I’m not sure Dagnall offers a great deal different to our other two fit strikers. His workrate is likely to be less, mainly operating in and around the box and he doesn’t have great pace or aerial presence. Koumas and particularly Hume tarnished their reputations when returning to Rovers late in their careers, although Chris wasn’t at the club long enough to establish a reputation on a par with that pair.
AM refers to it in the Port Vale match thread, but where does this leave Mullin? Despite a reasonable strike rate for minutes on the pitch, Micky uses him very sparingly. Last weekend when the game had gone would have been a chance to get some match time, but he wasn’t called upon. Will he even get a place on the bench now Dagnall has arrived? As one of the handful of players contracted for next season, it surprises me how little he’s been used.