Noticed that Stoke played today and that Lindsay wasnt involved at all. Wonder if he is the CB we will go for? Would much prefer Kipre. Thats only taking into account the club. This will probably be his last deal, why doesnt he have the right to have a think over it. Especially if the finances or potential playing time has changed from last year? Sticking fingers up at the fans is a bit melodramatic.

Why is he giving the club and fans the fingers? Seems incredibly over the top. We dont know what the hold up is. Mowbray might have said that he wont play as much, maybe the wage offer is miles lower for his potentially last contract, maybe he wants 2 more years, maybe other teams have shown him interest. Just seems very harsh. If he does go, he has had a very good year for us in which he maintained high standards and I dont see any reason to have any ill feeling moving forward.

Has there been anything confirmed re number of subs allowed?

I am not sure that we looked really good, was standard pre season fare really and a result that flattered us, a bit stop start and in bad conditions. Brereton was really poor. His inability to understand the offside rule meant that quite a few attacks were halted because of him. Thats not me making exaggerated conclusions based on today, he usually looks out of place and today was just an example of that. Gallagher should be second choice up front with Armstrong very much our main striker. I thought we dont play with wingers In all seriousness, you are right that he should play up front. I do think today we saw an example albeit in non competitive positions of how playing actual wide men in their natural position can really give us some balance. Chapman in the first half meant that there was far less emphasis on Nyambe to attack. Also, he himself offered an attacking threat, obviously with his goal, whereas Gallagher/Brereton cannot offer that from a wide role. He was better on the right rather than the left. Rothwell again provides barely any supply to the attackers. Dolan came on and his cross is food and drink for a striker. Wide play like that will get us plenty of goals. Sadly, I suspect that it was done purely as a means to only play players for 45 minutes, and that once the season starts, wide strikers and probably false 9s will probably be back in fashion.

Looked promising but that seems a massive assumption to make.

When was anyone dismissive about "pretty good info about possible signings" 4 days after that Luton game in which Mowbray had spent the whole week stating his frustration that he had received no clarity on his budget? The report regarding Kaminski is the first one seemingly of any credibility and it would provide relief that we have seemingly started to do our transfer business, albeit at a later start than most in the division. We offered Downing a contract that seemingly is not financially up to the terms Downing would like post covid, and let everyone else go. Not sure what that proves. You are correct to suggest that we shouldnt expect to know what the budget actually is, or even roughly what it is. I dont doubt that. But ultimately, the main frustrations lie with the way Venkys work, constantly leaving us year on year at a disadvantage in the transfer market in terms of forcing the manager to wait until after the season (even if our fate is sealed in advance of the end of the season) to fly to India to sort it. This season, they left the manager publically frustrated because he didnt know what was going on at all. As facetious as you want to be with your comments, people are right to lambast the owners for their backwards and negligent way of working. Obviously, when you start telling everyone that its only FFP stopping them from signing off all the cheques, and telling people to "grow up" for criticsing and having animosity towards Venkys, as well as comments like the last one in the quoted post, it will wind people up.

Even them 2 were much more effective central. Lets hope not.

Where would Dack go? I do think that good players can cope and influence games in spite of a lack of physicality, although he is particularly feeble. It is just that we have better options where he would be best suited.

Does he get in or even near the team in a number 10 role, considering our other players in that area?

He tends to look neat and tidy and can clearly take the ball on the half turn, and is technically decent. But in fairness from not his favoured position, he struggles to influence and impact upon games.

Charlton away, he was excellent, playing as a 10. Otherwise IMO he has been ineffective pretty much every time he has played/come on. And considering that he is behind a few in that role, I think he needs a loan.

Chapman has looked a different class to anyone on the pitch. Breretons penalty sums him up. Doesnt understand the offside rule either. Not up to it and as others have said, needs loaning out. Fisher isnt near first team quality either. Need an experienced number 2 behind this Kaminski.

There might the odd person specifically wanting to know what the budget is, which is never going to happen and never should happen, but most criticisms of the situation have been as to the way Venkys operate and their negligence regarding actually giving the manager a budget as soon as possible, which is absolutely fair, and also predictions that there wont be much money, which is a reasonable assumption.

