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Its more exciting than it just being essentially an excel spreadsheet 😉

James Edmondson (midfielder) recalled from loan at Macclesfield That's our Baker replacement sorted then 😉

Edmondson recalled, confirmed by Macclesfield, not by Rovers

In other news, the Opta "supercomputer" is doing a Mystic Meg impression again https://theanalyst.com/2025/01/championship-predictions-opta-january-2024-2025

Jones is another with little end product Less goal involvements than Dolan in the 5 years he has been in the championship (from slightly more minutes than Dolan too), and none at all this season Jones stats Dolan stats He has pace, which is useful, but that's about it

Starts this evening for Vale drew 0-0 - Vale played the first 60odd minutes before being subbed off with the game at 0-0 in his first start since returning from injury. Saadi - drew 2-2 - Saadi has now started the last 6 in all competitions, Its only Cyprus, and given that an aging Matt Derbyshire did "ok" there in his spell at AEK before moving to Bradford in League 2, I am guessing that it is probably on some sort of par with the 4th tier here, but he is doing ok for himself there by the looks of things.

Whilst I think you are correct as per rules and regs, I would imagine there is essentially a "gentleman's agreement" that clubs check with the parent club before cup tying loan players, and whilst the club could technically (and legally) just play the player anyway, it may sour any future business relations between the 2 parties

Its what owners with a bit of gumption would have done last season. Technically speaking Venkys could still do that now. But they wont

Not at all, Sell Wharton, Szmodics etc for close to £40M Invest £10M of said £40M in new players with a bit of potential, use the rest of the profits to fund losses (so that the owners do not have to) Sell some of the new players in a few years time Rinse and repeat

Some good news then

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24842509.blackburn-rovers-lewis-baker-recalled-stoke-city/ But yes, about an hour after it was official

75 Premier League games in the same position https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jeffrey-schlupp/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/157506/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=GB1&pos=&trainer_id= I would argue Schlupp is better on the left of a midfield 3 than in a 2 man midfield though (if he were to be used in central midfield rather than wide)

Plays in a different position

Swift will be wanting about £30K/week though, especially when no transfer fee is involved. Has Longstaff improved since struggling to get into the Colchester team a year or so ago? Not that I think Baker is anything more than ok to be honest

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/january/08/baker-returns-to-stoke/

Funny Junior? I had no idea his sense of humour was that good 😉 He does have a very Whartonesc style about him. In a way I hope he isn't quite as good as Wharton, though so that we can enjoy him for longer before he inevitably moves on

Robbie Savage talking about James Edmondson's loan at Macclesfield before last nights match

Finished 1-1 Rovers can still qualify as one of the best group runners up if they beat group winners QPR at home at the end of the month https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/january/07/report--preston-north-end-under-21s-1-1-rovers-under-21s/

Macclesfield went bust and had to reform and start from the bottom Decent documentary about it here "starring" a certain Robbie Savage Bury in the 9th tier these days, similar story

Maybe the divisions are named as such as they are meant to be some strange form of participation trophy

Every one of them sounds like a top tier, lol Sol Honor is currently in the 8th tier (Northern Premier League Division 1 West), and the division below that is the North West Counties Premier Division

7th tier last season also (at Hyde), and each of the 2 seasons before that (both at Lancaster City) Very good with his feet and quite agile, but his lack of height (5 ft 11) goes against him, I think Rovers might have been hoping for a late growth spurt that never happened

Seems Goddard is having a decent debut

Starts this evening for Eastham - won 1-0 vs top of the table Macclesfield Goddard - lost 2-1 but he had a good game, saved a penalty and made a few decent saves (see next post), Looks like he will get the man of the match award too. Todd Kane & Dominic Samuel also starting for Ebbsfleet. Edmondson not named in the Macclesfield squad v Eastham's Ashton, so maybe he is being recalled and sent elsewhere? Play tomorrow Vale Saadi

Looks like Atcheson, Wood and Montgomery are back after loans, & Tyjon and Duru after injury Preston start Evans, Bauer & Best from their first team squad Score/Update in case Rovers twitter account doesn't keep us updated