Tom

Very worrying and tally’s with all the talk of Spurs interest If he hasn’t signed yet (as we were assured) then you have to think it’s unlikely he will with much more exciting offers on the table Potentially a great players and a huge windfall missed - again

Telegraph now backtracking on the signed deal and confirming no deal is signed with Philips and talks are ongoing You have to think if he’s not signed now he’s unlikely to especially if Spurs are in his agents ear, could be potential millions lost again here

Worryingly though our season starts in 2 weeks, hope we have enough games to get sharp

Left back and right back can’t come in quick enough

Diaz miss much worse it was bread and butter for a striker and he just ran straight into Hart

Pickering is so far out of his depth they are getting in behind him so easily

Noticed Ash Phillips is wearing a sponsorless shirt tonight I assume due to his age and regulations about being able to advertise vapes

Paging our resident Gibraltan edit sorry I believe it’s Gibraltarian

Nicer than the blurry leaked pic for sure

Hope there’s a trialist in the mix today just for fun

There hasn’t been any murmurs that anyone is less than 100% behind the manager

Halfway to the halfway line then

HR here how can I help?

Apparently this kid scored from the halfway line for the youth team for us last week not sure if on trial or a contract

Just quoting this to come back to as I hope I look daft very soon but I’m be amazed if we do sign players equal to or better than Khadra, Nyambe, Lenihan and Rothwell in this window

The club doing a good job making the sponsor look worse by making the clear box around it visible here

Not sure if I like the weird bleach splash gradient, I think I do as appreciate an attempt at something different now and then

Also are nipple height sponsors a thing now? Looks like the whole shirt was printed too high

Trying to work out the gradient on it, so it’s darker blue at the top and bottom and slightly lighter in the middle it seems I think it’s actually pretty nice but that tacky, awful logo ruins it edit - the chap in the mosque has no sponsor on his shirt, maybe it’s an option

Home and third kits look nice enough, always keen on red accents on the home kit and the rose is a nice touch on the third But what the hell is that away kit about, it’s lazy and pointless, should have just scrapped it or used as a third if necessary

Awful news. Imagine he was on such a high with the new job and then tragedy out of nowhere Rest in Peace Karl

I’m gonna go with 4 in by weekend Sounds a lot but the new team have now had a couple of weeks to work with the team and know what is needed, hopefully lots of ducks in a row and we’ll move quickly here on in Failing that we’ll line up at Stanley with Sachsen Petshi, Giles Coke and Dean Furman in the team

I’ve no idea if this Bosnian lad is any good, nor had I ever heard of him but suddenly I’m very invested in his travel plans

Say what you will about Ashley Ward but that was just about the most blatant penalty not given you could ask to see! A quite unique experience with the game beamed back to Ewood with fans in the JW. I think it’s only one of two times I watched a game on a big screen at Ewood, the other being Derby in the play offs on the pitch, I was only 7 so can’t recall much but imagine the quality of the broadcast must have been pretty poor

Absolutely no problem with the event and who has or hasn’t been invited to similar festivities, I think in theory it’s a great idea to get people to get an affinity with the club. But I worry that we have let ideals come before common sense here but I have to say I am no groundsman it just feels hundreds on a new pitch may not be ideal