I am pleased that we have released Evans, Holtby, Bell, Downing, Mulgrew plus some of the under 23's who arent going to be good enough for the first team here. I don't see Bennett staying here next season as I think he will want a club closer to Family home in the midlands and less time spent away from home and his family. He has been good servant and role model for the club. Time for us to part ways and move on. I wouldn't have given Johnson as new contract as I think we need more Harrison Reed type in front of the back 4 to protect it with Travis or use Buckley as deep playmaker role next to Travis. I also wouldn't be offering Chapman a new contract either. Time to move on from him and let him go and play regular at a different club Pleased we have activated the 12 months contract extension for Rankin-Costello and We need to use him in a wide role and get him crossing the ball and score goals for us. Rothwell need to step up to plate now and start regular producing the goods with goals and being an important player for us. on Nyambe, Not surprised we have activated the extension but will the club look to sell him this summer or use him and convince him to sign a new contract. Pleased we have keep Pike on and hopefully we see him break into the first team this coming season. on Summer signings, we need some signings but we need to integrate Carter, McBride and Pike within the first team squad in the coming season. We need to smart, clever and proactive to making the signings we need this season.

here are a few suggestions of players we could sign with the Armstrong sale money. Suggestions by Rovers analytics winger CDM player

and what happened if Barnsley don't offer him a new contract this summer or he might want a new challenge. A good manager would be targeting him this summer. Until Mowbray has gone we don't have that

Building a squad that will be together for few seasons. We have experience players already in the squad like Kaminski, Ayala, Lenihan, Travis. Now is the time to bring through our young good enough players and signing the right quality players with experience and within the age bracket I set under a new head coach/manager next season One example that We could sign Alex Mowatt from Barnsley who is quality player and captain them. Aged 26.

Plenty of good quality experience players we can sign from within those age bracket I suggested I would get rid of Bennett and Johnson. From reading Bennett social media post on Saturday evening I took it he is leaving. Have you seen it? I can see him wanting to be home all the time instead of staying away from home days a week. Losing Evans, Downing and Holtby(who was fit enough to warrant a new contract) is no big miss and we need better and players who will be fit for most of the games next season Of Course its makes plenty of sense to sign players from within that age bracket. We need new players who we can develop and have experience in this league or other quality leagues from within that age bracket and give them 3 or 4 years contract and build a good quality squad under a new manager/head coach that can improve next season and hopefully get us promoted in 2 seasons from this league

That's why his possession based game when never work. I don't know the complete story to be honest and whether Stoke are trying to move him on this summer and looking to move him on or his agent is offering him to clubs. Who knows. But would I sign him? No I wouldn't. I wouldn't be signing a 30 year old player in this window but looking players age between 21 to 28 years old. I think what we need a good solid defensive midfielder who will protect the back 4 between the age of 24 to 28 and maybe another depending on who the manager is, how we will play tactically and formation wise.

Stoke still have a massive wage bill there so I imagine they want to reduce it whilst allowing Michael O'Neill to sign own players on lesser wages. I don't know what wages Clucas is on but I don't see them fitting within our wage budget or Mowbray tactical approach. He not someone I think we should be signing

If Mowbray remains as manager for next season which isn't certain then I don't see how Clucas fits into this Mowbray's obsess with playing this possession based game. ,

Rovers after Stoke midfielder Sam Clucas https://the72.co.uk/234646/blackburn-rovers-among-championship-clubs-keen-on-stoke-citys-sam-clucas/

was it cert when Travis came into the first team? I was a big fan of him based on under 23's performance I think they will add to the first team squad but we will only ever know when they play for first team

I believe the players I have mention are good enough for the Championship standard. I remember saying when we were in League one under Mowbray that Lewis Travis should be breaking into our first team squad and will become a massive player for us. He is one of the first names on the team sheet. I enjoyed watching the under 23's and 18's pre pandemic and I cannot why until we are allow back in. any suggestion who this manager/head coach could be

The videos Ive seen of him, a detailed scouting report that I read on him last summer that someone did, Plus speaking to a couple of following Rovers fans who watch him a fair bit. He is just one of a few suggestions I have

Maybe he could be worth a look. But think Shankland could be good signing but I not a follower of Scottish football. Thats why our Recruitment department comes into play and will hopefully have a few names of we could target to replace Armstrong with

No we won't. I want to see us bring through more and more under 23's players into the first team and we need a manager/head coach who will to this.

Rumours is he is off to Rangers or to a club in Turkey. Can't see us being able to afford his wages either and not someone I want us to sign. I rather go for Lawrence Shankland from Dundee United or Cauley Woodrow from Barnsley. Looking at Bennett's social media post after today game I got the impression he was leaving the club. I wouldn't offered new terms to Johnson or Bell. Its will be interesting who we appoint as the new head of recruitment and whether that person will be more data focus then before. Appointing a new manager/head coach is a must. must be first business of the summer and done by end of May

yet we have no sub striker on bench today or last few games. Why do we need so many midfielders on bench. We need 2. not bloody 4 or 5. Play Burns from the start with Armstrong and Brereton as front 3 with the 3 midfielders we started with Whitehall on bench and start Pike inplace of Nyambe. McBride on bench.

I got up for the second half after a night shift. I wish Huddersfield had gone down instead of Wycombe. I agree we need to get rid of all the passengers like Johnson, Evans, Bennett to go. Then we need to decide how we want to go as a club whether we want to bring through more under 23's players under a manager/head coach who will play them with a few signings and get them experience to be good enough to challenge in a couple of season. Or we bring in a manager who will use the Armstrong's money to reinvest in signings that can get us top 6 next season

very disappointing and frustrating season under Mowbray when you think that we are 5th highest scores in the league but still conceded far too many goals. far too inconsistent results wise.

Rotherham lack 3 or 4 championship quality players. If their had a championship quality striker than they would have stayed up. Lewis Wing was a good loan signing for them. I expect them to win league 1 next season under Paul Warne On Rooney and Derby's season. I think its been a complete mess off the field and its affect the players there. But their recruitment last summer was poor and Cocu's poor start cost them. these takeovers that failed are a problem also. Rooney needs to get his recruitment right this summer. Listening to his post match interview, Rooney sounded like he wants the takeover sorted and start recruiting players. Expect a overhaul of that squad there.

thanks for the reply

Well they would have been part of the 18 man squad. Evans, Downing, Johnson, Bennett wouldn't have been on the bench for the last few games. Burns could have play left side of front 3 with Armstrong and Brereton in a couple of games. Wecpould have play a front with Armstrong with McBride or Burns in front 2 Whitehall could have started today with Travis and Buckley today. Pike play instead of Nyambe as previously mention

In the last few games was the time to play a few of the under 23's like Pike, Whitehall, Burns and McBride for me. Brereton is better in wide role in front 3.

@oldjamfan1 @Mercer @Paul Mani any updates on Mowbray's future or further news you can post? thanks in advance guys

Well we see over the coming days and weeks what happens with Mowbray future.

I would have play Burns or McBride with Armstrong today in a front 2