roversfan99

I can't forsee any situation whereby that 3 signing thing is set in stone to the point that one of those is filled by another position instead.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/20829887.blackburn-rovers-withdraw-race-sign-liverpools-sepp-van-den-berg/ That means Rovers are now left with a decision as to whether to look for another option to add to their central defensive ranks, or stick with those at their disposal. I suspect that 3 signings has now become 2, so 1 more to go. Carter is "like a new signing."

You can't possibly believe that he is worth the eye watering fees rumoured. He is bang average, if he wasn't English he wouldn't be worth £10m. If he went to Chelsea, he is worse than all of their current wingers.

Brereton is quite unique is that he is a prolific goalscorer and a left winger. We need a striker either way as Gallagher and Vale is nowhere near enough. Brereton's departure would leave us needing a left winger AND a goalscorer, but it would be much more likely to get a central striker who can be that goalscorer. So sign Riis and then get a left winger separately. How many times have you watched BIrmancevic? Also, Riis has never played for Denmark.

1.5m, 2.5m, 1m, 5m no? But not the point I was making. If we let Brereton run his contract down, it is negligent. But the point you quote is about a specific posters wishes for the rest of the window, which includes signing 3 players that seem to keep re-occuring with little basis and leaving us with 1 striker. If Brereton stays and we don't sign anyone else permanently, would that be a positive window for you or negative? Not what I was saying though, is it?

Yeah I think it will be, they have had an interest throughout the summer. Under Venkys we never seem to sell an asset, reinvest some and then go again. Brentford model my arse.

I suspect that you will be disappointed on all of those ins unfortunately, but why does this dream window leave us with only Gallagher and Vale as strikers?

Not that it has any relevance because he won't be coming here either way. But have you factored in Alex Mighten leaving to join Sheffield Wednesday on loan today? And you don't have to register everyone that you have, they have players like Cafu and Lyle Taylor who I suspect will be registered at the moment that could be left out with little impact.

A team has bid £7.5m for Emil Riis. Would make sense for us to sell Brereton for basically double that and go and get Riis, but I suspect that would not happen under these owners.

So many questions going into this. Will Hyam start and will any other new signings be involved? Will Brereton be still here? Will Brittain and Gallagher be fit? Is Szmodics out with concussion? Is Ayala ok having been seen with his calf strapped up? Then beyond that, there are obvious selection dilemmas. Will Dack be scapegoated by Tomasson and pulled straight out? Who will play beside Travis? Does Carter play at right back if Brittain is out? I do fear that our team again will be really patched up and will struggle.

A potential last minute move to Schalke for Van Den Berg would be a huge blow because he is a very good player and would have played games in 2 different positions. Always the risk with waiting for a loanee so late into the window. It is really important that we have an alternative in mind who can also play comfortably at right back. Tomasson said up to 3 in his press conference, that was taken as a minimum by many who have continued to suggest 4, 5 and 6 including the likes of Birmancevic, Bowler and Styles in big money signings, my fear was always that a deal could fall through and leave us with not enough time to do something else. The 4 we have plus a loanee attacker would leave us very, very short.

Tomasson was not for even suggesting there is a chance of above 3, unless he was fibbing. Coupled with the LT saying 2 x CBs and a loan attacker. Potentially a 4th centre back on loan, Brown loaned out and no more central midfielders. Lots of decisions made against your own personal preferences.

Something you have heard or just a guess? Liverpool play Wednesday night so maybe they will keep him for the bench assuming Matip/Konate are still out, nothing to do with PR. We need him on Wednesday though presuming that Brittain doesnt recover. So be it? We cant just throw away half a season like that. We need attacking reinforcement now, not in January. May aswell forget the loan for Van Den Berg if we are so flippant about this season.

I think it is Mercer (?) who asked the above question re Hirst has implied that he has been told that the deal will go through tomorrow. Rich Sharpe has heard mixed messages, and the previous tweet was that Brereton pulled out of playing last week due to an imminent move which obviously was not true. But thought id post after seeing it all the same.

Nixon apparently talking more shite about Van Hecke.

Not only is the core of what is left much better than what was inherited but we also have a 15m asset who can be sold, another one who was sold and a 4m asset that he wanted to sell that was blocked. The latter 2 deals could have led to further reinvestment on assets but the blame for why it hasnt belongs in India.

Since corrected it seems. Maybe he misread as it says 4th signing in the official article in a rush to publish his own story.

I very much doubt that the sticker book was done when the first signing was made knowing that exactly 6 signings would be made! Mere coincedence that we will sign 6. Nixon again talking shite saying that we needed Brereton to be sold to push this through.

Glad to see the signing of Hyam wrapped up well in advance hopefully for his first start on Wednesday night. A little surprised that its only a 3 year deal with no mention of an option. Where is this from?

I'd like to think even at our dysfunctional club that the idea that a player would get "instant support" based on family connections wouldn't play a part, not least because it implies that not everyone would.

I think any suggestion of more than 3 signings is beyond fanciful, Tomasson was very firm in dismissing the suggestion yesterday in his interview that we could get more than 3. If it isn't 3, I would suspect that less (breakdown of deals) is more likely. 2 centre backs including Hyam and a loanee and a loanee attacker seem to be the likely remaining business. Talk of Styles and the Malmo winger would take considerable fees and fall outside of what we are seemingly looking for. I suppose it could be seen as 3 and then a potential Brereton replacement at a push, but we said last year that we would get a replacement for Armstrong and we didn't.

I am guessing that this is a cryptic suggestion of Donis. Where is this from? Based on his goal record, he makes our current bunch of non scorers seem prolific.

Suspect we wont as it seems the attacker we want is on loan according to the LT.

There seems to be a lot of knowledge about this Birmancevic, I know he is a left winger but in the absence of ever having watched Malmo, what type of player is he? I suspect that its hypothetical anyway, it seems like if we can get it done, based especially on the LT that our remaining business will be Hyam, another centre back on loan and an attcking player on loan. That coupled with a Brereton sale would leave us desperately short.