This will now force Derby's hand. Think they have been playing something of a waiting game whilst busy elsewhere in the market. Time for them to sh1t or get off the pot. Don't think this is over yet.

Not if Derby don't stump up a deal acceptable to Rovers. Would be amazed if Brittain and Eustace haven't had a tete-a-tete! Don't think it's a case of 'holding out' - can't do anything unless a club comes up with a deal Rovers prepared to accept.

Sadly Chaddy, I think you live in a world of delusion and self denial. Posters on this MB have quoted your biblical mate Nicko about Rovers bids etc and the following is an extract from the LT in June: There have been efforts to make a breakthrough on the defensive front. Modibo Sagnan was an early target and there was strong optimism that transfer would happen. Sadly, no progress was made, as is the case with Mickael Nade, another defender on Blackburn Rovers' list.

I did say when posting about this on Monday "and atm, Derby are leading the way". Clearly, the sale of Hackney has given Middlesbrough further financial clout - don't think Derby can be ruled out just yet and much will depend on where Brittain fancies going the most. Understand Rovers have fielded enquiries for Travis this summer and the pot has now started to simmer!

Come on Chaddy - at least 6 of the 8 I mentioned were reported in the LT !!! Also stated Rovers were apart on valuations - no surprise there. Again, you are trying to defend the indefensible - get your head out of the sand lad!

Buttons and boxes of crips I guess !!! Sagnan, Nade, Kapuadi, De Keersmaecker, Mannsverk, Baradji, Lewis Miller, Mumda etc all linked BUT ALL FAILURES TO LAND. I think the fans are being conned! Instead we get Forshaw, De Neve, Tavares and Alebiosu. Think Rovers are laughing at likes of you Chaddy and you just can't see it.

Feck me - 'a terrible Championship' but 1 in 3 in the PL and chased by both MU and Chelsea..................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He wanted 6 or 7 BEFORE losing Batth, Dolan and Weimann so presumably he wanted 9 or 10! TBH Chaddy, reading your posts about Rovers is like living in an echo chamber with you merely regurgitating everything that emanates from Rovers, bullshit or otherwise. Get a life and post what you TRULY THINK instead of just the sh1te from Rovers.

Middlesbrough have made two signings now - Alfie Jones from Hull for a fee which could reach £3million with add ons and Abdoulaye Kante (defensive midfielder) from Troyes for a fee reported at less than £2million. Clearly, reinvesting the Hackney money. Will they now deliver a knockout bid for Brittain to thwart Eustace and Derby.

You rubbished Ipswich's signing of Delap and look where he is now! I understand Mowbray turned down the chance to take Delap on loan from City in his last January window with Rovers!!!!!!! What is Ismael very happy about? Do you honestly believe he would come out in public and say 'really, we need another 5 to 6 QUALITY additions'. In all fairness to Moyes he's done that at Everton. I think you are incredibly naive and gullible and just post parrot fashion whatever bullsh1t comes out of Rovers.

and if one or both get injured / suspended! Absolute folly to think we have Leonard in reserve - needs loaning out to League 1 or 2 to see if he's fully recovered, can put a run of games together and can find the onion bag a few times! He's no longer a youngster at 22 and 25ish senior games over 4 years is pitiful. Time for the lad to sh1t or get off the pot!

A few pinning their hopes on Tavares. At 23, his only real senior experience, other than 30ish games over 3 years for Porto B in Liga 2, came last season with Moreirense, a lower half league team in the 5th rated Portuguese Liga. Last season, his stats were hardly convincing starting in only 15 games of which he managed to complete only 4. Think he only has 1 or 2 goals to his credit over his career so far (read somewhere he had just 1 goal and 1 assist to his name last season) so he's not going to give us much there. Beyond Travis and Tronstad, we look goosed in midfield with only Tavares, Buckley, Forshaw and Montgomery in reserve. We desperately need another seniorish central midfielder with some proven ability whether that be Baradji or someone else - if Travis goes then we will need two!

