Andy

Yeah, thought the same myself. It's generally a decent listen, if you can get past the 'fought' (thought) and 'fink' (think) from the LET lad. The second guy, with the southern accent, is a bit annoying though. He tries to use words and phrases that he doesn't actually understand and he'll flip-flop entirely at the slightest challenge of his opinion. And his pronunciation of Ismael is disproportionately maddening (Ish-May-Ull). The Blackburn End pod is slightly better, though one of them constantly refers to Birmingham as 'the blues'. As a Rovers podcast, you'd expect 'the blues' to be in reference to Rovers. I'm a petty, petty man.

We've got a yellow weather warning in the Ewood area, for this coming weekend - whatever a 'yellow weather warning' entails.

Yeah, JDT's 'flaw' was not having the quality of players to work with, who could execute his style of play. That said, a few players developed hugely under him. And a few others spoke very highly of his coaching ability and tactics (Szmodics, Wharton, etc). Had he been backed in the transfer window (Undav / O'Brien), we'd have returned to the Prem.

I only watched the 2nd half, but the main thing I took from our attacking prospects (ie Tyjon, Dunn, etc) is how lightweight they are. Technically good, of course, but if you can't handle the physical side, you'll never play at a high level. The 2 x CBs impressed me though, both comfortable on the ball, good distribution and some nice anticipation - especially from the lighter-haired lad.

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.