I'd be gobsmacked if anyone paid money for Evans. It would be up there with getting a couple of million for Shefki Kuqi that time.

Gripping stuff.

The problem is, I bet Tont doesn't even know. I can see us messing around with the lineup every week until November until we stumble on any sort of consistent side.

I'm sure this is nonsense, but along with the links with Dunne from Burnley it does concern me that any centre half we sign will be some kid on loan from the top flight, just so TM can say he got someone.

Who is signing him then?

Why Simms though?!

Bell will be first choice left back. I wonder if he will keep Hart around as back up though, as William's will be used in the centre.

If that shortlist is true, I'd say Carson is prob number 1 choice, played for Mowbray at WBA. I'd be pretty underwhelmed by him though I gotta say. I'd take Joe Hart though.

Ex west ham keeper.

Be good if it was Forster! Isn't Simms another midfielder?!

Of course. I really should have started the post with "if the defensive issues are not solved".

Someone should take this exact transcript to the next meeting, and show that video of TM saying "defenders are coming" on a constant loop until we get some sense.

So we're not interested then?! Anyway if we are its probably because he would command a fee. As has been stated and proven numerous times, we don't pay fees for defenders.

I always got the sense of TM was just saying that to please whoever was in attendance.

Ah right, I thought Dunne & a Burnley defender were two different pieces of info. That Ajayi would be a good signing, I thought he played as a defensive midfielder though rather than a CH?

Would the Burnley one be Gibson? Or is it some kid we have never heard of? As for the bit in bold, of course it does ?? God forbid we actually go and get someone who has a natural position and play them there.

I know @Paul Mani mentioned him earlier but the more I think about it I just cant see it. If he's made available for loan then surely there will be better options than us available to him.

Stoke tried to sign him last summer and were quoted £7m. Did you forget we sold Raya?!

Well I hope so, it's just a natural reaction to feel underwhelmed at Rovers these days. Also, we won't be anywhere near the top 6 with Bennett & Bell as full backs.

Haha, are you teasing that you know something here or just having a bit of fun?!

Good shout but probably unrealistic. I thought Micheal Morrison from Birmingham might fit the bill here.

I personally get a bit fed up folk saying "he's not like Danny Graham", Danny Graham wasn't like the Danny Graham of today until he hit his thirties! The long term goal to me looks like a Gallagher/Brereton partnership to be firmly in place for the start of the 20/21 season as neither Graham or Dack will be here then I presume. With Armstrong/Rothwell/Chapman and hopefully by then Butterworth either side of them it's good long term planning in the forward areas. Just a shame the defence doesn't get the same attention.

I imagine Dack will be out of the door next summer if not this.

Scott Wharton won't push on for a regular first team place if he stays until he is 32 unfortunately. Lad needs to move on for his own career

Said this all along, it was so obvious that we wouldn't be spending any money in the areas that desperately require it.