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I appreciate that it is a completely different level, but Edmondson does play as a lone deep lying midfielder for Macclesfield, flanked by 2 more attacking midfielders, so the setup at least is comparable to Tronstad being flanked by Cantwell & Morishita

both of those things can be true at the same time. Cantwell for example was training for weeks before actually getting back in the squad

yep, imagine he will be backup/competition to Tronstads replacement next season

I'd argue 2 strikers, one to cover each of their roles, as Rovers either cant or wont spend the money that kit would cost to buy an all rounder who can do both roles. Can see them going for a hard working experienced striker as a cheap buy (Harris from Oxford is out of contract at the end of the season), and a younger player to be a poacher. Don't think either will be a starter, but would hopefully mean that we do not run Ohashi & Gudjohnsen into the ground

Obviously As always, decisions made for financial rather than footballing reasons. He has shown he is a better option than either Ribeiro or De Neve. But his wage is the higher of those 3, so he is the one who is to be sold off. Still have no idea why Powell has not been tried at least off the bench, as he already looks at least the second best option for left wing back, and has potential to be our first choice there for years

Apparently he has never stated that

Purley financial, he is getting paid an average Championship wage, Rovers don't want to pay that much any more. Don't worry, a random from Belgium will be on his way in a cut price deal, 50/50 he will be the midfield equivalent of an Alebiosu or a De Neve

Chaddy beat me to it

Really? At the moment, we have Tronstad sitting with Cantwell & Morishita either side of him, Baradji looks like he will eventually be pushing for a start as one of those a bit further forwards too. Yet nobody capable of filling in for Tronstad, barring Forshaw, who has to have 2 months off if he plays 2 games in a week Central midfielder needed, but a back up (and eventual replacement due to penny pinching) for Tronstad is what is required

Alebiosu on the bench, Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham's right back) starts

I wasn't suggesting for one second he will be anything like as successful as Alebiosu, just a long list of similarities, most of which have next to no impact on his ability Maybe that's "the data" these days 😉

On the bench, as Millers deputy. Litherland has done more than enough to keep his place at wing back whilst Alebiosu is away

That's like "Alebiosu, he has been good" lets get someone of exactly the same profile" English ✅ right back/wing back ✅ of Nigerian dissent ✅ came through Arsenal academy ✅ had 6 months playing for Hearts in Scotland last season ✅ playing on the continent ✅ cheap (he has only played 8 times in his year at Verona, and only three times this season) ✅ Scarily uncanny

I still hold out a feint hope for Henriksson Think if we hold on to him, he will be an excellent goalscoring midfielder in League 1 in a year or 2, and will kick on from there 😉