Admit now? I never argued that then. You only read what you want to.

I never once said it couldn’t have been spent more effectively. I have said it’s not as simple as some think. That was never the argument. See below; BB just said he can’t head a ball. Your sentence doesn’t make sense “he can’t of”... it’s one way round saying “he can’t head a ball” I guess... ! I don’t think anyone at Ewood could argue they’ve seen enough of him to say he can’t head a ball.

... finally stooping to the level of “I’m not a troll, you’re a troll”.. dearie me.

I haven’t claimed any victory, I’m not myopic enough to see this place as “defending” or “attacking”. The quotes from October are just to point out to that despite @tomphil not seeing any “hate” for the lad, @Mattyblue is absolutely spot on in saying “Some folk are just trolls and will say outrageous things because they can and for a reaction,”; I just gave you some examples. Rein? Or reign? Pah

I said a month or two after his signing? Not in the last month or two. At least do the vindictive stuff with accuracy BB. Id be interested to see where I called him a bargain. As you say “flex” though - the very guy who signs the contracts loosely said in an interview “we had a budget, we could do bigger fees with less wages, and vice versa” (included the link for you my friend..!) https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16984616.rovers-have-big-belief-in-brereton-says-ceo-waggott/ So, a big outlay for any club in our position but worthy of such immediate expectation and criticism? That’s up to you to decide. From my perspective it was, is and will forever be barmy! Bit like suggesting he can’t head a ball because he’s not Graham.

As @deryck guyler's spoon points out, I merely looked back to a month or two after his signing and it’s littered with ridiculously premature criticisms. If you take the trip down memory lane you’ll see I haven’t changed my tune because he scored a goal. To break it down; 1) The fee is overly criticised 2) His time has been limited and out of position 3) He is still a young lad with raw attributes To quote you Blueboy “the End”!

“A hugely strange signing.” 4/10/18 “Imagine how much worse it will be if he is still a flop come January and we have to sell Dack to pay for him!” 5/10/18 “In my opinion, a signing as puzzling as many others in recent years.” 7/10/18 “£6m down the swanny” 13/10/18 “He's been a bit Chris Brown if anything.” 27/10/18

And that’s because of our ownership.. not despite it (tin hat on!)

Or a mindset of “we’ve tried for Bamford et al, lets not leave the money in case in never comes back” All in all - when you look at the squad, BB adds to it - whether it’s worth the money is a different story!

Agree that people are being foolish writing Nuttall off when he’s come so far in 2 years. Bit of confidence, extended run in the team - I see him making an impact. Much like Breo, we can’t use the same style with Joe, Graham is a master target man.

“Lucky for us” 46 games 96 points Sunderland 43 games 84 points Even Luton need to win there remaining two games to better our season. Wigan got 98. Last year was the expectation, but don’t let anyone fool you into thinking it’s easy. We should be proud of the achievement;

You can say he’s made mistakes there but as Des Willy has shown - it’s churlish to write off players in positions and teams. That doesn’t mean that I think DW is long term first team solution either! Just a great backup (like Mulgrew) if we do go out and buy a centrehalf!

I’d keep Rodwell personally - looks a real clever bastard at times, offers quality in more than one position!

Why are you criticising the manager constantly then if he’s irrelevant? After all this is his thread!

You took my point and turned it into “venkys out” mate.

First start up front in the league then?

Have to agree, Rodwell looked quality today (albeit against the poorest team we’ve played all season!)

First start at home? Correct me if I’m wrong like, but what better way to mark the occasion !

Why criticise the manager or the players then? If it’s all such a pointless exercise under these owners, why do we even bother turning up.

Why is everything always a binary yes or no, right or wrong, black or white? Nobody said TM has completely turned the club around, they just pointed out the improvement in just over two years. I always feel with you Stuart, if you hadn’t made your mind up about TM before his first game, you wouldn’t be hyper-criticising everything we do now. You know, you don’t have to make your mind up, you know? Can I add - screen shotting this and replying on Twitter is one of the saddest ways to make a point. “Sub tweeting” is modern day social media “shade” 101!

Very true, next year is the best platform we’ve had to move forward since GBs days. The frustration I have with the discussion here, many seem to be ignorant of how we’ve been put in this position.

The highlighted part is pretty much what happened, just it’s heavily criticised because the main part of the budget is for one of the “duds”.

Signing a 19 year old striker when you need players in that position is unjustifiable? You’re making my point fantastically though. In two years the squad overall has been excellent yet many would only focus on Brereton because (at this time) its a poor signing. I haven’t made my mind up yet - and you keep nastily bringing back up “defending” when I merely said (in October/November) its too early to judge.

I don’t get your point? Was signing Rothwell, Armstrong, Reed et al poor management too? My point remains - people focus on stuff to criticise. It’s easy. Balance says many decisions are good too - but carry on ignoring those!

So what are Dack and Rothwell examples of? Better management and scouting behind the scenes? I can fully understand why people would point out mistakes that tally with the poor owner situation - but balance surely involves both the bad and the good?