Exiled_Rover

£15m with time to spend it, yes. £15m on deadline day in the middle of a promotion push, no.

Wharton looked pissed to get taken off at the weekend - I'm sure he's got more than an hour in the tank, but he's being protected like Phillips. You can say that they're 17/18 and should be able to run all day, but they're playing against physically fit men. Their workload needs to be managed accordingly.

JDT has managed his workload - I don't think Mowbray ever took him off. JDT has done it the last few games, which has made us significantly weaker (whether it was for Vale or Dolan). Unfortunately for Ben he's one of our two indispensable players (Kaminski being the other one) so he simply has to start when fit.

Would be a step down from JDT if we're honest.

"Being Hertfordshire born and bred..." Why the fuck are you supporting Burnley then?!

I'll chime in here - on talent, yes he should be in the 18. On commitment - only JDT and Dack can answer that one. I think JDT has proven himself to be firm, but fair with his players... so I can only think Dack's omission from the matchday squad has been down to his lack of commitment in training (and his performances in the U21s).

I don't see it as a strong squad at all - they're being managed very well at the moment, but the injuries are showing that we simply don't have much strength in depth. Assuming we don't go up I think this squad will look markedly different in August next year.

I also can't see us spending £10m on a replacement if he is sold.

Your mate gave him a new 5 year contract...

Yep, we're a very well drilled team now - players covering for each other, pressing as a team etc etc. Very quietly we're also becoming quite a cynical team, which after years of watching Mowbray's naive group is quite refreshing to see.

Personally I hope he takes us to the Premier League and keeps us there, becoming our 10+ year talisman.

I'm not sure where this need for a 'battling midfielder' has come from - we have Travis and Garrett for that role. We either need Buckley to pull his socks up or Wharton to be able to play 90 minutes. We're absolutely a different team when we have two ball playing midfielders on the pitch.

He's been taken off early a lot recently - sadly, like Kaminski, he's one of our indispensable players and has to play when fit.

Really professional performance that - looked really good going forward playing 4-2-3-1 (should have scored 2 or 3) and just shut up shop when we went to 3-5-2. Kaminski didn't have a save to make. JDT is such a shrewd manager.

They've literally just given him a new 5 year contract - please stop with the conspiracy theories. JDT is firm, but fair - Buckley will get another chance when he's earned it.

Where have they got 6 minutes from?!

I wouldn't trust Gallagher's calves / hamstrings, he's always pulling up lame if he puts in a big shift for 90 minutes. JDT is managing him well at the moment. This is the best I've seen Vale play in a Rovers shirt.

That's very harsh on Travis - clearly JDT doesn't think A. Wharton can play more than 60 minutes at this level right now.

60 minutes again for A. Wharton - and he looks disgusted to come off. We're battening down the hatches now - we're much, MUCH better with A. Wharton on pulling the strings. (Carter / Ayala on for A. Wharton and Dolan)

Nah, it was a fine effort - drew another good save from their GK - but you have to score that as a starting #9 in this league.

Gallagher HAS to score there.

Good - I've seen enough of him trying to beat the same mine twice. The less pointless backheels to no-one in the centre circle when we're hanging on for the win the better. He needs to be more decisive and direct with his play - he has been so far this season.

Brereton is WELL off the pace today. Still working his socks off, but nothing is coming off for him.

Neil Yardley trying to get Kaminski into the Belgian World Cup squad - clearly not realising that this would mean we'd have to play Pears.

He's alright. Third or fourth choice there, which is about right.