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he has been with the first team for some time now and he has played in three League Cup matches this season. He got a head injury in October and was out for some time.

He was intending to wear a Rovers shirt under his West Brom shirt and if he scored he was going to take the West Brom shirt off to wind the Dingles up. Sorry but I thought it was common knowledge about this.

I would imagine tomorrow will pretty much be a clash of contrasting styles with Norwich looking to keep the ball and Rovers happy to let them have it in certain areas. Norwich are one of the real form teams right now and are scoring lots of goals so for me our priority is to stop them scoring. They also have a threat from set pieces which has been a weakness for us. I don't think we will have too many opportunities to score so we have to take any chances that come our way. Beating them comfortably at Carrow Road in November will count for nothing tomorrow as both teams have gone different ways since then.

He was a really good keeper who made his debut as a young man and soon became a fans favourite. Sadly, in similar circumstances to now we had no money so when Wolves came calling he was sold. RIP and condolences to his family and friends.

A great achievement from a personable young man.

From his own mouth he was going to do it but the West Brom chairman got wind of it and stopped him.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/13028764/premier-league-clubs-vote-for-five-year-maximum-player-contracts The maximum is five years to pay transfer fees irrespective of contract length.

Some good things are still happening at the Academy.

Particularly when Broughton is on record as saying he didn't think we would win an appeal. It's another conundrum created by the owners and powers that be that really don't do them or the club any favours and inevitably lead to conjecture.

I stand to be corrected but my understanding is that instalments are paid annually over the length of a players contract. If that is true we are well and truly at the whim of some Indian judge.

Hopefully Adam excels on Saturday, scores and celebrates accordingly while Palace have a thumping win.

I guess turgid would describe the game more than other adjective. It really was two sides who appeared low on confidence and their desire for clean sheets and avoiding defeat was paramount. It was slow despite a wet pitch, players from both sides couldn't pass water and mainly just played safe. Instantly forgettable until the introduction of both Buckley and Dolan. They both provided something that the game and Rovers needed. Buckley got us on the front foot and passed forward at every opportunity and we played a lot more in the Cardiff final third. Dolan had the energy and drive and the Cardiff defenders seemed uncomfortable when he was on the ball. We could have nicked it in that final half hour with a bit of luck as we had three opportunities to score in a few seconds. I'm happy with a point and a clean sheet and it wasn't half as depressing on the drive home as it was coming back from Birmingham last week despite Highways England and Wales doing their best to spoil it. We have to accept that Eustace isn't Tomasson and simply won't play the kind of football which enthused most of us. He is far more pragmatic which if it gets results is fine. There were a few mutterings I heard last night about the style ironically from some who previously had been critical of the previous manager. Winning is the main thing as always and ultimately Eustace will be judged on that but his style will just add fuel to the fire if results are poor.

Initially I thought that Palace were the wrong club for Adams development but watching the last two matches I'm not sure now. In both games Palace didn't have the ball as much as we had under Tomasson and from an out of possession point of view Adam is doing a lot of closing down and tracking back. Hopefully in a couple of years when his all round game has improved he will get the move and platform to show what we know he is capable of. Watching him play now though gives me an even bigger dislike of the horrible people who own and run our club. Through their absolute mismanagement and corrupt practices we have been denied of watching a Blackburn lad fulfilling his dream by playing for us, a lad with an abundance of talent and a nice lad too. Even if is was only for another six months.

It was quite funny watching the Nobbers Chavs fighting amongst themselves on Saturday. I think it was about who had the last wine gum. 😁😁

I think Buckley has talent but like many failed footballers he also appears to have a poor attitude. Hopefully the Sheffield Wednesday move was the kick up the backside he needed and he knuckles down and concentrates on developing as a person and player. Time will tell.

I like Atkins when he talks about football but his uneducated comment does more harm than good. It's a lazy, uninformed view that so many people have.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/february/18/injury-update--john-fleck/ An injury update on Fleck. Eustace is saying it's a kick on the calf so hopefully once the bruising comes out he will be fine. I must admit I thought it was his knee at the time and that it looked quite serious.

What you way is correct but it's a reflection of the club rather than the players.

Without a doubt. Managers are primarily judged on results and we tanked after November. There might be some mitigating circumstances but I don't know anybody who could defend the results.

One of the best moments of the game yesterday was when Scott Wharton smashed into Frokjaer-Jensen who up to then I thought was their best player. Scott won the ball and followed through making sure he hurt the Nobber. He limped around for a bit and wasn't half as effective after that. More of that will do for me.

Of course it is and winning games is the absolute priority irrespective of style. My point is that losing playing a more direct way will be tolerated a lot less that playing in a more entertaining way. But to reiterate winning is the most important thing.

Footballers sometimes get a bad press but this is great from James Maddison.

To be fair this should have been played on January 27th but our involvement in the FA Cup that weekend meant it had to be out back. Another tough match in the offing but with Cardiff in worse form than us and conceding goals it's a difficult one to call. I don't think it will be one for the purists and I expect it to be a game of attrition with perhaps one goal either way. With in form Norwich at home next Saturday a win would put us in a decent position going in to that. A loss and the pressure could be back on.

Football is all about results and in my opinion the manner of winning is immaterial. Under this ownership and the presumed power struggle we are never going to be anything more than a mid table Championship club and from that perspective Tomasson was ideal as even in defeat we would generally concur that our football was entertaining and that tempered the losses generally. The platitudes he received from other managers were all genuine in my view. A bland, predictable style of play will certainly make the defeats less bearable and attract far more criticism. Clearly I want Eustace to do well and win lots of games but irrespective of how we play success will be a pipedream for us all with these owners.

Has he grown a small pair of wings on his head? 😃😃