I'd let Pike go out - he prefers Carter at RB to him. Let him go get some game time against men.

Haven't they scored 5 between them in the first month? So they're a quarter of the way there already to your target (they'll surpass it). We need an option off the bench upfront. We absolutely don't need a Rhodes - great at what he does, but can't move. Give me a big lump or a quick lad (or ideally someone that combines both!) to change things up / give Brereton and Gallagher a rest.

Except a lad from another club won't be sat on our bench - the only time that happened with a loanee was with Branthwaite after he proved himself to be massively out of his depth.

Flooding the team with loanees.

What we're really missing is an option upfront from the bench. Dolan doesn't have an end product (although he provides tremendous energy) and he's also 5'6". You either need tremendous pace or tremendous physicality coming off the bench to change the game - we have neither.

Well played, Travis.

Oh that's piss poor refereeing.

Had a good game for me. Never in any real difficulty.

Their #5 is just a thug.

I personally think Carter has done a fine job at RB. Obviously asking him to play RWB is a bridge too far.

I swear people watch different games to me.

And take the engine out of our midfield?

That guy was a mile offside.

Whenever we take Rothwell off we lose that link from midfield to attack. I like Davenport, but he just ticks things over - he can't carry the ball or hit the passes Rothwell does.

Who needs Armstrong, eh?

Shocking umpiring that.

Much better all-round keeper than Raya.

Of bloody course he does. Once again he's flooding our team with loanees. What a journey.

He can play RB once a week / fortnight with how thick and fast Championship games come / how often Nyambe gets injured.

They're a kick and rush team - fair play, if you're into that. They're also disgustingly cynical - I'd be embarrassed following that. Their RB must have taken 15 minutes out of the game with his time-wasting.

I was discussing this at the ground on Saturday. I'd be livid if I was a West Brom fan. Travelling all the way to Blackburn (admittedly it'd be a relief to get out of Birmingham) to watch that turgid football. The win takes the edge off it, but I go to matches to be entertained.

They have, yes. The unchecked greed of the Premier League has made football unsustainable for many clubs down the pyramid.

I suspect it's more Nyambe and Rothwell trying to get out of this basket-case club

He's a bloody good League 1 player judging by his loan signing last year. For me he should get an extended run in the side (hamstrings willing) as he offers something different - pace and dribbling ability. He won't though because laughably Mowbray doesn't think he works hard enough defensively - which is rich as he can't organise his back 4 can't keep a clean sheet regardless of who's in front of them.

Do you ever get the feeling this MB puts more effort into this transfers lark than Tony and his mates do?