No surprise though his missus is a D lister celeb and they are interested in that side of things it's clearly the world they live in. If it's what makes them tick then the happier they are the better he should go about his job. We've seen the state of him when things aren't going well at home and the spring in his step when they are. Might get a bit of profile for the club as well.

Can't remember how it all started with Hendry but it was in the days fans and players had humour and interacted without fear of being banned or fined in their case. Used to do it at the beginning of most games when the chant went up but i think the club put the dampners on it when the crowds and profile started to rocket. Still did it on the special occasions though !

Investigative journalism ? Give over more chance of dinosaurs returning. I think what JH is getting at is the local rag has long been known to toe the club line 95% of the time this last decade. So no reason to think they aren't doing here with a little bit of get the names out there. Their aim is to sell papers etc so news is news whether it's what fans want to read or not.

I just think with Wharton like one or two others have said if we are blooding youth, have no money and need defensive back up surely you'd keep him around. If there's a good fee on offer and potential add ons fair enough and i don't think he's going to be a top player but maybe good enough squaddie for mid table championship slogs.

Cover for wanting Williams in the mix instead he's been saying that about Wharton for 2 years now i'm sure he's managed the rough and tumble of lower leagues ok. Mulgrew isn't exactly hulk hogan and neither was Lenihen at first. His face just doesn't fit for some reason he probably refused some drizzle cake or something.

Similar things this season with 'oh we replaced Nyambie with Elliott for this game because we thought he could.....' Pecking order rules here were some other clubs like Fulham take players because they have a particular strength then try and get the best out of it. Cairney was another example and even Raya at Brentford they wanted a keeper of his style, were willing to take a punt on the flaws because he fir their system. The set up at Ewood always seems to be geared to just accommodate players and get them games. Which makes you wonder what the remit really is and who lays it down ? Where is the actual strive and drive for the top 6 !

Indeed you did but it's probably best to go down the Sherlock Holmes route.... We are after a GK, LB, CHx2, RB, Centre mid x5, Striker, drone flyer and they are on lists A, B & C so let's all get excited ready to be disappointed. However we've tried for loads, no names though until they've signed somewhere else. Some call it the Nixon system. Can't say those doing their mates a favour with the PR haven't earned a drink though.

Combine him and Mowbray and there's a good manager there. Lacks a bit of experience but makes up for it with a brave no nonsense approach. Exactly what seems to be missing here.

Reed getting big plaudits as a defensive mid in Fulhams good season. That kind of thing sums up our current set up, pecking order and favs come first yet he's good enough to go in there and do that for Fulham. Why ? because he's a damn good player, better individually than anyone we have but no chance he'd displace anyone here. This is why we'll never move on in big enough strides.

Some might say it's too risky for them to do that so more likely a slow death and another ten years then no one will give a stuff anyway.

The raping of the club in all its gory detail. I'd have forensic accountants and the FBI going through that lot if i could.

His face doesn't seem to fit somehow but you'd think for this season he'd be cheap able bodied back up even if it's 4th in line. Might surprise a few if he gets chance.

The rumours are they always want to go for it but seems they might have been talked into the slow build instead. Which is double talk for give us time and we'll grow your investments to sell for lots of money. The slow build is the slow boat to nowhere but if sales eventually recoup enough to pay for it all they'll not bother in the slightest. You'd think at least one of them might be a bit more ambitious in their thinking though.

As far as Tosin is concerned i think another season here would do him the world of good. It should be a no brainer for then unless he can get a gig at a Prem club who'll give him games. On this seasons evidence he should be capable of coming on leaps and bounds in a team and enviroment he knows. Add some urgency and improve on his defensive side of his game and there'll be a player ready to step up to the Prem next year. Failing that an ambitious champ club with money might pay a good fee for him. I'm not keen on growing players for other peoples benefit but given the situ we are in and Mowbrays aversion to buying good run of the mill defenders it's probably the best option. If indeed it is an option which it probably won't turn out to be.

White, Talkshite and the rest all fed or feed at the teet of affiliates of you know who. No other station or reporters worth their salt would even mention Kean unless their wheels were greased he's biggest football no mark in history to retain any kind of news worthiness.

I also think that there is still a lot of window dressing gets done to create the illusion of potential big signings and ambition. That was around long before TM and i'm cast iron sure that some of the names we often get linked with he would jump at signing if there was any real chance of it. He might rotate the life out of them if he did like.

If it's a good one for a million pound loan fee plus wages why waste money on a permanent one when you can spend it on another wide forward or midfielder. It's only a goalkeeper after all, they only fetch 3 million these days.

You should start another business blowing up balloons pal ?

Ha ha at what ? Iv'e been on here years and so have you, i'm still waiting........

Don't fall for it it's just 'assumption' like the rest of us ?

Usually this time of year Rovers are allegedly enquiring about players we all know we can't afford. Who'll be this year's - Whiteman ?

He does and it's having a better budget than most others, a starting point of a squad with already Prem/good championship quality in it and being able to bring a few exotic names in. Non of which applies to the job here sadly and the evidence we have over the last 2 seasons is he struggles to better a few clubs whose budgets are smaller. I'm not advocating him sacked but lets deal in facts there's no evidence whatsoever in his career he can get blood from stones or polish turds.

They pulled Mowbray from the bottom of the very same barrel Coyle was in and Lambert so who knows what's down there. For all we know he might be no worse, no better either but if the dice has to be rolled i'm pretty sure it won't land Brown side up. I'd wager he'll be into a lower league job before that happens then you'll have to throw up the next biggest nightmare you can find.

His tactics were a bit rank tbh and he couldn't set up a defense either so i'll pass on that one ta. I'd put Johnson in right now and have Mowbray mentor him for a season. By mentor i mean step back into the background and let Johnson take full charge of team selection, training and tactics. Just be there if needed for advice etc and keep a presence about the place to keep the players in check so they don't take the piss. He likes slumping back in the dugout on matchdays anyway so that doesn't need to change.

I think i'd rather have Nyambe running his deal down for another season and hope we do well. Hope he changes his mind and signs another rather than cash him in for a few million now which will disappear. Then a season of capt fantastic in that spot, suit Mowbray down to the ground that would.