Got to say I thoroughly enjoyed that yesterday. It was a thoroughly organised, composed & professional display with a smattering of Japanese gold dust!! A couple of individual errors and a 5 minute spell aside, we were dominant throughout and never really looked in any danger. Our pressing was top notch (as illustrated by the first 2 goals) and there seems to be a real sense of collectiveness in the squad, including from the manager down the the coaches, player & academy set up. All down to Eustace and, perhaps, Gestede? I'm trying not to get carried away, but what a tremendous start to the season, which has made many observers sit up & take notice. Goals from all over the place too; right foot, left foot, headers, screamers & tap ins. A very strong bench with options (and more besides who weren't available today like Gueye, Pickering, Brittain, Wharton & Leonard). Last word for Yuki, my oh my what a find! 5 goals so far; a cheeky chip, a glancing header, a brave diving header, right foot top bins, left foot top bins, and no shortage of hussling & harrying in between. Soon it'll be Shearer referring to him as Mr Ohashi if he carries on like this, what an impact he's had!!

Kudos to Eustace, based on this from Cantwell: https://www.rovers.co.uk/sponsors/header/macron--new.pnghttps://www.rovers.co.uk/sponsors/header/WR.pnghttps://www.rovers.co.uk/sponsors/header/venkys.png 20 minutes ago Club “The manager gave me a feeling that the others didn’t" By Blackburn Rovers FC Todd Cantwell says talks with John Eustace were crucial after the exciting playmaker was lured to Rovers from Glasgow giants Rangers on deadline day. The 26-year-old, who has multiple promotions from the Sky Bet Championship on his CV, returns to English football after an 18-month spell north of the border at Ibrox. Norfolk-born, Cantwell progressed through the ranks at local club Norwich City, going on to feature over 100 times for the Canaries, which included two seasons playing in the Premier League. After a half-season loan at AFC Bournemouth, which ended in a third promotion from the Championship, Cantwell made the move to Scotland, playing European football with Rangers and totalling 14 goals in 64 outings for the club. Rovers managed to fight off competition for the midfielder’s services, with the new boy admitting Eustace’s influence was key to him heading to East Lancashire. “It’s nice to get it done and you have to be patient as a player when you’ve been in the situation I’ve been in,” he said to RoversTV after penning a three-year deal at Ewood Park. https://images.webapi.gc.roversservices.co.uk/fit-in/1000x1000/e0331d60-66fd-11ef-9316-cbeb1d2afa36.jpg “I had a few to pick from and this felt right from the moment I spoke to the manager. “I’ve spoken to a few managers over the last few weeks and I think there’s a lot to say for going with your heart. “The manager gave me a feeling that the others didn’t, ultimately. I feel it’s the right place to be at with a club who I’ve always enjoyed playing against, a club with a big history and with a lovely stadium. “I was looking for a new adventure and the interest came from a couple of weeks ago. As soon as I spoke to the manager here, I really wanted to see the proposal and what we could get done. “It’s an important time in my career," he admitted. "There’s a lot of noise around me and there are a lot of things that I want to show. “It’s a very respected league and there’s not many easy games to play in, which is exactly what I’m after. I want to play as well as I can for as long as I can and show everyone the real me.”

Haha, it's true though, he can pull off decent saves, he just should perhaps pull off more whilst being less error-prone & rash in possession. He has the agility & skill sets to be a decent 'keeper imo, that's what's so frustrating. Anyway today's looking like being a happier day than we've had for a while, let's not take the gloss off it now (that can wait until tomorrow... 👀)

Agreed. But then so too did Leo, & you could put together a good reel for Pears too I'm sure... Hopefully this guy is the real deal though!

The perfect answer, let's just leave it there!!!! (Roles?? Don't you mean barms?!)

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This made me laugh....

So him & Maguire can stick pins in a Waggott voodoo doll together. Brierley will be joining them soon before 11pm tomorrow.

Like I said earlier, get the signing completed & THEN do the media!!

But Szmods wore No.8?!?!

Sod the media stuff, get the deals confirmed then do the media!! I'm clearly too old for modern football ways...

Is that a tease or wishful thinking??

Re Cantwell's style of play, it's similar to Adam Wharton from what I recall. If he wants to, he can pick the ball up on the half turn, run with the ball, shield it, draw fouls, pick out killer passes. He also has a decent dead ball delivery. I referred to him as Todd Cant(playvery)well the other day, which was harsh. Clearly he's had problems but perhaps he can benefit from the "big fish in small pond" concept to keep him grounded, and from the oft-quoted team spirit there is at Ewood & Brockall for which JE also has a reputation of fostering.

A couple of dabs of tippex will do the job, if the budget will stretch that far.