0-2 another pen Nuttall steps up and finishes 5 mins gone fantastic start from the lads again Come on ?⚪️

Reading 0-1 Rovers Nuttall pen 2mins....great start

U23s about to kick off against Reading away team is as follows 3-4-2-1 Fisher C.Doyle. Platt. grayson Travis. Tomlinson. Hardcastle. J Doyle Mols. Rankin-Costello Nuttall subs Tompson. Magloire, Mansell, Butterworth Albinson Let's hope the boys can keep the good form going, it will be a tough game this against a strong Reading side that was relegated from the top division last season

Yes Hardcastles goal was wonderful and if there was 2 keepers in the net they still wouldn't have kept it out....I thought he was excellent he kept the ball moving picked up a lot of 2nd balls and bits and pressed well Mansell is struggling for confidence and Nuttalls emergence won't be helping with that he does struggle with his 1st touch, link up play and holding the ball up.... for me he needs to look to run the channels more rather than get involved with the physical battle at times...I wouldn't right him off just yet though as all it takes is a run of games and a few goals and he's a different player....but time will tell

I can see where your coming from but for me it was perfect as far as shape and set up of the team....Doyle...Travis...Rankin-Costello and Mols do a hell of a lot of work without the ball if you was to check their GPS at the end of the game they will be the top 4 in terms of ground covered as they have to work exceptionally hard to ensure they are back defending and then have to ensure they are able to support Nuttall and create opportunities as required taking this into consideration there will be lapses at times but I don't remember Doyle being caught out of position last night with regards to his defensive responsibilities he may have been beaten 1v1 for Wolves goal but that happens to the best so I would say we are seeing things from different perspectives if anything

The wolves keeper could do nothing with any of the goals Nuttalls finish for 2nd was class at any level of the game and Wolves finished 2nd in this division last season and missed out on promotion against a very strong West Ham team in the play offs

And would likely lose as would the majority of u23 teams throughout Europe not just England those two sides are the stand outs at this level listen I'm not saying this Rovers u23 team is the 2nd coming far from it and Neither am I saying these lads are ready for the 1st team....but we won't know until they get a chance and we are talking League 1 here I am saying though that the potential for some of these lads to kick on is there and the only way we will know is if they are given a chance to go through the levels you can't make a judgment on a player as some seem to think they can based on him playing u23s football For example City have a young kid called Phil Foden if some watched him based on the comments on here he would be written off as he doesn't rip it up each and every game as what he does is keep it simple and uses the ball very well...but this kid has been allowed to go through the levels at City when asked he has shown he can do what he does for the youth team and at the highest level for City in the 1st team the same with Marcus Rashford at United same as Trent Akexander-Arnold and Ben Woodburn at Liverpool, Harry Winks at Spurs I could go on they don't change the way they play they just go to the next level so until some of these u23s are tested at the next level we won't know going back to last night I stand by my comments with regards to J. Doyle he did his job in this formation and every player played their part and that's why the score line was 5-1....that's right 5-1 and it could have been more....

If you mean by the bloke above you mean me...I'll trust my judgment against yours any day of the week and just to clarify where have I said J, Doyle should be in the 1st team?? none of the young players who played last night are the finished article far from it but I will say the potential is there for them to do well....now that is just potential not the finished article....you need to understand that each player has a role to play he is given specific instructions and the higher up the ladder you go understanding this becomes more and more important ( just look at the 1st team) Mowbray has a point when he says it's not the formation as players need to understand there roles some have a low game IQ it's just the way it is football is about levels and until young players are allowed to go through these levels you won't know how good they are....some people get caught up in thinking young players should be ripping it up in the reserves before they should be given their chance in the 1st team...well IMO that's crap not every player plays in a position which allows for that.... even Connor Mahoney didn't rip it up very often for the reserves and he's now in the Prem it will be interesting to see if he can cope at that level given a chance I have watched many, many youth and reserve matches involving many clubs not just Rovers over numerous years and given a chance some of these lads have the tools to do well and make the step up to the next level and maybe beyond IMO

He was but looks far better with the game in front of him....he can struggle at times with the hussle and bussle of midfield as he is a big unit....it was only a matter of time that he would be asked to play at centre half.....he has all the attributes to do well in this position he is left sided and left sided centre halfs are like hens teeth (rare) he has a great left foot and once he adds real aggression to the powerful build he has it all points to him being a decent prospect.... the only thing that concerns me with him at the minute is he is still learning the role from a defensive point of view and I think he may struggle to cope in a 2 rather than a 3 but the more he plays there the more he will start to grasp his role and there is massive improvement game on game...the lad has a lot to work with in his game which makes him an exciting prospect in his current position

A great performance from all the players involved tonight....a real squad performance the formation was 3-4-2-1 not 4-4-2 and there was no weak link in the side every player was a minimum 7/10 with no one really standing out they all had their moments i don't know what some want from certain players but you need to understand what certain players roles are in the team and the instructions they are under Tomlinson for example did to the letter what he is required to do he is there to break things up and keep the ball moving which allows Hardcastle to pick up bits and make us play Jack Doyle and Travis both carried out their roles to perfection in the wide areas stretching the play to allow space for Rankin-Costello and Mols to play and build attacks which both did the penalty for example came from Rankin-Costello picking up the ball and slipping Travis in to cross something he and Mols did well all night the 3 centre halfs Platt, C Doyle and Grayson defended well and coped well with a lively forward line they dominated the 1v1 situations and also covered for each other when required the ball from C Doyle for Nuttalls 2nd goal was inch perfect not a long ball but a long pass Nuttall looks the part big strong and can finish i have watched 3 games at u23 level this week this being the 3rd and the most impressive performance i watched United u23s beat Leicester City u23s (1-0) today and Liverpool u23s beat Swansea u23s (2-0) yesterday and neither game was as attractive or technically as good as Blackburns performance tonight now that is something to consider

The U23s start their Premier League 2 campaign tonight against Wolves....k/o 7pm at Ewood expect quite a strong line up for this one here's my team Fisher C. Doyle Platt. Grayson Travis. Tomlinson. Hardcastle. J Doyle Rankin-Costello. Mols Nutalll subs Albinson Thompson Mansell Butterworth Magloire should be a decent game and will be interesting to see how this formation works as in pre season it has produced some good football

Won't happen Tomlinson...Doyle and Travis are the only u23s who will travel so expect quite a strong side for this one