Merce already has that covered ?

At least some of the bookies keep in mind what Venkys have been all about in the past with those relegation odds.

Worst ale I ever consumed was in a place near us ran by Vaux I think it was called, a North East Brewery. We were convinced they just pumped it straight out of the nearby canal.

I think with some it's just about the type of player they are and I think Whittingham is a prime example of that. Don't actually think he's shot to bits like Murphy, Etuhu and co were I just think he wasn't the type required and I think TM quickly realised it too. Filling in for Evans yes but anything else he's just not the right type and at his stage probably not enough desire to try and prove a point. Stick him in a side of low expectation and he'd probably have played most weeks.

It was alternative alright I remember going down there and everyone was drinking bottles of Newcastle Brown. Bloody students, always have to be different ?

Yeah he had a bit of something about him but he seems to do the same wherever he goes start of ok, tail off quickly then they let him go. As a few have said get him down in weight and as fit and focused as possible there's a good player there but you could say the same about Marshall, Stokes etc etc. Some just aren't wired up right sadly.

Number of tweets he drops towards Rovers i'd say he's desperate to come back. Mind you he's probably just desperate for a club full stop !

Pilks is a local lad with mates and family in the area and a Rovers fan, it's summer so he could just be back up here visiting and having a Mcds or something. Colin Hendry used to kick about with his mates down Witton in summer when he had that rag top SAAB and someone drives around in a silver van with something similar to TU4AY as the reg, not seen the maestro hanging out the window drawing on his L&B yet though ? Pilkington would be a decent signing though !

Not like you to defend an Irish mon Bigdog ? For the record I'm quite comfortable with Williams staying he's steady enough defensively and he's only 25 however there must've been good reason to shell out for Bell and TMs reluctance to play him in his best position looks to me like he was a one for the future signing. This could well explain it IF there is anything in it of course but a million or more for him is good money let's be honest.

Could be a Mowbray masterstroke like getting shut of Steele for an actual fee. Imagine if they get 1 million for Derek with Fielding coming here as half of it so there is then 500k in the pot ?

Somewhere on here I said when Rovers signed Bell and no one could fathom why he wasn't starting in his position that maybe it was long term and Williams was being moved on or wanted to move on in summer. Balls to Nixon or Blueboy ?? I'm claiming it !!!

Remember Steeles kicking when he first came it was poor, weak as a kitten in fact but it did improve so there's time for Raya on that front although I think it's more he tries to be too clever and cute at times instead of just clearing it as far as possible.

Sold for a couple of mill ? ?

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Or in Nicko land "One of the following 10 clubs i'm going to link him with this summer might sign this lad, but they might not because he might go somewhere else or stay where he is' ?

Leeds were being run a bit like a corner shop probably when they signed Antonsson but it just shows you how daft things are at Championship level as not long ago 16k pwk was a decent Prem wage. For half that per week or preferably less and on a free he'd be ok to have around but otherwise avoid. Mowbray would need his bumps feeling if they pay money and any double figure wage for him. I much prefer the frugal Rovers of these days with a few proven senior players in the squad earning double figures as a yardstick for others to aim for.

My angle on it is i'd like to see Whittingham leave and be replaced in the squad by Gallagher then let that be the only over 30's deal this summer unless we can pick up something Grahamesqe or Mulgrewesqe on a free ?

I think at any point under Venkys until maybe now most of us would've welcomed Steve Bruce with open arms let's not pretend any different. He's a good solid medium term manager whose proved it time and again but like a few others lacks that bold flair element to his coaching that probably costs him at times.

No but we'll take couple of young hungry players from there who maybe are too good to be there and would just love the opportunity to come to Rovers not for money but for Championship football ?

Add to that the wages he'll want it's a no goer. No wonder though when you think what Leeds paid for Antonsson and what they valued him at quoted when he was loaned to Rovers.

Don't know about the first two but i'd be taking a tape measure to the last two ?

That's what i'm thinking when I see the names Blackburn, Wigan, Bolton. I also know which mobs i'm thinking of ?

I'd be ok with that I think although whenever I see Rovers, Bolton and Wigan linked with the same player it troubles me. He was a good little keeper though but was way down the pecking order when last here, had a decent career though so he'd be very useful if he's still fit.

Good call i'd forgotten about him, not a powerhouse but a combatative midfielder for sure. There was some right balls dropped when they were insistent on building a team around Lowe etc. Bad judgement .

Evans is a holding midfielder so was Lowe and Williamson and so is Smallwood. All this starting with two holding midfielders going back to Bowyers days is done to death for me we finally need something g a bit different in there if it can be found.