He's top-class, both in attitude and ability (for this division). I actually think he'd do a very decent job in the Prem also - and hopefully he'll get that chance with us. Agree with the Bellamy comparisons; there are definite similarities. Top lad.

And that weakness is something that can (and, you'd imagine will) be worked on. In GK terms, he's still very young and it appears we've bought potential as much as immediate ability.

I think that undersells him a bit, to be honest. He's keeps the ball moving; the link between defence and attack. It's a simple, but vital, role - and one you miss when they're not there. Pleased to see Semir score a hat trick today, he definitely knows where the goal is and deserves a match or two to show what he can do (rather than 10 minutes here and there). Backing Leo to having a dominant game on Friday.

Leo’s preference to punch and flap needs work, but at least his shot stopping and reactions look decent. Good to see him get praise from the travelling fans at the end of the game; he’s a young lad and will only improve. And he’s not Pears, so there is that. Anyway, great win today. Let’s follow it up by beating Preston on Friday and we’re right up there.

Can we play these (and Duffy) every week, please?

Imagine how good we could be with a full strength team and (dare I say it?) a couple of additions in January. Might just have enough to get out of this desperate relegation battle we’re apparently in. Don’t be fooled by ‘but Norwich were shit’. Yes, they are. But we have been excellent.

Very good first half. Far from over, as much as I like Wahlstedt, he has an error in him. However, hopefully a vital 3 points for this team of useless cloggers, in their desperate fight against relegation. Or, in less bollocks talk, puts us 6 points from 3rd. I like Hill a lot, but S.Wharton has also been good today. Moran and Tronstad both very good and you have to give credit to Dolan, his form has really picked up in recent weeks.

I'd go with this, looks about as good as we've got at the minute. We seem to be being backed heavily by most pundits for tomorrow, which makes me nervous. Rovers very rarely follow logic. I'll go with a 2-0 Rovers win.

I would definitely go with 2 forwards. It's been fashionable to play with the lone striker for a long, long time now - but I'd always prefer two who can play off each other up top. I've always liked the Heskey/Owen mould, rather than two similar guys. Maybe Telalovic and Ennis/Dolan?

Pretty pleased with that first half, couple of half chances and a blatant penalty not given. Markanday looks decent, just needs that little bit more strength and he'd be a player. Can see us scoring, just a case of whether we can keep it tight at the back.

Yep, we were flying high under Hodgson until Sherwood, Sutton and company decided that 2 x training sessions per day wasn't going to fly. Things went downhill from there. Shame, he was ahead of his time in many ways, when he landed here.

I was thinking exactly the same just before Leonard came on. Get 2 up front and just get crosses and through balls into them. I'd imagine Telalovic and Ennis would cause a bit of chaos between them, in the opposition box.

Unfortunately today was very predictable for Rovers. Could see it coming a mile off, even after our recent wins. It's like when a striker hasn't scored for 750 games / next game Rovers / guaranteed a goal. Do agree with Leonard's general movement and 'strikers instinct' being a plus though. He and A.Wharton need to be given a run of games together.

First 15 or so minutes aside, that was dreadful. No excuses, we need to be better in the next game.

As I've said a few times, the Saudi league will go the same way as the Chinese and Russian 'boom and bust' leagues over the last decade or so. The surprise has been exactly how quickly the bubble appears to have burst. Henderson is a ballbag; couldn't happen to a nicer person.

It's far too early to make any definite conclusions about Telalovic; he needs a lot more game time before we can really judge him. What is encouraging is that he's scored a handful in a few friendly/behind closed door matches. Clearly knows how to score. Otherwise, look at last summer: Hyam, Brittain, Szmodics - all very good signings. This summer, I think we've seen very encouraging signs from Tronstad, Hill, Sigurdsson and Wahlstedt. The evidence at this moment in time would support our summer window being pretty successful, with the obvious omission of a proper striker. One thing is for sure, it's a long way from being the disaster some will have you believe - particularly in the circumstances.

Maybe it's time we started putting a bit more trust in our recruitment, data and analysis teams?

It's one we should win, to make it 5 consecutive wins - and would surely push us back into the top 6. However, in true Rovers fashion, I think this will be a banana skin and will give us a bit of a reality check. Hope I'm wrong.

Agreed on all points, particularly the latter. The GK's priority is keeping the ball out of the next. If they choose to do that via their arms, legs, punching the ball or any other way, then that's ok for me. The error was a big one, but as I said last night, he shook it off and went on to have a very solid game. He'll move on, as we all will.

Makes a nice change from the 'we've just turned them over, but they're the best team in the league, honest' shit we were reading, week after week.

I know it's only Football Manager, but it's surprisingly and consistently accurate. Rovers get somewhere between £12m-£15m across two different clauses for Raya, from Brentford. And in true Venky's fashion, I received about £2m of it to spend...

Leo's error was as bad as anything Pears has done this season, and I say that as a big fan of Leo. However, the important bit: he shook it off and had a solid game after that.

As I write this, we are 3 points off 3rd...

3 consecutive wins, 2 goals conceded in 4 games, 3 points from 3rd in the league. How's that relegation battle going?

The Bournemouth loanee we've got at RB is better.