superniko

I'm not sure he's box-to-box per-se, how often is he busting a gut to the attacking box? He's a solid championship midfielder but with his limitations (he'd be a league above if he didn't have any). Most crucially, I could never really see him helping Rovers cross that 6th place, or 2nd place line - it wasn't uncommon for him to go missing in the latter stages of the season. Sam Morsy kept him out of the team at Ipswich, and I think that sort of backs-up Yeti's claim, he'd be more of a squad player for a team with ambition to get out of this league. (judging by Eustaces signings Derby are not that). I'd obviously much rather he be that squad player here at Rovers, alongside Trondstad, Tavares and Baradji, as firstly, two of these are unproven and secondly it's likely we'll have injury issues and drops in form at some stage.

French 2nd division for the last 3 seasons. Surely we’re not forking out £5m there. He’s one of the only players I’ve ever seen a YouTube highlight reel look distinctly unimpressive.

Yeah I love that. I thought during the game there looked a real togetherness gelling in the group already too. Testament to the squad and the coaches to have that with such a high turnover of players this window already. Looks like Whitehead is really in there with the players which I like to see, it's always good when the players interact back with the coaches. (obviously a 3-0 scoreline helps massively here!)

I believe someone on this board stated this many days back. Could have another decent ‘in the know’-er on here.

Absolutely horrendous from Gueye there. You’re a striker looking across the line…no brain at all

If he ends up with a similar G/A record as Dolan I’d be more than happy. Frustrating at times yes, but solid Championship standard

Yep you’ve got to enjoy days like today (hope we’re not going too early 😂). Whilst Hull are dire, we’re really not far off a very good team here I don’t think. A few more bodies and for once reinvest some of our incomings and we’d be no worse than 80% of this league. The lads look like they’ve got some good togetherness to be fair, despite all that talk about social media comments and the dressing room

We need more of those cheeky ones instead 😁

We look good at times with the ball, overall you have to be satisfied with that performance away from home in this league. Hull look very poor though, it’ll be a long struggle for them, and just shows overpaid Championship journeymen are usually best dodged (Giles, Palmer). It does all leave me a bit frustrated though, we look very close to being a very good team, we recoup a good £7m+ this summer and if we could just once spend it then I think we’d be well set up. We’re desperate for a proper striker / goal scorer.

Recency bias 😄 Chaddy does it every year, us doom-mongers have a huge lead on the lad over the 15 years. Also one of those years we were almost relegated - hardly right to be optimistic. 1-1 draw over the 2 years so far I’d say

Someone post a few dodgy sticks over to this address please: Shadow man, Ewood Park, The filthy, neglected stadium in Blackburn, BB2 4JF As Matty says you’d almost question it if it was your local non-league club / clubhouse. It’s the bloody Blues Bar in Ewood Park, have some pride you useless shower

Starting to think you’re a plant now Chaddy.

The difference is these teams have notoriously replaced with upgrades or got a shit load of money (Mbuemo / Cunha). We’re unique in that we either run contracts down and let players leave on a free, or sell for well under true value - then we replace them with some 4th division Germans or 2nd division Belgian lads who would struggle to make Chorleys 11.

It’s just drip feed boycott currently though. They’ll be almost as many away fans as home fans tomorrow. It feels like it’s bubbling up a bit at the moment, though Travis is hardly elite, it’s the statement of your captain wanting out, and relentless club statements making us look amateur

Aye yeah, Liverpool have had a right stinker there bringing in two quality full backs in Frimpong and Kerkez

It should be nothing but a full boycott now - or at least a statement like Sheffield Wednesday the other day when they stayed in the turnstiles

Yeah this is it 100% - the constant statements these days just shows how out of touch they are and how bad they are at their jobs. The one about Eustace just before he left was a classic - like you say they all read like a 6 year old having a tantrum

I'd bet my last dollar that when the next yearly financial statements roll around we'll still have wages around ~£25m, a wage to turnover ratio of ~130% and a magical yearly loss of "£20m". Could have our under 5s as our starting 11 and the above wouldn't budge.

Can he play upfront or right wing?

He’s probably on £15k ish isn’t he. JDT said we had to save his wage as a high earner when he went to Ipswich.

If we were a normal run club, then I’d have absolutely no qualms selling Travis at all, knowing that a normal club would reinvest that money properly. He is the epitome of the Rovers rubber dinghy boys, goes hiding in any crucial match, praised for being a ‘shithouse’ but lacking in the basics (see the goal on Saturday). People will say we can’t sell as he’s an academy lad (so was Jason Lowe) He’s a solid Championship midfielder, but he’s not dragging you over the line to promotion (he barely played at Ipswich). That said, the money just goes into the black hole so what on earth would be the point of selling him at all. We’ve already shown that Rudy, Suhail and co aren’t up to the task of replacing players properly. Given we’re looking like relegation fodder right now, I’d much rather keep hold of him!

This squad is miles off it. Desperate for a striker and creativity yet we’ve not even had a sniff of that in the transfer window. Run by absolute clowns at every angle

It’s depressing that either of these two would have any say in our transfer dealings. Mental set up at our club

About 10 goals across the season in that 11. 8 defensive players and nobody to lead the line

Agree, Travis is clearly off, but looked like he was running through quick sand at times. Hedges shouldn’t even be in our squad let alone starting, he just isn’t a footballer