Mike E

It felt like a team that's feeling leggy. Not chasing that last yard, and a bit sloppy with passes where we've been sharp for the previous 4 games. Hopeful that a change of personnel, including Dack to unlock the key pass, might encourage us to push on. These guys are reacting to a 4-0 loss, but that's only a small factor. Reality is that they're not special so no reason we cannot aim for a win rather than just an equaliser.

'Rejected a similar bid in January' sounds more like it's been rejected out of hand to me. Hold out for the full £20m, or perhaps £15+ Melvin Bard, and we'll listen.

Purely hunch again, NOT ITK: I think we'll have Styles, JPVH, SVDB and another attacker by close of the window.

Having read your explanation, it's clear that I had very badly misunderstood it, so I'll at least try to read up on it a bit more. It's very different to my own interpretation of good chance Vs half-chance, and likely that of your average fan too.

Does this mean as a relative chance, a one-on-one with a GK on your better foot still only has a roughly 1 in 5 chance of going in? I'd have thought it closer to 50/50, ie: Striker Vs GK. The more you know...

I'm willing to be open-minded but even after your explanation I struggle to see the value in it. Maybe over the season I'll begin to appreciate it more. I think I struggle because the 'opportunity' or value of a chance Vs half-chance is so subjective.

How can we be lowest xG, yet have the highest GD? Bullshit statistic.

Could you imagine the havoc with VAR? Although I'd like someone scoring an own goal to be greeted by the Benny Hill music...

After a bit more thought, I'd quite like Dancing on your Grave by Motorhead. Can't beat a bit of Lemmy!

Wouldn't want it at Ewood, but it was fun that day! Wasn't that the year Peter Kay made it No1?

Should at least be on parity with Scotty Wharton.

Thunderstruck is 32yo. Even older are Rovers classics like Final Countdown and Wild Rover, should we move on from them too? If you genuinely had to Google Enter Sandman, that's on you.

But it's not OURS, it's the England team's. Otherwise we might as well nick Blue Moon from City before games. I'd much rather have something that's ours for victories. Any of Enter Sandman, The Boys are Back in Town, or Simply the Best all get my votes from the classic rock genre. And everyone knows those as well.

In keeping with Thunderstruck on entry, we should play Back in Black when we win, especially if we're intending to aim for playoffs or better. WE'RE BACK!

YES! My mantra when I devised the original marketing prospectus on behalf of RT was: 'The club must make it as easy as possible to support Rovers.'

If JDT reckons we'll be playing him in at least half our matches, including subs and as RB cover, then it's worth it. It's not like we're being forced to loan an unknown quantity. WE are opting into the conditions of loaning a player proven at this level.

Causes Drogba to lose the ball CRUNCH into Anelka CRUNCH into Lampard. Remember it vividly, wonderful debut. Best Rovers debut since Emerton and Amoruso Vs Wolves (5-1).

Nutshell ☝️

Ofc he's a reserve, he's not displacing the captain.

There's tinkering, and there's a clear plan. So far every game has seen a clear plan implemented. After about 5 mins of each half, you can work out what we're doing.

Come home, Phil!

To whom do we give plaudits for a great end to this little story?

Completely agree, I was DESPERATE for him to score. But, perhaps even better, he made sure two of his wasted chances became chances for others which were then slotted in (Dolan's and Markanday's).

Captain Dack having a quiet game. Keeps coming deep for the ball, but still has a magic touch here and there. Would love any of Dack, Vale, or Markanday to score (fantastic touch from the latter to create the shot that hit the post).

YES! Then he got it back with a 40-yarder Vs Reading. Still looks odd seeing that goal with short hair!