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They were just suggested by fans in the LT. Not linked.

I was quite clearly referring to the quotes comparing his situation to Baradji.

He also said we need someone who is ready now. A walking contradiction unless it comes to blaming others for our crap season.

Ismael has said across his pre and post match interviews around the Ipswich game that the focus is on a striker but that the Jorgensen deal has made that less of an urgent need. Seems very much like a case of seeing what if anything is left after that and deciding at that point whats next in line after that. So nice and proactive as ever. And a good job we arent lacking in quality in pretty much every area.

Ismael was very keen to say that a striker is very much the priority and then we "will see" from there. Seemed quite flippant when directly asked about a left wing back, talking about not being able to replace every injured player. Its a massive issue in the squad, with all 3 available who have been considered there today, discounting Hedges who he admitted might not even be registered. Dion De Neve played!

Managers do this, Ismael is particularly fond of it, but its a totally skewed analysis of the game to put so much focus on that decision. We were absolutely shocking throughout. Putting so much emphasis on that decision at 2 nil takes focus away from that. I know as a fan, my annoyance lies predominantly at what we could control today, not refereeing decisions.

We wouldnt have got a result with alternative decisions. If you finish a game with 0 shots on target then its just deflection to suggest that a potential penalty at 2 nil down was a major decision. Strange how Ismael didnt mention the more blatant stonewall penalty and probable red card with Cashin.

You are naming clubs who briefly had owners unwilling to cover costs who were then replaced by ones that did. And even then, thats a minority of teams. Venkys havent shown their "financial clout." Covering the losses they have isnt as a result of them constantly pumping loads in, its the bare minimum.

Why do basically every other set of owners who take over teams plug the financial gaps that owning a football club in this country cause?

Didnt look like a pretty passer to me.

Absolutely shameful display summarising what has happened to this club. Terrible players, terrible manager, overseen by a terrible board, but all the work of the worst owners possible. Special mention to Cashin for the worst league debut you will ever see. A constant total liability and even worse than the laughing Birmingham fans said he is. Henriksson was also particularly bad. It has to be a dodgy agent deal to get him to a Championship club. To think some people think he might come good. Players like Cantwell and Baradji may have a bit of ability but you certainly wouldnt want them in the trenches with you. McLoughlin, not good enough. Atcheson, not ready, him and Henriksson had a competition to see how could pass the ball out of play the most. De Neve, obviously not good enough. Gardner Hickman, not good enough. We were told how the plan was to build an athletic team. Anything but.

Lots of talk about the red card in the abandonded Ipswich game and then the potential one in the rearranged one. We are starting with 9 today and yet the Jorgensen deal has apparently removed any urgency in the market.

Why is Henriksson in there over Cantwell and Miroshita?

The French side seem to think he hasnt travelled over.

I dont think he is in this instance. He is a journalist who said that there is a player not of interest to us, but in at the training ground about to sign. So he has seemingly got the story totally wrong therefore clearly did not undergo the necessary checks. He posted the story at the exact same time as one of the twitter rumour feeds. And he has since removed the story but despite hours having passed, he has not commented on it. He has always been quite poor in terms of finding out transfer news. I wouldnt be surprised if the club has played a part to try and make him look bad, and the way they have treated him in general is disgraceful. But in this instance he has totally messed up and its not harsh to say as such.

Its funny how Elliott Jackson on a day he bigged up the time he spent putting his articles together. Literally just removed the article on Donnum and the sentence at the end of the Jorgensen article, and just hasnt said anything else as if he hopes people wont notice.

Hes not the type to score a load of goals. An aggressive midfielder who wins the ball back but lacks the technical ability to do very well at this level.

