I think he will be needed against the Baggies.

Dolan has been refusing to sign for over 18 months now. It is not a new situation. Glad he had a good game yesterday after a couple of stinkers.

The defending today was top quality facing sustained pressure from Swansea having 66% possession. I thought we would be undone at the back when I saw the selection but every player at the back was excellent. Dolan had a much better game while Cantwell and Beck both showed they are different class. Urgent need to work on ball retention when we are in possession but overall this is a Rovers squad making progress under Eustace. We needed to win ugly and we did.

Two defeats, two weeks without football and not much interest. I would start Toth Brittain Beck Cantwell ACD I wouldn't start Dolan who was a major contributor to those two defeats. The sooner we ditch loyalty and get closer to establishing our strongest starting eleven, the better.

At last some proper perspective in that X of Harry Berry and Ian's comments. To the list of disastrous appointments let me venture into werewolf territory and mention Jerome Anderson (proxy but in reality shadow CEO, shadow director, shadow owner but very tangible personal agenda) and Steve Kean. Sadly Shebby Singh is no longer with us to be able to hold a current position in football but of all in that list, he was at least approachable and had a heart for the the Rovers and its fans. We can all draw our own conclusions about the three recent transfer day deadline "can't find send" fiascos. We can all see the difference between official statements about no impediment to resuming regular 20m per year funding injections and the extreme caution being exercised in running the club (albeit with a "marketing" effort seemingly designed to alienate loyal fans). We will all now watch what happens in January. If Eustace has us within play-off/promotion striking distance, there will be no excuse not to be decisive in the January window - FFP or whatever it is called now will be no longer a restriction - the vast majority of this year's 20m will not have been called upon. Decisive backing of club and coach will show Pune is still interested. Indecision/hidden send button/we had a good summer window STFU and we will know the Pune taps are as lost as the Ewood fax machine. That still will not answer the question about the club's ownership direction but probably portends footballing purgatory. AGAIN

You could tell Dolan received a half time rollicking for losing the ball in their half. So he made sure he lost the ball in our half. But seriously when I saw Dolan dribbling as fast as his little legs could carry him, I wondered if I had hallucinated ht and we were still attacking the goal on the right of the screen. For a moment I thought it was a hell of a break with some Rovers shirts level with him... The one bright spark was ACD when he came on. We need to get him and Cantwell embedded ASAP.

Just looked at the Coventry squad- if they click they will be very dangerous. Saw Coventry v Oxford very early on the season and they ripped Oxford apart in the first half but woeful finishing restricted them to 1 goal which proved costly in the second half. Definitely a game we need to take by the scruff of the neck from the kick off.

I have never seen those highlights before. I remember being on holiday in Portugal and getting the Sunday Times and pinching myself seeing us top of the Premier League.

Last season the red scum got so many raggy wins it hid the underlying problems. I had expected them to get a streaky win against Spuds yesterday but they got absolutely spanked even with eleven and Spurs missing Son. With a lesser keeper than Onana, that would have been a 5 goal hammering.

We are 3rd from top. 3 months ago I would have been relieved at not being 3rd from bottom on 30th September. Hedges is a really solid performer and even gives us cover at left wb when Beck is suspended and Pickering not 100% fit. It shows how far we have come so fast that totally adequate performances from Hedges have attracted the ire on here. We are at a level now that solidly ok is no longer good enough and that is hugely encouraging. We have no idea who got a kicking and soldiered through on Saturday. When fit and not suspended, Rovers now have two complete first elevens inside our squad who would be capable of winning against most Championship clubs. Eustace has said he will use all his squad so the only predictable is there will be at least one unexpected selection tomorrow night.

The loans are doing what they are supposed to do. If the loaned out players cannot hack it at the lower levels, clear decisions can be made about their futures. Vale desperately unfortunate with injury. Garrett seems to have an eccentric boss. Markanday looks too good for League 2. As we move into October those three would seem to be ? but nobody doing a Hayden Carter at Portsmouth level of loan performance.

It is all going wrong for Coventry so far this season. Apparently only losing 3-0 at Leeds flattered them No suddenly clicking into place on Tuesday night for them please. How much Eustace is willing to use his big squad will be a lively discussion on here. I will go with Wharton, Gilsenan, Vale and Leonard not being on the bench. And no Beck either.

Asking for permission to get excited. In Eustace we appear not only to have a good man manager and decent tactician, but a coach who learns and can put lessons into effect. As has been pointed out we have a deep squad. Result is no weaknesses plus new problems for opponents when subs are made. I will add to the night and day subs bench comment compared with last season, that yesterday's bench had Sigurdsson, Britain and Beck unavailable and no space for a kid to be bloodied if we are coasting. Cantwell is different class. Noticed he was also finding space in forward positions the rest of the team aren't yet looking to pass to. Dolan has added brains to feet and is looking an increasingly big player for us Travis and Tronstad are so good individually and as a midfield combination. We all agree JRC is not at his best but I think Carter also can be better than he is showing so far this season. QPR were much better than in the bits of other games I have seen them in and there is a player in Smyth. Our defence did a really solid job preventing a problematic opposition from becoming a problem - and that was playing the second half with two makeshift wing backs. And Hedges played much better overall than his critics are allowing. Final point. I think we can all see this Rovers squad can get better in the next few weeks, perhaps much better.

I would really like to see Toth in action but if his mere presence consistently turns Pears from a liability to a clean sheet every game, he is a transfer fee well spent. I fear we will.persist with pears too long and we will toss away 3 points for want of making the switch earlier.

Plenty of bite in that one. Dolan should have put that one chance away. We were not winning individual battles all over the park and couldn't string passes together. Heckinbottom is an excellent manager to get that performance out of that lot.

QPR are big lumps who are deadly at set pieces. The defence can be got at. The question is who learns best from the Preston match? QPR as a blueprint for how to play against us or Rovers for how to up our game against big physical opposition?

We never got going today but it has to be acknowledged Heckinbottom has us sussed. Better get this sorted because QPR are Preston on steroids.

He did more pointing than Keith Andrews

One prediction that will certainly come true. The Rovers subs bench today will be the strongest most impressive and most experienced we have had since we were in the Premier League. My loving devoted fans will be appreciating the hyperbolic adjectives.

Depending how he is going in training, I would hope to see ACD get a chance against that PNE left side at some stage.

Last night was perfect for us. PNE slogged through 120 minutes against a Fulham side with ELEVEN changes from their last PL game, suffered two injuries forcing players off the field, no doubt picked up plenty of cuts and bruises then stood outside at 10pm+ on a September Lancashire evening in their sweaty kit for 33 penalties (16-15 plus the two that were missed)... I saw the first 10 minutes and Fulham were breaking at speed with ease except for the final balls which went out of play for goal kicks...

Amazing any player, agent or selling club have been willing to do business with the current Rovers set up. Ok we have shuffled some of the pack but Venkys and Swag remain as the dealers.

5,684 allocation sold

Looking grim for Morecambe and Stanley to stay in League football. The Bolton implosion is unexpected.

I will be very happy if Eustace finds himself in a Premier League club in the summer.. With us.