Very comfortable performance, particularly in the second half after Morecambe went down to ten men. Travis and Charley Doyle looked particularly good and young Buckley, promoted from the Under-18's, looked very comfortable in midfield on a difficult pitch.

As Mowbray stated, it wasn't perfect yesterday - not by a long way - but it was enjoyable and proved that we have the ammunition to step up a gear when required. That opening spell in the second half was devastating and I doubt any side at this level could have lived with that sort of fast flowing football. If we could play every game away from Ewood I'm sure we would walk away with this League. We are definitely a team that is suited to counter-attacking and, of course, away from home the support is more vocal particularly during difficult spells in games. In January I feel that if we could get that tricky, orthodox winger it would provide us with another avenue of attack which we don't have at the moment. Defensively we need to tighten up collectively, particularly when defending balls into the box. Nonetheless, at the moment I'm beginning to find this every bit as enjoyable as the previous two promotions from this division. We aren't as good as the 74-75 or 79-80 sides yet but we are getting there and seem on an upward path at last.

It's the old City player - Mike Sheron who has moved up from the Under-16's.

Sorry, I thought you meant Ian Jones.

Stuart Jones left the Rovers in the Summer to become Head of the Academy at Burnley. The present Under-18 side isn't the strongest and injuries haven't helped. Most weeks there are a number of Under-16 players making up the numbers which partly explains why we languish next to bottom of the table. Manchester United are top of the table, at present, and along with Chelsea and City have one of the best Academies in the Country, as you would expect from one of the world's biggest and richest clubs. Rovers are the only Third Division club attempting to compete at this level so under the circumstances it's no surprise that we are struggling at the moment, particularly when we come up against the better Academy sides.

He's just finishing a three-match suspension after being sent off in a recent game.

Not really as we are not comparing like with like. Under-23 football is about developing individual players in the hope that one or two are good enough to make the grade. Results at this level, in many ways, are secondary. First team football is all about results and not performances. This season promotion is the goal. Doesn't matter whether it is through the automatic places or via the play-offs. At the moment we are still in the hunt for both. I admit that I'm no great fan of the turgid approach that we seem to have adopted this season - the backwards & sideways passing is awful. Will most people care about that if we go up - not in the slightest. If we don't go up then the manager will, by his own admission, in all probability not be here next season.

Lewis Travis and Jack Doyle are two to keep an eye on. Both can play full-back or wide midfield. Tomlinson and Hardcastle are developing into pretty decent midfielders and Fisher is another really good prospect in goal. Nuttall of course has that golden knack of being in the right place at the right time to score - he looks a natural in that position. In truth these players simply come together as a team with everyone knowing their role and executing it. When players are missing, other lads seem to come and the team continues to play the same way without any disruption. It's the complete opposite of the first team. Callum Wright is one of the younger end and is starting to look very good - scored an absolute screamer last night. To be honest Tyrone I much prefer watching this side that Johnson and Dunny are running to the seniors. Even if we don't win you know you'll be entertained with fast, flowing football.

No sure what you are on about. Nobody is talking about their coaching abilities - neither is at Ray's level yet - but merely that two individuals compliment each other in terms of different personalities that work when put together.

Difficult to say. Johnson and Dunn have been working with these players for two seasons now and before that these lads played together at Under-18 and Under-16 levels and so know each other's game particularly well. The last twelve months has seen a tremendous improvement in the quality of football that these lads play but it hasn't happened overnight. It's been a process which has taken time but is now reaping the dividends of that patience. Would supporters be prepared to wait for another twelve months whilst Johnson and Dunny worked a similar approach with senior players? In the long term I believe Johnson and Dunn will be an excellent management team - much like Kenny and Ray - as they compliment each other so well.

Another excellent performance despite a number of regulars missing. The quality of the football is outstanding and a joy to watch. Watching this squad of players is so much more entertaining than watching the senior squad. Watford were totally outplayed in the second half and were fortunate to only concede six. Johnson and Dunn are doing fantastic work with these players.

Good performance tonight at Prenton Park in the 1st Round of the FA Youth Cup. We ought to have won by a more convincing margin but, rather like the first team, couldn't turn possession into goals despite creating a number of chances. Jack Vale looked very impressive on the right and the likes of Buckley and Wright performed well. Butterworth missed a few chances which he normally puts away but, nonetheless, a very enjoyable game of football.

