Hot Szmody before bed (sorry)

Might hold things up a bit 😬

Klopp seems to like Morton: "Last week, Klopp described Morton’s progress in a new, more advanced role as ‘incredible’. "The admiration from the German boss would suggest that he may be inclined to keep the teenager at the club for the upcoming season. "There is every chance that with a few injuries to senior players, Morton could find himself playing regularly, and beating his nine appearances from last season."

"Blackburn have bid way in excess of what we paid for Sammie and if the offers keep creeping up and the player knows he can earn £20k per week we could have a problem down the line. We are not at that stage yet. Sammie is aware of the offers, but he is committed to us. I can’t wait for the transfer window to shut as it’s very unsettling.” Money, money, money

Great news. And a few empty spaces in that sticker book still!

Nor are most of their first team tbf

Great finish Diaz

That Jota looks a player

Davies and the Malmo striker sound like they're still bubbling away in the background. Hopefully they can get done.

Celtic game live on Premier Sports on Saturday https://www.premiersports.com/sports/football/pre-season-friendlies

Was then, and remains, mental to turn down £3m for Rothwell. Will do nothing in the PL

Bellamy named as Kompany's assistant, the bloody traitor!

Don't think that'd make a very exciting youtube video tbf

None of the 4 managers taken on by Champ teams this summer so far have experience of the league. Not the be all and end all.

Good video. Seems no nonsense. Didn't realise he won the Champions League with Milan. Will have a winning mentality.

Of the three most recent (I think) Championship managerial appointments - Watford, QPR and us, I'd take JDT over the other two based on his experience. Cautiously optimistic.

Beat Gerrard's Rangers too

Who is it?

Wouldn't mind Paul Warne if we're plucking from the lower leagues. Better CV than Manning and the guy Watford have gone for.

Very nearly kept them up too. Screwed over by Derby.

Classic JR finish. Good on him.

How long was Mowbray in jobs before Rovers? Can't be more than a few years from memory.

Into this. Could be a shrewd move.

The away fans were chanting Mowbray is our King today. If the most hardcore fans are still behind him, Ewood isn't turning anytime soon.

I know you're not saying this but I see that 'careful what you wish/who's gonna come in that's better' argument a lot among the performatively positive element of our fanbase and, for me, it's such nonsense. A new guy would literally only have to get us in midtable to, at worst, match Mowbray and with our facilties/ground/relative resources I would expect ANY competent manager to be able to achieve that. Roll the feckin dice!