100% agree. Alebiosu was doing all the work on the right practically on his own with the non-existent Hedges ahead of him. I was really concerned about him before yesterday but he pleasantly surprised me....maybe my expectations have dropped through the floor in recent seasons but he seemed ok to me.

Very good interview. It’s quite obvious that they are both of the same views at the moment. They believe rovers transfer dealings, both in and out, for a few seasons now have been poor and is a major reason for concern. “A couple of the new boys didn’t turn up”. Basically they believe the club is heading into dangerous waters. I 100% go along with them.

To be fair, I’m feeling pretty miserable looking at our current squad and how things might get worse. Relegation season incoming I think.

More than likely.

Good club WBA, good bunch of fans not like most of the other grotty Brum types. Everything we used to be instead of the hollowed out shell we've become.

Baynes is a miserable bastard at the best of times.

Alebiosu did well and scratching my head as why others thought he was poor. Looked threatening going forward and looked solid enough at the back. People have to remember he's got zero support going forward with Ryan fuckin Hedges. We look fine at RB with Miller and Alebiosu...It's the right wing we need to be worried about.

Travis couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag. He's always been a pound shop Savage.

Really interesting insights from Andy and Kevin here about the impact losing Travis would have on and off the pitch, also touching on the wider issue of us not getting new deals done for experienced players. They sound worried about the season. Justifiably so.

I don't know if being at the game gives you a more negative view, or if I'm just naturally harsh, but some of the scores in the BRFCS.com MOTM poll seem generous. https://www.brfcs.com/football/match/1386555/west-brom-blackburn You have till 3pm today (Sunday) if you want to add your votes.

Safe bet.

They imploded at the end of last season ,more serious financial problems in Sheffield it is not just Wednesday !

Axel had one training session before being thrown into the starting line up. I’m not reading too much into his debut. I’m one of the few who thought Alibeouso (sp?) did ok. Beat his man and delivered a couple of decent crosses. One early in the first half went right across the box with nobody there to take advantage of it. Travis is going to go and I think that’s pretty obvious now. He will be a big loss in the centre of the park. Not sure he’s going to be easy to replace. I do wonder if Axel may be his replacement in there.

Henriksson shouldn’t have started barely trained with the team poor selection from val

Think he'll take a few games to get used to this league. Like many have said, he looked miles off pace, championship football will be a huge difference to what he's used to. Fair play to him getting stuck in though, I think he'll come good - Give him a month.

Transfer window potentially turning into disastrous with the Travis departure - what happened to VI’s comments (only a few weeks ago) on keeping the squad together / continuity!?

I wasn't overly impressed tbh either. I thought he was rather clumsy but as others have said its game one. Away from home and Axel has been thrown into the squad at last minute so there's a one game grace for him in my book

I disagree, all the lads that have come in are big lads bar de Neve. Miller and Axel look like they like to put it about. We also have Gueye and the new CB who is 6ft5.

Henriksson touched the ball 13 times in 60 minutes. He was lucky not to get 2 yellows. To say he was off the pace is an understatement.

The replacements for outgoing players will be loans from PL U21 squads, cobbled together in the final days of the window. We all know from experience, those players have absolutely no impact other than filling a place on the squad list.

We shall see

I can easily see Henriksson playing instead of Hedges if Cantwell was fit.

With who? No fighters in that team, especially with Lewis soon to be gone.

I wouldn't read to much into that. Any outgoing replaced doesn't necessarily mean like for like. He's more likely inferring we have the budget for one more signing, then it's one out, one in.

Who seems hell bent on dispatching every English player in order to fill out the squad with imports. Not wise, the Championship is very British in terms of aggression and stupid fixture congestion. Not sure how a lot of these lads will hold up on freezing piss wet November nights when things aren't going well. It tends to be your Travis types who pull you through that.