Tony Mowbray's Blackburn Rovers side have acclimatised themselves with the second-tier impressively quickly this season after bouncing straight back up from League One.

It looks all the more impressive when you consider only nine new faces arrived in the summer, with Mowbray clearly keen to not upset the rhythm his side had built in the previous campaign.

And it has worked well for them so far. Rovers sit comfortably in mid-table and just five points behind Middlesbrough who occupy the final play-off place.

Bradley Dack has continued his brilliant form after winning the League One player of the year award, scoring nine Championship goals and assisting three more.

But he has not been alone in maintaining his form. Striker Danny Graham has also been in decent fettle for the Lancashire club scoring eight goals already.

His latest came in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Birmingham City at Ewood Park.

On the 19th minute, Graham headed home from Harrison Reed's free-kick to give the home side the lead before Adam Armstrong doubled the lead just after half-time.

Although Birmingham clawed back two late goals through Craig Gardner and Che Adams, it was a match that still overwhelmingly proved the worth that Graham has to the side.

He may be 33 now, but he is playing close to the best football of his career and one goal from his only shot of the game against the Blues showed that he is still a difference maker.

Winning two interceptions show that he is not ready to slow down and the industrious side of his game and his ability to defend from the front is still as strong as ever.

But this performance once again showed an important factor in the wider world of football. So often, when a side wins promotion, the immediate reaction is to bring in as many new players as you can in order to get your squad up to speed.

What Mowbray has proven is that this sort of action can be incredibly counter-intuitive and that allowing the bulk of your promotion winning squad to continue their flow from that successful season is, in fact, the best path you can take as a manager.