4-0 down now. Welcome to Rovers James Brown!

You could say that about most players we’re in for (the new RB included, fitness wise). Any loanees we go for are highly unlikely to have been playing every week in the first half of the season.

Just googled him and we were linked a couple of weeks ago. Anything in it, Unleaded?

Amad Diallo from Utd was off to Birmingham on loan but it’s collapsed. Would be a fantastic Poveda replacement.

Any rumours in today’s papers?

A couple of injuries and a demoralising loss in the 94 minute. Today went exactly as I expected it to. We just need to hope for the love of God that it doesn’t affect confidence. Far too often in the past it has.

A Shane Duffy of a performance from Aynsley Pears.

So obvious we’d feck this up as soon as they equalised.

And this is why the geezer is not an able deputy. Needs subbing NOW. A shambles.

We’ll lose this. Mowbray doesn’t do cup games!

Worst thing about today was any injuries cropping up. Really really need some firepower in this month.

Yep: Blackburn Rovers have made an enquiry to sign Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville on loan. #lufc #Rovers Was it Unleaded - who is always spot on - who said Leeds wouldn’t take Poveda back? Maybe we’re meeting them halfway by taking this chap and covering his wages instead.

Too random for this not to be true, especially with Sharpe not shooting it down. Can we get it over the line though?!

Have we not got a Ryan Nyambe thread?!

I read he’s not played first team footie for quite a while, so I can’t see it happening.

That's a huge loss. Further proof that we need to strengthen reasonably well this month to have any shot of promotion. This is just one example - no doubt we'll suffer injuries and Covid all over the pitch between now and the end of the season, and their replacements need to be good enough.

Not far off, but I definitely wouldn't change the system. We need the stand-ins to know how to play our new way too.

Just posted in the transfer thread, and Islander has beaten me to it here, but they're signing James Hill from Fleetwood. Looks a great prospect. Edit: and SuperBrfc beat me too!

Bournemouth signing James Hill from Fleetwood. Only seen a little of him, but he looks a top, top prospect.

I just feel a bit ‘meh’ about this one and had hoped we’d be looking to pull off a couple of big surprises to really signal our intent. Granted, we still might. Strong and quick but footballing ability wise he sounds like a poor man’s Sam Gallagher(!).

Just checked out his instagram…jeez. The bling and attire alone is reason enough to swerve.

I think this may be an old list Mike. Alves is back at Barca. Paulinho Corinthians. Bentaleb off to France. Not sure on the rest!

From Sharpe: Tony Mowbray also confirmed that Irish full back James Brown, previously with Drogheda, will be signing a deal with #Rovers after a three-day trial. Will be one for the U23s initially. Expect a senior right back to be on the January wishlist. Sharpe thinks ‘we’re looking to be active in a couple of positions’.

Yep - today showed we probably can’t just get by with the current squad. We need 1-2 players to come in with some real quality who can make an instant impact. Not easy to find, I know, but this may be our only shot of promotion for some time - we need to roll the dice.

Him and that other pillock who hates us (name evades me) are like us playing with a -1 before a ball is even kicked.