I don't know if it has been mentioned but Cahill has signed for Palace. Surely Danns time there is up? Fee too big? Probably!! Wages to high? definitely!! I fully expect a panic Rodwell signing next week.

I'm almost certain we will get a defender in before the deadline but I'm not certain they'll be of the quality we need. This summer was supposed to be all about quality instead of quantity. Our defence is actually weaker than it was last season. I genuinely feel sorry for Tosin because realistically all our defensive hopes are pinned on him.

FFP.

They've actually managed to get worse over preseason. TM needs to sort it out before the window shuts or it'll be a frustrating season. The decision to let Downing go makes even less sense than it did at the time.

Dack plays in a role where he will flutter in and out of the game, his game depends on supply lines. At the minute Mowbray wants us to play possession based football. Our current defence, in my opinion isn't capable of playing this brand of football this leaves a gaping gap between defence and attack.

The frustrating thing is, I believe one decent centre half and we will be a hell of a lot more organised. A LB would be welcome too but a CB is essential.

I couldn't make it yesterday but as soon as the team was announced there was a sense of inevitability about the result. It's almost comical that the manager goes public about how bad our defence was last season, then totally neglects the fact all summer. It's a hell of an ask for a young lad like Tosin to come in and be the answer.

This is my thinking too....it's frustrating. Hopefully we'll get someone in before the Charlton game.

Agreed, Rayas successor is likely to be announced pretty soon. I like how deals are kept relatively quite until they are completed. Johnson's name was only mentioned a day before he signed.

Bentley - signed by Bristol city for decent money. Butland - speaks for himself. Etheridge - you agree. Rudd - made a mistake, as did De Gea. It's Rayas inability to command crosses that bothered me. Johnstone - always looked decent in my humble opinion. Henderson - played in the champ last season, u21 GK obviously a better keeper than Raya. My point is the original poster claimed Raya was the best GK in the Championship. I mean come on.

I haven't questioned his CV, in my opinion, when I've seen him play he looked better than Raya. And the fact is Raya always has a mistake in him! Bentley was only one of the GKs I mentioned so my point still stands.

I honestly think Raya was a big reason the defence was so bad. There was no confidence in him and he didn't have confidence in the defence. Bentley, Butland, Etheridge, Rudd, Johnstone, Henderson were all better than him, and that's off the top of my head. Mowbray wants someone he can rely on week in week out. Raya isn't that man.

If the Raya deal is imminent I'm sure his replacement has already been sorted unofficially. If that is Darlow I'd expect a deal to be concluded pretty sharpish.

Has he ever played for Charlton?

It always makes me laugh how everyone waits until deadline day, then rush around trying to get deals done for 11pm. Surely if any of the strikers mentioned were serious options we could have sorted something out earlier. ?‍♀️

There was a mix up on here yesterday and some believed he had gone to Fleetwood.

We have a good record of resurrecting players careers, the team has a good bond at the minute it should be a good environment for a player to to get their confidence back. Rodwell was excellent before Sunderland ruined him.

I think it'll be a score draw, Reading had a poor start but have a decent team on paper. The lad from Southampton (Sims) is a very good acquisition. That said if Dack is fit he could wellake the difference!!

Nothing but......verging on fraud ?

Me too but the TDD debacle has took the shine off it for me, I was expecting a bit of a marquee signing to be honest. Silly me. I've been a supporter long enough now to know the score.

I think the big issue is the fact we haven't strengthened our starting 11. Our squad is very similar to last season's. Are we in a better place than our relegation season? As a club and fanbase yes definitely.....as squad quality goes I'm not too sure. Team spirtit is way better but that can only take you so far.

Who is Ben Brereton??

Yes the loan window is still open but there's no guarantees there either. We have alot of games in August and our squad hasn't been improved since last season, the starting 11 is exactly the same! Disappointing.

It's almost like the deadline was a shock to the club!! Very very Poor, I'm not a massive fan of loan deals, for every Armstrong there's a Harper! The competitive budget line looks a little silly at this point!

True but it doesn't seem to be a "Blackburn thing" we never seem to have the personnel to hurry deals through. Sometimes that isn't a bad thing, we are desperately in need of extra quality!