jim mk2

.......oh really

I'm the last one to defend the Mail but if you're insinuating there's a racist undertone to the slant on the stories I think you're wrong.

There is no difference - just a different angle on the same theme, that of young footballers with too much money

Where does it mention his race? The story is a fine illustration of the excesses at the top end of football whereby a young player, one who has never even played first team football, has at the age of 20 riches that most people can only dream about. I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds it wrong and abhorrent and one of the many reasons older fans are turning away from football.

At Man City, had fractured ankle and out for 13 weeks with hamstring, among a host of minor injuries

Rather like the 1995 title winning team Football is essentially a simple game which Mowbray is trying to make far too complicated. Guardiola he ain't It starts by having a solid goalkeeper and defence.

Hope over experience. Some lads are unfortunately very injury prone. Either way, both players are likely to be a waste of wages and squad numbers

Player with history of injuries injured again. Chapman, another player with a history of injuries, is also injured again. Why do we sign them ?

So no strikers and Gallagher / Brereton \ even Graham stuck out wide. More confusion for the players and square pegs in round holes. Mowbray thinks he's some sort of coaching genius. It won't work. Why can't he keep it simple and play players in their correct positions?

John Barton the Wigan pie-eater was the biggest unit I've seen in the Rovers goals - but he was also the worst goalkeeper I've seen too. Seriously, we've had some very fine goalkeepers over the years - Jones, Arnold, Gennoe, Mimms. Bradshaw, Flowers, Friedel to name a few - and we badly need another if we're to have any chance of getting in the top 6. There must be a very good goalkeeper out there without having to resort to has-beens such as Hart and Carson.

I'd rather have Raya than Carson. In fact, I'd rather have Fred Else than Carson. And poor old Fred died 4 years ago

"Blackburn Rovers should make a move for Derby County goalkeeper Scott Carson as they seek a replacement for last season’s number one David Raya who recently joined Championship rivals Brentford." Rovers "should". Carson's agent working very hard touting his man around the inter-web.

Shame for the lad, at the age of 25. Feel sorry for him, thought he was a good player.

I'd be sorry to see Rodwell leaves if he does go. He's one of the few players on the books with any "class" (older fans will know what I mean). It's just something in the way he moves and plays that exudes quality. I always enjoyed watching him in a Rovers shirt

So another "target" missed. With the clock ticking to the new season, the need for a new goalkeeper and defender (s) is becoming urgent. Mowbray needs to back up his words with action and move quickly if he is to retain any credibility

New Zealand's cricketers and supporters were models of sportsmanship and class after the final yesterday - their rugby players and rugby supporters, who are entitled and arrogant, should take note. It was a pity we didn't beat the other lot yesterday instead of NZ - they would never have taken defeat in contentious circumstances in such a good spirit.

It's not always like that, I can assure you. Today was the best one-day game I've seen in 60 years playing and watching the sport. Well done England. Luck went our way and I felt sorry for NZ (but only a bit). Great for Stokes too after what he's been through

After years of moving on loan from club to club let's hope Gallagher can put down some roots and blossom into a decent player. Gallagher and Brereton up front with Dack operating between them might work. What I do not want to see is Gallagher playing as one of Mowbray's quasi winger /wide players.

McNamee wouldn't have a career in the modern game. He came from an era when tackling from behind was legal and running studs down opponent;s shins seen as part and parcel of the game. As a tough nut and leader though, we could do with someone of his character

Astonishing performance. England should play all their games at Edgbaston, in fact anywhere except London

I've remembered - Jack Hixon was the name of Burnley's north east scout. He also found Shearer too - recommended him to Southampton. All those great players - and very few played for Newcastle! Burnley tribute to Hixon here http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/feat/edb4/a_farewell_to_jack_hixon_478161/index.shtml Rovers had a NE scout too - but we ended up with Dick Mulvaney and Billy Wilson, though Billy to be fair was a good player

Ralph Coates, Brian O'Neill (dirty b*****d), Jimmy Adamson, Dave Thomas, Ray Hankin, all top class players, and many others joined Burnley as kids from the NE. Can't remember the name of their scout but he was well known at the time and he would have been worth his weight in gold these days. Newcastle and Sunderland etc would have known about these players but the old industrial areas in those days used to produce top players by the hundreds so they had plenty to choose from Does make you wonder though how the North East clubs have had so little success in an area brimming with football talent.

Good luck to him and hope he becomes a success at Ewood. But in the football mad North east, if he was that good why didn't the likes of Sunderland or Middlesbrough snap him up?

Connor Mahoney, late of this parish and "I'm an exciting player to watch", joins Millwall SOCCER Millwall - MILLWALL SIGN BOURNEMOUTH WINGER CONNOR MAHONEY ON LONG-TERM DEAL Press Association 2019 SOCCER Millwall Millwall have signed England Under-20 international Connor Mahoney from Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee. The Sky Bet Championship club say the winger, now 22, has signed a long-term contract at The Den. "I'm delighted to finally be here," Mahoney told the official Millwall website. "I can settle down with the lads this week before heading off to Portugal on Friday, and hopefully this is the beginning of a long and successful career for me down here at Millwall. "I'm an exciting player, exciting to watch. I work hard for the team and for the club, but also want to bring something different - quality on the ball, getting fans off their seats . "They pay good money to come and watch us, so hopefully there's a successful season around the corner." Mahoney becomes Millwall's fourth summer signing after earlier deals for Alex Pearce, Frank Fielding and Matt Smith. Millwall finished 21st in the Sky Bet Championship last season, finishing one place and four points above the last relegation spot. "Last season wasn't the best for the club, but I was speaking to the gaffer (Neil Harris) and he was telling me about the season before, in which we had a top-half finish," Mahoney added. "I think that's our ambition for this season, finishing there, and then you never know what might happen." Mahoney began his career at Accrington and made 21 appearances for Blackburn before joining Bournemouth in 2017. He has also had loan spells at Barnsley and Birmingham, making 31 appearances for the Blues' last season, and won England caps from U17 to U20 level.

Carson, please no. I'd rather have Joe Hart. And he's useless