Fair to say we take that! Not an easy place to go and we’ve come away with a point. Wasn’t able to watch it but from the sounds of it the lads dug deep to pull the game back. Forest up next, they have lost their opening 2 games so hopefully they’ll be there for the taking if we’re up to it. Anyone else fancy Butterworth to start? Also TM, please play gally down the middle! Your killing him.

Anyone looking likely to get a winner? Although it’s irrelevant at this point we would go top!

Sadly I’m not gonna be able to keep up with this game as I’m going to be mid flight. Hope to land to a Rovers win! It’s the right team, though I worried that we may struggle against Millwalls physicality and Ariel threat. Expecting a draw.

Has just tweeted that we’re making progress with a player who hasn’t been mentioned in rumours

100% this is my point. Trust our academy players > trust other teams academy players. Furthermore as a rovers fan I would much rather watch a team filled with our own young players rather than another teams. Importantly it saves us money.

I don’t disagree that he gives youth a chance. I just think sometimes he shows a reluctance to take a chance on them and trust in their ability. For example travis I felt was a player who could of helped us in league one, yet he hardly played until halfway through the following championship season. Chapman is another example, again in the league one season he was impacting games and exciting fans from the bench but he never got a start. Players like Buckley, Carter and even Wharton haven’t been trusted as much as they could have been. My main point about being frustrated with TM loaning out our young academy players stems from the fact they will just be replaced by young prem loans. Why give them the chance in out first team and not our own?

This frustrates me. Butterworth and Carter could 100% play an important role for us this season. Carter has already proven himself in league one while Butterworth has shown his ability in the limited appearances he’s had. TM is so scared to trust our academy players.

Would love to see us try and sign Dike.

While this will probably happen either way this is probably as unreliable as sources go

11 goals in league one doesn’t seem to be mind blowing. Can’t say I’ve any knowledge of him as a player. What do you know about him? Wouldn’t of minded Kirk from Crewe.

Pickering assist and Dolan finish. Good goal all round. Goals being shown on sky sports for anyone wondering.

Disappointed not to see davenport, butterworth or Garrett

Difficult when you live in London

Mentioned on LancsLive blog for the morcambe game that Khadra was at brockhall yesterday with Obafemi currently in talks over personal terms.

Is there anyway to watch the game tonight?

People are really being harsh on Obafemi. I have no doubt that he is a player who will succeed in the championship. He is young with a great physical attributes, and has had an impact on prem league games on the occasions he has come off bench. Furthermore we are not outright ‘paying’ for him as explained by above.

100%. Sorts out a Arma replacement while getting greater value for his transfer that we don’t have to split with Newcastle.

It’s worth saying that I very much doubt Obafemi will be costing us 5m. This will be a deal which will have been massively discounted as part of the Arma negotiations, though officially it will be labelled as ‘completely separate’ to avoid issue with Newcastle’s sell on fee.

This more sounds like a young player struggling to find consistency in the prem than an issue with his professionalism.

I believe their option to buy was around that figure however after that option was declined their were negotiations between the two clubs for a signicantly lower fee around 6m that were unsuccessful. My pal believes he’ll end up at Brom under his old manager

With the Armstrong deal almost wrapped up we’re finally now able to focus on incomings. First and foremost contracts need to be extended, there is no doubt about that, though I do believe players such as Rothwell and Nyambe are unlikely to sign irrelevant of what we offer them. We need a couple of loans, no doubt, though I completely dispute the idea that we should bring in 5. A back up left back (lad from leeds) a central midfielder (Doyle) and a winger (lad from Brighton) are essential to filling out the squad, improving competition and providing us with some cover. I know some people want a centre half, however I’d argue that Lenihan, Ayala, Wharton, Carter, Magloire provide us with the cover and quality needed. A young CB from a prem team isn’t going to improve that and will only block the pathway of our younger players. In terms of permanent additions we obvs need a striker to replace Arma. For me there are 3 players currently available/realistic in the market that would really please me to see come in. 1. Obafemi - probably the most realistic due to our connections with Southampton, being into his final year of his deal and his potential role in the Armstrong negotiations. Quick, strong, young and has a decent record in the prem when you look at his actual minutes. Rumoured 5m fee although could work out cheaper if that fee has been reduced in Arma negotiations. For that reason could be the best value for money option. 2. Idah - probably the most unlikely. Really highly thought of at Norwich with a rumoured value of 5m. Norwich fans believe he has a big future and want to keep him though there are doubts over how many minutes he would get with Pukki ahead of him. Could only seeing it being a loan which doesn’t suit us. 3. Dike - Abit of a wildcard, but the one who would excite me the most out of the lot. Excellent on loan at Barnsley last season, scored goals but was also credited for his power and all round play. People say we look a better overall team without Arma leading the line, well this lad would give us a chance to really improve on that. I think it’s one of the few players who would actually make us a more overall competitive team. Barnsley rumoured to be priced out of a 5-6m move by Orlando. Not sure if we could pay that? Interestingly I did hear last weekend from a pal of mine who follows football in the US very closely that we had asked about him earlier in the window. Have no clue how reliable that is. With the Arma money now coming in that might be one to keep an eye on. Let’s see what happens in the next couple of weeks. What we need to avoid is making loans signings for the sake of filling up the squad. Let’s give our promising academy players a chance in a season where we are going to probably end up midtable whatever we end up doing. Contracts have to be priority either way.

Rumours that this deal is unofficially 12m + 3m add ons AND Obafemi. Officially it is a straight cash deal. Sound like Southampton may ‘separately’ give us Obafemi at a cut price fee so that we avoid it being added to the fee due to Newcastle.

Personally I think he’ll do well. He can score from anywhere and has got pace to burn. Got to remember he’s only 24.

Haven’t got a clue if this guy is any good. We really needed a winger tho. Has to be said I’m really not a fan of just using loans to fill out the squad. We have decent enough academy players to do that.

HAS to be a perm. If it’s 15m-17m plus Obafemi then we’ve pulled a blinder.