That really would be a disgrace on the back of Travis leaving, if there aren't one or two replacements coming in for that role. I certainly feel Garrett can play a part here.

Ah, we already have one of those, and he'll be back soon.

All I can find is an article from a week ago saying they turned down a loan offer from us. Not surprising considering he is a key player for them and signed a new deal last month. The article says they 'will not entertain any loan offers whatsoever for their star striker'. So I'd assume no, it doesn't mean a deal for him is done. I know they're in the offseason, but surely they'd rather rest him. Maybe some other deal for a striker has come to fruition. Shame, that might have been a decent gambit...13 goals and 3 assists in 15.4 full matches worth of game time, MLS Rookie of the Year, looking to break into the US national team.

What American deal?

I never said it was. I never even said the word 'hamstring'. It remains to be seen whether he is injured or not, so I repeat, will you agree it was bad management if it turns out it did result in or worsen an injury to our talisman when we were already basically victorious? I still like JDT, but I'd have to say it definitely would be.

Aye, he may be far from a guaranteed starter, but letting any of our striker options leave without bringing in a striker has to be considered totally unacceptable, as we're already ill-equipped there, regardless of Gallagher's return (which could promptly end in another injury anyway). I'd also expect them to be in the building and signed before Leonard is allowed to leave, tbh.

Personally, I think it's disgraceful we only gave a 15 year old their debut and made them the youngest player in the club's history. Where are all the 14 and 13 year olds we're developing?

Completing most of the game still running doesn't mean he hasn't injured himself. Adrenaline is powerful, and Sammie clearly has a lot of it. There are loads of examples of players completing a game then turning out to have injured themselves. The longer a player stays on with an injury, the worse the injury generally gets. If it turns out Szmodics has indeed picked up an injury, will you revise the statement in bold?

It wasn't a paradox for Brentford. The missing ingredient is competence.

I'd still like Jesurun Rak-Sakyi for the wing (once GK and striker are sorted, although even just those two being done seems wildly optimistic without a sale). Palace kept him around in the summer, but he's only played 130 minutes for them in the league, so you have to think he'd be available. Smashed League One last season with Charlton and a few of us wanted him in the summer.

Thing is, Adam is a fan...can't be said for Ashley or Rory, so I have an unfortunate suspicion which way this will pan out...

Yes, that would've been helpful! 🤣 So Rory is the youngest by quite a distance then. Good for him. That would make it especially frustrating if our youngest ever debutant got poached by a top Prem side for sod all before he even got going for us. Hopefully he sees it's better for him to break into a Championship side and earn a move to a club actually willing to pay a proper fee for him.

Why must he from that? What if Harry Dennison was 15 and slightly younger in days than Rory?

Great day for Rory Finneran, making his debut at 15 years. Apparently makes him our second youngest ever player according to one tweet, or the youngest according to some others...not sure which is true. Newcastle are apparently sniffing around him already. Hopefully the appearance today makes him feel more like staying, rather than merely drawing more attention to him, as we will get relatively bugger all for him until he has signed a pro deal I believe.

There's no such thing as downvoting on here.

You must have missed Leonard's incredibly good chance. Just like Leonard.

Watching the Cambridge second goal again and that really is some unacceptable schoolboy defending. Everybody ball-watching and leaving the goalscorer in acres of space. I'd be fuming if I managed an under 12s team and they did that.

'A good day for Blackburn Rovers at last' says the commentator at the end. Only if Szmodics hasn't picked up an injury.

Finneran to come on, great for him at 15

Great, Szmodics indicating he has to come off because, looks like, a groin strain. If only someone had seen it coming...

Would love to see it, but both central players on are subs already. Maybe if Ayari went further up and Szmodics off.

Yeh he needed that to restore his confidence after that utter howler. He didn't look that excited to score it tbh, probably knows it only cancels that out.

I hope a significant amount of the tickets sold were after the digital bollocks was dropped.

Wow Harry Leonard. Wow.

Tronstad on. Not sure why, Garrett playing well.