As usual on Friday at 12:30 p.m., members of the local press were invited to chat with the head coach. The press conference was rescheduled for a half-hour earlier in the morning, although such changes to informal arrangements were not unusual.
The Lancashire Telegraph and BBC Radio Lancashire chatted with Billy Koumetio and Kyle McFadzean, the new additions, upon their arrival. The order in which a player or the head coach speaks is determined by scheduling; there is no fixed rule.
The media was notified shortly after that Tomasson would not be speaking as scheduled. It was stated that the club, not the head coach, made this decision.
It is recognised that the team decided it would be preferable for the media to speak with two of the new hires rather than the head coach. There has been no other explanation given.
Tomasson is anticipated at Ewood Park tomorrow for the home game against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. Of course, he will be questioned about why he chose not to speak with the media on Friday.
Given that Rovers signed three players on the day of the deadline, Tomasson was likely to talk about the end of the transfer window. The tale of Duncan McGuire’s intermittent relocation and Adam Wharton’s selling would have ranked highly on the agenda.
The head coach hasn’t shied away from discussing the club’s problems in the transfer market or the financial difficulties Rovers have faced.
Tomasson pleaded with the team to ‘assist’ the players, staff, and squad. They brought in seven players in total for January, although they loaned Lewis Travis, James Hill went back to Bournemouth, and Niall Ennis was sold to Stoke City for a reported 500K.
Tomasson made particular mention of the need for experience, which Kyle McFadzean and John Fleck will supply, as well as the requirement for a goal scorer with Championship experience. Although McGuire is a welcome addition, it wouldn’t be truthful to say he fulfils all the requirements.
Naturally, Wharton was sold by Rovers for a ‘club record sale,’ reportedly valued at a package exceeding £22 million. Although Rovers was never anticipated to fork over big sums of money in the closing hours of the window, the peculiarities surrounding the McGuire breakdown have raised a number of concerns.
Rovers did bring the move back, but as a loan arrangement with a buyout option. The reason that was the case is not entirely evident.
Worries that Wharton’s planned move to Crystal Palace might not go through caused the transaction to collapse at first. The money from that trade would have allowed Rovers to sign McGuire on a long-term basis.
However, the adolescent’s high-profile decision was settled late on Tuesday evening. The agreement was executed and there was no danger of it falling through going into deadline day.
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