Probably similar name dropping as Preston with Beckham.

If you have the right personnel for these systems then i agree in sticking to even through rough patches it's the only way it gets drilled into them. If it's right it'll work more consistently eventually and you'll come out the other side. Constantly swapping and chopping players never mind formation is just counter productive, unless you really just want to get mins on the pitch for as many as possible. The Prem might be a bit different these days but certainly at this level it should be easier to stick to something more balanced that works well.

Is this TM down playing him a bit in the hope he ends up with no other options so comes back ? There is a decent championship level keeper in there but like so many others the basics need a lot of improvements. If he's wobbly so many times at this level and even in front of empty stands he'll get crucified in the Prem. Could go either way for this lad.

Look at the UTD keeper yesterday, so many still just get the basics wrong what do they do on the coaching ground ? Whatever it is it doesn't strengthen their wrists !

Jason Steele - The return ! ?

How do we know if Cunningham is going to be the same or not ? Too many misty eyes again although it would be typical of this regime to punt on an unfit player again just to look after him. Let the guy come back on loan and prove he's worth a contract for gods sake. Just look at Gladwin & Chapman for recent examples.

The deals of the signings of Armstrong, Brereton and Gallagher in the last few summers must be 15 million in total. Add to a mid range wages budget there'll be quite a few managers of similar clubs could have used that kind of transfer money. We might not be Leeds or West Brom but pleading poverty doesn't cut it either.

That's just the secret to good business, use somebody else's money. Their core business is underpinned by tens of millions in debt probably secured on similar things. You can bet though they'll have about 500 million money at hand squirreled away somewhere. People are off their rockers though if they think they've spewed the family fortune on Rovers it'll be set so if it does go tits up they'll be unscathed.

Mowbray took over a West Brom team with quality already in its ranks plus he sold several for good money and was allowed to reinvest. They also had the luxury of parachute money for wages etc. Different world altogether than here there's no resemblance so it shouldn't really be held up as anything. He also did it in relatively short time then oversaw relegation again. It was a decade or so ago and time has moved on. It ain't happening here under his watch for a variety of reasons some out of his control obviously. Crucially though even given the tools i don't think he's remotely bold enough or savvy enough anymore. I don't even think his remit here is promotion anyway that's why he's so comfortable. These lot and their advisors are wanting youth blooding, player value increasing and their own investments on players factoring in. First and foremost they want the conveyor belt of sales to recoup costs and transfers it's always only been a matter of time before that begins.

I'd settle for mid table again if this was the case as it would genuinely be being rebuilt so maybe a step back to take a few forwards in future seasons. As long as they combined it with a more energetic positive brand of football and mindset.

He's a throwback Vardy to the 90's / 00's goal poachers, another dying breed. Similar to Kevin Gallagher imo.

If he'd come through the ranks he'd probably be getting lambasted but he's the managers marquee signing so he's getting the player welfare officer slant again. Thing is with him the problem is 50/50 he should have done a bit better but TM although has him opportunities he's also negated it by having him in an uncomfortable role. That's it all over with this set up and system though, he ain't the only one. I still feel with Gallagher though that he' one of those who'll click into gear eventually. There's 10 goals a season in him if someone can get it out of him.

They've put in their token last effort i think they switch off in this one and Mowbray will revert to type, one game of pressing every 5 or 6 remember. Too many is bad for the old nerves and comfort zone so back to trying to contain the opposition. Danny Graham to get maybe his last ever Rovers goal. Luton 3 Rovers 1

Arms has a bit of pace about him and a decent shot. Some attributes there that would help in the Prem, something to be worked on Agree though with those who've said we've several on the books who'd interest ambitious championship clubs. Of which we are 'supposed' to be one !

Like we've said before it works now and again. Somewhere in the ratio of 1 in 5-10 Not justified in many ways really just the law of averages.

That kind of bold aggressive effort when there is something to play for.

The seasons 3 biggest under achievers and the forgotten winger all finally turn up when the beach is in sight. Footballers are a bunch of soft arses they really are.

Travis is a young player this is what happens but thankfully it means nothing. These are the best games to learn in that's why the other youngsters should always be in. Hopefully he cuts that shit out next season otherwise Bennett will be shoehorned into his slot like a shot.

A quick phone call this morning and the promise of a good drink no doubt.

The mentality Wigan showed is tremendous and similar to what they showed in winning league 1. It'll never happen here it's just a case of plod on and hope we just get one of those little runs together at the right time. For me the whole mentality from the top needs to change and that starts from the ownership and their lacky hiding in his comfort zone in the shadows.

Nothing we don't already know.

Come on we all absolutely knew how this would go we are the dead rubber specialists it's what's given us an upper mid finish a few times. It's the period before they become dead rubbers that these nice guy nice lads aren't very good at. Maybe one day...

On paper Mowbray was no better than Coyle or Lambert it just seemed to turn out that his character was a better fit to this club and owners than the other 2. Now at first team level it's time for something a bit more fresh and vibrant.

There is potential at Ewood to be a bright vibrant young team now but they need a good keeper and experienced defense as a platform. Give them a set of tactics that makes the most of their youth, press in the oppos faces, defend as a team. We'd have our ups and downs but it would be a damn sight better to watch than the boring stuff he's coaching into them now that'll get us nowhere in 1 year or 10. Next season get Johnson in charge of a young first team and TM above him to mentor and be nice to everyone. Get the foundations in place for something fresh. He might just get a tune out of the expensive flops surely it's worth a go.

And Salgado himself publicly told fans he told them he was prepared to waive that in order to play and help the team. Somebodies lying i know where i'd lay the odds.