15 minutes ago, Ruaney said:

To be fair I could make vague comments about signing players and then claim I was talking about that as soon as we sign someone. Strange thing to do mind

Alan Nixon has made a career out of it!

It’s coming home

3-0

Just now, Stuart said:

Interesting. Just seen a Sky Sports tweet.

Previously linked with Derby and Norwich.

He a winger?

A loan till Xmas, hopefully with an option to extend?

Great to see Samuel on the scoresheet.

Just now, Tormund said:

I agree, he wasn’t good enough overall. He didn’t impose himself enough which was a shame. 

Very poor would be 31apps and 0 goals. He did manage 7 goals and 3 assists from the wing. Not amazing but stats wise not very poor. 

He contributed, the goals and assists show that but he wasn’t a particularly good player and playing at a higher level this season he would have struggled. 

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Anybody know how about him?

The message board meltdown would be on a biblical scale.

1 minute ago, tomphil said:

One of those two, the one from the sunshine, is a Venky drumbanger and always has been he was running around other clubs and media outlets on twitter last season trying to make out they were the best owners in the football league I kid you not.

He's a loon.

If he's managed to put together a reasonable argument for that, then its almost commendable.

12 minutes ago, neophox said:

Gladwin and Hart may leave before season starts.

Hopefully.

I can't see it taking too much to push us over the edge with regards to FFP.

Perhaps the amount the owners were willing to back him with would breach FFP rules, so Mowbray would be putting himself in a win or bust situation.

Probably enough to break the rules but not enough to assemble a squad that could realistically get near promotion.

I don't really know, just speculating but i'm not sure why he would turn money down and put pressure on himself by having a weaker squad that fights relegation.

If true, he's probably looking at some middle ground, enough to buy young players, who can develop at the club (Davenport, Rothwell) and keep us in the league (without a relegation battle) but not enough where it's win or bust and loading the club with high earners.

1 hour ago, TruRover said:

Sounds like todays signing will be a youngster on loan from Southampton, if it is then think it will pretty much sum up where we are in the transfer market and budget.

Where has this come from? As in, signing a player today.

Just now, TruRover said:

Honestly if we don't see Maddison at 2.5 million, paid over two years, as a good deal then I really do worry.

Every signing is a risk but if you look at his stats from last season and the position he plays it's an absolute no Brainer in my eyes which is why it's so frustrating to see us apparently Turn down the oppuntinuty.

 I also really can't understand why we are after players like Nmecha. Sometimes those loans pay off but normally they don't, and we don't have the quality or the numbers to afford to have players who need time to adapt or are at risk of not being able to contribute much. 

Because they are cheaper.

Just now, Tormund said:

Basically, no chance, no chance, no chance, no chance, no chance. 

More like 

No idea, No idea, No idea, No idea, No idea

Just now, AdamRochina said:

Nő í dönt know whats happend tó my phone it wont lét me change it back tó english lol

Leave it, I’ve started reading your posts in funny accents.

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Didn't Byrne come here with an equally big reputation ? I seem to recall " The next Roy Keane " being mentioned.  Where they got that from I don't know, he's nothing like him in playing style even allowing for the gulf in class.

Just like "The Scottish Wayne Rooney"

"The next Batistuta"

"A Young Steve Gerrard"

Etc.

Just now, philipl said:

I have been in China where my VPN didn't work.

Can anyone offer a helpful summary of the 73 pages added since I last looked?

 

 

22 minutes ago, Scotland1 said:

Victor Anichebe. On a free from China, poor record in front of goal and some what probe to injury, I'd probably take him for a year give us a bit of presence

Good lord no.

Injury prone and will want huge wages.

Like Glenn Johnson, the total opposite of what we need to be bringing to the club. 

4 hours ago, JHRover said:

So Villa's impending crisis and disaster looks set to be avoided by the arrival of one of Africa's richest men and an American multi-millionaire.

I called it that nothing seriously bad would happen to Villa.

So far no financial disaster, no FFP sanctions, no embargo and apart from the likely sale of Grealish no major departures.

How do Villa get a mega rich owner and then when staring into the potential jaws of oblivion they get backing from not 1 but 2 billionaires?

And we get Venkys, f***ing Venkys!

F**k football!

Just now, Ruaney said:

Dack new deal. Great signing!

Awesome news.

Well deserved too. We'd have never got out of League One without him.

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Would he be discussing personal terms if no bid had been accepted? Maybe he could be I suppose 

It happens.

As long as the selling club allow him too  and sometimes even if they don't!

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

He said Maddison was discussing personal terms with a club last week. If they have rejected 3 bids from Derby, it wouldn't make sense it was them. 

Why?

Just now, Neal said:

I really don't see us spending a million on a player. 

Me neither.

We've talked a lot on here about this guy but i've never seen a link with rovers and him (could be wrong) it seems to have been a suggestion which has snowballed somewhat.

Just now, RoversClitheroe said:

Travis has to start our first game of the season. 

Where did he play? Centre mid?

We were never beating Liverpool after those 8 changes but it’s pre season and everyone needs minutes.

Just now, neophox said:

York-Leeds 1-1 

preseason, all teams get strange results...

We all hate Leeds, scum, we all hate Leeds, scum!

City fans would love nothing more than to get one over Leeds Utd.

Removing goal music is as good as signing a player.

Great news.