To me that reads as though you can watch the video of them training ahead of the Nijmegen game in full on Rovers' Youtube, not that the game itself will necessarily be live.

Whoa, hang on. Look what the women’s first team still get, not sure what all the drama’s been about: All players chosen to play for the club will receive official 25/26 Blackburn Rovers training, travel and match day kit.

I was told that Waggott's original plan was for this weekend to be a 'showpiece' 'curtain raiser' game against someone to commemorate the 150th anniversary. Of course his departure, coupled with the realities involved in organising such a fixture - costs, logistics, forward planning - meant we very quickly reached a point where we were getting too late to organise one. Nor is there much appetite for a game at Ewood unless they are confident the away club will bring thousands to cover the expense e.g. Everton. I think Nijmegen had been due to play another game this weekend and that was cancelled meaning they became available and were also looking for someone to play. Of course in a position of increasing desperation Rovers were willing to accept whatever terms the host club imposed including not allowing any Rovers fans to attend. Ridiculous really when you might have got 100-200 at most so soon after the Spain trip.

He seemingly plays deeper though so its surely square pegs in round holes. A lot of what his strengths seem to be defensive.

Great to see Leonard in the goals for the U21's!

Modern day teams often do things like that but I dont forsee a total formation change. Nor does Ismael seem to want to replicate his very direct Barnsley side despite that being the only Championship job to which he has done well in.

Good

He looks like an athletic playmaker rather than a box to box to me, so I could see him in either of those roles in Ismaels system

I think Miller will be confirmed today If you watch the pre season games it has been 3-4-2-1 when in possession and out of possession 4-2-3-1/4-4-2.

The Baradji one is strange because i dont see which of those 2 slots that a box to box midfielder who seems to have played deeper fills.

Im not sure it has. Many targets this and last seem to be foreign based with the story coming out when linked by foreign journalists. Indeed, that privy account on twitter seems to have emerged since Waggott has gone.

According to this post on Rovers Instagram, the game will be on streamed (presumably for free) Rovers YouTube channel

He has never tried to replicate what he did at Barnsley in any of his jobs since. Although he has struggled for success since, nothing suggests he sees that as the blueprint for how he wants to play.

Let’s have your predictions in the following categories: 1. Winners of the Championship Ipswich. 2. Automatic promotion (runners-up) in the Championship Souhampton 3. Four Play off semi-finalists in the Championship Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Norwich, Leicester. 4. Three relegated sides from the Championship Sheff Wed, Hull, Charlton. 5. Where will Rovers finish in the Championship? 14th 6. First Championship club to change manager (after the season starts) Hull 7. Winners of the Premier League Liverpool 8. A notable wild card prediction of something that will happen in the Rovers universe during the season Pasha scrans his first chicken balti pie on the pitch at half time of the Brum game, to a chorus of boos. On his return inside, he suddenly falls ill and has to be taken to hospital. However, the car he gets into, breaks down next to KFC at Queens Park. He ends up running into KFC to vomit profusely in the toilets, then his driver (protecting their name to protect them from shame) has to give him a piggy back the rest of the way to A&E. In A&E, he ends up rowing with one tooth Terry from Infirmary after he drops his last £1 on the floor, that he was going to put towards a brew and it ends up by Pasha's feet and he refuses to return it to Terry. Pasha's driver one times him, then is arrested and Pasha has to suffer an agonising 8 hour wait in A&E on his jack jones. Hey Alexa play 'All by myself' by Eric Carmen.

Maybe - fwiw I don’t think it’s going to happen immediately. Wouldnt surprise me if we’ve transitioned by Christmas though.

Any excuse to loop Oasis in......

One set of lads fresh from Heaton Park put in on a flag and now the club’s trying to co-opt it. Very cringe.

Brum are on a roll cue the usual derogatory chants from clowns who've never been out of New Street before. Never mind the bods upstairs at Ewood will be delighted and have a line already to spin back to India 'look a 20k crowd' !!! For the record not long ago Brum were averaging about 16k and regularly used to bring sub 2k to Ewood - In the Prem.

The final round was incredible. Top work, guys!

I would be amazed if we get anyone in who is immediately better than who they replace Not saying that any new signings will be rubbish, or that they will not potentially be better than who they replace in the long run, but every signing will initially be worse, (and cheaper) than their predecessors

1. Winners of the Championship Southampton 2. Automatic promotion (runners-up) in the Championship Ipswich 3. Four Play off semi-finalists in the Championship Sheffield United, Leicester City, Coventry, WBA 4. Three relegated sides from the Championship Portsmouth, Oxford, Charlton 5. Where will Rovers finish in the Championship? 9th 6. First Championship club to change manager (after the season starts) Nathan Jones (Charlton) 7. Winners of the Premier League Arsenal 8. A notable wild card prediction of something that will happen in the Rovers universe during the season (e.g. Donald Trump visits Ewood Park) A consortium will be linked to Blackburn Rovers and Venky's will not be our owners by the start of next season.

Bradford have sold over 16k season tickets. Cheap tickets dont work though, or something.

I'd rather have a 9 better than Gueye or Ohashi than a 10.

He certainly looks a live wire.

F is Man City FFS 🤦‍♂️