Excellent. This year's Liverpool loanee tombola.

Shame. He looks a proper winger. Seems comfortable on either foot and can go outside or in.

He said he knew little about them when interviewed and credited the recruitment team. Saying he's happy with the attacking squad depth isn't going to encourage Swag et al to put their hands in their pockets. Let's hope we end up with Stansfield and Dembele by Friday,

For all Eustace apparently didn't rate those players last season. He also wasn't keen on Gueye or Ohashi. If you'd told him on the last day of the season he'd lose Szmods and Gally to be replaced by those 2, I imagine he'd have been close to walking. (and yes I know Gally is shit and the 2 new lads look decent). The depth may look slightly stronger -mainly on the back of a fit Hedges and Siggy. Two players who most would consider pretty average and pretty injury prone. So depth wise we are clearly 1 or 2 short up front - especially given the lack of pace. Eustace coming out now saying he's happy with the attacking depth rings alarm bells re further incomings. Look at it this way. If we start with Gueye, Ohashi, Weiman up top and we are 1-0 down with 20 mins left. Who could we bring on that could impact the game? Dolan? Hedges?Siggy? Vale? Buckley?

Only due to lack of injury. They will come.

Not sure injured players can be considered, as you are bound to get some long term injuries over the next few months. From last year in attacking areas - we have lost: Szmodic Gallagher Moran Markanday Telalovic and brought in Gueye Ohashi Mafoumbi Weimann Vale? Now I know that Ohashi, Gueye and Weiman have started well..but it doesn't scream squad depth to me. At best, numbers wise, it's the same.

Completely agree.

Then there's this from Eustace in today's LET. "John Eustace believes Blackburn Rovers are seeing the benefits of a deeper squad after a positive start to the season." How is the squad deeper? Surely it is still smaller than last year. It will be music to Swag's ears though. No need to strengthen.

Wouldn't be at all surprised to see Buckley leave. The club seem to have gone out the way to big Travis up. Buckley will now be viewed as expendable. Money in and a cheaper replacement signing.

I stand corrected on the shoo - however the meaning is a sure fire winner or certainty. In this context, players need to be a certainty for the first team -not possibles or also rans. I'm gonna die on that hill 🤣

Which of the players mentioned so far go straight into the first team? That has to be the basis we look at surely. We've banked a fortune. Stansfield and Drommel apart - neither of whom are coming - none of the others names we've heard so far really stand out as being first team shoe-ins.

This. There are always one or two players worth cherry picking from a relegated team. However, clearly the majority of a relegated team's squad isn't good enough for that level. I imagine those worth taking have already been signed by other clubs. The ones we are being linked with aren't screaming 'sign me'.

Mowbray did it when he arrived. Seemed like everyone was ex boro at one stage 😂. Can't think of any that were stand out signings. Smallwood to some extent I suppose.

He is surprisingly slow. He has quick feet and able to turn but no acceleration even over 10 yards which is unusual for what you'd consider a 'nippy winger' build.

This is why there's a strong argument to bring in the other Japanese forward and a winger. To be fair to Gueye, it was probably his dodgiest performance to date.. but the team was more effective with him up there, he got an assist and almost gave Ohashi a tap in from a header!

Pickering is even slower than Dolan/Hedges

Still leaves us minus a Szmodic replacement. Need 2 wide players if we aren't signing another forward. Hedges/Dolan/JRC just aren't quick/consistent enough.

Not what my bird says!

or not😂

Sigggggyy

Matondo 2 goals and 2 assists so far today.

Run out of ideas. Oxford nick this I reckon.

sooooo slooooow

Rabbi Matondo playing and scoring for Rangers.

Cracking strike that. Ball didn't touch the ground. Hyam soft as fuck challenging their striker. and 1-1 😂