We can not go into a season with Sam Gallagher as our main striker. I feel like due to some poor performances out wide but with the caveat of the excuse of playing out of position, people forget that he is not a good striker either and is ineffective when he plays there. In these months in which Brereton has been out, the onus was on Gallagher as much as anyone and he failed to score between the Boro game at home and the Derby game in which he came off the bench. He has never been a player that sniffs out chances. He also still lacks many basic fundamentals of being a striker that are unlikely to massively improve with him being around his peak years. His first touch is terrible, he cannot bring others into play, he cannot use his body effectively, he often goes offside. Sadly I suspect that we will because Brereton will go and I would be surprised to see any of that money reinvested.

Its a hell of an assumption that not only has Mowbray long since agreed a deal elsewhere but that he has told tbe players and his assistant is actively tapping players up. And that Mowbray has purposely prevented new deals from being agreed with the out of contract players as some sort of long term ploy. Surely a case of not giving it too much credence until if and when Mowbray, Venus and the 3 players join in the summer, and even then, some of the behaviour implied would be an unknown.

Its probably no less realistic than Venkys sacking Mowbray as soon as the season ends before quickly and proactively appointing a director of football overseeing a "dynamic" and competent head coach with decent investment in 8-10 players to get us promoted. Not that either will happen. But anyone who wouldnt take Dyche if it was realistic needs their head testing.

Is "interesting" the word for sacking a manager who has guaranteed success throughout his tenure ahead of a now very likely relegation? Or scary? And would a manager who akin to Mowbray has seen his teams promotion chances crash and burn be an upgrade on Dyche? No chance.

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Where is this from? Would be shocked to see Nyambe or indeed any of our players beside Brereton in the Premier League next season.

Have all of these specifics (Rothwell being offered 4x as much, Nyambe's low offer) all come from Rothwell's dad? You mention members of the squad, is this direct contact or via when Rothwell's dad was mouthing off on the train?

Sorry that was more of a general point than specifically at you.

I specifically mentioned this season when apparently he was backed. That was the point I was arguing against. He did spend 15m on those 3 across his tenure, he has already recouped most on 1 and selling the second will bring his overall transfer business in at a profit by the summer. For some reason, people who defend Venkys love to mention FFP. The refusal to revamp the pitch proved that FFP isnt the main limiting factor. The loans are a necessity due to the budgets that he is set.

My attitude was that with us firmly cemented in the top 6 at that time, he deserved to finish the season and his future beyond that would depend on remaining in the top 6. It would have been much less deserved then than it is now upon a string of further losses.

How? We sold our top scorer for an 8 figure fee, of which he was given 500k to spend, and forced to only sign kids on loan. In January he was given a massive 700k budget (with 2 more loans) at a point when we was doing really well, and that wasnt even increased when the main signing was immediately injured. He also wanted to sell Rothwell to get a fee to reinvest in 2 players but Venkys interfered and prevented him. Since, Rothwell has been shocking.

I mentioned before that I have seen numerous times mentions for how likeable our team is earlier this season. In the last few weeks and months they have shown themselves up, a real lack of bollocks and a real lack of character. That in no way alleviates any responsibility away from the manager and his part in our collapse.

Like I said, I personally would be far from surprised if Venkys gave him a new contract. Obviously he shouldn't but Venkys are idiots. I don't think that he told the players after the Coventry game that he is leaving and I don't think that he has agreed to join West Brom, with Venus telling Lenihan, Nyambe and Rothwell to join him.

I am saying that I wouldn't be surprised if he does, and if he does, he will come back with a new contract.

Fair enough, I take back that comment. I do think though that he is not effective enough to justify anything like regular football as some would demand. Too many needless stepovers, seldom with anything tangible at the end of things, often keeping hold of the ball too long and losing it. I think with the way he joined from Preston and seemingly being a very nice guy willing to help people, he is overrated in general. Ideally, he could do with a loan spell in League 1 perhaps next season although I am guessing we will need to keep him for numbers.

It's crazy how many often conflicting rumours come from nowhere. Mowbray has announced his departure to the players, he has agreed a deal at a new club taking many players with him, Farke has been lined up and he is about to start negotiations on a new deal!

Do you have a screenshot beside "someone on FB?" Wouldn't surprise me to be honest all the same.

I wouldn't take "terrace gossip" as gospel, I would agree that it would be surprising, well I'd be amazed if we could attract Farke, if we went for him and if we had everything lined up. I would consider it to be todays silly rumour of the day.

It wouldn't be a surprise if he came back from India with a new contract.

Where is that from? Seems a bit strange.

You said this last season and he stayed. He's just quite a dour man, this is what he's like and like many managers he gets particularly crabby when he loses matches. Why do you think he will be at Birmingham when you was saying that you believed rumours that hes agreed to join West Brom and take Lenihan, Nyambe and Rothwell with him?

Mowbray will be here. The twats in India will see giving him a new deal as the easiest option to allow them to forget again about us.

I suspect not very credible at all.

Goes without saying that the manager must be replaced, he is responsible for the results and his bizarre tactics again led to a loss. Not good enough. Sadly, everything boils back to our absent owners who won't know the score today and will probably give Mowbray a new deal. I remember so many people saying how "likable" this team is earlier in the season, I couldn't disagree more, no bollocks and no personality. Johnson was a joke, he shouldn't play for us again, he is finished, an absolute liability. Travis again bog standard in the middle, outclassed. Has there ever been a more overhyped player than Dolan? Today was like 99% of his performances, stepovers when he gets it, unable to release the ball and absolutely nothing of note, he shouldn't be around a first team of a top half side, he was fast tracked into the first team but he was so poor again, Hedges did far more in 15 minutes than Dolan has in months, why hasn't he played more? Gallagher grafted hard and showed more character than anyone, not much at the end of it but gets some credit, Brereton was poor however. Nyambe again is overrated, slows evreything down and doesn't look like he's putting everything in. Lenihan will be lucky to move up to a better club, Van Hecke and Wharton were shakier than normal too. What is wrong with Dack?

Giles apparently has just not been selected according to Rich Sharpe. He has been shit to be fair since he signed.