There have to be better options out there. We need a speedy resolution to Brereton. IMO, we need to sell him today or accept he's leaving next summer for nowt. What we don't want is a sale on Thursday.

Rovers pulled plug on SVDB according to LT

We need Sunderland to quickly confirm Mowbray then he can come and mop up some of our dross giving us more scope fee and wage wise.

Indeed. Other big question - will Bowler play? Too early to make any sort of call on this match.

Bundesliga or Championship? If Nicko is correct then I know what Liverpool and player would prefer.

No. Eddie Quig signed him from PNE for circa £50k and we sold him to Hull for circa £60k 2 or 3 years later for financial reasons and we got relegated (along with Bolton) to the old Third Division that season. With Knighton in our team that would not have happened.

I'd be laughing too if I'd just tripled my pay!

Think last midfielder we bought from PNE was Ken Knighton about 50 years ago. He had the feckin lot - physicality, aggression, tackled like a tank, could pass a ball through the eye of a needle and had a cannonball shot and he was a leader! Ken would be priceless these days.

Beg to differ. Think he loses focus and gets involved in niggly wind-ups / skirmishes (Stuart Metcalfe was like that). I think Mowbray blocked him from blossoming. When Travis first broke through he was also good driving forward and could pick a pass. To me, that part of his game has largely disappeared. Think there is a real player in there but needs some shrewd management and some help on the field - powder puff Buckley aint the feckin answer.

Spot on. We need an experienced warrior in there. Travis isn't that and never will be though with help, could become a very good Championship midfielder - to me he's a lot more in his locker than he shows and has room for development.

Hope @chaddyroversis okay - thought he'd be all over the MB following announcement of Hyam signing.

Not a Twitterati!!!

Hyam sounds like a good signing. Looking forward to seeing him at Blackpool. Four or five more similar ones (proven players who can cut it in Championship, have room for development and are seldom in the treatment room) please Rovers.

Sorry about your loss. Think the death of your father is one of life's most challenging experiences. There can be a sense of emptiness and maybe a feeling of fragility. Just hang on to the memories your father gave you, they will last a lifetime.

Happy to oblige. No signings to report!

He's hardly likely to say openly he didn't want Lowe and Benson. IMO, if he had said he didn't want them he wouldn't have got the job.

Generally, football is a results based industry. I don't want fantasy journeys which after Mowbray's 5 years, IMO, got us nowhere and left us in a mess requiring alomost a complete rebuild job. I don't want projects that may take years to come to fruition and talk about the future (JDT & GB). I want the likes of Waggott, JDT and GB to come out and say our target is to secure a return to the PL as quickly as possible - full stop. That is what they are employed to do. Settle for mediocrity and mediocrity is what you get at best. I think our club has stagnated for far too long and some feckin ambition and stretching targets are called for.

Absolutely shocking management. However, clearly decisive and clearing out personnel who Neill doesn't want instead of seemingly forcing the equivalents of Lowe and Benson on to the new manager. IMO, if only Waggott had such balls then Mowbray, Venus, Lowe and Benson would have been out the door a long time ago.

Chaddy - sometimes I post if I have a bet and it's usually in context of my match expectation. I DO NOT bang on when I win which you might be surprised to know is pretty frequently if you recall my posts. However, when I lose, it's people like you who go to town on it and try to make it a big thing (like you did after I backed Bradford to win and obviously lost the bet). Whether my bets win or lose then it might be better to keep any thoughts you may have to yourself. As for being silent when we win, I suggest you read my post match postings when we have won this season which I think clearly express my delight. If we lose or are p1ss poor then I say so. I have independence of thought and I'm not in Waggott's behest!

Think this window is fast becoming a shambolic mess. In the Stoke match thread, I posted I thought there were now big question marks against JDT. I also think there are huge question marks against Broughton. I think we have a barely communicative DOF who, IMO, seems aloof and arrogant. Actions do speak louder than words but our DOF should also be building relationships with the fans and the local media and addressing fans' concerns and assuaging fears. I am still waiting for him do do one thing that makes me think there might just be something about him. I think the wolves will soon be hunting both JDT and Broughton if they don't get their acts together pretty dam quickly. The 'happy clappers' bought, IMO, years of Mowbray bullshit and I very much doubt some of them will be taken in twice!

He could have started with Edun, Carter, Hedges, Wharton and even Markanday which would have given us a more physical presence, skill and pace. If a couple were struggling after an hour or so following return from injury then you make your substitutions when, hopefully, you have a lead to hold on to. Far more difficult making changes at half time when you are losing, have no momentum and been generally p1ss poor. JDT got the team selection badly wrong - 99 out of 100 Rovers' fans could have told him that before a ball was kicked.

Spot on. Organise, organise and then organise again. Make life feckin difficult for the opposition. Remember when we beat Spurs in the League Cup Final in Cardiff some 20 years ago with the players available (several missing), Souey got a tune out of what we had - physical (Hughes prowling midfield), aggressive and organised. Pre match, not many gave us a prayer - we stuffed it back down their throats.

Another winning bet @chaddyrovers but you tend to disregard these! IMO, big question marks now against JDT. Yep, we all know we need new players but it's also about making the best use of what you have and, so far, I don't think he has demonstrated he knows how to set a team up. After a full pre season, friendlies and almost 10 competitive matches and if he still thinks Rankin-Costello, Pickering, Buckley and Dolan are players then Houston, we have a problem. Think we will get walloped on Wednesday at Blackpool. Worrying times, very worrying times - we could be heading for a relegation dog fight.

No wonder it hasn't lasted long! A wonderful, palest of pinks, rose wine. Crisp and refreshing - drinkable at any time of day including breakfast!

Delap will have a field day.