Has played defensive midfield in every game that he has featured in this pre season. Can only assume its a cheap squad filler due to lack of funds and the hope that his height will help in defending set pieces. Still find it very strange that he has obviously signed a new deal but the club haven't bothered to announce it.

We were, he chose to go to Leicester

They didn't advertise it, someone on here posted that they were on sale

Vale is the Messiah!

JRC wasted out wide, I Imagine that when Hedges is fit 1 - JRC will move inside and either Travis or Tronstad will drop out. OR 2 - JRC to play in the number 10 spot when Szmodics goes

I got mine for £140 a few weeks back (just checked, bought mine 1st week of July)

Jack "the Messiah" Vale to discover a long lost South American heritage and have a revival that makes Breretons pale into insignificance by comparison

Missing Szmodics, Gallagher, Gent & Sigurdsson

Looks like we have a few missing today

Not trying to make anything sound spectacular. But it is correct, and half the amount of time that was quoted by the previous poster

Former (if not for Steve & Co.) Rover Lewis O'Brien off to MLS on loan with a £5M option to buy

I think you have your timescales muddled He originally got injured in mid April. He was banging them in for the U21s in the 3/4 months following Christmas, which is why there was such an appetite to see him in the first team

Yes Also in a years time, if any of the 4 play enough games to qualify, we can apply for a work permit and we have an extra slot available again

In all fairness, that is because the first team, the U21s and the U18s all play today (so over 40 players in the starting 11s alone across 4 games in under 24 hours... and probably somewhere between 50 & 60 when we include those who get off the bench), and much more important to get everyone minutes than to fill the bench when not all would get on the pitch last night anyway

Yes Promotion clauses are written into contracts that cover EVERY permutation of what division the player may find themselves in during the length of the contract, Generally promotion clauses between League 1 & Championship, and again between the Championship and the Prem generally involve circa 100% wage increases. Their accounts show that even their final season in League 1, Ipswich's wage bill was roughly the same as Rovers wage bill in the Championship at the same time Walton for example was on over £10K/week in League 1, would have been on over £20K/week last season, and now probably £30K-£40K/week

Almost certainly Also note that Gent isn't involved tonight, maybe Ipswich are having Gally as well in a two for one deal? Leaving Dolan up front and Gent wide left tomorrow? 😉 Vale also not involved tonight

Tonight's team Not sure if Gent is injured or in tomorrows squad

Much more pleased with that than Danny Batth * As long as Fadz is essentially signing to sit on the bench and be brought on to switch to a back 5 in games when Rovers are under the cosh and holding onto a lead etc

I will start with the caveat that I do not think that Humpheys is the answer, but stating he was released from Wigan is like stating Brereton, Lenihan, Rothwell etc were released from Rovers. All of them left after turning down new contracts

Rovers re-signed Downing in November, but your point still stands

So its a near certainty then?

Dolan isn't fast, low centre of gravity, agile, turns & accelerates well, but slow top speed

Well that explains a lot, lol

In fairness, last week I was pretty much convinced that Szmodics was going and not being replaced, so its a huge step up from that 😉