Thanks mate. You won’t get too much feedback on your ‘back to reality’ bit in here because it doesn’t fit the general negative rhetoric...but yeah I heard Baldwin too. Maddison likely as we ARE one of two teams in for him and most likely to sign him unless a) he refuses to reduce his ridiculous wage demands (higher than Dack and Mulgrew). b) someone else triggers his release and pays said wages. More than likely reach a deal this or next week on a). and b) is unlikely...Deal very likely. As is Armstrong in the last week when everyone stops posturing and players and agents accept that they are facing being at club where no one wants you.

Nothing condescending about suggesting we wait until the window closes. And I know who I know...most of them actually seek me out tbf for one reason or another. We mix in similar circles. So what?

Bore off mate. Let this sink in while you do...

Mate, if you’ve ever managed people or any team you’ll know this isn’t the case. If a person is the wrong fit for a team it matters not what skills they have. It just won’t work. Trust the manager. He has the best interests of our club at heart. Don’t castigate him for rejecting Bell ends. We’ve trod that path before with the likes of Murphy, Best, Etuhu etc...no thanks.

Hahahah

Yeah I agree it’s a slow team but a team capable of beating Ipswich nevertheless.... fyi - I’m not saying that team is good enough for the championship. I just provided it as it has been mentioned that we had to be ready for the first game.

I’ve read the quotes from Hurst and he’s as worried as anyone that their squad is light in numbers. Raya Nyambe Lenihan Mulg Williams Smallwood Davenport Bennett Dack Rothwell Graham This team can win at Ipswich imo.

Without going too deeply into things (or my relationship with footballers past and present) agreeing a deal in football can take an inordinate amount of time. Especially if the two clubs are some way away from the magical number and the player is pushing the move...

Whattttttt!? The window closes next month guys!!! Hahahah

Eh!?? The window hasn’t closed!?

This is why I’m confident mate. Because our manager is confident that he’ll get his first choices. How could he be confident if he didn’t have the funds? Actually, based on words from the horses mouth, your theory isn’t very obvious at all. I’m not trying to offend people. I’m just pointing out that the manager (whom we all trust, seems happy and confident). So why can’t we judge this window once it closes?

I agree mate. 100%

This is my point. I’m not saying we have £3m but how on earth does Harrison going to Ipswich for £750k mean we HAVEN’T got any money!!? Hahaha

I genuinely trust TM. I think the reason we haven’t signed any more players is because he won’t panic and buy for the sake of it. Whether it’s list a, b, c or d...if we’ve got a better squad then I’ll be happy.

That we finish this window with a stronger squad than the one that finished last season.

Prices do tend to become more realistic... Maybe I will be disappointed. But I’m willing to wait until the end of the window to judge it.

Oh come on mate. Look at the whole interview in context. He’s not grasping at straws. He’s confident, almost bullish!!

I think the article released 15-20 mins ago on the Lancashire Telegraph confirms the ongoing rhetoric which hasn’t really changed... The only benefit to TM leaving the signings of specific players to the last minute is that you get them for their real price and not the inflated sums that are being banded about. So yes, I can see why you’d hang on. I completely disagree that we’re ‘in a right old mess’. The way I see it, if we finish up paying £1.5m instead of £3m for Armstrong, £750k-£1m instead of £2m for Bauer, plus maybe Maddison and a couple of loans then we will have had an excellent window and it will have been worth the wait. The fact of the matter here is that no one knows how much or little money we have. No one even knows who the targets are or why they haven’t signed yet. Let’s judge the window when it’s done. Until then, I’ll be refreshing every social media outlet every hour too in the hope that I’m not disappointed!! Haha

Why can’t there be more balanced opinions? All of the communication from the manager suggested he was happy with the budget, knew exactly which players he wanted (based on ability and mentality) and that he wanted to sign them as early as possible. Other than being unable to get them done early I see no change in that rhetoric. So why are there so many assuming ‘we’re skint’ or ‘we’ve no plan b’ etc? TM appears to refuse to settle for players unless they have the right character etc. So maybe, just maybe he doesn’t want Adulkan or Mcmanaman or Wildschut... I’m getting worried too but surely we need to get to the end of the window before the hysteria kicks in?

Oztumer!!? The guy has been apparently ‘lighting up’ league one for years and yet it’s taken him until now to get a move higher. A very poor mans Bradley Dack at best. Wilschut? An absolute enigma of a player. Had potential, never lived upto it. lowe? Hahahaha I’d take both of our signings hands down!

I wouldn’t conclude that the owners have let us down, no. TM and the directorship went out there with seemingly well laid plans and the feeling when they returned was that the news on budgets was good... Hate to say it but I am coming to the opinion that TM and the directors had underestimated the market. It’s never easy to get value early in a World Cup year as teams start back late, sign players later meaning the trickle down comes later. But when you listen to TM over the last few days it’s evident that they are struggling which is a worry. its a worry because we a badly short of people to create and score goals at the top end of the pitch. If truth be known had I realised we would struggle this much I’d have happily agreed to keeping last seasons squad and not signing a single other player because I think we were stronger then than we are now...maybe they need to reasses and go back to Venkys for some more cash. There’s time. Hope we can add some good creativity and goals soon or it will be a long hard season.

Haha - Ok mate.

I have never ‘launched’ anything at anyone. Most of the time I just read. It’s unsurprising that you’d make the allegation though as for some reason you like to portray some sort of feeling that you know more than everyone else. The people on here looking at the evidence across multiple platforms to discuss transfers know far more than you do. Please stop patronising them and us readers with your flamboyant but empty words.

Jeez, just when I thought you couldn’t get anymore patronising...

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16356342.striker-signings-a-priority-for-rovers-boss-mowbray/ As if by magic...haha