We shouldn't be considering Gallagher for a wide role again. Dolan and Chapman with maybe JRC should be our go to players on the right wing.

It's simple as this for me, as an old left back, who would I prefer to against - Dolan or Gallagher ? With Dolan he dribbles at real pace, knows when to stick and when to twist, bags of energy, always looking to get into the game. You'd never have a minute's break. With Gallagher he's going to have an advantage in the air so you'd be relying on team mates to cut down crosses in his direction. After that, out wide he's not much of a threat as long as you don't do anything silly, like giving him too much room and letting him get a run at you. After turning his back on real attacking wingers for all the time he's been at Ewood ( Conway was played more as a defensive player and Chapman hardly played ) Mowbray appears to have found one down the back of the sofa. At least one winger is getting a game now. I only see Gallagher as a back up for Armstrong at the moment. On another point although Armstrong was quiet for most of the game the way he put that chance away so emphatically speaks of a player who's confidence is sky high. Regarding Johnson's goals, our midfield have been shot shy for too long. How often do you see a speculative shot into a crowded penalty area take an unstoppable deflection like his second goal. Let's have more of it lads.

He got in a reasonable position to get a block in initially and then just gave up on the job. Not good enough.

I think the area of the pitch he's playing in at the moment suits his game the best. He's not nimble enough to be a winger and playing with his back to goal doesn't suit him either. Picking the ball up around the half way line and running with it like an old inside left is probably what he does best. He's not going to be a prolific goalscorer but he may make chances for other players.

Yeah, you can see what's going on in his head, " As soon as I get half a yard on this lad the cross is going in ". No over playing it. just make the space, put the ball in the danger area. A natural player.

He just looks like a winger that's filling in at full back to me. There's no way that ball should have come across so easily.

On one on ones he lacks the ability or confidence to go around the keeper most of the time so it's got to be a close in shot. Some go in some don't.

Our first three games back in the old First Division in the 1958-59 season - Newcastle A Won 5-1 Leicester H Won 5-0 Tottenham H Won 5-0

I'm not impressed with Bell on that cross that their guy headed over the bar. On another day that's a goal. After initially tracked the winger closely Bell just gives it up and lets the guy cross the ball unimpeded. A real full back would be throwing themselves into an attempted block there. I was impressed with the way we got bodies forward and flooded the area around the box with players. Derby are obviously brittle mentally and going behind early on really rocked them but to win anywhere away 0-4 is a great result. We also managed to play the game out without too much trouble. Happy days !

He did what all good wingers should do for the first goal - if the ball is on the other flank get in the box as fast as you can. He gambled, got right in, and was rewarded with a tap in. You've got to be in it to win it.

Dack's first movement quite often is towards the ball and away from goal, Armstrong's first movement is usually away from the ball and towards goal. Two entirely different styles of " centre forward " play.

Anybody can win at Old Trafford now, the Fergie Fear Factor is long gone.

I agree.

Have we got room in the treatment room for one more ?

Dack was a success story but how many flops did we sign from the lower levels going back over the last few of years ? It's quite a long list. That guy who's name I've momentarily forgotten who we got from Oxford looked a very, very good footballer at that level but did nothing at Ewood. Jack Payne I think ?

That Jack Byrne was another one came from City with a big reputation. Did nothing for us.

It doesn't look quite like that in the photo in todays " Guardian ". The transition from Black to Red appears to be more " feathered " or blended in. The vertical band in the middle in that photo isn't as obvious in the one in the " Guardian ".

I'm just looked at a photo in my paper of last nights Shkendija v Spurs game. Shkendija's home shirt is a fantastic red and black halved number with black shorts and black socks with red turn overs. The black blends into the red of the shirt very nicely. It'd make a great Rovers away kit.

He's giving it a good go as far as I can see Phillip !

I don't see why we have to gamble on a player who has had a serious knee injury. Are we seriously saying he's the only half decent left back in Europe ? One thing I will guarantee, he won't be any quicker after the injury.

You're right, sooner or later it'll catch up with him. You can only play on adrenalin for so long. We need to be resting him before that happens.

I agree on Cunningham. We've enough players returning from pretty serious injuries without signing another one.

Nothing wrong with a good " ale house ball " from time to time. I remember watching Forest playing a very good German team ( Cologne ? ) in the European Cup. Forest had played good football through out but the German defence had an answer to every move. In the last minute Forest launched an ale house ball right down the middle. The German centre halves misjudged the flight of the ball and a Forest forward ( Tony Woodcock ? ) ran in to score the winner. How many times have you seen teams score against Rovers with similar long balls ?

That pitch was made for donkeys, just like Blackpool beach.

Great header !