Just looking more into Jorgensen and it is a hard one to get a true feel for. I am skeptical of the fee. If its true though, he needs to really become an important player as its a decent amount for a club like us. It is strange that he has joined Bodo Glimt, struggled to become a regular and are seemingly selling him 6 months later for a similar fee. His position is obviously a bit of a strange one. He seems to have predominantly been played wide and I have seen a couple of comments on twitter suggesting that he isnt a striker from Scandanavians. That being said, playing as one of 2 strikers is a different job to just playing on your own. Every player has a good highlights reel so I never get excited by them. But they can provide a bit of use in terms of seeing the type of player youve signed. He doesnt look overly quick but he does look quite physical so hopefully he will be able to adapt. There has been a lot of debate about the formation, I personally think we are probably right to stick to the 352. Our defenders individually all probably need a third defender as none are particularly great individually and a lot are left footers so theres at least scope for 2 in a back 3. We look far more secure in that formation. Even if Jorgensen is better wide, we dont have any other competent wingers anyway and also our 2 strikers are not best suited to being up on their own. I think its really important that we get another more natural striker, even if its a loan, and of course a left wing back. I think you need 4 strikers for 2 positions both to cover injuries but also to be able to rotate. Having gamechangers on the bench is criticial too. Since we changed formation, when Gudjohnsen and Ohashi were on the pitch together, fine even though the latter is very limited and should only be a squad player. But obviously our alternatives were the useless Gueye and also have been players like Henriksson/Dlamini who are quite clearly absolutely nowhere near Championship (or even League 2) forwards. It would be truly amazing if Jorgensen isnt a massive, massive upgrade on them. The question is, is he good enough to hopefully slot in alongside and have a good partnership with Gudjohnsen. We will see.

Also, the line at the bottom of the Jorgensen article has also gone. Embarrassing to get it so wrong.

https://www.lesviolets.com/actu/mercato-donnum-loin-de-blackburn-rovers,80788.html This suggests that Donnum isnt expected to join. It would be quite ironic if on a day when Jackson was trying to tell people how much work goes into his journalism and then releasing a supposed exclusive, that it turns out to be false.

I did say fair play but saying that a player will sign without naming him is hardly a massive scoop. I haven't seen a single attribute that makes me positive about him potentially coming good. I didn't know if maybe you have.

To be fair, Mercer didnt name the player. He just said that a striker is signing. It turned out for a change to be true so fair play but I am not sure saying an unnamed player will sign is a huge scoop. Nor was the skepticism unwarranted considering the track record in question.

What? What do you see to cling on to?

Hopefully Jorgensen really give our poor attack a major boost. Good to see us spend reasonable money on a player on a long term deal. Also, it seems like he might bring some speed to our attack which is crucial so I am looking forward to seeing him. Hard to know what to make of his career or how exactly he will fit in. Hasn't been prolific even in the lower leagues in Denmark but he seems to have played much of his football as a winger so its hard to judge him on that. Question is, will he slot straight into a front 2 and be at his most comfortable? We also have some recent very bad experiences with signing players from inferior foreign leagues who have failed to step up. That being said, often the demand of "Championship experience" is used but especially up front on our budget, if you prioritise that you are getting the dregs. Its a position in particular that you are probably better off looking for value elsewhere so hopefully we have found it. Will he be ready to be involved straight away? We need him to hit the ground running but I think due to the different seasons in Scandanavia, he won't be match fit and there may be red tape. Also, is Donnum happening aswell as or is it a mix up from Jackson? There is a player with big question marks about how he fits in positionally, but one performing at a high level in a strong league.

This Hedges situation seems totally bizarre. It makes no difference if he is out for 2 or 4 months in that we are going to be without a left wing back for a significant period of time. Even for the odd game, both Pickering and Ribeiro have shown that they cannot play that position and De Neve is nowhere near it. A new left wing back has to be non negotiable. This really cryptic rumour seems to have grown legs but it seems to be chinese whispers. Nixon's shared comment seems to be a case of, I cant say no in case something is happening, but I clearly am not aware of anything. Ryan Hardie has been mentioned above. He has played 12 minutes of football in 2 months and is injured. Should make it a no go straight away.