Depends how you look at it. Think Wigan signed 3 players for about £2million or more in transfer fees. So, you spend £2million on a fee and pay the player say £10k / week minimum over a 3 year contract. Add employers' NI and over 3 years you have a cost of at least £3.76million equating to at least £1.254million / year. So coughing up for Charlies' wages for 10/11 months at say £1.1million is not so far fetched at all!

You always get last minute deals. However, there seems something different about the Mulgrew departure: It's not as though some club stumped up an offer with a transfer fee we couldn't refuse It's not as though we were blessed with competent centre backs and could afford to let someone go Surely, Mowbray would have taken the captaincy away from Charlie if he wasn't in his short term plans I think it boils down to either, or both, of two issues. 1) There was a bust up and Mowbray wanted him out as he would be a clear threat to his authority. 2) We were desperate to save Charlie's wages and ancillary costs (eg employers' NI at about 13/14%) which I think would be a minimum of £1.25million

Think was all done a tad unceremoniously. The manner of Charlie's exit would resonate in the wider dressing room. Bottom line is you simply don't treat your personnel in such a fashion, least of all your leader in the dressing room. Think Mowbray may well have lost the dressing room now and you don't get spilt milk back in the bottle!

Very much doubt he will resign. This, most probably, is his last pay day in football. Think it will cost a minimum of £1million to sack him. Would you walk?

Mowbray arrived in Jan. 2017 when we were bottom of the Championship. 32 months later, we are bottom of the Championship again. During this time, Venky's have issued approx £48million of shares (an average of £1.5million/month) through VLL in order to keep the ship afloat !!! There will come a tipping point for both Mowbray and, sadly, our club. Sobering thoughts.

If I'd coughed up £7million+ and commensurate wages, I feckin would! Remember, they have 'their' man (Suhail) giving them the inside track.

I've posted on more than one occasion recently that I think there is a points' target for August, our owners are miffed about the Brereton debacle and Mowbray had to give assurances Gallagher would play. I don't think I'm far wrong.

M'boro have almost been as dire as Rovers in 2019. Can't believe Gibson appointed Woodgate. Two struggling sides suggests a draw. However, if Mowbray picks the right side, I see a Rovers win by at least one goal. Assuming Lenihan and Tosin injured, I'd go: Walton / JRC, Nyambe, Williams, Cunningham / Johnson, Travis / Downing, Dack, Rothwell / Graham That means we'd have Mowbray's £13 to £14million strikers (Armstrong, Brereton, Gallagher) on the bench and just shows, IMO, Mowbray's poor player judgement and inability to spend wisely. Unfortunately, I think we will see Captain Bennett at right back and Gallagher out wide, again.

Good. The lad needs 90 minutes under his belt. Let's see what he has. Seems like he's been wrapped in cotton wool for 6 months and has just been a drain on resources.

Yep. My house, business, car, the lot. But then again, we might just lose tomorrow night......................

We will not lose tonight. I guarantee it!

We should but surely it's more important to get some cohesion, confidence and momentum. A good performance and 4 or 5 put past Oldham would do wonders for Saturday.

Mowbray should play his strongest eleven. Full stop. We need a convincing win to give us some confidence and momentum.

So why on earth have we signed him? He's been 'in the building' now for six months and, seemingly, struggling for fitness. We know he's a poor injury record and we should have given him a wide berth. IMO, utter madness in signing a player with such an injury record. We need players who are robust and we know will be available for 90% of games.

Middlesbrough have started poorly. If Woodgate is the answer then no one knew the question! Mowbray to get his first league win of the season! If we don't beat M'boro then we really, really do have problems.

“He picked up a knock in training, a bit of fluid on the back of his knee" - Mowbray quote in LT In an older player towards the end of his career, fluid at the back of the knee could be down to arthritis, in a younger player like Lenihan, it's more likely to be indicative of a cartilage tear. Think Lenihan is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

I think you are absolutely right. Wasn't a Gallagher fan when he was first here and from what I've seen, I don't think his game has developed - in fact it's gone backwards. I expect Graham to be back for M'boro with Gallagher shunted out wide, again.

Hodgson is a bloody good coach - don't think Mowbray can coach ! Roy was / is notorious for his defensive drills.

Feckin good job the nags do a job for me ! Just as Goodwood was glorious just a short time ago, Ascot today was awesome. Netted a wonderful hat trick with Stone Of Destiny, Power Of Darkness and Sapa Inca. That's one hat trick more than either Brereton or Gallagher will deliver this season ! As I keep saying, my Rovers' betting is a bit of fun only though my Mowbray bet @ 19/1 on being the first Championship manager to go is looking pretty tasty !

More b0ll0cks from Mowbray, IMO: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17829425.rovers-boss-lenihan-absence-allowing-mulgrew-leave/ Lenihan doesn't sound good whilst Bennett had a good un today!

They've a cracking manager though who knows what he's doing!

Don't get this. Quickly skimmed through and it seems we were doing well for 20+ minutes. Now we just seem shyte, again.

Feckin hell. Should have stayed in the local. We seemed to be doing okay.

The lad doesn't have football intelligence. Pacey but offers precious little else.

I think there will be goals galore. Just stuck £25 on more than 4.5 goals at 5/1. Sunk a few earlier today at Clitheroe Food Festival (seemed a better proposition than PNE v Wigan) and now off to local - think it's going to be a long afternoon in more ways than one!