The thought fills me with horror. Think re-signing Forshaw was an act of desperation as we'd only landed De Neve at that point. Already injured, played little or no part in pre season and wont be fit for the big kick off. As for 'Jason Lowe' Montgomery, a Lazarian footballer who has risen from the sixth tier of English football (Marine and Chorley) in the blink of an eye. Seen little to suggest the lad offers much beyond athleticism. Wouldn't like to start a match with him in our midfield.

Think there is considerable 'pitch rolling' from both Rovers and Jackson about the number of signings to come. Ismael said 2 or 3 and now Jackson saying 2. Many fans think even 3 is at least 2 short of what we require, however, some gullible fans will buy into all the bulls1t from Rovers and Jackson and convince themselves, and try to convince others, that 2 or 3 will be enough.

I can't understand your first point. Can I suggest before you fire off post after post, you sense check what you have written so folk may be able to understand! As to point two, how do you know there have been no new bids "since Boro bid over 2 weeks ago" - if my information is correct and I believe it is, you are plain wrong. Chaddy tells us he no longer drinks alcohol. He now prefers the intoxication of my posts and he just can't get enough!

Agree, Endean was terrible but he was only part of the deal. You need to remember Ken Furphy was manager at the time and he loved to wheel and deal. He brought in a couple early doors he had at Watford (Endean and Garbett). Other early Furphy signings from memory included McNamee, Field, Arentoft (Rovers first foreign player?) and Price.

Well, I am told Brittain will be gone this week and atm, Derby are leading the way. We shall see.

Chaddy doesn't gamble at all? Have you not seen him post about the football bets he has made!!! Is that not gambling? Why do I make such offers? Well @chaddyrovers makes posts with such apparent certainty and if he was convinced about such certainty then surely he wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth!!! If I'm pretty certain about something, I put my money where my mouth is. Simple as.

Eamon was a mercurial talent "they call him Eamon Rogers, they call him the king of the land, his hair hangs over his shoulders tied up with a blue and white band". Played nearly 200 games for Rovers and his goal record was about 1 in 4 (mainly from midfield). Moved to Charlton with 'Dumper' Endean coming the other way as part of the deal. Sadly, affected by injury after leaving Rovers and I seem to recall he was forced to retire from the game 2 or 3 years after leaving Rovers. A class above anyone we have now.

How about this. If Brittain is still with us when the season kicks off, I will pay £100 to a charity of your choice. If Brittain has gone when the season kicks off, you pay £100 to a chaity of my choice.

They have done more than we have then!!! Our only signing with Championship experience is a bang average McLaughin and certainly none of our signings are world beaters! With Brittain about to leave (and Travis to follow) and the paucity of our recruitment, it will be Rovers fighting relegation.

'Gilly' was a strange one. Think he had a 1 in 2 record for Huddersfield but seemed to struggle with his back but strangely, went on to play over 200 league games when he left Rovers! Read somewhere he's now one of football's dementia sufferers which is no surprise given he was an 'old fashioned' centre forward. West Ham certainly sold us a pup in Britt - think it was a training injury after a coming together with Bobby Moore. When we signed him, remember my dad saying to me during his first match 'we've signed a dud here' - to the experienced eye, it was clear he couldn't jump off his injured leg which was a bit limiting for a centre forward!

Bobby Bell! Came from Ipswich as part of the Allan Hunter deal and was then transferred to Crystal Palace after just 2 or 3 games for Rovers.

Jimmy Kerr was a phenomenal talent who joined Rovers for £60,000 from Bury at the age of 20. He'd already played over 100 games for Bury with something like a 1 in 4 goal record - some record for a midfielder. A knee injury did for him after just about a dozen games for Rovers - a crying shame for a terrific talent.

Side effects from cosmetic surgery are not uncommon ranging from pretty minor stuff to much more severe stuff. For elective surgery, I certainly wouldn't be going to Turkey! Also, heard some horrendous stuff about folk who have had dental work done in Turkey.

Yes Brittain certainly played for us yesterday but I haven't seen any confirmation he flew back with the main party today that would negate the rumours flying around that he came back on an earlier flight. I think it's certain Brittain will leave and if he has a choice, I think it will be Derby over Middlesbrough.