Andy

Yeah, you're asking too much of Tronstad there, we'd be overrun. If Gudjohnsen becomes as good as we hope, I could see Ohashi playing on the left, as an inside forward. Or even behind the striker, with Cantwell wide. You then have Mori on the right, with Kargbo as an impact sub. From an attacking perspective, it's a definite upgrade on last season.

Yep, either Babb or Scales (or either). It's an absolute lazy opinion and does the amazing work done by Kenny/Ray/Tony a massive disservice.

Spending lots of money absolutely does not equate to success. We've seen time and time again; you can't just throw a load of expensive signings together and expect them to gel/work. Look at the side Kenny built. Alongside the likes of Flowers, Shearer and Sutton we had the likes of Gale, Wilcox, Slater, Hendry and Sherwood (all either free, or small value signings). Wrexham and Birmingham will both finish in the bottom half of the table this season for this very reason.

3 points off the play off spots...👀

Tell you something, that's a good win. Carter and Wharton were excellent today - we've missed that combination of aggression and quality on the ball. Keeping them fit is the challenge, of course. Having a proper GK behind them makes all the difference as well. Pleased to see Morishita score on his full debut and impressed with Gudjohnsen's cameo also.

Tavares is such a strange one - he's very languid, which means that he should have more time on the ball. But he seems very poor in his passing, decisions, anticipation...pretty much every aspect of the role. I know it took Sondre a while to adapt, but I'm not sure he was this bad, this early.

What a goal.

Actually didn't mind that first half at all. Had the better chances and looked the better side. I'd stick Gudjonssen and Kargbo on for O'Hashi and Hedges in the second half - some pace down the wing and some strength in attack.

Sorry to hear this, thoughts with your family.

That's a very specific piece of knowledge, which raises questions that I'm not sure I want the answers to.

I had it on in the background, as I did a bit of work on the laptop - I think I must have glanced at the telly 3-4 times in the 90 minutes. Dreadful, turgid stuff. Outside of major tournaments, international football is the absolute pits.

I'd have never agreed in a million years prior to this window. But as we've managed 7-figure fees for JRC, Buckley and another one that skips my memory, it's plausible that we could con someone into paying a million for Calamity.

I think Wahlstedt and Ennis can be seen as flops, but the rest certainly not. And even then, we made no financial loss on either. Hirst and Telalovic didn't do it for us, but they've gone on to bigger and better things; the potential was clearly there. Szmodics, Tronstad and Hyam don't need explaining - all 3 of them have won our POTY trophy since being here. And, as you say, O'Riordan is showing a lot of potential out on loan, so we can't make a real judgement either way on him right now. You'd be reaching (at best) if you were trying to make out that Broughton's transfer record was more shit than good.

Surprisingly decent 2nd half, but that 2nd goal was always a possibility. Feel we've been unlucky in those first 2 home (league) games and didnt' really deserve to lose either. But, football is a game of momentum and form and you can't get into a losing habit. Regroup after the international break, see who we bring in before the close of the window and hopefully start to pick up some wins.

Park up on the Fernhurst / Oakdale estate - keep off the double yellows and don't cause any obstructions and there's lots of free parking on a nice, safe estate. Half a mile walk to the stadium and easy access to the M65 afterwards.

No, the opposite - he makes a point of saying 'I can't take any credit for him, other than involving him in first team training', more than once.

Well, at the moment, his salary is £0.

I listened to this on the drive home from work tonight. He's a nice guy, undoubtedly - and he did a good job of reversing the death spiral we were on, following relegation. But, by his own admission, he prioritised player harmony and relationships over winning and actively chose not to ask for more funds from the owners, when we were 2nd in the league (mid way through the season). Which is pretty unforgivable, in my opinion.

Please make this happen, it would be hilarious. But even Eustace appears to have had enough of Calamity at the back end of his tenure here - I'm not sure he'd even go with this, despite his fetish of all things Rovers.

I think, with whatever money is left in the budget(!), we need to throw it at a young, talented Prem forward who needs a season in the Championship. I'm not overly familiar with all things Prem these days, but there must be one who fits that profile. No idea on whether Morishita is any good or not, hadn't heard of him before yesterday. But the Polish fans being devastated at him being sold is a promising sign.

I'm sure the club advised of a c£5m budget this summer - and we've spent just under that, so far. Maybe Travis leaving has finally freed up a bit of additional funds.

I think most of the frustration from Rovers fans were down to us believing that there was a player in there - he just never seemed to grow out of the unnecessary stepovers and pivots. Had he stuck to the basics and worked harder on things like crossing and finishing, he'd be much higher rated. However, hopefully a fresh start for him will help him kick on.

Hard to disagree with this. He clearly had high standards and, if you didn't either buy into that and work hard, or didn't have the talent, you were out. Players like Szmodics and Wharton thrived - both of whom have spoken publicly in positive terms about JDT's influence on their development. If we'd have backed him and Broughton properly, we wouldn't be pissing around in the Championship still now.

If we get a similar performance to Hull, we'll beat them quite comfortably. But, as ever with Rovers, we're never quite sure what we're going to get.

My concern with any player signing for Derby to link up with Eustace, is that he can't hold a job down for longer than 18-24 months, so they'll not have long with him before he jumps ship to his next job.