BBC scores froze at half time. What a joy to see that result. Huge for so many reasons. Gallagher has had a load of grief. That will do him so much good playing as a target man. No new manager bounce and three away points with an injury ravaged side. Cmon you Rovers.

Great write up. Some of those results beggar belief.

Funnily enough first sentence reads ….. Blackburn Rovers can provide the following update to supporters regarding its ongoing attempts to find a positive resolution to its January transfer activity when two registration applications were rejected following the closure of the transfer window. I think this issue of stakeholder is a simple one. if you have an emotional stake in the Club or any organization you are a stakeholder. Your perception as a stakeholder can influence the reputation of the club or organization positively or negatively. Yes it is corporate speak, but it sums up why organizations care about stakeholders as much as shareholders. Hope this is remotely helpful.

I bet Critchley wished he had stayed beside the seaside. With these stats we look pretty stable. “QPR have only won one of their past 17 matches in the league, and have gone eight without victory at Loftus Road. They become the fourth Championship club to make a second managerial change this season after Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic and Huddersfield Town. Meanwhile, there have been a total of 18 changes of head coach or manager so far in 2022-23 by the 24 clubs in the second tier.” Credit : BBC website

Can you imagine the poo fest if we actually had to quickly buy top quality players if we got promoted. We couldn’t get a loaner and a teenager from Rochdale over the line.

Bigger picture. “Diaz’s equaliser was the first home goal the Baggies have conceded in more than 13 hours of football since Corberan’s first game in charge at The Hawthorns in October. “ I’ll take it and hopefully Diaz leaves Brereton behind for the remainder of the season.

Maybe a separate thread for are we a long term project as Mowbray climbs into the top six with his short term project? “However, Tomasson isn’t viewing tonight’s game, nor did he the weekend trip to Watford, as key games in the race for the play-offs. They can climb back into the top six tonight, but would need to beat the Baggies who have won six consecutive league games at home without conceding. He added: “Of course we want to play at the highest level and dream of the play-offs. “If you look at the circumstances, should we be up there? If you compare us with the rest of the squads, the age and the budget, no.”

What the feck is going on at Valencia ? Maybe we should be grateful we don’t have this clown. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64545162

And Morton has the advantage of a long term contract with Liverpool. Someone has to see something in him. 🤔

Last time I was at Watford we won 2-1. I think Tony Field and Barry Endean scored. Here’s hoping for a repeat.

He has really come on since his decision to move to a bigger club 🙃

A lot of pondering going on today. I am pondering whether it would be acceptable for all concerned to unbundle the 10 million bit and do a straight loan for the good of the player if nothing else. Then have a gentleman’s agreement to do the right thing if we get promoted. Probably sets a precedent that the EFL doesn’t want. Another alternative is for Forest to release O’Brien and we pick him up and pay all his wages which I am sure we are not doing. I don’t even know if we have paid fully for Bretherton yet. Who knows? There must be a way to ensure a good player doesn’t twiddle his thumbs for half a season. Nobody wants this situation. Especially the Player ‘s union.

Well we broke 300 with all this excitement. Looks like the surface is ripe for spin. We are going to need it today. Anyone for oranges?

I guess a good tax loss for their overall business.

Everyone is always for sale. No offers of note I presume.

Here is an artificial intelligence response. Looks like Nicko’s job is safe for the moment. 🤣 Blackburn Rovers should look to sign players that can strengthen their squad in areas where they are currently weak. They could look to sign a creative midfielder to help provide more attacking options for the team, as well as a defender to provide more depth in the backline. They should also look to sign a reliable goalscorer to provide more support for top scorer Adam Armstrong. Additionally, Blackburn should look to sign young players with potential to develop into key players for the club in the future.

200 for 1. Tea is called. Let’s hope we can knock a couple more over before final day of play is over.

It is quite a risk knowing that your top scoring striker is leaving on a free and will still be motivated to give his all and risk injury in the dying months of his contract. we are going to need a target man before close of play if we are going to give our new signing something to aim for. Otherwise Gallagher it is.

There is a long term plan in place. Just not a short term plan in place.

Hope he doesn‘t know how to pass sideways.

He fancied him enough to make him captain. Probably not many alternatives at the time. I think being captain has cocked up his game. Take that burden off him and he may regain his form.

“ Well let’s get more company in before the deadline” said the Big Panda. From the book: Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury

In the absence of anything remotely interesting happening on the transfer front, i have been dumpster diving on the theory of the tin foil hat for those waiting for page 200 to reveal our latest signings. “While the underlying concept is good, the typical foil helmet fails in design and execution. An effective Faraday cage fully encloses whatever it's shielding, but a helmet that doesn't fully cover the head doesn't fully protect it. If the helmet is designed or worn with a loose fit, radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation can still get up underneath the brim from below and reveal your innermost thoughts to the reptilian humanoids or the Bilderberg Group.” Credit: The Atlantic

Everything has been delegated or parcelled out so everyone can blame everyone else when magic doesn’t happen.

This whole transfer window for loan players is a lottery. Rovers identify a player who may be surplus to requirements > manager checking injuries to see if he needs back up > other clubs get involved > agent stick his/ her oar in to get the best feel for the player and himself/herself > player’s partner has a say in what they like > Rovers are doing the same thing with other players at other clubs to cover their bases> loan club then buys a player a week before the transfer closes and loan player is suddenly made available> Rovers need to ship a player out to pay for the incoming player> loan deal needs to be made with player/agent/club >medical etc Probably cheaper to go in early with a bid that is over what we would normally pay and get your man early and save thousands of man hours and admin costs Am I being simplistic?