'January could be the difference'

With the Championship relegation battle beginning to take shape, could the real decider be the transfer window?

"Who has the best January could be the difference here," BBC Radio Lancashire sports editor Andy Bayes said.

"I think Alan Nixon reported at the weekend that he thinks Blackburn Rovers have been given permission for three. For me, if they have, they've got to be three to go into the team.

"If you are looking for three new players, they have to recruit with some Championship experience because they did the opposite in the summer."

Rovers are 19th in the table, six points above the bottom three.

Former Blackpool forward Brett Ormerod believes it will be tough for three new additions to seamlessly integrate into the starting XI.

"It's a gamble for players to come in and hit the ground running. Very few players come in and hit the ground running unless they are playing in an exceptional team who just happen to be flying high," Ormerod said.

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