Looking good for Chapman's return. Good news especially because: - enhances club morale and spirit - we won't have signed him if his pace has gone and pace means more space for everyone in Championship football because of preventing teams pressing en bloc. Very clear Adkins had set up Hull to neutralise us rather than play their high pressing game which played right into our hands. Having Arma and Reed as speedsters with Chapman off the bench or a fabulous back up for injuries makes Rovers a potent threat. - Crowd pleaser. If he doesn't bring missing fans back, what will?

Assuming the links are real, makes sense going for both but if we land our preferred target it doesn't mean we will also sign the back up. From past experience there is a high probability that the purse was opened very late in the day so Gallagher was number 1 until a phone call changed everything. I wouldn't be surprised if we start getting offered any number of players and the links multiply as agents and clubs realise there might be a budget available at Ewood.

A loan arrangement makes sense for both clubs given who Boro are supposedly chasing this window. Following the game v Hull, I will be ok if BA signifies Bugger All...

There is a number 45 on there who might be familiar- BB?

Rodwell is class and class is permanent. I would sign him ASAP.

Pulis headstrong enough to sell him. Venky's rich enough to buy him but beyond that seems somewhat remarkable to say the least. He has never played in the Premier so maybe his wages are within reach.

101 goals in 250 appearances. He certainly owes us as he scored the 2 Forest goals relegating us and the scorching equaliser for Boro when we played earlier this season.

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Feeling so happy I have run out of likes to give for today.

Joe N in goalscoring form but if Gallagher comes in ranking 4 or 5 in Rovers' forwards pecking order (Arma going forward ahead of him) so loan now is ideal. Keep banging goals in and come back confidence oozing.

The only thing about Charlton was our luck ran out when it didn't matter. We could easily have drawn if not won that game on the balance of chances.

Opposition players- Harry Kewell for Leeds in a 4-3 home defeat (half and full time score) and Emile Heskey for Leicester (scored 3 in a 4-2 win) in Damien Duff's debut. We all went home happy regardless of losing because we had seen a genius arrive.

Hull weren't as tight on Dack as most teams are and I think this was a big reason for our fluidity first half. Awesome from Bell and Bennett to snuff out the threat from Hull's wingers. Travis and Rodwell brilliant and Evans was as good as I have ever seen him in any game including for Northern Ireland.

Hull were only as good as we allowed them to be. However, injuries meant they were weak at centre back. This result sends a message to the division- Rovers are in the promotion chase.

Don't ease off Rovers- there are more goals for us here.

Hull looking much more purposeful

No Ewood Park walk on for Harry today. Medical probably a big one...

Possession advantage 61-39.

Rovers were stunningly good in that half. Let's keep it going because Hull are so dangerous if we let up.

Fabulous performance by Rovers. Never expected this against Hull.

No Nyambe on the bench

Anderson wasn't inherited but otherwise brilliant work. Letting Jack O'Connell go stands out as crazy. Salgado was treated shabbily

He will be enormously tested by Hull's pace and tackling from the front today. My main reservation is Hull commit so many forward, Evans will slow down the counter-attacking.

There are too many people in Blackburn who are only happy when they are moaning or angry. Mowbray is doing a very decent job at Rovers. He has turned the club around in all the ways traditional fans value - players bonding and enjoying their game - team spirit - ridiculously unlucky relegation after picking up a wreckage, promotion and a better first season back than everyone expected if we are being honest Yes he had financial backing in League One but it was nothing remotely like the difference Guardiola or Mourinho worked wih compared with Dyche either relatively or absolutely. Stoke, West Brom and Swansea have come down with parachute payments out of all proportion to the budgets of most of the Championship but only one of them is in the play-offs. And in the lucky dip that is the transfer market, his record is certainly no worse than average and I would say looking promising.

Is that the equivalent of The Onion or Newsthump? Brighton in the Championship?