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You nailed it. Doesn’t add-up.

Swansea, Watford and then Hull - can see us losing all three. If that happens, surely we will see the 'usual' February managerial change!?

Nothing to update atm. Think we all know how indecisive V's are and how slowly they tend to move. Just bear in mind a takeover process for a sizeable concern can take quite some time with due diligence alone accounting for 40 to 60 days (and I'm pretty sure any buyer of Rovers would be incredibly assiduous). There's little doubt that Rovers seem to be generally paranoid about leaks of any kind and this may account for the lack of rumour and speculation on this matter - other than my source of this information, I've only come across one other person who has knowingly mentioned it.

Difficult to see anything other than a loss. Think there will be a couple of surprise selections including the absence of Captain Todd. Saturday continued to show we've brought in some real shite including Baradji. Think Cashin has to play in order to avoid financial penalties - IMO, continue with him and he'll take us down

Says everything about Rovers' scouting when we missed both Mariner and Vardy!!! Think Rafferty is a few years older than Mariner and played for Coventry and then Blackpool before heading to Home Park.

"I think this window there will be a net trading surplus on player trading" - what do you think this means? It simply means we will sell players for more money than we spend on new signings! It DOES NOT mean we WILL NOT sign any new players! Are we clear now?

How sad you are. Talk about splitting hairs! A deal is done when the contracts are signed. My initial post said "supposed to have been", my second post said "deal is now close" (ie close to completion, contracts signed etc). Is that so difficult to understand? Well I will not "peddle more absolute tripe" (as some on here think) as I simply do not need the aggravation.

Further update. Deal is now close and it's a forward. Will happen either tonight or tomorrow. From Brockhall.

Funny he was actually a target back then as has been confirmed on this MB. Now way, way out of our league - where is the next Paul McKinnon!?

Told there was supposed to have been a new signing processed / unveiled at Brockhall today - suppose might still happen with a few hours of the day left. Haven't got a name.

£5m+ I think you have it wrong with Toth. After an unconvincing start, looks the business, produced some outstanding saves and is now a full international.

Think the tone for this window is well and truly set. Any budget surplus from the summer window will not be spent. I think this window there will be a net trading surplus on player trading. Will be no surprise to see either Toth or Alebiosu, or even both, sold. Our target market will be desperados, loans that cost almost feck all (as Cashin) and cheap unproven imports from Europe.

It is pretty widely known there have been a number of approaches to V's over the years about a sale, or part sale, of the club. I cannot recall one 'official' acknowledgement of this so don't hold your breath.

A few years ago, I posted on this MB about Battersby and associates approaching V's to take a stake in Rovers. There hadn't been a whiff about this anywhere. A few days later, local media caught-up! I was in two minds whether to post today what I have done knowing there would be cynicism from some. I post in good faith but you really wonder whether it's worth the aggravation.

It is what I've been told. It hasn't come from a 'Joe' at the 'Dog and Duck' so I tend to think there is some credibility in the information. Seems there have been approaches before but this feels different. We can only wait and see with fingers crossed it is accurate and achieves the desired result.