Is Downing?

And why loan Wharton out?

You mean we can't discuss the transfer budget in the transfer thread?

Davenport is a permanent. EDIT Oh I see! You mean only permanent signing for the rest of the window?

Easy----strikers are the most expensive so we prefer to hire them. If there was a radio Rentals for footballers we'd be at the front of the queue!

Moreover we are looking like we will be over-reliant on loans, a position TM said he didn't want to be in.

Bizarre isn't it?

Which hopefully is the most stupid chatter ever chatted about Rovers. Sorry, I shouldn't dismiss him till we've given him a chance!

I'm not an idiot or a sheep. I don't believe very word that comes out of his mouth. I haven't lost my critical faculties. If his budget is adequate where are the targets he identified before last season's end? He's having to wing it with loans isn't he? I've said all this and more and I'm sick of repeating it so stay sycophantic and put me on ignore.

Fax machine switched off right now!

EH? Venkys control is achieved by the size of the budget, which they alone determine. If they upped it TM could get his targets.

And you could get more than 1 player for that then!

Exactly. If we could play our best eleven for the season we could be OK but those two players are essential to us and both are at the veteran stage and injury prone. We could be in trouble within the first few weeks for all we know.

If devil's advocate =WUM I agree with you.

And the reason we can't get rid of certain players is because they were rubbish we never should have signed in the first place. Shows you can't ever trust anyone totally.

or thinking.....

In other words, you don't see the point of a Message Board.

Yes, its all going to be one long upward graph from now on. Time to forget the previous 6 years! And no point in talking about Venkys because they are no longer relevant!

You're not really that dense------are you?

Yes but they all have proved they can stay in this division (apart from Swansea who are ex-Premier League). We have it all to do.

I did no such thing nor would I but let's not bore everyone. We will all judge the manager when the window closes but it doesn't stop people from saying things don't appear to be going to schedule(to put it mildly).

Uncalled for? You're being a bit soft to react to my mild retort. If we have a budget of 3-5 million (big difference there by the way) we are not doing much with it are we? Too much complacency, too much "in Tony we trust", too much "it'll alright on the night" style of thing. All I know is that, with just days to go to the start of the season, our team is weaker than we were in Div 1. Loss of momentum created last season. Such a shame.

OK, so we'll be alright then eh?

Perhaps they signed believing we would do some transfer business? A gloomy season spent trying to avoid relegation with dwindling crowds------how would we expect to keep these good players we're so pleased at re-signing? Somewhere along the line there has to be some point to all this. Can't just exist for the sake of it.

like some thought.