Having Trippier at left back caused issues because he was forced inside constantly If you think back to our goal v Italy in the last final, it started from Shaw taking the ball at the left back position and opening his body out. It brought us out from defence quickly. With a right footed left-back, you don't get that I do wonder why don't move to 3 at the back. Walker isn't really an attacking right back. He's best when he is left at the back to mark 1 on 1. Playing 3 at the back with Walker, Stones and Guehi there would give us much more of an attacking emphasis. Play Saka on the left. It is not like we haven't got others who can play right wing. You can then put TAA at RWB where he is much better. His best period of play was the first half where we focused our play down that right flank But this is the thing with football, we all have an opinion. I think Southgate is here to just win games. Unfortunately, that mentality might let us down against better teams. Spain or Germany would have picked us up apart yesterday and so we have to improve. I hope that was our bad performance out of the way and we move on better & stronger We should beat Denmark. Meaning we will top the group and have an easier last 16. That is the way I am looking at it

The only thing that matters is tournament football is that we win every game 1-0 will do for me We looked as poor as we have under Southgate during tournament football. I don’t think TAA helped in midfield. He isn’t one really. That experiment has failed. Would much rather see Mainoo in there England will improve with better opposition. A win against Denmark and we may see young Adam Wharton play vs Slovenia. We can dream

Mark Venus coming back is worrying I have always had a real sneaking suspicion that the housing development plan did not die as it was portrayed You feel as though Venus was involved in that. Although, I admit that is just a wild leap and not based on any inside knowledge There's currently another situation in which a cash grab can be excused. Waggott embedding himself in with his old mates like Park and Venus tells me he is here for the long-haul. In that respect, everybody should be wary of new plans to develop on Brockhall

Where Leonard differs from strikers like Vale, or even Gallagher, is that he got in goal scoring positions consistently. His finishing was then impressive at times but by the fact you've got in that position to begin with shows a natural ability. Gallagher can go entire games without ever looking like scoring. That never really happened for Leonard I think there's a player in there and a loan to a L1 team might do him some good. I don't think we can afford to do that though. He is required here as back up

What a crap article that is. Some people will read that as a matter of fact. Wow.

Lewis Dunk isn't the best on the ball is he!! I would bring Ben White back in when Southgate goes. Trippier hasn't gone long left and Kyle Walker is 33 so probably both of their last tournaments. White can play right back very well.

You'd imagine that Brainthwaite and Trafford are sure fire to not go. I don't think he will take Jarrod Bowen either. One of Quansah, Guehi or Dunk will go. Up top I'd say Ivan Toney will be dropped. Unfortunately, I think the last one to go will be Wharton I think it is surprising he has named Guehi and Dunk over Tomori. He does not rate him whatsoever or can't be arsed to go to Italy

Maguire has been anything but a calamity for England

How can the budget require a further 25% cut? It doesn't make any sense. Everything else is going up except what we spend. There is something really amiss at Rovers.

Wharton, Eze and Brainthwaite in Henderson left out There is a real touch of class about Wharton. What a crying shame we will never see the best of him. Here's hoping his career lasts longer than the Venkys do here and we get to see him in our colours again. If he makes the full Euros squad it is going to be a real joy watching one of our own in an England shirt

I honestly didn’t think it was a matter for debate that Mowbray left this club better than he found it It was time to go, for sure. He showed his limitations and you felt we had reached that glass ceiling. But he did well for Rovers and I’ll always remember him fondly

I never said he would

Okay but you’ve just beaten it with this Tony Mowbray did a brilliant job as Rovers manager. We were very close to capitalising on that by bringing in a better more ambitious younger coach. I don’t think it can be denied that Mowbray set the foundations for that season under JDT Anyway, football is obviously a game of opinions. You are allowed yours I suppose

None of that speaks for the experience they brought to the team Ayala was a very experienced head. Twice the player McFadzean is. We lost that influence in the dressing room and never replaced him Same with Dack. It was clear he was a big player in the dressing room and is sorely missed Within a quick space of time we went from having a nice balanced team with youth and experience in equal measure, to a team sorely lacking in leadership. Nevertheless, JDT made that team purr at times. Mowbray left this club in a good state. Within two years that lot let it go to waste whilst also driving out the best manager we’ve had in an awful long time

