Some of these nearly out of contract players need to change agents.

I think TM might be doing a bit of the old Big Sam routine here trying to look after his key men with a bit of mid season time off here and there.

Barclays were demanding their 10 million pr the wages weren't being paid, Vs allegedly couldn't get it sent across in time due to new Indian laws about movement of money. Big Chris was being offered 100k pwk by the mad Ruski, a [erfect storm really but it did save Rovers a monumental amount of aggro.

That means what exactly considering Bennett was preferred there at times as well and TM by his own admission rotated positions according to opposition. The old version Mowbray that is not the new T2 version. Facts are my friend we are second in the league and Nyambe has been an integral part of that not JRC. End of debate, i'm sure it'll be back next season when JRC and A N Other are vying the spot.

A good wing back has to be able to defend and attack probably in equal measure and iv'e prattled on constantly Nyambe isn't good at both. His workrate, speed and strength enable him to keep doing an ok job there though whilst JRC has non of those attributes. He's a better baller - allegedly- but as far as right wing back or right back go it's a no contest, he should be nowhere near it now we have 2 who can do it. I think some are assuming any right sided attacking mid can convert to wing back just because they have a fancy name !

Rolling contract is best for everyone, except his pension advisors obviously. The cut backs meaning a lot of old favs HAD to go and a little bit of pressure from fans this season and probably inside the club has seen him get his act together in fine style. No need to change that but a new 3 yr contract and losing some good players would be back to tea and biscuits shoulder shrugging as if this season never happened.

The way iv'e read it is they get good bonuses that can net them 20/25k pwk. Appearances, goals, wins etc. Not a bad way to do things although you can see why he's always in a rush to get the likes of Gally and Ayala on as soon a he can. Keep the boys happy.

There are established players already here they don't seem to want to go that far for.

So is going nowhere in midtable every season with a manager and squad without a care in the world. I'd rather have a stab at the play offs and whatever heart ache it might produce than what we'd been accustomed to. People will just have to man up and take it on the chin.

Mowbrays possession football was probably mainly driven by an attempt to shore things up by keeping the ball and protecting the fragile defense. Didn't really work and certainly didn't suit a lot of the players particularly the young ones hence the loaning of of more experienced heads across the middle, which didn't really work either. Identifying and signing good full time bread and butter defenders has been his achilles heel for years. How times change though when now the best most cultured center half hes had can't get in the team. It's really unbelievable how the 3 big lads have just gelled together, god bless the youth !

Hotter than vindaloo

Well we were told not long ago that we had to be like Swansea if we wanted to prosper in this league 🤨

Only if they get used correctly and not wasted or bled out into undeserving pockets.

Only if it's car verses tractor.

Sandbanks, The english riviera, closer to London, probably a hefty pay rise and signing on fee. Plenty to tempt a young footballer and wife. Rothers should have been have been tied up a while ago but it looked like nobody down there rated him enough. Another angle is he and his reps have had a sniff of this all along and have always fancied it on the quiet.

Massive result that and great to see the refusing to lose mentality coming back. Gallagher well that was the type of performance we need from him he isn't the best but he can cause problems and make a big contribution. Having Travis back was key he pulls the whole thing together, Edun though is a disaster waiting to happen at left back. There's only so long we'll get away with that before finding ourselves 2 nil down so i hope Mowbray wakes up to it. Another good night though.

Aye didn't they get booted out of the dressing room once ? No chance TM will be revisiting that one.

I like Pickering but there is nothing to suggest even Prem potential never mind England. Hope i'm wrong of course.

He should be on his bike he's another done well out of this club and done bugger all back since he signed. Iv'e stuck up for him in the past because i like proper wingers and this squad needs one. He isn't the answer though and i agree his wages would be better spent elsewhere in the current climate.

After watching some of the warm up shooting drills pre match since Ayala has been on the bench i'd happily bet my last dime on him scoring more than Gallagher.

They put the clubs finances at risk the minute they and their friends walked through the door. There's a reason they are allegedly damned if they do or don't. This little period can be viewed as a little bit of payback finally for the 9/10k of us who've stuck with it despite often despising them and some of those they've employed. They've helped create the very thing that is now almost totally dependent on their wealth, some might even say that suits them. So forgive me if my heart doesn't bleed for them when some are asking for just a couple of million extra quid spent wisely, to give us a real chance.

Some good points in that article but it's a bit of a propaganda piece for Waggot and TM i suspect a pal has arranged it. The league position whilst being fantastic has seemed to cover up all the cracks of the last few years. We are doing great now and long may it continue and everyone deserves some credit. A little bit of perspective is needed though this is still the same regime that has presided over a lot of under achieving and odd decisions.

Need to treat this just like the Sheff Utd game, jump on them and stay on them and if we go one behind get straight back at them. That was such an important win as it set the season alight and put away the doubts after that bad defeat and horror performance. Similar needed here now, crowd needs to be the same as well behind the team from the off and stick with it. This for me could potentially be the biggest win of the season so far. It would be a very important 3 points.

We'd probably be looking at approaching 20k plus for this on a Saturday afternoon - at £20 of course. SKY, killing football since 1992.

I think Boro have shifted nearly 3k