Georgie Gent didn't have the most auspicious of beginnings for Barnsley. He exhibited some lazy defending that lead to Mansfield's 2nd, and came off after 26 minutes. Presumably through injury.

The main positive for Rovers is they're currently not the worst team in the league. There needs to be a strong end to the window to guarantee it stays like that.

Even that good save comes with the usual caveat of weak positioning.

Can't complain about 6 forwards on the bench for now, I guess.

No one season wonder!

Carter you legend!

Pickering's positioning when the ball is on the desk is fine, although he can sometimes get isolated and then rinsed by tricky wingers. It's in the air where his positioning goes to pot. He has had some horror shows when the ball is up high, and he's a liability when defending the back post. It's why I would worry about him playing at centre back, even as part of a 3, for any prolonged period.

Cult hero already

What's the betting they go back in for another Sorba Thomas loan?

I'm still struggling to see the point of adding an £8m release clause to a contract that was, effectively, an extra year at a higher wage. Am I missing something here?

I put absolutely zero stock in who is given the Player of the season award

Hyam isn't at Duffy levels of dislike, but there is a, seemingly, mutual level of contempt on display. Even his performances in his first season probably didn't warrant being one of the highest earners nor receiving the captaincy.

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, which is what signings seem to be around these parts these days, but I have no interest in seeing McFadzean back in a Rovers shirt. It feels like a waste of a wage.

Yes, I suppose those with a degree of influence would be approached.

These days I wouldn't put it past them to field ineligible players, either.

By 'outside influences' do you mean the direct reason the club hasn't signed a single player, and has offloaded other key personnel on the cheap. That sounds like something to take note of to me.

Pears would have only conceded 3. It would still have been a poor result from a team perspective, but the individual performance would have been better.

If that's true, it's less of a leg to stand on for those hand-wringing about job losses due to Admin. At this rate, admin might be the only way to save some jobs...

Ryan Gauld's name is bandied around every summer.

Asterisks could be placed on both Championship and Forward.

Unless he's up for taking a significant pay cut, I can't see any way in which a new deal for Gallagher makes any sense.

Having Final Countdown as a walkout song has made me hate it with a burning passion. I'll be happy if I never have to hear it again, even notwithstanding the nostalgia of the era. Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere would be more apt these days.

Bloody hell, well done Pears

Gavin Ward, never change...

JRC in midfield is something else!