Hats off to Alan Pace, the Dingles have gone from being one of the best run clubs in the Premier league, with nigh on £100 million in the bank, to being 10's of millions in debt, sold all their best players and are below us in the Championship. Despite all this, their fans are up and down as if Christmas has come early, and are buying their worst home shirt in history in record numbers. He's some salesman is Alan.

I've no idea what he wants, it was just what I thought was a sensible suggestion. I've always thought he's a good player and would tick multiple boxes.

He's not at Burnley, he got released.

Fair enough. It's seemed an obvious one to me since Burnley released him. Never saw him have a bad game for the Dingles.

If we were winning last 10 minutes, I'd throw about 10 towels all around the pitch, and I'd wipe the ball at every throw in and goal kick. Let's see how that goes down.

We need experienced cover at left back/ centre half, on a free? Erik Pieters, no brainer.

Absolutely, I'll be there on Wednesday and I'm quite looking forward to seeing the academy lads in action against a senior team. They were good to watch at Stanley. The line up will show us how seriously Tomasson takes the league Cup, regardless of whether we get a result or not. Personally, I'm happy with whatever side he feels is best to benefit the League position. A win, though, could be beneficial to getting some minutes into more legs.

Went to Preston last season and Hedges was our best player, he also had a decent game at Birmingham. He's carrying on where he left off last season.

That's both games that we've seen Rovers keep a clean sheet and play out the last few minutes calmly,virtually without incident. Can't help thinking that losing Lenihan might well be a factor.

As Broughton and Tomasson eluded to when they first came in, they've inherited a young, hungry, talented squad which just needs a bit of fine tuning. JDT isn't daft, he wouldn't have taken over just anywhere, the foundations are in place.

Cracking start to the season, the whole squad looks young and hungry. Another 2 or 3 hand picked, quality signingsand keep Brereton and Tomasson will be licking his lips. Hedges with another man of the match performance for me, to go with last week's. The Edun substitution worked to perfection.

As far as I can see, Erik Pieters is still without a club. As a free agent, he'd be a strong, experienced addition.

Genuinely asking, do we know if Rovers are actually trying to sign him?

If we do get anywhere near £20 million for Brereton, I hope it finally puts paid to the ridiculous notion that Mowbray has left the club in a weaker position than when he came. We now have a young squad on supposedly manageable wages, many with a potential to be sold for good money. That definitely wasn't the case when he came in.

Prediction for this game, I'll stick my neck out say that if we win, we'll have 18k plus on against West Brom.

Thought the most discernable difference to last season, if there was one, was the way we played out the last 10 minutes. At 1 goal up over the last few seasons, the usual would be to pump it forward and see it coming back straight away. I can hardly remember a hopeless hoof out yesterday, each player stuck to keeping the ball down and passing the match out, and it made for a much calmer finish.

Best track to be played at Ewood for many a year. If I never hear The Final Countdown ever again, I'll be happy.

Far and away Hedges was our best player going forward, particularly first half. One ball round the corner to Brereton first half was superb. I do think people sometimes make their mind up before they go.

I was going off being offered £3 million for Rothwell with 6 months left on his contract and scoring 3 goals last season. Rothwell hadn't played a Championship game when Rovers bought him, Szmodics scored twice as many goals as Rothwell in the Championship last season and has plenty experience at Championship level.

If we're saying Szmodics is a replacement for Rothwell, as a direct comparison, I don't see how he's being seen as overpriced. I also don't see the point in screaming for a change in management, then questioning one of the first things that they do. It's the club's money and they'll spend it as they see fit. As always,at the end of the day, they will be judged by their results.

I'm not going to disagree with you on that, but the conversation was regarding contracts and players not signing them.

And how long would it take to raise the £3 million they lost because Venkys wouldn't sell Rothwell? It's a drop in the ocean compared to potential money raised from player sales. I'm far from a Waggott apologist, but the stick he gets over contracts is way over the top when he must be more frustrated than anyone.

If the club has set a salary cap/wage structure or whatever you want to call it and it's broken every time someone wants more, then the club doesn't have a salary cap. Whether it's set at the right level is a different argument,that's a matter for the owners, but some of the stick levelled at Waggott is just ridiculous. Put yourself in his position,counting the pennies, then losing players for nothing which are worth millions. It's been 10 years and it still hasn't sunk in with some that Blackburn Rovers isn't a normal football club.

I'm expecting Hedges to be involved.

If you gave me a million quid(please), and I had to put it on anyone to go up, it would 100% go on West Brom. Felt Bruce was getting them playing towards the end of the season and the signing of Wallace is massive.