George Boateng appears to be working behind the scenes in some capacity. Could do with promoting him to the first team, help inject a bit of steel into some of our lot.

Bit disappointed it's only a two and half year deal, especially if he spends half a season of that out on loan!

LT story: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17387722.rovers-closing-in-on-harry-chapman-deal/0

Alex James @alexjameshack 1m Rovers have been given permission to talk to Harry Chapman. TM hoping to bring him in. Potential for it to move on on Monday. Story online later. #rovers

Not in Boro team or on the bench

Where's Rodwell?

You have to see the bigger picture with young keepers, ala De Gea. He is a natural shot stopper, athletic, agile. The rest is mentality and will come. He will be a top keeper imo.

Hanley back on loan?

I remember Jordan Rhodes getting us a winner there to stave off the relegation fears during the disastrous Kean/Berg/Appleton first season back in the Championship back end of 2012/13.

In the strongest terms possible....absolutely this

Cleared this one up laterly pal. I was agreeing with whoever thought you were talking sh*t, which is most people. So jog on.

Lol literally spent +£10m in the Summer window

Yeah chill mate, I was agreeing with you that AAK had probably had a few pints after the game Although I now think it is you who has had a few pints lol

Yep. Idiotic

A half-fit Rodwell was as good a CM as we've had in several years. Smallwood might try more but that's purely to make up for that lack of natural talent. Fully fit Rodwell will be a Rolls Royce at this level.

I've heard several times from different sources that if we're in the top 10 come January there will be more money to spend and I would imagine, if that's comes to be, that a quality CB would be Tony's first target after a Summer of targetting midfield and forward areas.

Yep, this.

I feel like we're a Championship equivalent of Liverpool pre-Van Dijk. Stick in a quality, top 4 Championship standard, no-nonsense, intelligent centre half - probably in place of Lenihan - and I think we'd be majorly better for it. If Reed and Rodwell grow into that centre mid role it could be the difference between play-offs and not.

24,000!? What's their capacity? 50? More empty seats and blocked off areas than Ewood.

Red button coverage is poor. Standard definition, one camera, no replays, no co-comms. It's a real budget offering that needs vastly improving to even being close to being a game-changer. And considering Sky have now lost La Liga along with the Champions League a few years back without a hint of a price reduction it's frankly insulting that the coverage of this is so poor and under-funded.

Both teams woeful at the back

Karanka says Brereton wants out: https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/aitor-karanka-ben-breretons-blackburn-1945861

Yeah one of the usual Sky Championship guys I think. No co-commentator though.

Picture's crap on Sky - SD. One camera set-up too by the looks of it.

This will be on Sky for anyone not able to go. They're making all full rounds of mid-week Championship games available via red button as part of the new TV deal.