I thought the sound had gone on my telly Gav. The Rags are streets ahead as the Dingles are chasing shadows. The Gingerbread man won't be whinging about VAR tonight.

There are only two matches a season I want the Rags to win and tonight is the second of them.

I suggested Cole Stockton for that exact role. He has twenty goals for struggling Morecambe this season but one of his attributes is his hold up play. And the galling thing is he would have been cheap and not wanted silly money. Coming off the bench yesterday he would have been perfect.

When he brought Brereton on yesterday he played him almost as an old inside right but the right side was overloaded as was the left side. That just made it easy for the three Swansea centre halves to defend the many crosses we put in as the main threat in the air of Brereton was outside the box. In fact he actually delivered several crosses himself to nobody. Mowbray should have out Brereton right down the middle to work the Swansea centre halves and move them about. As it was they could keep their shape as they didn't really have anybody to mark. If we are to go up games like yesterday are the ones we should be winning.

After the sending off the were echoes of last season and our time in League One when we simply couldn't penetrate a packed defence. Yesterday it was almost like Martin had thrown Mowbray a curveball by changing the way he normally plays. We did have a few chances to win but generally we showed very little invention or idea to break them down. And that's a thing with Mowbray. He has played several different ways whilst he has been here but rarely (if ever) has changed mid game to get us a result.

It's games like this we should be winning if we want success and we were dominant in all areas against a predictable Swansea. I was disappointed with the lack of a real press in the first half as we allowed Grimes far too much time on the ball. Second half had a much higher press and a bit more intensity in our play. I was surprised that Mowbray gave two players their debuts given his previous aforesaid quotes bedding players in and getting them used to the way we play. Personally I would have started Brereton and monitored his fatigue levels during the game. Buckley was perhaps the biggest disappointment on the night. I lost count of the number of times he was caught in possession as he wanted too many touches. I also thought the lack of quality in the final ball was poor, particularly the crosses. Well done to the Rovers fans who made the long trip down particularly those who endured a harrowing journey.

I honestly don't know what you mean.

There were five or six of our youth team playing last night. Phillips and Wharton are only 16 or 17. I am really enthused about this crop of kids coming through and I understand they are all from the North West. There has been a real void of kids coming through in the last decade but recently that trend has been reversed. I don't know the reason for this but it's a real reason to be optimistic.

Another really enjoyable night watching the youngsters supplemented by Dack. There is so much to enthuse about with the young players coming through and hopefully most will go on to enjoy professional careers if not with us then somewhere else.

Excellent news - well done Rovers on looking after one of our own.

There are no gimme's in this league as we found out at Hull recently. Having seen Swansea and their possession game several times it's really important that we press high and at the head of the press we should have Buckley. Hopefully Dolan is fit enough to be on the bench as he is up there with Buckley when it comes to a high press. Hopefully it's another clean sheet which should see us winning as I think we can certainly score.

I know Mowbray is revered by West Brom supporters but I'll be amazed if they make an approach for him. That said nothing in football surprises me.

Thanks for the updates and all the information you post. How does this leave Chile from a qualification point of view?

And there is the rub for me. Mowbray actually talked about bringing two 23/24 year olds with the money from the potential Rothwell sale. Surely if he had money he would have gone and got them or at the very least spent it. Personally I doubt there was any money to spend. On the face of it we are marginally stronger with the incomings but there are lots of variables too. How will Hedges settle? is Brown anywhere near ready yet. Zeefuik looks good and Giles should but the ground running. I would have liked to have seen a couple more to strengthen the squad which will looks a little light to me.

I thought yesterday that the supporters at Luton were terrific, in my opinion the most vociferous and supportive they have been for a long time.

Mowbray has said he could bring a couple of players in for the money we get for Rothwell in a contingency plan should he leave. Why would he have to perform? The club who want him now know he is talented or else they wouldn't want him now and If they are prepared to wait until the summer (and get him for free) they (and he) won't want him picking up a major injury. https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/blackburn-rovers-transfer-plan-rothwell-22921221

The Rangers situation was different though Gav as he was going to sign a PCA in January and when his contract with us expired in the Summer sign the contract with Rangers according to reports. The here and now is that he has asked for a transfer which screams to me that he wants out now and at this late stage knows where he is going and how much he will earn. If he does stay how committed will be be given that a serious injury could see him out of contract in the Summer and no club. It's not a nice situation for any of the parties concerned but I don't believe we should have unhappy players in and around the club.

Bloody hell Rev you're on one this morning. Asking for a transfer is Rothwell is saying 'I want out now'. If we keep him what will his attitude be when his transfer request is screaming I want out of here. And this is three days before the window ends. Mowbray hasn't done anything wrong here but you seem to want to hang him. And (if it's true) and typically of their tenure the owners and Pasha are trying to keep him when we could get some money in and hopefully replace him. If Rothwell stays against his wishes he will sulk for six months and offer nothing.

The elephant has never left the room.

Between the not going anywhere interview and Thursday/Friday last week something happened that saw Rothwell ask for a move and the meeting with Mowbray was enough to convince him that Rothwell shouldn't be involved in the Luton game. I totally agree with Mowbray on this and as such a parting of ways is inevitable but I don't really see what Mowbray has done wrong here. He told us that Rothwell asked for a move - I don't see that as hanging Rothwell out to dry. Rothwell clearly doesn't want to be here and his presence around the club could have a negative effect. By leaving it so late in the window to ask for a transfer Rothwell has heaped a huge pressure on the club to replace him and that's were Rovers need their focus to be until tomorrow night. That for me is crucial.

We are on the verge of signing Hedges in not dissimilar circumstances to Rothwell potentially leaving us. Both appear to have had their heads turned by the promise of more money and a new contract. I know Rothwell has actually asked for a move but keeping him against his wishes will be folly for me. Mowbrays subdued interview yesterday told me he is planning for a future without Rothwell and I agree with that. Whether it derails our season remains to be seen but I don't think we should dwell on it and hopefully the players and management won't too. It's football and we could be in exactly the same situation next January as more important players contracts enter their final six months.

At 3 o'clock I really fancied a win and would have been disappointed with a draw but, given the circumstances I was delighted at the final whistle to get a point. Luton are horrible. They have a severely limited football team, probably the worst ground in professional football and a horrible little twat as manager. However the play to their strengths and boom the ball forward most times and get the ball in the box as often and as quickly as possible. But this Rovers team stood up to them and for most of the game kept them at bay. The injuries absolutely disrupted us and showed how alarmingly thin the squad is. Although we are still in a strong position my fear is that further injuries and suspensions could kill us. It's probably the biggest couple of days in our season coming up.

Players come and go. I honestly don't blame Rothwell who at 27 is probably looking for the most important contract of his career or his agent whose job it is to get him a deal. My gripe is that the timing is awful. Rothwell is integral to the type of football we are playing and the real issue is that there aren't a lot of Rothwells out there who can counter from midfield at pace. This is a huge test of our recruitment people.

Is the end of January the right time for a different tactical set up when most of your players have been used to the way Dyche has played for several years? If he does change it's going to be an interesting few months for you.

Although Rovers dominated most aspects of the game we just couldn't get the killer third goal which made for a nervy last ten minutes. Once again lots of potential was shown in the build up play but at times we lacked that cutting edge. Still it's nice to go through and the youngsters have another chance to showcase their undoubted ability.