Don't go there!

15mins until the team news is out for the first line up of the JDT era! Let's hope the Tombola has been chucked in the skip.

It feels like (purely based off interviews etc) that JDT would be pushing a winning mentality on the squad, rather than TM's shoulder shrug and "we'll turn up and see what happens" Obviously a few things need to change/improve from the Mowbray era but hopefully JDT isn't driving us all crazy with team selections, players out of position, lack of training on set pieces and a footballing philosophy that doesn't have much in the way of formations. He's already put one fear the rest recently, where he's said he doesn't want possession for the sake of it, nor does he want us just pointlessly passing it around at the back. It's an exciting day for sure to see how he sets us up etc. Pre season didn't give that many clues due to the mixed teams used in most games.

Which, importantly, sounds like he's the right type of player for the way JDT wants to play.

VKB hit the post!

Rhodes coming on.

Vincent Kompany's Burnley (as they shall be now known) doing ok so far. Hudds letting us down here, they look poor.

His appointment was never going to provide an instant, quick fix. Add in that he still has a few weeks left of the window to go. Not ideal that we still need plenty of signings and the season starts tomorrow admittedly but players will be signing before the deadline approaches.

Put my kid to bed, came downstairs and put the footy on, hoping to see Hudds 2 up at least. Dingles 1 up instead 🤮

He's shown very little of anything over the last couple of seasons. Injuries won't have helped but in the time he has been on the pitch he's not done much. Needs to get away from the RB/WB spot but I wouldn't have a clue where to play him.

Always knew Sharpe would pour cold water on the Bowler rumour. #killjoy 😝

And a few free kicks that missed or were comfortably saved.

He only got 15mins in their last friendly, came on at half time and then off on the hour. JDT has repeatedly said we will be playing with a high intensity, winning the ball back quickly when out of possession, there is no way we can take a casual style CM, he's going to need to graft. I don't know anything about him tbh but surely we've done our homework enough to be sure he fits the style we are trying to implement?

He was the obvious choice really. Think Ayala had the armband at one point in preseason but as we'll only get 10 games out of him in a season, doesn't seem like a sensible choice.

Yeah definitely. Although I hate Newcastle and want them to fail unceremoniously with their new found wealth, the top 6 were quick to get some new rules pushed through to stop Newcastle spending stupid amounts. Pretty sure they were the main reasons the Newcastle takeover was delayed for so long.

Yeah I read that. What was it? Premier League will chuck us a few more scraps from the table but we had to be contractually obliged to play some of their U23's, develop them and get very little in return. "Greed has ruined football", never a truer word has been spoken.

The footballing pyramid is class isn't it......

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Not seen anything but neither him nor Brown have a squad number, so guessing a move for each is lined up

Magloire left the club for Northampton on a permanent deal.

It was a fun hour, whilst it lasted.

Bowler would be a great signing. Can't get too excited over a random twitter account claiming it to be happening though.

They've raked in quite a lot of cash through sales this summer as well. Did i see they've just flogged another player for £20m to Everton? That's their business so far, don't know all of them but i'm sure we would have welcomed THB, Cullen and Twine here with open arms?

Just us and Norwich that have 2 or less. Admittedly though, that's a quick glance and you would assume that not all the signings listed are first team ones. https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/12631265/transfer-news-summer-transfer-window-2022-championship-ins-and-outs

I want another ban on Mercer betting on Rovers, or at least posting about it. Stopped for a season when we were in league one and look what happened. Take one for the team.