Very nice pass from Elliott again! He has a very good overview to be that young.

9 subs, is that something new ?

Will he even be among the 18 when everyone is fit? Can't see where he is going to play..

Evans back in the team....No Kaminski.

Trybull seemed to know where he had his teammates all the time. He did his job the easy way, no fancy passing. Seems a bit more athletic compared to Evans, like the look of the german.

11 minutes ago, S8 & Blue said:

Only seen it on a phone screen, but did Tommy K have a bit of a blip for the second?

He was a bit far away from his goal there, but I think he did a good save(when I saw the replay from another angle) on the shot from Sarr, but the ball bounced straight up in the air.

It certainly doesn't take much, but Trybull looks an big upgrade on Evans.

I feel that if Buckley are our biggest talent, he really should be playing more often at his age, and also making more of an impact on the games. I don't think he will make it at this my level, and he really needs to bulk up a bit.

I could be wrong about him, but I feel he should be further down the line at this stage. 

As for Evans and Gallagher, they really should struggle to get in the matchday squad when everyone is fit.

Really good ball from Evans into the box there...?

Hatiam Alesaami has signed for FC Rostov now.

4 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Sharpe said on twitter that the Downing deal isn't costly.Must be coming in on reduced terms 

Can't see him getting that much game time to be honest...

26 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Hope Gallagher doesn't start on the wing. Dolan deserves to continue where he left off.

That "project" is hopefully over now, with both Dolan and Elliott able to play there.

2 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

Douglas, Trybull, and Pears all to come in before the deadline and Downing to re-join next week. Fantastic business all round.

Quality options in every position. 

Where would Downing play ? Can't see him getting any gametime in central midfield now. Waste of wages in my opinion.

10 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

https://www.rovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/ Now. We've got 4.  Kaminski, Eastham, Stergiakis & Fisher all listed as 1st team. Like I said, fairly routine to have 3 keepers in the 1st team squad.

Fisher will be going on loan by all accounts, Eastham is going to be the U23 keeper so we are back to 2 keepers. Pears being signed isn't beyond the realms of possibility. 

It depends if Nixon is aware of us signing the Greek lad. If he's not then it's probably bollocks, like I said. 

 

Well yes, but would you really count Eastham and Fisher as senior keepers even tough they are listed as 1st team ? No experience on senior level at all. At least Stergiakis has played some games.

5 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Pears does play for Middlesbrough, as did his dad, so that has to be factored into the equation?

It's fairly routine to have 3 keepers (Kaminski, Greek lad, Pears) and that means our young keepers can go out on loan.

Probably bollocks though. Maybe Nixon isn't aware we bought the Greek lad. 

When was the last time we had 3 senior goalkeepers in the squad?

1 hour ago, Lucimo said:

Surely this is bollocks. And if any more proof was needed that nicko talks a lot of the aforementioned, this is it. 

It has to be, Pears will require a fee and we will surely not pay for a backup keeper this late in the window when we already got one. Would make no sense.

3 minutes ago, JoeH said:

Was Aleesami poor in the Intl. he played because he's not been playing much football, or is he just a bit average in general?

He was poor against Serbia, but the whole team was poor in general. As I have mentioned before, our national coach tends to play his favourites every time. Like Alesaami (no club), Stefan Johansen (not playing at Fulham) and Markus Henriksen (without a club for several months, still played).  My opinion on Alesaami have changed after the Serbia, I tought he has been decent before, but now he seems poor. He probably just lacks game time, but I would prefer a younger player.

56 minutes ago, AJW said:

Let’s sign his replacement then ?

Hehe I wish, he signed for Nimes this summer. The fee was less than 1 million euros.

1 hour ago, BRFC4EVA said:

Wrapping up his negotiations to sign for the famous Blackburn Rovers, or just that shite in his last match?

Shite, the coach said he was exhausted after the Serbia game. Probably just an excuse to not play him (since he seems to be one of his favourite players), his replacement was very good.

Looking at some left backs in the PL, any chance for us to get any of these guys ?

- Sam McQueen

- Achraf Lazaar

- Rahman Baba

I don't know too much about these players, I guess some others on this board do ? It just seems like they are not getting any game time at their clubs.

30 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Only passing on what I read. You're right, his match fitness must be miles off which is why it's a surprise he played!

As for Manning - not a chance he'll go for £5m. Out of contract next summer isn't he?

I mentioned this about his match fitness last night. Still I was not surprised that he started. Our national coach is a stubborn old man, tends to play his favourite players every single game, even if they don't have a club...