Well spotted: same rule applies though

Why does this player live in Brentwood when he plays for Barnsley? Rule No 1 of any transfer: you live in the area.

Dack's body language says it all really. He knows he's not in favour with the new manager and he's unlikely to get much game time - if any at all. Dack was great for us in his pomp but he's 29, he's missed far too much football over the past few years and he's unlikely to get back to his very best. The championship is probably too fast and competitive for him now. Time for him and us to move on. He needs to find another club.

Brilliant win, not enjoyed a match so much in years. Well done the Lionesses.

Giles was a big waste for us, why Mowbray didn't play him in his best position only he knows. Would have loved him at Ewood this season playing at left back under a different manager

I hope not. That's robbery

In a normal football world, you'd want to kick off a new season with new signings all in place and embedded in to the club so you hit the ground running with the players raring to go, competition for places high and your strongest possible team out on the park. Why we cannot do this is a mystery and why anyone should think it is acceptable is a mystery as well. It doesn't make any sense to me at all.

Ayala's on the floor most of the time............injured

The same sources who have said there's been no contact between Rovers and Barnsley over Styles? It's not happening

And most don't. Burnley will be top 6

There's not many of our lot would get in theirs.

Wish we had your squad. You'll easily finish top 6.

You seem to have been impressed by Waggott in your meetings with him A word of warning however about him.. and many CEOs like him These people are in "top" management for a reason, usually because they have very good personal and "people" skills. In other words, they say all the right things to the right people at the right time. They know how to communicate, they know how to ingratiate themselves with people who might be hostile to them They're brilliant at pulling the wool over the eyes of potential trouble makers, and they know how to deflect and talk their way out of potentially difficult situations. Some of them have the skills naturally but most go to business schools where they're taught this sort of stuff, but basically they're excellent PR people. Some people would call them snake-oil salesman. David Cameron was a prime example I don't think it's the case but is there a possibility you've fallen for his "charms" and been led up the garden path by a man who, through anecdotal evidence (there's a recent example on this thread), can be a real shitbag with fans, continues to make bloody awful decisions at an operating level (season tickets, lack of ground maintainance etc) and has alot of questions to answer over the Brockhall debacle? It would seem from your posts that you think he's a genuine "good guy" who has the club's best interests at heart. But I'm a cynic about people like him and would never trust any of them. Would like to know your thoughts

Thanks for your efforts and your memory skills. An old fashioned tape recorder would make it easier! Question for the next meeting, which someone touched on earlier, and to which I may have missed the answer, would be the vexed issue of why we did not buy anyone in the January transfer window when we were 2nd in the league. It still irks

True. I'd be surprised if Bradley plays 10 games this season

Barcelona tonight secured £300mn funding from a US investment group to fund its summer spending spree I wonder if they'll be looking at full backs with Barnsley?

Didn't know that. Makes me sad because he was a good lad. Bandiest pair of legs on a footballer I've seen.

Neither can we. Ewood looks like the Acropolis

Styles started his career at Burnley. Is the super supporter with an aversion to anything claret and blue aware of this?

Have to disagree on that one. Van Hecke is good but Harwood-Bellis looks a future England international to me

Looking back, we've had some very good loanees. Giles was a good player played in the wrong position, Harrison Reed was a good player played more often than not in the wrong position, and Tosin, Van der Hecke and Bellis-Harwood were all top notch. Its says much about the state of the club that we were unable to sign any of them permanently.

Fans foaming at the mouth just because we MIGHT be actually signing a player Waggott's played a blinder again

Mea culpa. Never trust wiki

Brittain has played just 18 games in the Championship - he's spent the rest of his career in League 1 and 2 Sorry to be a wet blanket but I don't see how he can be an upgrade on Nyambe - and they're both the same age

Yes. This lot are clever; they're Machiavellian, they manipulate the fanbase; they tell lies (witness Brockhall), and they're only interested in their own survival. Planting rumours about signings that probably won't happen is easily believable