Brockhall. For the umpteenth time, I am not part of the Twatterati.

Don't think there's much doubt about Travis being sold. Gossip around Brockhall is Tronstad wants out to go back 'home'.

Agree, we were abysmal. From memory, think Bury still went down. The Bulls Head was a favourite haunt for Howard Kendall and Mick Heaton who in those days seemed to be joined at the hip!

Who would want to sign Cantwell on those wages after the season he had with us? A performance level last season similar to Brittain, Travis, Tronstad etc then I think he would be well down the road by now!

Read the LT and key bits to me are: Tronstad: 'There are no direct negotiations yet over the terms of any new deal. It's not a back-and-forth dialogue over numbers, length or structure of the contract yet' Staggeringly bad. Travis: 'It's understood that numbers have been discussed but a written offer hasn't been made to be accepted or rejected, at this stage. He is not pushing to leave the club but any renewal has to be right for all parties, with Travis one of Blackburn's top earners already'. My view, Rovers know what Travis wants and wont play ball - any renewal has to be right for all parties, pitch rolling for departure, 'the player wanted too much'! Brittain: 'Though there's been no indication that negotiations have stalled but, equally, there's been no official announcement that he has signed up'. Think Brittain and agent looking to see what's out there. IMO, all in all, totally unacceptable and unprofessional.

A silly lad. At least the 'one year wonder' played a key part in getting us out the old Third Division. He got both of our goals on the night we clinched promotion at Gigg Lane - a great night that and I think we had almost 10,000 fans there that night. I ended up back at Bulls Head, Wilpshire where players and management also turned-up for celebrations that went on into the early hours with the doors locked! He should have listened to Howard Kendall who would have further improved him and opened-up doors which the lad could only mistakenly fantasise about. Can't remember where he ended up after his 'hissy fit' but it was all downhill thereafter.

Say no more!!!

Lot of dosh but at 23, a full Danish international with over 100 games with Brondby and 20+ goals for them last season, I'd say it's a fair punt. Even if they are selling Sargent, at least they are reinvesting which is more than Rovers do!!!!

Surely not playing them on 25 August!?

Seems to be Elche but LT confused with dates I think!!! : Rovers' marquee fixture is against Spanish club Elche. They were promoted from the Segunda Division last season after finishing runner-up to Levante. Bambo Diaby is a recognisable name after his exploits in England with Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday. They are managed by Eder Sarabia, who has been in charge for the last 12 months. That match will be played on Friday, August 25 and will also kick-off at 7pm. Supporters are invited to fly out and watch both fixtures as Ismael's side prepare for the 2025/26 season.

Feck me, it's even worse than I thought. The bottom of the barrel has now been scraped off!!! IMO, the signing of cheap, unproven and little known players like De Neve, Tavares and Al-Sahafi (if correct) is virtually consigning us to a fight for survival from the 1st game of the season. These sort of signings will do nothing to convince the likes of Brittain, Tavis and Tronstad that we are a club going places and therefore a club to commit their future to.

That's more like it for Rovers !!! Another in the cheap and cheerful, unproven and almost unheard of category to go nicely with De Neve and Tavares. Barrel scraping of the highest order. We really are fecked.

If he's as good as he himself thinks then he'll get it! You do wonder if he's been given the best of advice. Sadly for Dolan, he might just have overplayed his hand.

Perhaps they are happy to see us win a race to the bottom and financial and existential oblivion.

Not only that, it's almost certain every other club interested will be able to offer more money, more ambition and better prospects - who would really choose Rovers!?!? The fantasy list gets bigger and bigger leaving the gullible believing and salivating in their fools' paradise - Sagnan, Nade, Kapuadi, De Keersmaecker, Gassama, Pye etc. Our market is the washed-up no other clubs want eg Forshaw and the cheap and cheerful, unproven and almost unheard of eg De Neve and Tavares. Sad and depressing.

Nothing! Two deals done so far and dressed-up to the nines I think with add-on clauses that are unlikely to happen - £3 to 4million for the likes of Chaddy! Doubt more than £500k up front in total for both deals. IF, and it's a big feckin IF, we spend any more on transfer fees up front (not add-ons for the gullible), I expect the outlay to be more than offset by the sale of at least one and even possibly three of Brittain, Hyam, Travis, Tronstad, Tyjon and Higgins.

Looks like you are a new poster. Think there is little symmetry between 'Rovers' and 'brightness'.

Nixon has you drooling! You take it all in hook line and sinker just like other Rovers' fans will. Just when will you learn and realise you are being spun what the wiser and far less gullible will think/know is a whole lot of garbage.

Difficult to believe any Rovers' story that involves real/material investment to either secure existing key players or to sign new players of a proven quality. Would be very pleasantly surprised if it happens but to me feels like the pitch is being rolled ahead of an almost inevitable departure.

I think it's clear why both JDT and Eustace wanted out and so soon after both joined Rovers. IMO, the club is one deteriorating mess and the rot first set-in back in 2010 when our ownership changed. Players are not fools and will have read the script and I think Brittain, Hyam, Travis and Tronstad are just biding their time waiting for the right opportunity to jump ship and who can blame them? To have your 4 key players approaching a new season with just 12 months to go on their contracts is, IMO, catastrophic and gross mismanagement. I have little doubt the football world is aware of our predicament and we are now so helpless and impotent as the vultures circle waiting to swoop and exploit our vulnerability. It's been a long time coming, defying all conventional business/commercial sense even for the football industry, but, IMO, we are now seeing the beginning of the end.

Both posts spot on. Funny how Rovers make a signing and fees are seemingly substantially inflated only for transfer fee to be listed as "undisclosed" !!! I think there is a huge stench of bullsh1t that emanates from Ewood Park and sadly many of our supporters are mystifyingly intoxicated by it!!! Think our market is clearly cheap and cheerful and usually unproven.

Just tragic, awful news. The fragility, and sometimes briefness, of life puts everything into perspective. RIP

Don't think he's technically, or football intelligence wise, good enough for European clubs who want a tad more than hard graft. Brereton, a far better player than Dolan, didn't cut it in Spain. Think Championship is Dolan's level.

Thought Dolan would have secured a move by now. He needs to be into his pre season.

Downing - spot on. Ayala - madness to give a player with his history a 3 year deal Weimann - not a loss like Batth but we've no one else like him with an ability to make things happen from the bench. Batth - I think of how good Kevin Moran and Tony Gale were for us as centre backs (in the PL as well!!!) and both older than Batth!!!! IMO, Batth a massive loss and will be interesting to see how Hyam goes, that's if he isn't flogged!!!, without him. As for Kargbo and Tavares, I'd be amazed if it's even cost half of the £3million up front but agree with you the omens, as to their physicality and ability to be available for 90% of games, aren't good. As an aside what is Tavares' injury?