Boro Beaten, But Rovers Need More

Blackburn Rovers have their first Championship win of the season after coming from behind to beat Middlesbrough at Ewood Park — but the mood around the squad is already turning towards the transfer deadline.

Mike Beaty and Mark Hitchen look back at an encouraging victory over Boro before discussing Rovers’ Carabao Cup exit against Sheffield United.

Yuki Ohashi’s injury has left Tony Mowbray with just one fit senior striker, while several fringe players continue to be linked with moves away from Ewood Park. With the transfer window closing shortly after our next podcast, just how much business do Blackburn need to do — and where does this squad most urgently need strengthening?

There was at least one major positive from the cup defeat: Dapo Afolayan impressed and scored a superb goal. Could he become an important part of Mowbray’s attack?

We also touch on the social-media debate that went slightly bonkers after we posed a deliberately controversial question: has Rudy Gestede actually got more right than he’s got wrong?

And with QPR coming to Ewood Park this weekend, we preview the game and ask whether Rovers can follow the Middlesbrough victory with another three Championship points.

Also in this episode: the players who could still leave before the deadline, Blackburn’s worrying lack of depth, what Mowbray needs from the final days of the window, and whether the early signs on the pitch should leave Rovers supporters feeling more optimistic.

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