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There are worse teams and squads than us. We are not unique with having a weak bench plenty in this division have.Hopefully a few will come in before the 31st to strengthen the squad

Tommy Doyle who has been linked was on the bench for City today. Nixon been saying Liam Delap will be off to Stoke

Any word on a striker mate?

It isn't we have a years option

Apologies I misunderstood. But still with a young player like that surely fairer to look at his progression and improvements. He was playing in league 2 the season before,and 11 goals from a wide position in league one for Crewe shows improvement. I have never seen the guy play and agree with what others have said ,I'd be ok with it once he isn't Armstrong's replacement,we need someone else in .

Dale the lad being discussed scored 11 goals in league 1 last year.You said he scored once in 8 games???

He scored 11 goals last season? Besides Joe isn't recommending him as a signing which he stated was just informing us that Dales mother has started following accounts to do with Rovers

Showing imaginary players around the training ground?

Yeah what's that all about.I could understand with Armstrong because we couldn't be losing out on a fee as high as his.But Rothwell,what would we get 1 or 2 million, he has started the season well we can't be letting him go with the squad as it is.

Sharpe saying on his Twitter feed that he has been trying to speak to Waggott for ages with no joy. Every time I read the minutes from fans forum his answer to questions 9 times out of 10 is "I'll look into it" Absolute joker.

Don't disagree about our owners being a problem. But the manager has been well backed since coming here in previous seasons with money for transfers and contract renewals. It was on Mowbrays recommendation that a bunch of ageing and substandard players were given Lucrative contracts.We can't blame the owners for that.

W Disappointing but surely the club will have been sounding out other clubs and players anyway?Well that's what most normal clubs would do.

He has not joined another club.Once we have a striker in by deadline day I am not bothered if they miss the Boro game if the right player is brought in, and in my opinion out of all the players linked I feel Obafemi is the best of them.

Most of the contracts that have been run down have been players we haven't wanted to keep and couldn't sell them because of the deals they were on here. All the players we signed after relegation from the premier League, and Mowbray handed out new contracts like sweets when we got promoted from League one to ageing and substandard players. Can only think of Mahoney in recent times that I was gutted at losing on a free and he hasn't done too well since leaving here.King before him but again he wasn't a regular in the side.

You don't know that Nyambes refusal to sign a new contract is down to money though.He has had spells out of the side every season and in my opinion Mowbray doesn't seem to rate him as highly as I do. I agree we need to be more pro active but just disagree with you that it's as simple as just giving whatever player what they want to get them signed up.Its great in theory to say get em signed up and we can sell them down the line.It doesn't always work out like that and due to the pandemic, transfer fees of significance will be seen less and less at this level and below. And maybe the club are realising they have made mistakes.We have signed two of our brighter prospects in Buckley and Carter to long term deals this summer

Not if he goes abroad though, and if he performs for Chile it wouldn't be a surprise to see Spanish teams take an interest

Of course I agree totally that the owners and the people on the ground have alienated a large portion of the fan base.But it's the reality of the situation we are in and despite what some others say ffp is real and can't just be ignored.If the pricing became more sensible we would see more in the ground but I don't think it would make much of a dent in the wages to turnover ratio especially if we just give our players what they ask for. I actually think the owners have invested Money into the club not just covered losses.Certainly in the early days of the championship handing out ridiculous contracts and Mowbray has had money every single summer he has been here.The money been distributed stupidly though and again comes down to the owners not putting competent people on the ground

IV told you before the way the club is managed from top to bottom is a joke.I do not disagree with you on that.The problem I have with your posting is you stick the boot into the club over things that you think with no evidence to support it or you dig them out over things that clearly aint true, like what you said the other day that this summer will be the same as every other summer and no money will be spent.Despite Mowbray being backed every single summer since he has been here You make it sound so simple,plucking figures out of the air when you have no idea like the rest of us how much these players want . Nyambe should have been done long ago, but have to question whether the manager actually rates him (he leaves him out at every opportunity) I don't agree with that but it's the reality. Do you think Rothwell is deserving of a contract that would put him in line with the top earners at the club if that's the sort of money he wants?Not for me, although will say we are starting to see a bit more end product now. Like another poster said if we had given Brererton a new deal last year the majority wouldn't have been happy with that. Lenihen been at the club for years and might fancy a change.Again we don't know what sort of money he wants. We are not unique here,other clubs are experiencing the same problems.

It will be on the low side but still doesn't take away from the fact we are spending far more money than the club is bringing in. We don't know how much these player's want.Nyambes situation is a joke but would love to know how much Rothwell is wanting.He has started the season well but his time here he has been inconsistent and not one of our better players,for me doesn't warrant becoming one of our highest earners if that is the sort of money he wants

Easier said than done.Have you seen many permanent deals done in the championship.If Obafemi Is the best option available and he hasn't said no then we should not be walking away.You were saying all summer we wouldn't be bringing in permanent signings even with Armstrong sold, and Mowbray himself up until Armstrong was nearly out the door didn't know if he would be able to spend any of that money. I know you see to want Healy brought in but again he is 6 years older than Obafemi and up to this point his goals have come in league one and the French second division.

Still haven't answered me over what you said the other day about how this summer will be the same as every summer and no money will be spent and no players brought in? Agree the contract situation isn't ideal but look at our wages to turnover, something has to be done about this.What do you suggest?

It's been 11 days since we sold Armstrong so it hasn't been more than a couple of weeks since we agreed a fee for Obafemi.

We wouldn't get permits for most of them now to be fair Couple of posters have mentioned the club being interested in Rhys Healey,think even the telegraph mentioned him a while back one of them said.Playing in the French second division

Obafemi would just replace Dolan,we need someone who will get us goals,Obafemi won't get as many as Arma but he is a lot stronger,and from the games IV seen him in and the clips iv seen his link up play as good aswell.Id be more confident in Obafemi scoring the goals we need than Dembele. We don't need Brereton, Gallagher and another lanky player.We need to accept that Mowbray will always play Gallagher and Brererton as "wide strikers" if Dembele comes in he will go into Dolans position

Hopefully Armstrong is having a word in Obafemis ear snd telling him it would be a good move. Honestly think he would be a bargain at the prices quoted and going off Sharpe and the telegraph the wage he Is on at Southampton is in line with what we pay our players