We've been here before..Day before the deadline some exciting names pop up, everyone's discussing whether the big names will be in "addition to" or whether we will stop pursuing other links, whether they'll cause outgoings or not etc..lots of discussion on formations and styles of play. And then....deadline day comes and everything falls apart bit by bit. I really hope this isn't the case but once bitten twice shy

I've read a few times on here people mentioning how it's not worth taking a punt on a league 1 player who is in their late 20s and has had one good season. He's unproven in this league, surely if he was any good we would have seen it sooner etc etc is banded about. Not saying there's anything wrong with those comments. However now many feel SS should have gone for 15m+ based off one good season in the championship. Yes I think he'll do well, but we have to accept only one club was willing to take a punt on him and they had a price in mind.

Ouch

I wonder if that was what the deadline really was for..Ipswich you have til X to up your bid and get him signed as the prem is where he wants to go. Otherwise we'll listen to Galas offer and start negotiations.

Gent and Gallagher being sold is hopefully Rovers saying we wont let you run your contracts down and go on frees any longer. I'm glad they're finally doing this, it'll teach players that they sign or they're sold before their contract ends.

So here's a thought.. I've been wondering why Suhail and SW would want to tell the owners that they don't need to spend their own money. If this is really the case, why? Then it dawned on me. Say you're in a cushy job, a job you're worried you won't get elsewhere and then you realise it seems the owners no longer want to put any more money in, they're thinking about letting it go. What do you do? You go and tell them you no longer need to worry about the club, we've got it covered, we'll be self sufficient, you don't have to put any more money in. You do whatever you can to convince them to keep the business.

Admins of Facebook groups can see who anonymous posters in their groups are. So as ludicrous as the post sounds, if the admins are saying there may be something to it then there possibly is.

Imagine being a scout and spending all year studying certain players then you're told there was never actually any money to buy them. Or how about spending a year studying players like Maguire and Brierley, only for someone to "forget" to press submit. Now you may understand why scouts are leaving, no point working hard, watching games, videos, stats all year to find players that we'll never buy.

I think JDT lost the dressing room, you could clearly see the tippy tappy football around our own box was very uncomfortable for our players, I think over time it sucked the confidence out of them, especially the defenders. Over time it must have frustrated them. Constantly saying we need players probably didn't help them either. I also think making everyone play most weeks whether they made the first team or not, to keep them sharp, may have backfired and added somewhat to our injuries. Maybe the relief of a new manager will breathe confidence and some hope in the guys.

There was a lot to like about JDT, like his changing the way all levels of the club play, to a specific style. However he has a big hand in this relegation form. As a manager it's your job to motivate your team, shield them from things that would bring their morale down. Ultimately the venkys and the board are to blame for the mess we're in, but JDT and his antics have a hand in all of this too. His interviews from very early on, were not of talking about the club as one team. He'd refer to things as, dont ask me ask whoevers job that is. Silly answers to put Greg and the board under pressure to get him what he wants. He could have kept a unified persona and complained behind the scenes, instead he did it on camera. None of this will have helped the players. Personally I dont think other clubs will be chasing him, who would want a manager who may say something like "we all know this team needs a 20 goal striker, it's down to the scouts and board to find and secure one". Then have the fans blame the board if they dont get one (not saying he said this already, but it's his style). Which board would want a manager who doesn't show a unified front? He's got lots going for him, but he also has a lot to learn.