Other options? Working with what you have and making it more competitive and more organised and bloody hard to beat. It can be done if the manager has something about him like the examples provided. You’ve been well and truly taken in by the corporate spin

In the long run we’re all dead. Life is short and many of us older fans don’t have long. I’m not interested in another “project” that may or may not work years ahead. I wanted a manager who would do a Cooper or a Howe or the Barnsley bloke and make a big difference. At the moment all I see is the same old.

Didn’t Steve Cooper also have an instant galvanising effect on Forest? It is possible to turn a failing team into promotion candidates. I’m fed up with “projects”, this season and the here and now is important. Tomasson has it all to prove

I was referring to his turnaround last season, saving Newcastle from relegation

I’m not sure about that. I would expect a good manager to lmprove a struggling team instantly. Eddie Howe is an example. At the moment all I see is the old faults and weaknesses of Mowbray’s team - possibly worse. Reading provided a template for other managers to beat this soft Rovers team. Tomasson has to overcome that, and soon. I’d say there’s a big question mark over him already.

Another “project” then

There was little criticism of Mowbray inside the ground either even at the end of last season so Tomasson is always likely to get an easy ride there. The concern for me is that we are still a “soft” side, a team they can be bullied and outfought easily. Teams press us hard and we just concede goals. Appleton for Blackpool for some reason hadn’t worked it out otherwise we’d be looking at 5 straight defeats

He ain’t a full back

Wharton not quite the next messiah. Tomasson should read the riot act after that tripe

Agree with most of this. He certainly felt Rovers were a bit beneath him and he was at the club far too long. Unlike on here Rovers fans at matches never really turned against him in numbers though even after some dire performances. In the end he did a fair job at Ewood but his time had come to a close. He was as probably as relieved to leave as many people were to see the back of him. Peterborough away at the end of last season was the final straw for me

Dolan never has one touch when four will do. Hedges is a bit the same and often hangs on to the ball too long. We used to play 2 touch football in training to speed up play and make us think quicker. Dolan wouldn’t be able to do it.

I’m on the edge of my seat too - bawling at him. The lad runs around like a blue arsed fly with the football brain to match

Pleased that Brereton is staying - evidently interested clubs found it just as difficult dealing with our owners as Rovers fans do. The former Chelsea lad is interesting too, and with the emergence of A Wharton gives us more options in midfield - they're very young players though and might struggle as the season progresses. Their presence should encourage Buckley to pull his socks up Still think we're a few players light on having a squad capable of challenging for promotion. Would like to have seen a battle hardened midfielder come in, we're still likely to struggle to score goals and we don't have a natural winger. Shame the Bowler rumours came to nothing

Which was my point a few pages back. Rovers stoped him causing us too many problems but it often took 2 or 3 players to do so. Not many players these days have the ability to take on and beat a defender. He’d be a good signing

Those in positions of power. They tell people want they want to hear then do the opposite.

Was Adam Wharton left back?

Hirst likes crosses into the box - he's a good header of a ball- which suggests a different approach.

We'll see. Experience shows that what these people say and do are entirely different matters. .

Old 1st/2nd division to be fair, like Rovers. The likes of Brentford, Bournemouth and Watford are tinpot Re Brereton Rovers should tell interested clubs it's too late in this window unless they come up with £25m cash only, money in the bank by 5pm I think Rovers regard the Leicester lad as Brereton's replacement so I don't expect another striker to arrive in any case Liked the look of Bowler tonight, wouldn't mind him at all

The Leicester lad is likely to be Brereton's replacement

Bowler's a handful, a wide player who takes defenders on and a type of player we don't have. Rovers kept him relatively quiet tonight but it often took 3 players to dispossess him. A very good addition to the squad if he comes.

A much needed win to stop the rot but we rode our luck at times and should have put the game to bed long before Blackpool's late rally Good to see Dack getting better as I admit I thought he was finished but the squad is still light of 2 or 3 players, in midfield and a full back who can play right and left. Travis is wasted at right back

Blackpool could have scored 2 in the last 10 mins but we deserved that overall. A good win

An animated Rovers manager on the touchline......not seen that for 5 years

Blackpool learnt nothing from our defeats. They just haven't got stuck in on us