I'm being picky but to me he can't play in a midfield pair, the only way he will play centrally is in Dack's position. He likes to run with the ball which is dangerous if he is playing deep.

We need energy in midfield so I'm surprised nobody has suggested Bennett in central midfield yet. Left back is a serious concern where both Bell and Williams have obvious failings but its not just those two. Armstrong never offers any protection and I'm sorry to say Mulgrew is getting caught in bad positions. Is that because he is trying to do cover for the let back. I know Conwy is finished as a left winger but he would offer protection. Goals are a problem as well. If it wasn't an issue I would drop Dack but as he is the only scoring you can't drop him at the moment. Saturday represents a defining moment in this season and I suspect our manager who likes to attack may go ultra catious so I suspect Raya Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Williams Reed Bennett Evans Conwy Dack Graham

Have you been watching Rovers in a mirror? Nyambe is a right back not a LB. Rothwell has tended to play LM when he has played with Armstrong switching to the right. You've no mention of RB so I presuming Bell and Williams will feature there. Personally I can't see full backs playing on the wrong side catching on.? Also Palmer when he has played has tended to feature RM although grant you his prefered position is AM. Bennett I agree CM is his best postion but mainly played RM.

I suspect we've already got Dack's replacement. Look at the summer signings....we know that Bereton can't play the Graham role so looks better suited in the No.10 role. It is also clear that Rothwell is not been bought to fill a centre midfield spot so that leaves wide or Dack's position. Similarly we've brought Palmer in who prefers to play centrally. I suspect Mowbray was suspecting more interest in Dack during the summer or is getting ready for Jan or next summer.

Odd. I thought this thread was about Souness not Dunn or legendary players. Personally I thought Dunn has said one of his biggest regrets was not listening to Souness at the time. Or have I imagined that. Souness may have survived losing any one of Dunn, Jensen or Duff but to lose all three around the same time would have destroyed most teams. We would have lost them all anyway but to lose all three within a season the heart beat had gone and the replacements. IMO, Dunn potentially was a more complete midfielder than Lampard and Joe Cole. If he played for a London club he would have been in the England team sooner. Like so many younger players before and after he stopped listening and thought he knew it all. Yes he made a comeback after his injury as a steady attacking midfielder but Pedro and Batman I think are both right. He did have a career threatening injury whilst at Brum but I seem to recall reading an article about how if he had looked after his body better it would not have been as bad. Now all people, other than Rovers fans, remember about him is him showboating in Brum derby and tripping himself up. It is a sad reflection on his entire career. Souness may have gone about it better but in the end he was right about Dunn.

He was the manager of Rovers for my first game at Ewood. RIP

Eh? Surely when we need to make signings surely thats when we should make signings. If what you are saying is that we shouldn't make signings for the skae of making signings then I'd agree with you but if players are available that would improve your first eleven then we should try and make them. The key aim is to improve the team on the pitch and a perfect example is the one that Gumboots gave. I agree that signing journeymen who will clog spaces on the bench or reserves is not the correct way to go.

Still maintain Souness' beginning of the end at Ewood was when he lost his trusted right hand man, Phil Boersma. I seem to remember this was down to ill health.

Ahhh.. chances are the bid has to exceed 15 million to activate the release cause and thats why WBA were rejected and why now Leeds are offering 20 million. if thats the case they'd offer 15 million and a penny. Its the usual rumour mill about Rovers best players. If we have one doing well its so they can get away from Ewood quickly. Rovers fans need something to moan about and now when the club is doing well, compared to recent seasons, it will be we can't keep our players. With Rovers pushing for promotion at the moment, it does not make sense for Dack to jump to relegation threatened side in Janurary as he maybe swapping places with Rovers in May. Bournemouth or Watford maybe a worry should they start looking though. Actually him supproting Man Utd may not be a bad thing as well. At least he won't jump to the club he suppprted all his life, unless there is a club that plays in his dad's favourite kit!

In today an Andy Todd type player would never play, he'd be suspended all the bloody time. We need someone who can dish the pain a bit cleverer like a Kevin Moran type. Everyone agrees that we need a backup to Graham and I would like to see a natural wideman or two but thats not Mowbray's style unless he could find players like Wilcox and Ripley who could defend as well as they attacked. Still would like to see a player who had vision to pick a killer ball in the midfield area rather than play a safe percentage ball or run into blind alleys.

Smallwood and Evans have appeared to be first choice in the middle up until now. Probably this Saturday with Nyambe now having game time we will see who Mowbray will select for central midfield. Would not be surprise to see Reed right midfield and Bennett left midfield with Evans and Smallwood central. As cover Bennett is fine at right back but would not like to see him there first choice but we do need someone to push Nymabe for that automatic right back slot.

I think it was 88, Vince O'Keefe broke his leg and Garner went into the nets. It was a mid-week game. I remember being in the Enclosure so the Riverside was shut for rebuild

I take it back.....he's better than Messi........no wait a minute one play does not kame him a football genius......if he was he'd be playing above us......he still has a LOT to learn as have you my friend!!!

Apparently rushed to hospital from BT studios. Sounds serious. Hope he is Ok

Brereton.......sub Thats two

Raya

Yes we signed 4 attacking players and all 4 are vying for the same role which is occupied with an existing player. Whose fault is that? It certainly not Brereton's. The problem is that should Graham gets injured we have noone who can play that role. Mowbray suggests Dack or Armstrong but neither has shown capable so for. We can stay lucky then this has to be addressed in Janurary urgently. From the evidence so far we have no plan B style of play. Again this the managements fault not Breretons

Pantomine season has come early... Oh yes he is......see later chats with Stuart and Chaddy.

I think you'll find by answering like this you are playing.

A good curry might do him the power of good

Sad to say but it looked like Samuel was the man who was earmarked to be Graham's replacement in Mowbray's plans. We all know Mowbray like's his width to come from forwards who can cut in on one side with a more defensive type midfielder on the other. So once Nyambe is fit, Bennett will move back into a wide position, Reid will go back to the bench or might displace Smallwood with Armstrong remaining on the other wing

A couple of weeks ago he said he when joined he wasn't fit enough so maybe it is that. He likes to dribble with the ball rather than lump it upfield to Graham so it could be that.

Suspect teams have worked him out a little bit. I think Leeds fell into the trap of thinking they take Dack out of the game you stop Rovers.

Never heard that one