Is that a reputable source, or is it another spotty youth operating from a laptop in his bedroom pretending to be itk? If there's any truth in it it's getting close to the £20m the V's supposedly wanted. Last week they were only offering £12.5m apparently. Sounds like they're getting desperate so we should be able to get a few more million out of them if BBD is willing to go.

Apart from leaving us absolutely goosed, that scenario also depends on him being happy to leave now. I'm not saying this is actually the scenario with BBD but hypothetically - if you could sign for team X now on £30k p.w.or wait until summer and get a £2m signing on fee and £50k p.w. - what would you do?

Don't get them started on bloody acronyms! 🙂

I strongly disagree; in addition to the existing holes in the squad we'd then need another two decent strikers on top imo.

Definitely not. We have bid more than that already. On two occasions.

Wasn't it said by the poster (Islander) who offered the info about Lenihan being made the increased offer that the increased offer for him was only made after he'd already committed to joining Boro and if it had been offered earlier he'd have signed here?

Yep, hands like shovels big Pat. Could Catch a ball with one hand. Probably not what rebelmswar wants to hear.

We've already failed (so far) with bids for JPVH and the guy who went to Sheff Utd. Reading between the lined from what Cov fans and Nixon have been saying this looks like another (so far) unsuccessful bid for the player that was actually made a couple of weeks ago that social media outlets are actually just catching up on. What would be good is actually getting someone over the line chaddy. If they come and they're good I couldn't care less if the news leaked out first!

Prostate exam takes place. The Doctor walks in and says "Afternoon Mr. rebelmswar, who was that?"

He's getting nearly as bad as Rich Sharpe. Merely confirming anything long after it's happened.

Most of then don't seem that bothered about losing him and that if it was a choice between losing him or 4 other "star" players it's no contest. Some saying they heard we've had a bid of around £2.5 to £3m in for him for 2-3 weeks. So maybe it's not a particularly new development.

Possibly isn't a significant upgrade on Lenihan. Perhaps we should have thought about that before allowing him to leave. Things are however now so desperate perhaps we should be grateful for any substantial link to anyone. This O 'Rourke chap has a pretty ropey record on anything Rovers related recently though. Sadly, if there is any truth on this, it would tend to indicate we've finally given up the ghost on landing JPVH after chasing him all summer.

Think this is relatively old news, a week or so old. Might have been some add ons incorporated but nevertheless might buy one leg. Hopefully the owners treat that bid with the contempt it deserves. The worry is that they come in nearer the deadline with a more realistic offer. Hopefully no-one does. If Broughton had have done his job and got a couple of decent striking options in, then maybe we'd have been in a position to entertain a (realistic) bid for BBD. As things stand surely we can't afford to lose him at this stage.

£5k - £6k p.w. Edit: But didn't someone claim the other week he has a contract until 2025? That was money well spent.

Depends on who else we've brought in at CB at that point. If we'd made a solid enough looking permanent CB signing in addition, fair enough. But to flip your question round a bit, would you be happy with the notion of Lenihan being replaced by a loanee. That would be more can kicking down the road and another player not properly replaced for me.

I took his original post to mean he wanted one permanent CB signing and a CB loanee to put us back in the same position as we were last season. And I'd agree with that.

Pretty good summary. I wonder, given the trouble we've had getting players in, that if we could go back we'd be a bit more flexible in what we were offering the three who left to get them to stay? It seems fairly obvious to me that in pure economic terms it was always going to be a lot more expensive to pay a transfer fee, agent's fees and then similar wages to a new player.

The knock on effect will be that it will push prices for domestic players up as well.

Yep, to go back to the one day cricket analogy the run rate is going up and up. You would also have thought that with there being a possibility of BBD leaving, we'd have been heavily linked with several strikers as a possible back up - and not a hint of that. There's no need to panic though. Apparently all these top quality players apparently become available out of nowhere at a knockdown price as the window draws to a close.

Brighton aren't going to let JP VH go out on loan unless he signs a new contract there first. He also did very well here and apparently enjoyed it. We're also never likely to be in the position again to be in with the chance (however slight) of signing someone of that age and quality for the price. On the flip side I'm guessing there I'd no chance of ever acquiring the Liverpool guy permanently. I'd say it is perfectly logical to try and acquire JPVH permanently and get the other centre half option in on loan be it VDB or anyone else. .

But just not here.

More to the point, even if some of the BBD money was available for fees we seem to be finding it virtually impossible to bring players in. Probably due to our relatively recently imposed wage structure. That won't change if we sell BBD, it will probably just be one extra position we can't fill.

Then we have to use our wits and knowhow and scouting resources and all this supposedly fantastic new fangled scouting software at our disposal to unearth a hidden gem. We must be the only fan base in the Country who actively clamour for our best player to be sold. It's weird, it's like everyone's own personal money or something.

Would rather keep BBD and lose him for nothing than end up in League 1 again.

Have to say that I think we needed that to lift morale in the camp after two such abject League performances. You can never win too many games, or progress through too many Cup ties for me. Bollux to: "We'd be better off out of it". Well done to the second string! (and Bradley Dack) Now give the manager (and players) some help!