Looks terrifically scientific until I noticed Sheffield Wednesday in 14th... Rovers 10th with a marginally better probability of going up than going down.

Case number 1 just started to be heard. Twenty minutes have been wasted with various people butting in to comment on their cases irrespective of what number they’ve been listed at.

The pursuit of Hedges was always very weird, we were after him for months on end. He did ok in Scotland, just ok though, not enough for us to be desperate to sign him! I can't actually believe he's only been here 3 years either, feels like an eternity, probably 1 of few contract extentions nobody was arsed about us triggering, but we did. I do find it very odd though how many people are saying with absolute certainty that Miller is a downgrade on Brittain without even seeing him play.

Technically Muscat is English born to Maltese parents. You can have him 😉

The route cause of the delays are due to O2G writing false minutes (standard practice) and then being pulled ujp on them, by fans with far more concern for the wellbeing of the club. O2G out.

As a Scot I feel I’m better equipped than most to comment on miller and yea it’s a decent enough signing, big strong lad that will show plenty of blood and guts. He isn’t Callum brittain in that he won’t give us goals and assists but he will make us stronger defensively. I get the trepidation with coming from Scotland but I was against the hedges signing but I’m ok with this one. More Lucas Neil than Brett Emerton but I think we needed toughening up a bit

It’s obvious that the new attendees this time, are not prepared to accept, the club friendly version and fair play to them.

A taller Lucas Neil Is about as good a comparison for Lewis Miller as you’re gonna find, EXTREMELY good in the air. 4 year deal and a good age, international. Like this signing a lot. Still No sign of a Right Winger…

Eyal Berkovic did quite well for us. We could also run through a long list of players who have left the SPL who we'd be delighted to sign. I know the question is direct SPL to Championship, but there's lots of talent in Scotland.

McGinn! Another player we were "linked with". At least our pretensions were higher then!

Absolutely. It makes no sense beside financial to have an 18 year old as number 2. He either becomes exposed or falls betwen the cracks.

Assuming this Swedish player does sign, that will presumably be 5 players aged 23-24 signed on longer term deals. That in isolation is obviously a positive, question now is are they any good. Added to that, an experienced Championship defender for 2 or 3 years. We have had ripped apart the defensive strength of our team though, to lose Brittain, Beck and Batth is a massive blow (also lost 2 extra bodies who were just cover) and its very, very difficult to see us equalling that quality. The signings we have made do seem to have more filled holes in the squad/replaced outgoings/added depth (which was needed) rather than improved the first 11. As I said, that did need doing. The key 2 objectives though still havent been solved even slightly. Been shot down for banging on about it before but the contract situation still lingers as a gigantic elephant in the room. We have to pay the going rate to get our core of key players sorted, it cant just be put off. If a decent proportion of these younger players come good on top of a core of proven players signed down for the forseeable, then theres reason for optimism. If they leave, then its easy to see an inexperienced group tumble down the league as it did under Tomasson when he was left out to dry. The futures of Tronstad, Travis and Hyam still remain as the key part of the rest of this window, especially as Brittain ws part of that and has left. Our attack wasnt good enough last season and now its much weaker. We have to soon make inroads on fixing that ASAP.

If Michalski is backup, does it not stop his progress. Usually the younger squads play the same day so is there not a risk he barely plays any football and just benefits from 1st team training barring a Toth injury, suspension or collapse of form?

McGinn did ok when he signed for Villa (and not us unfortunately). There’s been quite a few decent players from the Scottish leagues so I’m happy to see what he’s like. Happy we actually bought someone in tbf.

No but you said that you would be comfortable with Michalski as backup.

Hyam was excellent last season. His card for whatever reason seems to have been marked by some, even when he did play well he got no credit based on this theory thats grown legs that Batth did the work of 2. I was merely guessing who his 5 was. Although we havent seen enough either way to be totally sure.

1. Winners of the Championship Southampton 2. Automatic promotion (runners-up) in the Championship Ipswich 3. Four Play off semi-finalists in the Championship Leicester Birmingham Norwich Coventry 4. Three relegated sides from the Championship Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth Preston 5. Where will Rovers finish in the Championship? 17th 6. First Championship club to change manager (after the season starts) Preston (Paul Heckingbottom) 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 (e.g. Donald Trump visits Ewood Park) Winning team of '95 including the likes of Shearer and Sutton to visit Ewood Park during club's 150th anniversary against Derby on November 8th.

I'm sharpening the knives...

Haha ironically it says rooted in history Britain is history now

Equally worried about this guy do Scottish league players ever do well in the championship? ? hedges hasn’t exactly been fantastic and he was doing ok up there

I just find it funny an ad pops up on it advertising the kit with Britain wearing it, when it's an article for the player replacing him...

Holy. He looks older than Batth!

Transition to League 1.

I was a big fan of Davidson. Thought he was an excellent left back. Am I miss remembering as I would have been 11 when he signed in 1998?

Quote from Miller: “I’m super energetic, passionate, maybe a little bit aggressive and I will give absolutely everything to get three points. At the end of the day, you have to go out there, break a few things and do whatever you can to win the game. “I will have a tendency to get forward every time we have possession and I will be up and down that line and doing everything I possibly can for this club. “I’m doing it for myself, but I know that if I play my game and help the team by doing what I do best, I know everything else will follow.” Love the guy already. Not sure if it’s by association with Brett Emerton but I’ve got a feeling he’s going to be a success at Rovers.