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Knee jerk panic it may be but at least they’ve tried to do something about it. I doubt many fans expected the club to address the issue so early on in the season. The damage may already be done and for that they deserve criticism but this offer, in isolation, is a welcome step. If the club had done nothing, you’d be criticising them for inaction.

Can’t knock them for trying. Pleased they didn’t wait until next season to do something. They got it wrong in the summer but this is a step in the right direction if nothing else.

Although we could have got more if the contract situation had been different, we cashed out at the right time with Armstrong I think. Not surprised that he’s struggled to initially adapt to the PL but it’s early days. Might go the same way as Che Adams. Ivan Toney always looked like he was more likely to make an impression given his attributes.

So we’ve chosen to wear the only kit that clashes with Blackpool’s for no reason at all.

Surely the challenge here is that the players are refusing to sign new contracts. Rovers are clearly offering new contacts but the players aren’t willing to sign and that seems to have been the case for a number of months. We don’t have all the facts but I’m not sure this is as simple as the club letting players go for free with no effort being made to retain them. If players like Nyambe, Brereton and Rothwell are refusing to sign new deals, at what point do we start blaming them for this predicament or should Rovers be buckling to their every demand?

Not going to get carried away by last night’s result. Disappointing but the injuries took their toll in the end. We’re still in the top 6 so it’s hardly a disaster. How we react on Saturday is more significant I’d suggest. Could be a good time for an international break. Poveda was appalling.

It’ll be similar to Armstrong at this rate. We can offer him improved terms but if he’s getting interest from PL sides then that’s that. The turnaround in fortunes with him is ridiculous. He was a joke figure little more than 12 months ago. Remarkable.

About time? We scored 5 three times last season didn’t we? Got to give credit to Mowbray for today. Gets plenty wrong but got to give praise when it’s due.

The club will know. The reporter commenting on it clearly doesn’t. Two different things.

Looks like half the upper BE is available online for the Cardiff game. Not sure if it’ll actually allow you buy a ticket but it is showing as available on the stadium map. Odd.

Worse than Tony Watt, Chris Brown, Simeon Jackson and Nathan Delfouneso..?

Those teams below us are all limited by stadium capacity, we are certainly not..

Have I used it as a stick to beat us with? I was contesting the point that our attendances are mid-table. They are objectively very low in comparison to the rest of the league, if not the lowest. The reasons behind the attendances are a different issue.

Mid-table attendance? How many other clubs in the league have sub 10k crowds with 20k empty seats each week..?

Does it cost more money to show full replays? They show highlights with Rovers commentary on Twitter.

It’s so sad. It has been on the cards for a while. The combination of covid, apathy after last season, an underwhelming transfer window and a pricing structure that is out of touch with the local financial climate has all led to this. Not sure what it’ll take to bring attendances back to pre-covid levels but there needs to be a radical re-think. Ticket pricing in particular has to be looked at after last night.

Forgettable game but decent result. Khadra looked very bright. Can’t complain with the start to the season. Need to keep this back 4 fit. Brereton had a shocking game but got the goal, almost Armstrong-esque. Attendance was concerning, we must have the emptiest stadium in the football league. Very sad. There needs to be a radical re-think.

Not a single substitution. The man doesn’t learn. Infuriating.

We got spoiled during last year’s transfer window. This is the counter balance. We’ve not had to find an out and out striker for years and, on a tight budget, we’re scrapping with every club out there. It doesn’t mean we don’t have a plan, it’s just the same plan as everyone else. The money was spent on Gallagher and Brereton. None of the credible names we’ve been linked with are much better. Armstrong stepped up, now it’s their turn.

And our owners don’t make decisions. Got nothing to do with us.

It’s the City Ground in Nottingham.

I can understand fans frustrations about the current situation but I agree that Mowbray and Waggott are just the tip of the iceberg. They’re the wrong people for the job and should have been moved on months ago but it’s the decision making (or lack of) above them that is the fundamental issue. As mentioned, the club are in an awful financial predicament and there is no good solution. The same fans who are quick to point out the mess we’re in also seem to be complaining at the lack of transfer funds or demanding that we throw more money at the players out of contract. We’ve got to draw a line somewhere and cut our cloth accordingly, even if it means Joe Rothwell leaves on a free next season.

Remain unconvinced by both Dolan and Chapman at this level. Hopefully this guy will give us an x-factor. A relatively low priority position so he needs to be the first signing of many.

So you’d prefer Mowbray to explain our transfer strategy in every interview? Of course he’s not going to state exactly where the deals are at. Also, the clubs can agree a fee but if the player doesn’t want to discuss terms with us, what are we meant to do. Be reasonable.

Knee-jerk and unnecessary. This was always the likely outcome. Mowbray didn’t get the chance to speak to him so how is this his fault?