We're at that point already - he's got players on the bench that he's terrified to throw on as they're untested Academy graduates. Why he didn't play them against Morecambe I'll never know.

As I understand it he used to rock up to 5-a-side matches with his mates when he was on our books - he's just turn it on and blitz everyone when the team needed it. I'm sure he matured since then.

Whatever happened to Brennan? Leeds et al were sniffing around him last year - he went on loan to Fylde and disappeared.

Eeeeeh, as much as I love American Football, I wouldn't cite US sports as the beacon for youth development. College Football recruiting is just about the dirtiest game in the business - and it becomes a meat grinder when they get to College. You have Minor League baseball players out of pocket so that they can continue travelling with their team - the Oakland A's just got in a lot of trouble for that recently. As I understand it, 'soccer' in the US is basically pay-to-play when it comes to the higher levels.

The only way Mowbray's process makes sense is if Liverpool / Man City / Everton et al are paying US to take on their kids and give them game time. Y'know, use our Championship team as a testbed, but in the process help keep the lights on. Instead he uses loans to bolster his squad AT COST because he has no contacts in the game and is a terrible manager.

Hope he's happy sat on the bench.

I'd still be disappointed with the stadium tbf - it's a shocker.

Nah if you watch the replay the Millwall player wraps his foot around Rothwell's ankle. Looks innocuous in real time, but could be a bad one.

I think he was subbed today because he's played 3 games in a week and we have nobody to back him up. He was fine today. He's a no-nonsense LB. Not the fastest, not the best going forward, but a damn sight better than what we've had there the last few years.

I'm not sure how you've come to that conclusion. He's light years better than Bell and Douglas.

A very tough game against a fired up Millwall who came out with the intention of bullying us. The ref let them get away with murder. I thought we held up well and even had them crying to the ref at the end as we matched their physicality. Very promising - we'd have folded in recent years. Travis clear MOTM for me - he's a brilliant CM at this level and vital for us.

That'd be a hammerblow as we wouldn't replace him. We're already short upfront.

Nasty tackle on Rothwell that the ref absolutely missed again.

He's handled everything Millwall have thrown at him - albeit they're a very blunt, physical team and he's only being asked to play in a back 3 (which I think is easier for CBs). I've no idea how he'd handle crafty forwards.

This should be fun, working out what our third formation of the day is.

The BBC is lying.

1-0 from absolutely nothing, but that's Mowbray's Rovers for you.

It was - he's ignored several other clear yellows though.

Once again a referee sets his stall out about what the threshold is for a yellow card - then wipes the slate clean at the start of the second half and books a Rover for an innocuous (if cynical) foul. Brill the standard of officiating in this league.

Oh bloody hell, of course he's tinkered.

George Evans - deliberate handball then petulantly throws the ball away. No yellow card - so clearly this ref left his cards at home. Then gives a FK for their GK being taken out by his own man. Not the best, this ref.

Millwall should just play for corners - Cooper is going to score one eventually.

Millwall have come out to bully us and we're getting no protection from the referee. We're more than holding our own though.

Who's this Malone thug?

When does the Buttler as a Test player experiment end? He's a mediocre WK and evidently he doesn't have the technique or mental toughness to bat in Tests. Another failure with the bat today after dropping a dolly yesterday.