Which Championship side would that be?

YES! Went to that game, went absolutely ballistic when we won with virtually the last kick of the game. Wonderful, clinical goal from Santa Cruz but everyone who thinks Dunn wasn't a terrific player should look at that first goal.

You've been winding us up for days and admitted you won't be around once the transfer window ends. Apparently you did this last season as well. Doesn't sound like a "Rovers fan to my core man to me" but does definitely seem weird.

How come we are owned by billionaires and we haven't a pot to piss in when transfer time comes around?

"could". Hard to argue with that.

The whole point of the concern is about the failure to maintain and build on the feel-good factor created by last season (as you describe). TM clearly wanted to, hence the statements he made which have been quoted endlessly on here. Its not negativity to worry that its not going as planned. You brought up the term "happy clapper", no-one else has called you that ,as I recall, but the term doesn't seem extreme in your case. WUM applies as well.

no panic.

There is no panic.

Name even one. Unless Straw Man has an account of course!

Quite right. We trust TM to identify his targets but we don't trust Venkys to do their bit.

Why do you think that's the reason we haven't signed any more players? I think you simply want to believe that. It doesn't make sense to me. We don't want him to panic, we just want him to sign the players he targetted and presumably believes are necessary. To my mind its much more likely that the plans he drew up before last season ended have not been acted on because there isn't sufficient funds. Much more obvious explanation. Evidence?---its the same reason that has ruined just about every transfer window since Venkys rolled up.

The key word in your post is "if", often referred to as the saddest word in the English language.

There is no hysteria, lots of people are worried though just as you say you are. Read your second sentence again. Quite right, that's what we were told. Read your second---"other than being unable to get them done early"------that's a pretty big "other than". I'm worried others will sign them instead of us, why wouldn't I be as time drags on? Note that I'm quite balanced about this and not all hysterical. So why are we assuming we are skint or no plan b etc? 1) Because Venkys have form in Transfer Windows 2) What other explanation is there for not getting the targets identified and listed in List A before we had even secured promotion and 3 )because TM seems to be putting more reliance on loans which he said he didn't want. So we are both worried but you seem to want to explain your own worries away.

"if we don't sign anyone else". Bloody hell!! That is frightening. Is it time to panic yet?

Stunned!

More likely that, with Venkys, money is never available when you need it.

I know I'm the world's worst at doing patient but if, as seems certain, Venkys won't supply the funds for a promotion challenge then we have to go the Burnley way. It took them 3 promotions from the Championship to become a top half Premier League Club and they didn't spend much money getting there and they didn't splash the cash when they did get there. We have the advantage over them in terms of facilities, particularly the Academy so perhaps we can do it in the 7 or so years it took them. But there's no point in putting our faith in the Academy if the young ones aren't chosen. Travis and Wharton at least should be in the mix this season.I'd be more confident about it if Dyche were our manager! PS I'll be rather put out if we do make it in 6/7 years and I don't! ?

or back to City.

Ah! Maybe I don't remember it like yesterday!

We need at least 4 players but it appears we had not realised that prices have surged somewhat and that our transfer budget might be inadequate. Whether we can overcome this problem with loans and be competitive in this league is thus in the balance.

Remember that game like yesterday. We came back from 0-2 down to win 3-2. One of the best games I've ever seen. Wasn't it late'63?

I don't know why Venkys continue to hang on. I would have thought any "plans" they may have disappeared when we exited the Premier League. Other than sheer pig-headedness and refusal to admit they are clueless, what else could there be? What is there for them but more grief?

"We will never prosper under Venkys." I think I may have said that before!

He's better than Winnfall!

Complacency personified.