Another excellent performance despite a number of regulars missing. The quality of the football is outstanding and a joy to watch. Watching this squad of players is so much more entertaining than watching the senior squad. Watford were totally outplayed in the second half and were fortunate to only concede six. Johnson and Dunn are doing fantastic work with these players.

Somebody I know mentioned that he was thrown on cold too - having no warm up whatsoever. If that is true then Mowbray and the physios want flogging.

Good performance tonight at Prenton Park in the 1st Round of the FA Youth Cup. We ought to have won by a more convincing margin but, rather like the first team, couldn't turn possession into goals despite creating a number of chances. Jack Vale looked very impressive on the right and the likes of Buckley and Wright performed well. Butterworth missed a few chances which he normally puts away but, nonetheless, a very enjoyable game of football.

So he bloody should.

From what little I've seen of Tomlinson I think there's a decent player there. I'd give him a game tomorrow instead of Evans if he's fully fit.

Going to be one or two running into difficulties in the near future. Sheffield Wednesday well off the pace despite massive spending - hard to see how that can carry on if they miss out again. Derby have been having a go for years and need to go up. Norwich will be running out of money soon. Middlesbrough spent £50 million and aren't even in the top 6. Also goes to show with clubs like Cardiff and Sheffield United right up there despite minimal spending that it can still be done for the less well funded clubs (not our problem as we have 'billionaire owners' who 'never say no' to spending money - its only FFP that stops them). It wouldn't surprise me if both those clubs had smaller wage bills than Rovers looking at the sort of players they have signed and that we appeared to be handing Whittingham more than Cardiff were which again just rubs more salt in the wounds.

Tomlinson has signed a new deal until 2019 https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/november/tomlinson-signs-new-deal/

Now the fact mowbray rarely played him looks to be an even bigger waste

From Middlesbrough's point of view (or at least the one they ought to have) one of their assets has been treated with clear neglect. To an extent by refusing to utilise him more but its even worse when there's incompetence from Mowbray Magoo and the medics. Considering the obvious connection in management they should be feeling extremely let down by the neglect from someone they know so well.