Between 1992 and 2010 we were in the Premier League. Now we are in League One where loans are the norm. Times have changed, sadly, but wishing it wasn't so isn't going to change things. If Mowbray believes the players he has brought in on loan will help us to promotion then good luck to them. We can't change the past but hopefully the guys on loan can improve our future and help to take us back to the Championship.

It was a planned move on the part of Huddersfield. They have opted to scrap everything below their Under-18 team, presumably with a view to spending more on the senior squad. It will be interesting to see if any of those players picked up by United actually make it or are among the usual crop at United who are released after a couple of seasons of youth team football.

Personally, I don't have a problem with loans. Ultimately they are there to do a job for the club as well, hopefully, for themselves. On Tuesday we had Downing and Antonsson on from the start and Chapman came on as a sub - it's hardly half the side.

Loans certainly didn't stop attendances going up when we borrowed Archibald and Ardiles. You missed a treat not going to games that season.

Excellent night's entertainment at Leyland - what a difference from watching the boring stuff that the first team produced on Saturday. A few of the regulars - Doyle, Tomlinson, Hardcastle and Grayson were out tonight due to injury or suspension and yet the young lads who stepped in - some barely 18 - produced the goods. Johnson and Dunn have been getting this sort of fast flowing, attacking football out of the lads for twelve months or more now and seem the perfect combination in terms of coaching and management. I thought the Fulham 'keeper was lucky to stay on the pitch for the assault on Nuttall. I felt very sorry for the young Fulham lad who was injured in the first half. He was still laid out in the treatment room as we were coming off at the end of the game and the ambulance had only just arrived to take him to hospital.

But they already do that with ifollow J*B. That is filled with video content at £45 for a season.

Many of the programmes that United produce are sold straight to dealers all around the country who then sell to avid programme collectors. There is still a huge demand for the 'traditional' programme and, of course, vintage programmes - pre-1950 - can fetch hundreds of pounds and in some cases thousands. Rovers programmes from the forties often sell for a few hundred quid each. Somehow can't see anyone paying that for an app.

Interesting point K-Hod. The doc gave me a prescription today but instead of the paper version he sent it electronically straight to my chemist. I said to him that it seemed like a very efficient service. "Don't bet on it" was the reply. Sure enough, I went to the chemist and when I asked for the prescription I was told to come back tomorrow - the computer was down. So much for technology!

None of the above alters the fact that the content is appalling no matter how it is delivered. I think you'll find that any number of people agree with what Meadows is saying. Ultimately, there is no reason why the club can't deliver both methods - some clubs do although no club has done away with the 'traditional' programme and obviously there is a reason for that - they are still popular. The gripe with the Rovers programme is the poor content and quality.

I must admit I refuse to use the self-service tills in shops or machines in banks. I want some human interaction in whatever transaction I'm doing. As Meadows so eloquently put it above - machines cannot replace everything or replace human interaction. However, with regard to the programme an app isn't going to improve the quality of the content - that comes down to individuals wanting to produce a quality product which seems absent at Ewood but not at the likes of Rochdale or Scunthorpe. The last Bury programme I looked at read like a small novel such was the depth of the content.

People were saying something similar in the 1990's when computers were being poured out in huge numbers in schools. We were told that within a decade nobody would be reading an actual book. Last time I looked Waterstones seemed to have reduced the area given over to electronic books and was doing a thriving business in the old fashioned, proper books. I know you are right in the long run but I suspect it will be another generation before the change is complete. At the moment ifollow would seem to be the platform for the type of content material that you describe - it has the interviews, training ground stuff and match highlights.

Interviews and training ground footage are already available via ifollow which we already pay for. There are many folk who buy the programme but don't use apps and so you would cut off a large section of your prospective buyers. Whilst some clubs offer a choice, no club has done away with their paper programme so clearly there is a demand for a decent product. Like Jim, I have a couple of Kindles which are now unused in the garage as nothing beats reading an actual book.

Not everybody uses apps J*B. I believe some clubs do offer it as an app as well as a paper copy for the 'traditionalists' - a polite term for old gits like me. Ultimately, the product is garbage no matter how it is delivered.