Still be costing us though, was he injured when we signed him ?

Tim Sheens is on record as saying that Butler-Fleming and Heffernan are on very modest wages indeed at Rovers in fact he used the term 'peanuts'. They are here for the opportunity, hope to impress and get a better deal at Rovers or elsewhere in 2018.

It's fair to say Rovers are getting tremendous value out of Heffernan and may yet do likewise with Jake Butler-Fleming. The salary cap doesn't really come into it, they barely make a dent in it. In any case even after Johnson & Dockar-Clay, Rovers are still a long way short of maximum cap.

Butler-Fleming did have an injury when Rovers signed him but he is now looking strong in training and isn't too far away. Rovers are being cautious and the 'back for middle 8's story was just to take the heat off him. He's a good player who will make a difference so if he is part of a strong Rovers team at the business end no one will be too bothered that he didn't feature early on, especially as the team has won every game without him.

How's your halftime pie Jake?

I spoke to Jake B-F a few weeks ago and he said he had started his 'pre-season' and hoped to make his debut over Easter. As far as I know he has had no reaction to the injury.

I also spoke to Mitch Clark and he's also hoping to make an appearance over Easter.

One thing that is very clear is that Sheens will not rush back or risk players. His focus is on having as many fit & healthy players for the Mid8s. The decision not to manage Lawler's injury, preferring surgery in the knowledge the player will recover in time for the Mid8s, is a prime example of this.

Looking forward to this fans reaction on humberside tonight. Lovely stuff

Don't really care about how badly the barcodes lost tonight.

More concerned about our light ream for Sunday. Might just have enough, but might be approaching first loss of the season.

Wouldn't be a disaster if/when we did lose a league game.dont think it will be this game but Toulose will be the real test I'd say

Didn't bother but the 2 pints I necked made things seem a bit better

Ditto Radford

Radders made me laugh when he said 'no excuses' . . .and then reeled off injured players, Kelly's absence, Sneyds wrongful sin-binning etc etc

The defeat highlighted the lack of depth in FCs squad, something we know and suffered last season.

Wigan apart, I don't think any teams squad depth is great. most teams struggle when they have 5/6 key players out, no excuses last night it was appalling.

Salford look very good, really kicked on from last year and making a big impact on SL, Watson is proving to be a good coach when he is allowed to do it his way.

I wonder if you had won that game you would be fighting for the top 4?