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Holtby is a former German international who has played in both the premier league and Bundesliga.Whiteman has spent his career in league one. The bit IV seen of Whiteman he looks handy and feel he will make the step up, although Holtby form here has been inconsistent he is still a quality player and has had a far better career than Whiteman to date

Were Hartlepool even playing him?I thought I read something that suggested Hartlepool didn't want to extend his loan? Hope the Carter departure means we are close to bringing 2 centre halfs in rather than replacing Carter with Magloire

Finished last series of Vikings, quality series will be missed in my household

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Whoever we are targetting to bring in at centre half,we need the deal doing by Monday at the very latest.Stoke is a big game a week on Saturday,a win will take us above them and don't want to be going into that match with Johnson at centre half. All the rumours point toward a youngster coming in and last thing I want to see is an 18 year old signed on Friday and then thrown in on the Saturday

Plus is he even making the team at Hartlepool?I'm sure I read they ain't keen on trying to keep him

It's fa cup this weekend no championship till weekend after

Suprised Downing wasn't brought in today. Elliot has looked like he needs a rest

I wouldn't say Rooney is flopping at the minute, seems to be doing well. Lampard an example of a big name rookie who did well at this level. Personally I wouldn't want Terry, the incidents with Ferdinand and and messing around with Wayne Bridges Mrs puts me off him. Pulis and the Cowley brothers a no from me aswell, we don't have the type of players that suit those managers and tactics certainly in the case of Pulis. Don't think they will sack Mowbray anyway, although saying that it felt like Bowyer would never be sacked either and eventually he was potted

We had the option of another 12 months on his deal anyway so would have been under contract in the summer anyway

Great news.Nyambe next please

Campbell out for the season

Rothwell has talent but how many times last night did he get the ball with space in front of him and he didn't drive into it. I like Rothwell but he doesn't get the numbers a player with his attributes should and he does go missing an awful lot. I agree it looks like Mowbray harder on Rothwell but Rothwell has been here a few years now and is still doing the same old things in matches and his numbers in terms of goals and assists is terrible if we are going to be truthful. I know it's the in thing on here to blame everything on Mowbray but surely Rothwell should take some responsibility for his own performances.He is 25 years old and his career to date has been spent in league one and for the majority of his time here on the bench that isn't good enough for someone with his talent .

Rothwell should be considered a senior player.He wasn't as bad as Buckley last night but he still played crap. If you think Rothwell played well last night then I think it's you talking twonk. Rothwell has had plenty and plenty of chances and goes missing absolute loads.Like I have said the talent is clearly there but one goal or assist every 20 appearances isn't good enough for a player with his attributes

No you give it a rest with your weird obsession with younger players and being over critical. If you took the time to read my post I said clearly Rothwell is the better player but let's not pretend that Rothwell has been anything but average in his time here. Rothwell has talent no doubt about it but he is 25 and has spent his career in league 1 and the rest of the time on our bench mostly. Rothwell has not YET delivered on his promise the stats clearly prove that.A few nice dribbles and runs that lead to nothing isn't good play imo

Rothwell was poor by his standards last night.I obviously don't mean Buckley is better than Rothwell, but Buckley has had a handful of starts it shouldn't be up to him to take the game to Rotherham.Rothwell is a senior player and he was poor last night.

Buckley played well against QPR when he came on early. He was poor last night as he was against Forest, but Rothwell deserves more criticism than Buckley for last night and against Forest the senior players were poor aswell.

So I presume you would have been against Roy Keane coming here if we had ever had the chance to sign him again later on in his career? Plenty of players will have been open to move to clubs only to be made better offers at a higher level and choosing that option. Fair enough if you don't want him because he isn't good enough but the majority of players would have chosen West Brom over us in a similar circumstance

Ah come on, he has no affinity to Rovers, why would he have chosen us over a chance of playing in the premier league?Not to mention the higher wages he is most likely on? He backed his ability and thought he could break into the West Brom team.And who knows with the change of manager he might get more of an opportunity to play. If he is available on loan then surely it would be a no brainer to bring him in if we could?

He obviously was a good player his pedigree at this level isn't questionable I'm shocked at how poor he looks now though. Black mark against the manager and recruitment team if homework hadnt been done properly if his form doesn't improve dramatically

Ain't most teams up and down the country having similar issues with injuries? Whenever someone on here uses injuries as an excuse for our position we are told all teams are suffering the same?

Also against QPR the game he apparently he did nothing in he put in a lovely couple of balls into the box including one right on Lenihens head that led to Brereton's goal

He needs a chance to show If he can do it.If he isn't going to get a start at home against a team on paper we should comfortably finish ahead of in the table then when would be a good time to give him a chance? Yes he has looked mostly out of his depth but has shown flashes of real quality, players need more than 10 minutes here and there.Agreed hope he can show something tonight and not let the game pass him by.

Yes and Brereton was poor last season and the year before. Buckley had a bad game against Forest he should never start again?