Just what we needed.

Conversely it would be dreadful if we have the money but left it too late to spend it.

If we got Freeman, Chapman and a decent striker you would have to think that Venkys have bought into TM's vision of the club for the future. On the other hand maybe hope is destroying my judgement!

If we sign a fit Chapman we have improved....

That's got to be a deliberate "hint" surely?

Your doubts are easily resolved Rev, you just have to trust Mowbray! He said he's happy with his budget so it must be so. If you doubt this you are calling Mowbray a liar which is verboten.

Yes, bad error from the manager. Should never have played and no way should Dack have come off.

I agree but i do think Raya's kicking is much improved. There was one really brilliant one to Danny Graham (I think), but in general, he has improved in that area.

Perfect eyebrows is what I noticed first and foremost!

On a serious note, if Travis is sent out to another club, what does this mean for youth development at Ewood? Travis surely deserves a chance this season? What's the value of winning Championships at under-23 level if we don't see these players turn out for Rovers at senior level? How many will make it this season------none?

You have a point!

Newcastle fans not happy either! And they thought 3M was too cheap!

Atkins grew as we moved up. Absolutely terrific player with plenty of technique. We regressed when Batty, an England international, came back.

Over 58000 fans watched Celtic last weekend, that has to be a pull for any young player. We'll get what,12000? Off the track I know but the attendances in the Championship were in the stratosphere for the opening games. There does seem to be a bigger buzz abut the Championship these days. Might revise my first sentence!

A classic post! Gee that takes me back!

I agree! I only brought up 3-5-2 because it seems to tie in with TM's signings, not because I want it.

So he shouldn't have played. That's down to the manager in whom we must trust!

A Venkys spree followed by promotion!

Wouldn't that line-up on the whiteboard refer to the game we've just played? In which case I could tell you exactly the names Tom!

I suppose we could play 3-5-2! Not exactly short of mid-fielders are we?!!

Sorry, your post isn't clear. Who's contradicting much?

I thought we played some great stuff in that second half. We looked much more likely to score a third than they did to equalise But in the end we were hanging on and didn't hang on long enough.

So true. We sat back for that last 15 minutes or so, or were forced back, depending on your view and this invites disaster. They can't score if the ball is in their half and we didn't have the players to do that. 1 fluke, 1 error is all it takes to lose 2 points.

Posters have been trying to do just that for years. None have succeeded. Why bother? Life is too short.

Yes, don't like the "pack mentality" where posters try to drive another away. If you find a poster regularly annoying the ignore button saves you a lot of grief.