Batty on the wing and 2 up front?

if you have a vpn, Spain is a lovely destination for an afternoon break, your season pass will work if you can get there 😉 https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/january/12/watch-baggies-battle-live-on-roverstv/

Cullen does work hard (like Gally), but he has a year option which could be triggered by Swansea at any time (also like Gally) and is apparently in talks over a longer deal with Swansea anyway https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/swanseacity/news/61177/the-case-for-liam-cullen-continues--how-close-is-he-to-a-new-contract-

Yep, very standard practice, also Nyambe and Rothwell

I think your memory is playing tricks on you. Last season Gally played 39 times, 26 as a centre forward, 4 on the wing, and the other 9 from the bench. This season he has played 6 in total, 3 as a centre forward, and 3 from the bench

Correct https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2022/january/01/sam-extends-ewood-stay-/

His work rate, pressing and running create space and goal scoring opportunities for those who are more adept at putting the ball in the net such as Sigurdsson and Szmodics. Rovers had a similar upturn in results when Dolan was playing as the central striker (6 wins in 8). https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyrhys-dolan/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/647435/plus/0?saison=2023&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=14&trainer_id=

he is right footed, not sure which side he prefers to play on though

Am I reading this right? Scott Wharton is fit for tomorrow, and JRC & Gally are travelling with the squad (and presumably on the bench even if they are "not match fit")

Chris Brown?

Even Stockport or Salford, I think both have a bit of money (compared to Stanley) to pay more in terms of wages and loan fees. Would also give Rovers better relations with these clubs if we ever did want to make a move for one of their players Edit - Or Crewe - Are they not a team that tries to pass it about a bit? (if we wanted a team that doesn't just hoof it), and they definitely produce one or 2 players who Rovers would be/have been interested in. Could be a good symbiotic relationship for both clubs NB - I am thinking about the Batty's, Barnes' and Gilsenan's rather than players closer to the first team squad who would probably be better suited to a League 1 loan

I'm not sure we can call Hill an experienced player, unless you mean in comparison to literal recent academy graduates? He essentially had 2 seasons in League one and half a season in Scotland before we signed him on loan. I am not saying he wont be missed, he did very well in his time at Rovers, fingers crossed Bournemouth buy a defender or 4 and send him back later this month

You have the wrong Ayari profile on transfermarkt 😉 https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/yasin-ayari/profil/spieler/667287 I think the comment about "Ayari knows about JDT from JDTs time at Malmo" relates to the fact that both were in Sweden at the same time (Ayari at AIK and JDT at Malmo) I guess it would be like like Adam Wharton saying he knows about Arsene Wenger from his time at Arsenal.

4-2 now. All 4 goals scored after Ayari was taken off at half time and replaced by Edmondson (no idea how any of them played)

Maybe us getting the lad in from Villa has pushed him to do better?

Maybe Pears is not the messiah? I have no idea about what the goals were like or who was at fault (or indeed if Pears is even half fit)

1-0 Reading after 5 minutes

Elliott got 11 assists and 7 goals (and he was 17 at the time) https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/harvey-elliott/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/565822/plus/0?saison=2020&verein=164&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id= Elliott and Moran are the same age and one is featuring fairly regularly for the team top of the Premier League (albeit mainly from the bench) which shows how far ahead of Moran he was and is in terms of his development https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/harvey-elliott/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/565822/plus/0?saison=2023&verein=31&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=

I think you can start up to 5 overage players (it was 3 overage players when it was the U23s) Man Utd regularly play Tom Huddlestone as an on field coach and he is 37

Pears starts for U21s tonight, posting here as it impacts the first team GK options soon

I asked similar, and got no answer, not that I mind fans of other clubs checking up of their players, but it would explain a few things this poster has said

Charlie Hughes? Isn't he being linked to West Ham and Ipswich (edit - and apparently Crystal Palace and Brighton too) for £2-3M? If we are struggling to find £500K in one go then there is no chance with that one

In fairness to Elliott, he is behind Salah for the RW spot, so has had to retrain as a box to box midfielder. I imagine that slowed his development a tad

Fair comment