour here tonygreenbank. But while you're lurking how about that apology you owe me?

In danger of being an amateur trying to teach a professional how to do his job there Stuart!

I don't remember him playing in glasses although his eyesight was known to be a bit dodgy. He definitely wore a flat cap often.

That last minute penalty from cheating Djoef at Ewood! I hated him after that----till he joined us! I also got battered at Burden, mid 60's Saturday night game. Some evil criminal type walloped me from behind and gave me a couple more when I turned (staggered round to see what was happening). By the time I got up he'd disappeared! Blood all over my leather jacket!

We have to replace Reed though?

Here's the post in full. Now please tell me where your sentence in bold appears anywhere in it. "In reality, people simply think that Mowbray could have done a lot better with what he has. Clearly that does not equate to thinking we could do a better job! But for someone with such experience he has made some bewildering decisions. Can you explain them? Fans on here have pleaded with him to play Travis and Reed in the middle together, warned him against moving Downing on without signing a replacement, continually told him Evans/Smallwood were not a viable pairing, expressed astonishment that Rothwell was continually left out, begged him to stop playing players out of position, and suggested that changing the team every game was not helping us. Fans on here have also specifically pointed to lack of spending on defence and, surprise, we have shipped goals by the bucket-load. Perhaps the core of BRFC posters aren't as daft as you seem to think." I never said any such thing did I? nor do I believe it to be true. So what follows isn't true either as I therefore did not call into question his professionalism and certainly have never said nor implied that I or any member of the MB knows more about the game than him. I'm telling the truth aren't !? Then do the decent thing and apologise. All I have done is to highlight some issues on which I and plenty of fans agree he's got wrong. These are not random and they are factually correct. What you have done is to project your prejudices onto my post and read something that wasn't there. As for two liking your post when you've got it totally wrong, nothing surprises me there. I appreciate the apology for the personal remark and thank you for it. However I'd sooner have the bigger issue cleared up. I did not remotely say what you claim and, sadly, this is the way the message board has gone in recent years. Not just others to blame for that is it?