Then there's this from Eustace in today's LET. "John Eustace believes Blackburn Rovers are seeing the benefits of a deeper squad after a positive start to the season." How is the squad deeper? Surely it is still smaller than last year. It will be music to Swag's ears though. No need to strengthen.

Wouldn't be at all surprised to see Buckley leave. The club seem to have gone out the way to big Travis up. Buckley will now be viewed as expendable. Money in and a cheaper replacement signing.

I stand corrected on the shoo - however the meaning is a sure fire winner or certainty. In this context, players need to be a certainty for the first team -not possibles or also rans. I'm gonna die on that hill 🤣

Which of the players mentioned so far go straight into the first team? That has to be the basis we look at surely. We've banked a fortune. Stansfield and Drommel apart - neither of whom are coming - none of the others names we've heard so far really stand out as being first team shoe-ins.

This. There are always one or two players worth cherry picking from a relegated team. However, clearly the majority of a relegated team's squad isn't good enough for that level. I imagine those worth taking have already been signed by other clubs. The ones we are being linked with aren't screaming 'sign me'.

Mowbray did it when he arrived. Seemed like everyone was ex boro at one stage 😂. Can't think of any that were stand out signings. Smallwood to some extent I suppose.

He is surprisingly slow. He has quick feet and able to turn but no acceleration even over 10 yards which is unusual for what you'd consider a 'nippy winger' build.

This is why there's a strong argument to bring in the other Japanese forward and a winger. To be fair to Gueye, it was probably his dodgiest performance to date.. but the team was more effective with him up there, he got an assist and almost gave Ohashi a tap in from a header!

Pickering is even slower than Dolan/Hedges

Still leaves us minus a Szmodic replacement. Need 2 wide players if we aren't signing another forward. Hedges/Dolan/JRC just aren't quick/consistent enough.

Not what my bird says!

or not😂

Sigggggyy

Matondo 2 goals and 2 assists so far today.

Run out of ideas. Oxford nick this I reckon.

sooooo slooooow

Rabbi Matondo playing and scoring for Rangers.

Cracking strike that. Ball didn't touch the ground. Hyam soft as fuck challenging their striker. and 1-1 😂

Could/should be 3 down here. They've had much better chances.

Dolan is bench material at best. Could hook JRC, Dolan and Hedges at HT and none could complain. It's why we need 2 more players out wide.

That must be the slowest team ever to grace the Championship.

You keep bringing up Johansson yet that horror show was clearly a one off in a few consistently good seasons. Pears has consistent horror shows and the odd good game.

Cheers for clearing that up. In the fog of my mind I just recall Steele being poor then followed by Walton - who was also poor. Didn't realise there was a gap.

Same thing when we sold Raya. we loaned in Steele, then Walton. Got form for it.

They'll treat him as a new signing so they can cross buying a midfielder off the list.