On the bench today Saadi - lost 2-0 Play on Tuesday - 19:45 kick off unless stated otherwise Markanday - score/update - game is on Sky Sports + O'Riordan - score/update - game is on Sky Sports + Batty - score/update - game is on Sky Sports + Garrett - score/update - game is on Sky Sports + Duru - score/update - currently injured - game is on Sky Sports + Olson- score/update - 19:30 kick off, free stream available here Powell - score/update - 19:30 kick off, free stream available here Litherland - score/update

U16s, U15s etc, right down to primary school age teams, but they are generally not mentioned as they are literal schoolchildren But yes, the "age group teams" stop after U21s these days, for all English clubs, not just Rovers

U21s lost 2-1 to Liverpool in a behind closed doors friendly this weekend, Pickering played and Boggan scored for Rovers They play again this evening away to Wolves, Tyjon back from injury named on the bench score/update Edit - Atcheson went off injured after less than 15 minutes

Regarding Hyam's contract extension I would imagine this has been activated only so that they can get a fee for him in the summer (similar to Gallagher's option being taken up before he was sold last year) Edit - U21s were away to Liverpool this weekend

I am assuming that it is all pork based products, and not specifically ham. But I did originally spend 5 minutes wondering if Ham was a person on Rovers staff

Ham? As in the meat? Edit - apparently so New question - Is this something that Gestede has imposed? due to his religion

Atcheson (18) & Litherland (19) look to me to be capable of becoming Championship standard (at least) centre backs. I expect one of them to be in the first team squad next year as 4th/5th choice, and the other to get a League 2 loan. The academy players with the most potential are probably Tyjon, Dunn & Higgins, who are still 16 (although Tyjon turned 17 a week ago) so too early for them to be loaned out. Obviously the first 2 of them have only 1 year left on their current scholarship deals, and the other has yet to even sign a scholarship deal as things currently stand As well as the 2 full backs that you have mentioned, Powell (19) also looks like a decent attacking left back. Others that we may see in the next couple of years are England U18 keeper Nick Michalski, & young midfielders James Edmondson (19), & Harley O'Grady-Macken (20)

Montgomery's goal for Chorley yesterday, it should hopefully play from the right part Rovers website for some reason stating its his first senior goal, which is untrue. He scored for Marine earlier in the season

or this gem from the story linked below https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25048398.portsmouth-boss-mousinho-win-blackburn-rovers/#comments-anchor Indian Rover 74 hrs ago User ID: 3979625 Stop being partisan and dividing Rovers. We are a small club so our players sense division and inner turmoil. Also by the gods, why do you blame the backroom staff!!! they have done a commendable job working off scraps by Waggot. Do we not realise Waggot is doing his job and ensuring Rovers security on the books. If you want to point the finger then look at Venkys court case. They are delusional yet injected max capital within FFP rules every year. Now they are embroiled in Govt saga. This is what aggrieves me, with them not being transparent about plans They were delusional when taking over Rovers and got milked by Kean, SEM/Kentaro and vultures at the start. After they have been our lifeline in funding and committing to Rovers. Anyway point fingers at Venkys this year not our backroom staff. Venky's had my support but this season the silence is getting to me hence why we need to appreciate Waggot conserving funds if the worst scenario happens with Venkies withdrawing funding

Did he outwit them though? he probably just offered to do the job for less money than the rest of them

I have come to the conclusion that Ismael is a pioneer, and the new non descript, gelatinous blob tactics and formation will become all the rage in a year or two I have inside information about Fridays tactical set up if anyone is interested

You can normally tell what a manager is trying to do, but his "style" is just bizarre, I could list what his team isn't doing all day, but I could not tell you what he is trying to implement to save my life he isn't passing out from the back he isn't playing possession football he isn't playing quick, incisive football he isn't playing direct he isn't playing on the counter attack he isn't pressing from the front he isn't using the wings he isn't trying to play through the middle It defies any logic

I think it relates to how many top flight games are being played at 3pm on a Saturday

Higgins on the bench for the U18s v Man City today, along with a few new names who I presume will be some of this summers intake of scholars He came off the bench for the last 20 minutes as Rovers lost 2-0. The stats indicate it could have been a lot more

Completely agree Rovers however also take advantage of those rules too, in the past couple of years we have poached Tyjon from Rochdale and Eze from Accrington using the exact same rules, and I am sure there will be other less "high profile" examples too. The rules need changing, something along the lines of maximum squad sizes at all age groups to stop richer teams hoarding talent, to the extent that they do, and also much bigger compensation payments (and future add on/sell on % fees etc... there are already rules in place for this which were posted last season due to Finneran's move to Newcastle, but they should be reviewed, and upped in favour of smaller clubs... so it wont happen) when schoolkids are poached