Quite right but that leaves us with the bare truths, no one through the door yet and a lot of holes to fill.

It's one of them though I guess, there is no such thing as an excessive value put on a player unless no buyer agrees to it, if they get that £4m then its realistic. That Bosnian went for a similar fee without having the reputation as a proven quality Championship defender at this level. Davies is also good on the ball which suits the modern obsession of playing it out from the back, he is left footed and at a good age so I guess I can understand why he will get interest.

I do indeed attend matches and even with Brereton for example when the narrative was that he was treated horribly by our nasty, negative fans, that simply was not the case. Lots of fair criticisms there, no? No signings and lots of gaps in the squad. Ticketing policies again off the mark. The ground showing huge signs of not being looked after. Venkys, nothing else needs saying on them. Fans on the terraces saying they don't rate x and y, people go to football and give their opinions to each other, was it audible to the players? How about we discard the negative narrative and instead all have constructive discussions whereby positive/negative has no bearing on the validity of an opinion?

He also said this last night, 2 hours before Steve Bruce confirmed that Kipre has agreed to join a team in Wales.

You think Rovers fans specifically are negative compared to other teams and their supporters? And even if you do, considering the last 12 years as Mercer says, do you blame people?! I hate this negative shaming fad as it is done in the absence of constructive debate. At games, this "negative" fanbase that you speak of doesn't seem to really exist. "We don't need it" implies that it has had a negative impact on the team that people are sharing what you perceive to be negative opinions on places like on here. If that is your implication, and if not then fair enough, then it is bollocks.

I actually have been a little underwhelmed by him going forward, he technically is a good player so the ball stays tight to his feet (the polar opposite of Bell who was so loose with the ball) but his set pieces are no better than ok and he is not a constant attacking threat. Defensively I think his general awareness and reading of the game is pretty good, which reduces the impact that his obvious lack of pace has. Edun is a bit faster but he looks all over the place positionally.

A left footed winger is definitely not a priority with Markanday and Hedges already here. Poveda had a mixed time, outstanding v Sheff United, a few other flashes and a few cameos in which he was anonymous. Not the woeful player you make out but not one we should bring back. Pickering wouldn't be comparable to having Rankin Costello on the other side to be fair, and he is also a big step up from Edun and also is much better than Bell. His form prior to injury was very good, he never replicated it afterwards though. Agree with your general analysis in the main though. Some people don't seem to see it as an issue as long as its before the deadline, but you can't dismiss the importance of 21 potential points.

Leeds haven't taken Poveda and a few others on tour to Australia with a few of finding moves elsewhere. Not saying we want or indeed should want him back here but worth mentioning as a player who was here last season. Suppose he is a proven quality defender at this level and no longer is running close to the end of a contract.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ben-davies-liverpool-transfer-breaking-24485607 The Lancs Live article is just this regurgitated.

He was really poor when he played there in the League last season, I remember him always being a weak link and constantly being out of position when he played. Pickering isn't perfect but he is a lot steadier and more reliable than Edun.

I don't see how one poster on an internet messageboard sharing the opinion of another supporter who was at the game on aforementioned messageboard is "not needed" as if it makes a difference to the team.

Would be a big loss and a surprising one. Leeds need a left back with Firpo who himself struggled last season now injured, maybe he will go back there although their fans might not welcome him back.

You argued against my suggestion that we are "playing catch up" in the market profusely the other week! Now Tomasson has said it, you agree... The same account has Armstrong down as going to QPR. I would file that under another saddo in his bedroom wanting to be ITK. Agree on the point about him as a wing back although I wouldn't play wing backs anyway. But I have seen a few people say that right centre back is Nyambe's position but it is certainly a potential theory in the absence of any evidence aside from one or two games. I still think his best position is right full back, a very good one on one defender which is more important than attacking in a back 4. He isn't very good in the air and he might be expected to bring the ball out so not sure that right centre back would suit him. I suspect that there is more than enough evidence of what Gallagher would be like as that focal point unfortunately! Can't hold it up well, can't link play, struggles to direct flick ons and knock downs, lacks a strikers instinct, poor first touch. I think there may be disappointment when Gallagher does inevitably play centrally and doesn't thrive to the extent that many predict.

