I WAS pleased to hear that Mark Hughes has cooled his interest in Shabani Nonda because I can think of plenty of better ways to spend £2 million.

If you want me to be totally honest, I was never a huge fan of Nonda's in the first place, even when he was scoring goals last season.

He did okay during his loan spell from AS Roma, but he hardly set the heather alight at Ewood Park, and his form was far too inconsistent to justify a regular starting spot alongside Benni McCarthy up front.

For me, the single most disappointing thing about him was his body language out on the pitch.

Whenever I saw him, he never fully convinced me that he really wanted to be here, or that he was passionate about proving himself.

There were times when he looked the part, but they were few and far between; more often than not, he looked like he was going through the motions to me, which is why I was hoping Mark didn't go through with a deal to sign him on a permanent basis.

Remember this time last year, Mark paid £2.5 million for Benni McCarthy, and he went on to become the Premier League's second leading goalscorer.

That proves it is still possible to pick up a bargain if you are prepared to look hard enough and, while we can't expect another signing to make the kind of immediate impact Benni made, we shouldn't be prepared to settle for mediocrity either.

Of course, a lot of Mark's transfer plans hinge on what happens with this takeover, and whether the club has new owners or not before the window shuts at the end of August.

If something goes through then Mark could receive a timely cash injection. If it doesn't then he could be left in limbo.

I don't know too much about this Daniel Williams, other than what I have read in this paper, so I don't know quite what to make of it all.

I know some fans are worried about the prospect of the club being taken over by foreign' investors, and that's only natural.

However, John Williams and the Jack Walker Trustees have done a superb job of running the club since Jack died, and I think we all need to have some faith in them.

I think it's important to remember the due diligence process is a two-way thing, so the trustees will do their own homework on any would-be bidders, just as the bidders will with the club.

I honestly believe the trustees would only ever agree to sell the club if they considered the potential new owners to be fit and proper' people.

At the end of the day, if Rovers are to continue competing in the top half of the Premiership then it's vital they attract some new investment from somewhere, because everyone else seems to be doing it.