Thursday deadline.

[Butty]

We've apparently bid 5million for Ben Brereton from Notts forest...

[Neal]

Bretherton 5 million bid on SSN!! 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Who knows. His agent may have told him to hold off and see what other offers come in. 

I doubt players are aware of our lists  Unless they come on here 

Or listen to Mowbray!

[Swanson]

Just now, Hi Mack said:

Who is Ben Brereton??

Forest striker.

[chaddyrovers]

Rovers make a 5 mil bid for Ben Brereton from Forest

[islander200]

Just now, Pedro said:

Henning Berg and Alan Mahon came on loan and then signed permanent deals. So did David Bentley. Eyal Berkovic was a fantastic loan signing for the club, a well sourced final piece of the promotion jigsaw. I might be wrong but I think Brad Friedel was initially a loanee too.

All played for clubs in higher positions than we were in.  Personally, I like quality loanees much better than last minute permanent panic buys.  

They didn't need to be last minute panic buys though decent players within our price range have moved to clubs.Edwards would have improved us 

[Butty]

First thing I see on twitter is forest fans saying they'll take that and give us 4.5 million change. Good sign  

[MarkBRFC]

I'm going to file that one in the same cupboard as the Freeman bid.

[benhben]

£5m for a striker who scored 5 times in 35 games for forest last season......I think I would rather wait until better value players are available. 

[islander200]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers make a 5 mil bid for Ben Brereton from Forest

Where that Chaddy?Is there a link now he would be potentially a very good signing 

[Oldgregg86]

Scored 8 league goals in his whole but short career. Hardly the proven players Tony was banging on about. Why is Chapman not here if he's blowing 5 mil on this kid

[perthblue02]

4 minutes ago, Hi Mack said:

Who is Ben Brereton??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Brereton

[islander200]

Just now, benhben said:

£5m for a striker who scored 5 times in 35 games for forest last season......I think I would rather wait until better value players are available. 

Your buying massive potential with him trust me 

[BlackburnEnd75]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Kind of. 

Mowbray himself stated in the past that you can't build a team based on a lot of loans. We needed a striker and  a winger badly. It looks like we haven't signed them. 

Maybe players are just picking other clubs ahead of us. 

I agree about building a team on loans, Plenty of time to agree loan deals with permanent fee in place.

We definitely need another striker. But it looks it will either have to be a loan with an option to buy or just a straight loan option. Can we survive with what we've got for the next 7-10 days? Yes we can.

We aren't short of players that can play out wide atm, Bennett, Palmer, Rothwell, Conway, Armstrong, Samuel. Obviously we'd like another option (personally would like an out and out winger). Still think we will end up with Chapman as well on loan.

I'm surprised by people reaction on here a bit. I'm not sure what people expected?

I wouldn't be criticising Mowbray or anyone else at the club until we've concluded our business which won't be until 31st August

 

[Bigdoggsteel]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers make a 5 mil bid for Ben Brereton from Forest

It's that time in Football manager when you just start bidding for everyone and see what happens  

Maybe I am being harsh. I have never heard of this lad 

Edited August 9, 2018 by Bigdoggsteel

[islander200]

Just now, Oldgregg86 said:

Scored 8 league goals in his whole but short career. Hardly the proven players Tony was banging on about. Why is Chapman not here if he's blowing 5 mil on this kid

He has massive potential

[JacknOry]

What type of striker is he? Target men/hold-up type?

[Parsonblue]

5 minutes ago, roverandout said:

This whole bring in 4 or 5 new perm signings was to entice mugs to buy season tickets and clearly it has worked

I suspect the majority buy their season tickets because they support Blackburn Rovers irrespective of transfer dealings.

[Swanson]

"Barry Fry picked phone up to me for first time this week to say no more deals. Maddison still here, he's not going to Blackburn, nor is Tafazolli, no more signings today, altho he remains at club with 45 mins to transfer deadline"

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

1 minute ago, Butty said:

First thing I see on twitter is forest fans saying they'll take that and give us 4.5 million change. Good sign  

Sounds like they would be fools to reject that offer.

Never heard of the lad btw.

[Pedro]

Just now, islander200 said:

They didn't need to be last minute panic buys though decent players within our price range have moved to clubs.Edwards would have improved us 

Unfortunately, once of a time it would have been odd if someone chose to go to the likes of Middlesbrough, Huddersfield, Brighton - even really big clubs like Leeds, Everton and Aston Villa, above Rovers. We are way down the pecking order for players choices now.

[benhben]

Just now, islander200 said:

He has massive potential

 

1 minute ago, islander200 said:

Your buying massive potential with him trust me 

Are you his agent?

[G Somerset Rover]

Well I’ve never proclaimed to be Nostradamus but as I said yesterday, I could see today coming a mile off. Typical Rovers. Why are we bidding big bucks for midfielders (for us) at the eleventh hour when we’ve had months? Biggest area of concern for me now is up front - we have absolutely zero foil for Graham and will be reliant on some loan kid who will have one eye on his future at his parent club. Piss poor for me.

Just seen news on this Forest lad. Given his goal record it looks like we’re desperate.

Edited August 9, 2018 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[JacknOry]

Just now, Swanson said:

"Barry Fry picked phone up to me for first time this week to say no more deals. Maddison still here, he's not going to Blackburn, nor is Tafazolli, no more signings today, altho he remains at club with 45 mins to transfer deadline"

So that sounds like we have been trying to get both of those players?

[RovingRover]

4 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said:

So we haven't signed a single player that improves the starting 11 but Armstrong who will play out of position or back up to graham. Awful business and more bs from the club

5m bid for Ben brereton. Al show my arse if that comes off. I've never heard of him. Any good. Seems like money that could have been spent really strengthening a few positions

Don't buy it.

Literally.
I think this is one of those non-stories Sky puts out to attract news.