I think he dropped a huge b0ll0ck with Brereton at £7+million with commensurate wages. We are scraping around in the dregs of the market, IMO. Yet Mowbray is still here. IMO, he doesn't know the market and he can't work the market. I think it's plain to see.

In 2015/16 - the season before Mowbray arrived, we finished 15th in the Championship. In 2018/19, after two and a half seasons with Mowbray in charge, we finished 15th in the Championship. We are NOT progressing! When will the penny drop? If Mowbray gets us any higher than 15th this coming season, I would be extremely surprised. We've lost a goalie with far more potential than wither Walton or Eastwood and signed Gallagher for £5million because I think Mowbray spunked £7+million away on Brereton. For me, an underwhelming window so far and that's being generous.

Corrected it for you!

Unsurprisingly, I think you will find there is very little interest in those we are deemed to be trying to unload - gallingly, includes some given improved and extended contracts within the last 15 months. I think there is now a budget 'gap'. The Raya sale helped with the Gallagher deal but I think if Mowbray wants to complete the deals he has in mind, there will have to be a 'major' sale. Think next week is going to be very interesting.

I think you guys do a bloody good job. I personally know from voluntary stuff I've been involved in that it can be a thankless task and you just hope you can add a little bit of value and make a little bit of difference.

Think it's extremely likely there will be a 'major' departure next week in order for the 'pipeline' stuff referred to by BBRovers2288 to come through.

Depressing, another day but same old story. Think Mowbray making it up as he stumbles along.

You mean Jack Hixon. Sadly, Jack died about 10 years ago. Also, credited for taking Shearer to Southampton. Think he worked for NUFC in his latter years but too late for them. Got friends who knew him and spoke very highly of him as a person.

Think Bruce is a poor man's Big Sam. When Sam leaves a club, sadly they mainly go one way (Bolton from Europe downwards and now in administration), Newcastle relegated (Ashley should have showed balls and stuck with Sam), Rovers..........from top 10 PL to almost oblivion, need we say any more, Sunderland....well. Good and effective managers are hard to find and worth their weight in gold.

To some on here, including yourself, think clearly Brereton is the elephant in the room. If you repeatedly went to see the doctor with a cough and he repeatedly told you to stop smoking, what would you do, turn round to him and say you've told me that 25 times already!

Depressing read this morning. IMO, it's simple - we have a manager who doesn't know the market and hasn't a clue how to work it. As others have posted, Mowbray has made a rod for his own back. IMO, spunked away £7million+ and wages on Brereton, handed out new contracts to deadwood we are now trying to shift and seemingly is now frustrated as 'agents and players and agents are too greedy' (a bit rich as I think he's helped fuel it with his own actions). He has a budget - at least we are told that so for feck sake, get on and manage it. Start with priorities (GOALKEEPER(s) & DEFENDERS) and forget both the Gallagher nonsense (IMO a 3 out of 10 striker to replace a 1 out of 10 striker who has seemingly financially hamstrung us) and a desire to collect ageing and not inexpensive midfielders. I think the chickens are coming are to roost and Mowbray's ineffectual management and trading of playing resources is costing us badly.

For now.............

Think we need to forget Gallagher. IMO, would be silly money (fee and wages) for a lad who clubs don't seem to be in a rush tof sign. Tells its own story.

My comments related to Brereton not Gallagher. What's your point?

We are really, really desperate if that's the case.

Think you could add John Barton and Matt Dickins to that list.

Some on here just posting Raya 'wanted to go' so there's little we could do. Clearly, not as simple as that. There has to be a reason or reasons. Just rationalising my opinions which I least I do! An old colleague of mine had a saying - 'that pigeon's been shagged to death'. You seem to think it has so I'll therefore leave the subject alone now!

Ben Benson is our goalkeeping coach isn't he? So who else would work with Raya? Look, I don't think Benson is up to the job for the reasons stated and it's impacted on Raya. It's as simple as that and it is my opinion. Perhaps I've listened and read to too many of Mowbray's comments and it's rubbing off on me. To refer to Adams as 'a kid' post Barrow match was ridiculous.

Some have posted on here that Raya wanted to leave. Full stop. The question is why? IMO, the main reasons why Raya wanted to leave: His game wasn't developing as fast as it should. IMO, that is down to 'boy' Benson our goalkeeping coach, the kid who started work in Carlisle Community Team and has never (as far as I'm aware) played professional football. Coaching a goalkeeper is a specialist art - you need someone who's done it and got the tee shirt, a mentor who knows the art inside out from having played the game and a mentor who can build confidence and resonate with the difficulties and hurdles a young goalkeeper will face. Hasn't Rayna already said the goalkeeping coach at Brentford is a good reason for going there - equally, I think you could interpret that Benson was a good reason for Raya wanting to get away from here. Was made a scapegoat for Rovers' defensive woes. Hasn't Mowbray done that again in his LT comments? Last season, I can recall Mowbray openly criticising Raya and Nyambe (easy targets) but don't recall a word against Bennett who, IMO, was horrendous at right back or Williams / Bell at left back who, IMO, were persistent accidents waiting to happen, and boy did they happen! Time and time again, our defence was ripped to shreds leaving Raya exposed. If Mowbray, Venus and Lowe were capable of organising a defensive unit, bringing in appropriate reinforcements where needed, this would not have happened. So, IMO, Raya's inexperience has become an easy shield for Mowbray to hide behind. Was Raya the finished article? Not by a long way but he has all the attributes to develop into a top class goalkeeper which I think he will. As for crosses, I think your comments are completely wrong. You learn by analysing, working on the the training field and putting into practice - for that, you need a goalkeeping coach with the know how and an ability to build confidence in the goalkeeper. If the goalkeeper respects the goalkeeping coach for what he himself has done in the game and brings to to the table in terms of player development then you have a very decent chance.

Totally predictable from Mowbray. The same applies even more to our goalie coach 'boy' Benson who, IMO, needs replacing ASAP. “At this moment though I think this team needs some experience behind it and a goalkeeper who has been there, seen it and done it and hopefully can help the defensive unit keep some more clean sheets.”

To quote what you said today: "Somebody might want Dann back. We are in deepest smelly stuff if Rovers want him back". If that's the case, Waggott's not in control.

More like the square root of £10million. No club is going to stump up £millions for the lad. Potential he has but nowhere near ready for PL.

Surely not after your praise for Waggott.

Yep, I do. Think Johnson has done a fine job with the U23's. Only wish Mowbray would give me something to be positive about.

It is exactly the point. A big investment from our owners. If it had been my investment, I would have been crawling all over it to see what it yielded as it would clearly have a bearing on how much I may want to invest in the future! Said many times, think Mowbray blew it and IMO the club will be hamstrung financially for some time to come hence the Raya sale and signing of the oldies on frees.