To be fair, no one said we do. Someone used him as a defence because someone correctly pointed out that our potential new signing had been dropped by Gent. Our resident troll will be rubbing his hands that Friedel has even been mentioned, regardless of context. I think we could do with a second goalkeeper with experience because being too reliant on an unknown being a success is risky.

So was Bunn.

Its fine to moan and whinge on twitter and on messageboard to be fair, and he wont be getting stick in the stadium any time soon, its up to him if he signs to start well and then when fans can come back, he will have grown on them! Can understand their reluctance, they already have immobile strikers and he was awful for them last time I am not sure. He does have the intelligence but he looked a different player last season, at that age, you can suddenly decline. I suppose he wasnt helped by not starting regularly and that goalscoring instinct wont have changed but to suddenly start scoring again, even at a lower league? Unconvinced.

Suppose its not a problem anymore! Even if fans can come back soon, it will be a small percentage all wearing face masks. I dont think hes capable of getting those numbers physically any more.

Has he joined Sunderland? Not seen any confirmation.

Non contact sugggests that he might be a few weeks away yet but good that he is progressing.

Couldnt we do that with every single player that we signed? In theory.

No problem, thanks. No I have never seen him or heard of him prior. Total unknown. Ultimately, I dont think any of us know what we are getting. Good age and decent enough pedigree. From abroad too. So I think that adds excitement. It could be a shrewd bargain and a real bit of credit towards the much vaunted European scouting network. Or he could turn to be a crap keeper. Rafael and Samba were sourced from abroad last season, and were very good additionals. Goalkeepers like Sluga, Nyland, Kalinic in the Championship have not been successes. I just hope that Mowbray and his staff have got this one right as we need him to be bang on. I have no idea but I look forward to seeing him and am desperate for him to be good. All goalkeepers make mistakes as you say. The problem for example with Walton was the number of mistakes, he must have made close to 15 mistakes leading to goals. Some of which were blatant, some were a bit more subjective and more poor goalkeeping for shots he could have saved rather than howlers. We need to hope if this lad signs that he makes a low number of mistakes. Raya made a couple of howlers last season but brought the quantity right down which is why now post coaching I think that he has massively improved. I think Rich Sharpe chased it up and seems to think it was agent talk. Be surprised to see if he would move and come onto our bench, he could play at this level but will cost a lot in wages. Not sure if that would in any way exploit a FFP loophole either. The only way to improve goalkeeping coaching is to improve the goalkeeper coach(s). Never a fan of suggestions about experienced players essentially being coaches just on the back of their playing career. That being said, a more experienced number 2 would make sense. Rob Elliot was mentioned again by Rich Sharpe the other day, maybe he would fit the bill, free, cheap, experienced. Needs to be competent because we are taking a small (but worthwhile and calculated) risk in signing a keeper from Belgium. If he doesnt work out we need a competent goalkeeper and not another Leutwiler!

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/full-details-released-parts-east-18807647 The areas affected by stricter measures in Blackburn are Audley & Queen’s Park; Bastwell & Daisyfield; Billinge & Beardwood; Blackburn Central; Little Harwood & Whitebirk; Roe Lee; Shear Brow & Corporation Park; and Wensley Fold. The new rules will not apply in the Darwen area of the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council area, with restrictions lifted completely across Blackburn South & Lower Darwen; Blackburn South East; Darwen East; Darwen South; Darwen West; Ewood; Livesey with Pleasington; Mill Hill & Moorgate; and West Pennine.

Marshall has joined Derby too. Very good signing.

Preston have been under lockdown too and they seem optimistic of allowing fans in from the 17th October. Most areas of Blackburn with Darwen have seen restrictions loosened today.

Last season, September 2019. Grow up chaddy. As much as you, I'd never seen him or even heard of him. As I said to bigdoggsteel, why would it be in my best interests for him to be anything but a good signing? Poster gives example of mistake, therefore poster must be revelling in the hope that a player that plays for the team that he pays money and spends so much time watching I am cautiously optimistic because of his pedigree, his age and the fact that he is going to be a permanent signing. But I am also willing to read and look at anything I can see to give me more information about an unknown player, positive or negative. If we are only allowed to highlight positive things then I suspect that the forum rules need to be amended. But please stick your notions about me wanting to find negatives and revelling in them up your arse. If he signs I would want him to be a great keeper exactly as much as you.