Well he'd better get a bloody move on eh?

The thing I hate about loans is they are always youngsters who've never featured in the first team but we are always told they have a brilliant future and "we could not possibly afford them." Then they take time to get up to speed, then, when they get their chance, we find they are no better than what we have already and in some cases, worse. They then disappear, turn up at some other club and end up being sold for a small fee to a lower league club or abroad, never to be heard of again.All the Premier League teams do is to hoover up all the talent they can find so no other team gets them, then their playing list is unmanageable so they palm them off to mugs like us. One's already cost us two points and we've only played one game! Seriously what proportion of loanees from the Premier League end up playing there? And yes, I did know that Beckham once played for Preston but he's the exception that proves the rule. I guess this is partly why Mowbray stated he didn't want to rely on loanees. Pity he wasted such a long time drawing up his 2 Lists back in the day and sat on it. No excuses, this is an effin disaster. No extra season ticket sales on the basis of this window, not exciting as we were told. The very epitome of what Venky ownership has been about----spin but no delivery. Very disappointed but not surprised.

Good to have you on board!

Not realistically no......

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?