Agree there. Norwich don't look like a team and with Rowe not playing seems to be affecting. Portsmouth now beating Leeds 2-1

given he only has 1 year left on contract, I could see him moving to a club in Holland, or Italy

1-1 now

Good from Eustace

Watching Oxford vs Norwich game, not really got going yet. Harris has just scored for Oxford. Hanley doesn't deal with the long pass. Pissed poor from an experience defender Norwich look poor for me.

we know this but he also says he is just the coach of the team. He didn't want to sell Gallagher but we did, and look at how we spend that money and the 2 strikers we brought in with it

Hyam and Carter should be doing this with a commanding keeper and Travis. We need that commanding keeper signing before the window.

how? Eustace of course wants to keep Szmodics and sign new players but he also knows if Ipswich bid what we want he goes. Eustace is a very level head head coach and he is willing to mix and match his tactics and we have a clear plan but he won the game yesterday with his subs I agree here. I can see Markanday going on loan to a league 1 club and us selling Sigurdsson. Yes we need new winger with pace out wide. Shame we couldn't get Liam Millar in before he signed for Hull. Would be the ideal winger we need. I am hoping we sign a new keeper this week

All is not well in Nob End land. Great to see. The fans have a huge dislike for Lowe and his style of football. Its been like that for a while. Its why I think he will be first manager to leave his job in the championship. If he is sack it will be interest in who they go for. I think Gary Rowett might be good fit for them

last night performance from Travis who like the old Travis where he is more box to box as @roverbluesays above. Also didn't get involved in silly antics last night.

Abbey, Its crystal clear Carsley is English and he qualified for Ireland through his grandmother being Irish. FFS, move on

Yes of course Eustace does cos he knows that Szmodics is very good player at this level, we are better team with him and if we keep him we will be higher up the league than without him, but Eustace also knows that if Ipswich offer an acceptable bid he will go

I agree with yourself here. We need to get Hyam and Dolan to sign new deals. I agree we need to buy 2 or 3 more players with a couple of loans. Eustace wants options in the attacking areas. Plus we need to sort the Szmodics situation and quickly. We need a new number 1 keeper asap.

I was also surprised by the price he is signing for QPR for I think Eustace wants a decision to be made and either we sell him and use the money to buy 2 or 3 quality players plus a couple of loans, or we keep him and play him. Ipswich need to decide whether they want him or not. Ipswich had chased him for 3 weeks now and no agreement.

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Thanks for that. Didn't know that. being at Ewood park, think someone like him would be ideal. Go and get Dembele then from Birmingham.

PNE fans not happy tonight. I don't think its will long before fans want him sack there. I was talking to couple of PNE supporters who I work with and they aren't happy with him before the season starts. Can't imagine how they feel tonight 🤣

We deffo need a new number 1 keeper in. That's is crystal clear to see. Then we need another left back in, plus another centre midfielder and then a winger. Plus a replacement for Szmodics if he goes. I hope he stays personally cos he is the best player we got. Still think Sigurdsson will leave and Markanday on loan before the window ends. I would like us to go and get Liam Millar on loan with a view to buy. He would give us what we want wide which is pace and skills. He ain' going back to PNE cos he won't play left wing there and Ridsdale confirmed this in his interview with BBC Lancs. Plus PNE fans would hate us more for getting him.

If he scores against them he can have the freedom of Blackburn and Lancashire for life 🔵⚪

Brilliant win and great to win the first game of the season. Dolan finish was class and he looks very good in the 10 role. Great play by Carter for the second goal and and set it perfectly for Weimann to nod up. Third goal good play by Brittain and Ohashi and Szmodics movement and finish was class and typical finish. Ohashi chip finish was sublime. We started the first half excellent but has the half went on we tired and Derby came on strong. Second half we have 2 chances and Gueye should have scored the second one but didn't. Derby press and got an equaliser from the set pieces. That was probably what we need as re-ignited the players and fans. Rovers need to defend set pieces much better and it needs we working on. I thought Eustace got his decisions right and I think he can built surprise here good. He needs more signings and I will touch on that in the transfer thread. on new signings, Gueye's hold up play, turn of pace and movement is very good and his finishing needs working on but I think we have a good player here and I think he isn't match sharp yet. Ohashi is a very different player, his work rate and pressing is good but his finish tonight was class and sublime. Weimann gives us that experience and knowledge from wide areas and he was in the right place at the right time. Travis was my man of the match but Dolan and Carter was very close also. Szmodics was Szmodics and he played with the same effort, desire and his attitude can't be question. We need a decision whether he is going or we said we are keeping him now for the season. Very good night for Rovers and the fans. Fans were excellent tonight, very good atmosphere. P.S. its was very good to see Pears and Benson reaction when a disabled fan was hit with a ball from Benson, Pears was very quick to asked the fan was he ok and jumped over the barrier to check on him and hug him. Good move by him, Benson apologised to the fan and his dad about it. Good from both. 🔵⚪

won his first game against Stoke, He was involved in tactics, team selections and spoke with Johnson for over 2 hours about the Stoke City game plus he was on the touchline second half organising the team and making subs with DJ.

Carsley was born in Birmingham. 😂 I suspect he will get permanent appoint after these next few games.

that's why Eustace and his staff have been taking their time in playing Hedges in pre season, and have a different training regime

Not overly and why I wanted a new keeper in. I'm not bothered by what shirt number he got its been like this years and not all leagues start at the same time as we do. Also got the transfer windows for clubs in Saudi which is different to ours. I understand your point and it was something that was done a few years ago but didn't work out