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I’ll add Buckley into this. He isn’t going to hit his potential playing the occasional through ball or a backwards pass. He needs to be braver with the ball.

We will lose this. Our central midfield aren’t mobile enough, desperately need Rothwell to move with the ball. I had hoped Buckley would be he’s too keen to pass, looks like he doesn’t have the confidence to force us forward.

Question him all you want - discuss his opinion, tell him he’s wrong. Criticise him for putting the young players down. All fine. But keep chasing him around questioning why ‘his mate’ doesn’t play for Rovers, or imply that he’s making it up, or that he’s no idea what he’s on about because one rumour didn’t come into fruition and, as I said, I’ll put a stop to it. I’m off to get excited about tomorrow’s game. I hope the above is clear.

No, it was me that said I had been told he was signing. He didn’t. My point is, the criticism of Sparks by you - and others - is immature and discourages people from posting things on here, which can sometimes be right. I’m thick skinned enough to ignore it, but others previously haven’t been and it’s at the forums detriment. So if it continues, I’ll stop it.

The constant berating of Sparks off the back of something he’s been told and shared us pretty dull. He got told something, it didn’t happen, end of story. I would encourage him to post next time he hears something, too.

It’s all good fun and taken lightly, but you really shouldn’t talk people out of posting what they hear. It’s not always right. It’s often in fact, nonsense. But sometimes it’s right and we will always encourage people to post rumours on sometimes being often enough.

Three times over if you ask his brother who it turns out isn’t his brother.

Kaminski Nyambe Lenihan Ayala Douglas Rothwell Holtby Travis Dolan / Elliot Dack Arma

No

I was VERY clear this time, on purpose!!

Oh dear, that’s no fun. There’s someone working at Aerospace in Burnley telling folks he’s Whiteman's brother and he’s signed/signing for Rovers!

Left back money has been reallocated to CM after Bells performances and Travis’ injury? I’ve no idea, I almost don’t believe it myself, but Sparks is right his family think he’s coming to Rovers.

In that case, allegedly Mowbray was at his house on Monday and it’s all signed. Source - his brother.

I don’t understand how it works but his brother works at BAE and has told everyone Whiteman is coming to Rovers. Supposedly Mowbray was with him on Monday. Can we even sign players still?

Sparks is going to love this... but I’ve just been told we’re signing Ben Whiteman...

Please. Do not question The Cat.

Cardiff are a good side, they’ll be challenging for 6th this season based on today alone. The weather didn’t help us and benefitted them. Dolan is going to need to get used to being clattered and still deliver for us if he’s to stay in the team, the element of surprise has been lost. 0-0 isn’t a bad result all things considered, into the international break in 6th place. Dack would have made a difference today, I would like us to have the 4-2-3-1 option available to us.

I’m sure they will - I just think styles wise they’ll come off better here. Their defence is stronger than Wycombe and Derby and whilst their attack may not be as strong as Derby, it’s a different approach. Kaminski will have balls raining down on him and we’re essentially asking one of Lenihan/Williams to beat Moore in the air more often than not. I can’t see it, but I hope I’m wrong.

U23 football is completely different, I suspect he will need at least another full 90 minutes and some behind closed doors games. I listened to the CounterAttack Adam Armstrong podcast this week - he said it’s around 50% of the pace of senior football and there’s never any pressure to win, it’s more important to ‘learn’.

I don’t see how Ayala can be fit enough already for a war with Moore.

I know it’s negative but I think we will lose today. Their strengths are our weaknesses.

He’s 28, it’s his last big move, he will go wherever the money is.

For the love of god Balaji, give him the money for a left back.

Hasn’t someone posted the team earlier in this thread? Same starting 11, some tweaks on the bench including Ayala coming in.

If I know this club, they’ll turn the single game iFollow pass off...