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/bradley-dack-injury-blackburn-rovers-24483990 I find these quotes really worrying about Dack and the potential for continuing injury and fitness issues. The problem with the "U23's with a few U18's" tag is that in the absence of recruits which may or may not arrive before the season, it was also a display featuring our second choice players who could be needed at the start of the season if we get any knocks. It perhaps suggests that these players are not ready to be squad players if the attitude around them is one of very low expectations due to their age, Not factoring in that it was seemingly a second string Dundee side with a few trialists. What is this recent "negativity shaming about?" A poster admittedly with a track record of hyperbolic nonsense shared a phone call he had with a Rovers fan on an internet messageboard. What does "we really don't need right now" even mean. It's so frustrating and it is becoming more and more common sadly.

Do we have that much? Not sure we do. A core of good players and then mainly kids beyond, barring the odd straggler.

I hope you are right. I think at Malmo he did likely as good as he could ever do at Zurich baring a miracle considering the limitations of being in a smaller country. Domestic titles, Champions League group stage. I think a Championship job is a risk but a big step forward in potentially backing himself to do well and then the platform to bigger jobs would be far greater than repeating the typr of job he did at Malmo at Zurich. Less money would potentially reduce expectations increasing scope for overachievement. We will see I guess but same points as above. I wanted Mowbray gone. But to take my point as a criticism of Tomassons potential managerial ability would be a misunderstanding and you are clearly on the wind up.

They always seem to only have a limited amount and as a result miss out on potential income

He is a youngish guy at the beginning of his career correct, which surely gives him less room for demanding x amount of money when offered a Championship role, which may or may not pay more and more importantly will allow him a platform to make a name for himself more than going to another minor footballing country to manage. I am not saying that we will or won't spend however much, just that I don't think that Tomasson is an appointment that it anyway proves that we must have money to spend, as if he is a huge name that we have amazed people in appointing. Even if we assume that there was interest, we don't know if we actually bid for Anel and if so, for how much. The Davies rumours are for a loan deal.

Im sure we will sign players obviously but im not convinced that Tomasson being appointed is proof that we must have a decent budget. Had we appointed a proven manager like Farke at the start of the summer then maybe that point would stand but Tomasson was appointed after a long process in which numerous candidates got bigger and better jobs elsewhere. I know he apparently turned them down due to salary demands but the fact that he even spoke to Hibs suggests that he isnt this massive coup as a manager. He was unemployed and did well at a Malmo side that seemingly was expected to win the league but in a small league so it is more of a potentially tactical appointment for both parties.

I'm not convinced that we wanted Khadra back, our name was always lumped in with a number of others presumably because he was here last season.

How about just a clutch of loans again, with the rhetoric that it was only FFP that stopped us from splashing the cash or that the rumour of a bid for the Bosnian proves that the money was there and it is only Waggott that stopped a spending spree... (somewhat tongue in cheek)

Hedges did well when he broke in at the end of the season. Hopefully he will have a good season, pre-season games full of kids and trialists mean zilch, all a fitness exercise.

Unfortunately Burnley are reportedly closing in on Callum O'Hare. They also want Ian Maatsen who was also at Coventry.

Obviously I am not "frightened" of the strength of a Rovers second string in a fitness exercise, more the bigger picture. The worry is how thin our squad looks with 2 and a half weeks to go. I am not convinced that any of those much needed players will be here before QPR.

The only person laughing his cock off I suspect is Balaji Rao and any associates who still manage to see most of the justified blame deflected away from them. Mowbray needed to go but he left us in a better place than he inherited us and he announced his decision to go well in advance of the season ending.