Please, please, please, please get Chapman in! "There's a star man playing on the right..."

Heh. Well as long as he can Rodwell with his Reed, the domestic side of things should be hunky dory.

Would love a 'big unit', alright.

Well, I mean, he's hardly gonna come out and lambast individual players. But yeah, don't get me wrong, I'm distinctly 'sunny-side-up' at the moment. Perhaps the added competition for the central spots will be the kick up the hoop he might need at this point.

Thank you for the info!

I can't speak for anyone else, but I think it's rather plain to see that Smallwood hasn't really been at the races this season. He's never been the greatest passer. In the couple of games I've watched he's been very rushed in possession and played wild, aimless, 'hook-it-on' type passes when taking a touch and getting it settled would have made all the difference. I'm a fan of his so I'm hoping he bounces back, but his confidence looks shot right now.

Got to say I'm really excited by Butterworth after last night. Can you tell us a bit more about him (provided you've the time and inclination!). What kind of a player is he? Is he likely to break through any time soon?

Yeah, I couldn't agree more. I honestly don't see the point of it.

That's the hope, alright! I'd love if it happened. A risk, given his injury record, but a very exciting one at that.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16604103.rovers-return-unlikely-for-harry-chapman-as-things-stand/ Shame.

I think it's also down to Pulis not wanting to let him go without having replacement, to be fair.

I agree with you on Nyambe. He has looked very strong this season and looks to be kicking on. I think we also missed him at the back end of last season, especially with the collateral damage of losing Benett's drive and energy from midfield. He's still green though, so I hope people don't get on his back unduly when the inevitable errors come.

Totally unnecessary pot-stirring there, man.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16601513.rovers-set-to-make-changes-after-superhuman-effort/?ref=mac Bennett and Evans are gonna be rested for this one according to the article. Can't say that's a bad idea, really.

TRUST MOWBRAY'S BLADDER, FFS.

It's all water under the bridge now. Or not, as the case may be. Poor chap.

Enjoy your holiday! Listen, I'm not gonna reply to many of these threads but will be reading eagerly. The charts a quite fascinating, frankly. Let this message of gratitude suffice for the season, hahaha. Thanks for the effort, man, it's really appreciated.

Here's the story in full below in case you don't want to give clicks the f*kin' S*n: Cluck's in Blackburn make £6million move for Nottingham Forest starlet Ben Brereton as Venkys look to invest Tony Mowbray wants highly-rated England u-20 hitman after Rovers owners make massive profits in their chicken business BLACKBURN have made a remarkable £6million bid for Nottingham Forest striker Ben Brereton. The England u-20 starlet has been left out of Forest’s opening two Championship matches by boss Aitor Karanka. And Rovers chief Tony Mowbray hopes that will be enough to tempt Brereton, 19, to Ewood Park. But Forest are understood to want £12m for the highly-rated hitman, who scored five league goals last season. Mowbray has been given money to spend by owners Venkys, who are willing to make their biggest investment in a player since they bought Jordan Rhodes five years ago. The Indians have produced cash for Brereton, with sources revealing they are finally ready to splash the cash after massive recent profits in their chicken business.

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Think we've been reading the same things, haha! I hope we haven't been mislead, but I'm expecting a tidy ball-player. I'm really excited to see what he can contribute. Good point about playing with the little crafty lad up top on his own. But just like you, I'm really hoping for a battering ram to be added.

Goal and woodwork rattling highlights here for anyone that missed it. Interesting to note that's two starts in a row for Bell. Will that set the tone for the rest of the season, I wonder?

Debate on my twitter feed about Eddie Guerrero and AJ Styles, as in who is better. Guerrero by a mile for me. My god he was amazing.

Maybe it's dead in the water, but how as ever. Over the weekend I was chatting to friend from home who is a Forest fanatic, so I asked him for the lowdown on Brereton. Because I'm a sad case and on a break I'll type out his message in full: So now. Take it with a pinch of salt if you must. Lord knows, if someone heard me going on about Bennett they might assume he was the second coming of Graeme Souness with the social conscience of Nelson Mandela. This part, 'Loves to run with the ball, and has the muscle to upset defenders' had me drooling all over my phone though.

Same as. I honestly can't remember seeing any or reading the fury about it on here. However I do recall a couple of occasions where he was rather green and over-eager in possession in defensive areas of the pitch. Giving it away cheaply or attempting to dribble when a pass or clearance would have been more sensible. Not disagreeing with you as such, more augmenting your point. I haven't seen near enough of Palmer or Rothwell to gauge whether or not they'd be more defensively solid than Harry. Admittedly, the signs are there that they aren't.

I wouldn't be unhappy to see Gallagher back here. Sure, he had some howlers, some of them crucial, but I don't think the lad disgraced himself by any means. I know nothing about Brereton, but going off what the fellas above have been saying he sounds like he'd be alright. However, I might get slaughtered for this, but I really liked what I saw of John Marquis last season. Seems like a total warrior and would be able to lead the front line. Whether he'd be good enough for this level who can tell, but yeah. I'd like someone in like that. Can someone tell me when did the classic, bruising, battling British centre-forward become such a rare commodity?