Neither will most Championship teams. Dolan our weakest link at the moment.

Upgrade from Morton. I really like the look of Markanday too. We are winning the ball high up the pitch, but we are very vulnerable on counter attacks.

Cant find a Chanel which broadcasts the game

Give her the card and invite her best friend. It’s probably more fun for both of you

Are Stockport and Girona on RoversTV?

Philips didnt Play today or yesterday?

I guess its a bit like Dack. Easing him in. He had a pretty horrific injury only 8 months ago. And I never like to talk about our players this way

Loans with option to buy. Only upsides basically.

Bournemouth media all over it now. Seems to be because the Besiktas deal fell through. Scott Parker stated that he wasn't playing in Carabao Cup because he was probably leaving Mouth.

Actually first you saw about Dembeles name was a link posted by me from football insider. Football insider have been very accurate and early with transfer stories this transfer window.

Gregg Broughton: “A versatile defender, who can play centrally in a two or a three, on the left in a four or a five, and also in midfield, Clinton gives us great options to suit Jon’s desire for tactical flexibility."

Mins?

Isn't it all about being able to match the opposition. Sometimes we need a midfield destroyer from the start or during the game.

This is the European target they were talking about. Defender AND defensive midfielder. Now we talking!

Phil coming home? ❤️

makes sense and a clear proof that we are thinking 5 at the back. If we get a left-footed CB we have much more flexibility to go more direct and can spread the ball from left to right and right to left in a higher tempo. We can change from playing short in midfield and going long and be very unpredictable.

Might be that we have enquired about Dembele and are preparing some targets if we sell BBD tonight. However I would not sell below 25m.

Sources: Blackburn Rovers in advanced talks to sign Siriki Dembele Blackburn Rovers are in advanced talks to sign Bournemouth attacker Siriki Dembele, sources have told Football Insider. The winger was a target for Turkish giants Besiktas, but Blackburn are now well placed to lure him to Ewood Park. https://www.footballinsider247.com/blackburn-rovers-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-siriki-dembele/

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/premier-league-bristol-city-targets-7418321 Maybe someone here. The number one target should be Mathias Normann. Was almost 100% ready for Lecce in Serie A on loan from Rostov, but Lecce decided to cancel the deal. He is tough as nails, comes with PL experience and pop ups with the occasional goal. Would be a perfect signing on loan with option to buy.

This is true. We are a bit lightweight in the CM area. On the flip side we don't want people in which dampens the development of Wharton and Buckley. Here's how the Rovers squad is shaping up so far... GK: Thomas Kaminski, Aynsley Pears, Joe Hilton RB: Callum Brittain, Joe Rankin-Costello CB: Daniel Ayala, Scott Wharton, Dom Hyam, Hayden Carter, Ash Phillips, Sam Barnes* LB: Harry Pickering, Tayo Edun CM: Lewis Travis, John Buckley, Tyler Morton, Adam Wharton, Jake Garrett Forwards: Ben Brereton, Sam Gallagher, Bradley Dack, Sam Szmodics, Ryan Hedges, Tyrhys Dolan, George Hirst, Jack Vale, Dilan Markanday *expected to miss much of the season with an ACL injury

It has been stated several times that Left Back is not a position they are looking to upgrade as we spent money on bought Pickering and Edun January 2021.

Styles has played at left wing-back, but more recently in midfield, an area of the pitch which Rovers feel they are well stocked. Probably RB/CB or attacker coming in then,.

Apologies if its been mentioned, but apparently Everton hade had an initial offer of 17.5m accepted by Rovers. They are now waiting to see if they will make a formal offer. https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/jon-dahl-tomasson-makes-admission-about-ben-brereton-diazs-future-at-blackburn-rovers-amid-everton-interest/

Ross Barkley

Hayden Carter: Portsmouth fans loved him at Fratton Park, what adhered him to the fan base so quickly? His quality and how quickly he adapted to Danny Cowley's playing style. Due to injuries, suspension and inconsistency, Pompey chopped and changed systems a fair bit and when they used a back three, which became the norm more so in the second half of the season, someone to play on the right of the three centre-backs was needed. Carter filled that role very comfortably, having thrived in a similar role at Burton Albion earlier in the season. He wins tackles and is so technically gifted, both with his passing and his movement. He may be built like a centre-back, but sometimes his movement was more reminiscent of a winger. What are the best parts of his skill set? Versatility was a plus point. As mentioned, he was defensively sound, but on a number of occasions, he played as a right-back in a back four and did well there. Very keen to get forward and overlap and attack like a modern-day defender. He also has a long shot in him, scoring a screamer from long range against Oxford as well as going close on many other occasions. He was also one of Pompey's best crossers last season.