To be clear, I wasn't having a go at you 99, It was just a thought that occurred as I read your post I am just pretty sure that every player in the squad has been described by at least someone on here as being not good enough. Even in the past couple of years, that accusation has been levelled to Tronstad, Dolan, Travis, Hyam, Brittain, Szmodics

The amount of players Rovers have who are not top half players (Ohashi, Pickering, Dolan, Pears, Hedges, (even Tronstad according to one), have been regular starters in squads which keeps finishing in the top half 😉 Or maybe, just maybe, many people completely overestimate exactly what a top half Championship player looks like?

Apparently since at least the summer of 2023, and by all accounts offered very similar terms to what he is already on Why would he commit to being tied down for longer on the same/very similar terms? When he could easily get more than double that elsewhere

Not quite He signed a contract with Rovers the summer of 2020 when Preston released him. - This would have been on well under £1K/week wages as he was a signing for the U21s at the time and another 6 months later after he had made several first team appearances for Rovers - which I would hazard a guess would have probably been in the region of an initial £4K - £5K/week But nothing since that point (February 2021) which is criminal seeing as he has been a regular first team squad member since arriving almost 5 years ago

Looks as though Dickson Etuhus son came off the bench late on for Rovers https://www.premierleague.com/match/120672

Start today for Eastham - lost 2-1 - result sees them knocked out of the play offs at the semi final stage

They are putting all the building blocks in place for the "greedy Dolan &/or his agent" narrative to be trotted out in the summer https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25119994.dolan-contract-reality-blackburn-boss-big-money-claim/

and the opinion of 4 consecutive Rovers managers, Edit - I suppose technically only 3 since Ismael hasn't yet had an opportunity yet to pick Dolan ahead of Markanday

We can hopefully sign him to a 3 year pro contract, cant get him to sign for any longer than that until he turns 18. Rules don't allow it

That's quite impressive

Turned 17 a month ago

Yep, there is a reason why there are zero senior players signed up beyond the summer of 2027 (granted that some do have options for the club to extend for a further year)

Not sure he was ever rated on the same level as Wharton, & any comparisons just come from them coming through at the same time (same year as Phillips who was then going as Famuyiwa, & a year after Wharton)