Magloire, Platt or recalling Wharton?

Would that make Marcus Olsson available? Would anybody take him back considering the issues we have at left back? Am I being unoriginal by suggesting a former player?

I he drops Travis i'll cry

I don't know if he's got no end product because he barely gets a chance. Armstrong playing on the wing frequently fails with his final ball but still gets chances.

Don't agree with Dack wide left, but agree about Bell. He's not good enough but he's a lot better than Williams.

I feel sorry for Rothwell. What does he have to do to get a game. Nuttall on the wing was baffling. playing a barely able to move Graham for 120 minutes when we have a game Saturday was equally baffling

Nope.

I think Tony will bring him straight back in as he's fresh and he loves him. That would shunt Reed back out to the wing. I'd love to see Reed and Travis play together in centre mid.

Think Evans and Mulgrew won't be risked. I'd go Raya Nyambe Lenihan Rodwell Bell Bennett Reed Travis Armstrong Dack Graham Subs: Leutwiler, Grayson, Smallwood, Rothwell, Butterworth, Brereton, Nuttall.

He likes nearly everything Rovers post on Instagram. He was supposedly desperate to come back a few years ago as a coach. Or am i mis-remembering that?

What’s always annoyed me about Nuttall is that he never worked hard enough or put himself about enough in his previous chances in the first team. So when he got picked to start today that’s what I was looking for, and he really impressed me in that respect. It was a big improvement, he closed people down, won headers, offered himself more often. It wasn’t a perfect performance but enough to warrant another chance. Hes clearly got that strikers instinct in the box, he’s quick (ish), he’s strong, he’s tall, and he’s better at leading the line on his own than the other Danny Graham deputies. I hope he gets some game time as Graham’s 70th minute sub.

No point keeping Wharton around unless the lad is going to play. He needs to be recalled and sent somewhere he will actually start every week. I still think that he could do that at league 1 level, lad needs 1st team experience.

Judging by what Mowbray has said it looks like he wants to go play 1st team football which is fair enough. Got to factor in he's out of contract in the summer anyway along with Rodwell. We really need another centre half even if he was to stay, I prefer Williams at cb to lb but doesn't mean he's any good. Rodwell at CB hasn't worked so far and I can't see it working unless we switch to a back 3. Would anyone fancy Steven Caulker, I see he's without a club?

I think that being a bit selective. He made a massive mistake in the Boro game which got him dropped. Complete air kick under no pressure that put their striker clean through on goal he got very lucky that it didn't cost us a point. He had a very good game vs Sheff Wednesday but he was very poor in his appearance earlier in the season. He's a League 1 defender who did a job for us when we were at that level. If we got an adequate replacement such as Bauer I would be fine with him leaving.

What Nixon lazy reporting? Never

Raya Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Bell Bennett Reed Travis Rothwell Dack Graham Subs: Canadian, Williams, Rodwell, Evans, Conway, Armstrong, Brereton. (wouldn't mind seeing Nuttall or Butterworth on the bench)

I don't think we play with inside forwards. I think we play with one defensive winger (Bennett, Conway, Reed) and one attack minded inverted winger (Armstrong/ Palmer/Rothwell). It's still a flat 4 in the middle. We still use a right footer on the right, no reasons why we can't go get a proper winger to replace Palmer.

I really like Zohore would be a good direct replacement for Graham. Holds the ball up very well

Evans is okay. I think Reed is better. On current form so is Travis but he needs to prove it over an extended run of games. For my Reed does well out wide because he's one of those players who can play anywhere, his work rate and stamina is incredible and he's tidy technically. But he's not really a wide players he doesn't offer anything attacking wise you'd want from a winger. I'd also argue we don't play a 4-2-3-1. we play a more 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1 with Dack as a second striker

Reed isn't a winger. Would need to see Travis and Reed as a partnership before declaring it the best but they are the best two players at least on current form.

Gallagher would suit a 3-4-1-2. They’d be a greater emphasis on pressing and unlike Brereton when he was here he worked very hard and harried everything despite the rest not following suit.

Anyone notice that Preston moved very quickly to bring in two players. We seem to be behind the curve a little bit. Seem a little bit reactive must mean we are looking at players from Leagues above us rather than from below us like North End

Lenihan Right back because Bennett isn't very good at RB. Also Nyambe is injured. Lenihan played there a couple of times last season and did okay. Bennett or Rothwell the wide men, doens't matter which way round. Graham and Mulgrew shouldn't be risked at all. We've had 4 games in 10 days (I think). 4 games in 10 days is a lot give them a rest not worth the risk. Downing and Rodwell - I dont particularly rate either. If the Rodwell experiment is going to work then he needs to play games as a cb. Don't want Williams anywhere near the starting 11 at the moment so by process of elimination thats Downing left. Up top, I've said i'd rest Graham. Brereton meh, Armstrong is an option up front but a bit lightweight. Nuttall is in form and deserves like Travis another chance. He's out of contract in the summer. Why not see if he's up to it. Save us having to go buy someone else. Also its the cup, if you're not going to try something a bit different then whats the point

Raya Lenihan Downing Rodwell Bell Rothwell Travis Reed Bennett Dack Nuttall Subs: Leutwiler, Williams, Evans, Conway, Palmer, Brereton, Armstrong

We need to try someone else there in the short term if Nyambe isn't fit. What about Lenihan to right back? Wouldn't want to waste Travis or Reed there but might not be an alternative?