The team that JDT inherited came from Tony Mowbray. We had the experience of Kaminski, Dack and Ayala to all call on. Carter had come on leaps and bounds under Mowbray and JDT really felt the benefit of that Plus Brereton, who Mowbray stuck with and nurtured despite all of the criticism he was getting It's in no doubt that Mowbray left this club in a much better state than when he found it. When JDT came it was like a breath of fresh air, but the foundations on which that season was built on were laid by Mowbray. That is all gone now. We lost what we had and never replaced them properly. The level of experience we have managed to lose since those days is frightening

There are a lot of ready-made excuses for Broughton. Yet, it all boils down to one thing for me - the team is in a worse place than when he found it. Everything that Tony Mowbray had achieved has gone to wreck and ruin. The only positive is that in doing so it has generated a lot of income for Rovers. It isn't Broughton's fault that he wasn't allowed to spend it The Lewis O'Brien fiasco probably cost the man his career as a Director of Football. I don't believe for one instance that was his fault. I really do believe he had conspiring forces against him. None more so than Steve Waggott. The behaviour towards the end of JDT and Broughton was quite spectacular - pulling the fans in to meet the players. It really was a show of force from Waggott. For me, it was the end of a promising spell for the club The players he has brought in has been a real mixed bag. Some of the better players include Tronstad, Szmodics, Hyam. He brought in some astute loans in Morton and James Hill. Then the flip sides: Mola and Koumetio spring to mind. I don't judge Broughton quite as badly as others for Hirst, as he has gone on to show he can cut in the league. I liked how he acted quickly to move Ennis on. It was probably a gamble worth taking. He never cut the mustard and GB recognised that early on. We never replaced him though and that for me was a mistake. As I started this post with - before I rambled - Broughton's tenure here has been a real mixed bag but for me will be judged on how he has left us. We have "cash to burn", or so you should think owing the revenue he brought in on player trading, but the squad itself is now down to the bare bones. We have lost all the experience and nous that Mowbray's Rovers squad had. To underline all of that, it is clear Broughton never truly understood how things work at Rovers. Mowbray did. He knew that if you sold a player, you were unlikely to get the money back to reinvest. He never lived by "the model". Broughton tried to. His biggest mistake was ever believing that the Venkys were sincere in their approach and that cost him his job

It is probably the first time you are right on this one To be honest, a lot of this will depend on how friendly they are with Modi’s government. If they are allies with him and more important his henchman Shah then they will probably ride it out If they have any enemies inside the BJP then expect them to be punished. Although, them being Hindu already helps them in that regard I really do hope the August case goes against them. It is probably our best chance to get rid of them. The BJP don’t play by the normal rules, and neither do Venkys, so here’s hoping there’s a silver lining for the town of Blackburn in all of the crap going on over there

I would have to see the deal before passing judgement on Fleck In a normal club, you’d expect a pay as you play type arrangement, with him coaching as a “day job” We will wait and see. His injuries are a real worry. But he was some midfielder in his day and lads like Garrett and Buckley could do a lot worse than watch and learn from him in training

I think it’s crap A childhood memory is being woken up at silly o’clock to see Mayweather v Hatton. None of this crazy production beforehand from what I can remember. Nothing wrong with Michael Buffer stood in the middle calling out the boxers. They are out America-ing the Americans here……

Tell me about it Came back up to Blackburn to watch this with my old man. After a day in the sun he couldn’t be arsed to stay out. Now the old git has gone to bed….could have stayed at home and saved him £25 At least I got to see a good days cricket down Cherry Tree 🍺

Do you think the sucker punch helped Silas? 👀👀

Yeah seeing that on social media myself. I always thought Cordina’s trainer was Joe Gallagher. Can’t say I follow boxing as much as I used to. One of the most corrupt sports in the world for a reason….. 😂

Cordina got found out tonight. No clue why he stayed on the inside. It will be interesting to see if he had an injury - didn’t use his jab much at all and legs looked like he had gone

Behave yourself. Parsonblue can speak for himself, but it is clear he has been supporting this club for many a year through thick and thin. He’s been posting on this site for years and is contributions have been excellent To be fairly honest you are quite a terrible poster. I am not against a swear word, but your posts are both ladened with expletives and clearly lacking the awareness that not everybody will agree with you. Wind your neck in and understand that we are all supporters of Rovers here

Really bloody annoying how frequently we make mistakes in our club correspondence Have we ever had a player called Jay Haddock? Steve Wagott oversees such as an amateur operation. Have some respect. He does not deserve his wage