jim mk2

With all due respect we do need to keep signing forwards - forwards that are of use to the first team and not either injured/not good enough/future projects. "Oven ready" as one useless article used to say. We have a small squad, alot of key players are injured, money is tight and we can't afford any passengers - which Ennis and Telelovic (sp?) are. The squad as it stands at present is unsustainable over the course of the season and a serious push for the playoffs likely to be derailed because of it

I liked the look of Dembele tonight. Big, strong, fast, skilful, we don't have a striker like him

A decent, proper striker wouldn't go amiss......someone better than Hirst, Ennis and the German lad

"Them" two Carter and Hill played well again tonight and Hill has been a revelation across the defence all this season but I would still prefer Carter and Hyam as my 2 central defenders with Hill at right back. Szmodics needs to be wrapped in cotton wool between games, he's in such good form that an injury to him is unthinkable. Talking of injuries, how near are any of the walking wounded, especially the excellent JRC, near to returning? The squad is so tight that any of "them" players coming back would be a bonus

Daft comment when you're 4-2 down and on a bad run under a poor manager They're a bit thick in Brum

That doesn't mean he's a striker

Goalscoring midfield players are worth their weight in gold That's our Sammie Szmodics!

Get your retaliation in first matey!

Ben Arentoft?

Poor old Burnley, couldn't happen to a nicer mob. Sticking my neck out here and it's based on a hunch more than anything else but I expect Kompany to turn their fortunes around and I don't think they'll go down. There's some poor sides at the bottom of the Prem and there's always 1 or 2 teams that fall away from mid-table in the latter half of the season. Tin hat is on.....

Big game for Rovers against big club because winning away and losing at home which we are at present is pointless - literally. Rovers need to address the poor home form urgently and Wednesday against a poor Birmingham team is a good place to start. Anything other than a comfortable win would be unacceptable and Tomasson needs to get his selection and tactics right Rovers 2 Birmingham 0

Revived England in spectacular fashion after the disaster of Graham Taylor but turned out to another nearly man - got England to the semi-final in our own national stadium and by far the best team in the tournament yet still somehow managed to blow it. I don't know why the FA let Venables go because he was a breath of fresh air and Hoddle and Keegan, who followed him, ruined his legacy by turning out to be even more disastrous than Taylor. It's also forgotten that Venables was a top-class player too. RIP

Good article on Lucas Neill. He was at Preston crown court so assume he lives locally. Not the first and won't be the last footballer to lose millions, though it seems he has been naive rather than negligent in his business dealings. Wouldn't classify him as a hard man but he certainly didn't shirk a tackle

If that’s the case and it’s really that simple then the manager is at fault. He’s found a system of playing without a striker that is successful away from home so he needs to do the same at home. Everyone is praising him as a coaching genius after another fine win today but he’s clearly not solved the Ewood conundrum. If we follow up today by beating Birmingham we might be getting somewhere

So true. Today counts for naught if we don’t win or at least draw against Birmingham on Wednesday. The rot has to stop

How to explain this cracking away form but continuing bad results at home?

Brilliant results away, poor at home suggest we should try something different in matches at Ewood. Come on Mr Tomasson, it's up to you

Bumley 2-1 down after conceding 2 in last 5mins. Could be a good day

He's improving, you had him in the National League a few weeks ago

Same here. Asked twice for a code via email and absolutely zilch. Non-league level IT and customer service

As a goalscoring forward / midfield player he's been a good signing but a striker he ain't

Hirst, Ennis and Telalović.... the sum total of Gregg's efforts to find a striker

This isn't about finished articles or even potential. We shouldn't be "in the market" of buying crocks - full stop. And if we end up with more "punts" like Ennis, we won't have 11 men on the pitch. Signing any injury prone player when things are so tight financially doesn't make sense, especially as he was signed early in the summer and presented as some sort of coup

Thanks Gregg. Great PR as usual

So the obvious question is, why did we sign him? It doesn't make any sense, particularly with a small squad, limited finances and every player having to provide some sort of value for money