BRADLEY Dack says double figures is a minimum requirement for him on the goals front, and should be “a given” with the help of his team-mates.

The attacking midfielder scored back-to-back goals as Rovers picked up four points from home games against Plymouth and Portsmouth, taking his tally for the season to three.

Now, after minor injuries made for a tricky start to the campaign, Dack feels he is ready to fire on all cylinders.

“I think the team we’ve got, the players we’ve got and the chances we’re going to create, to get into double figures should really be a given,” said the 23-year-old, who has been backed by manager Tony Mowbray to push for 20 goals.

“Anything after that is normally a bonus. As an attacking midfielder 10 is what you’ve got to look to, and if you can get to that 15-goal mark that’s a good season.”

Dack achieved that for former club Gillingham two seasons ago, when he was named League One player of the year. And he has not ruled out a repeat.

“The quality we’ve got in the squad in those forward areas, I think we are going to get chances,” he added.

“Even though I’ve got two goals in the last two games I could have had five or six, so it shows the quality we’ve got in the team and hopefully I can score many more goals.”

Striker Dominic Samuel is leading the club’s goal charts with five in all competitions, but will sit out the next three games - starting with Saturday’s crunch clash at second place Wigan Athletic - after being sent off in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Portsmouth at Ewood Park.

Samuel was held back by Ben Burgess in his pursuit of the ball, but after referee Christopher Kavanagh failed to award a free kick, the front man took his frustrations out on Burgess and kicked out at the defender, prompting an instant three-match ban.

But Dack insists there are players chomping at the bit to fill the void.

“It probably was a sending off for Dom,” he said.

“The guy was holding him back, but you can’t do that. We know that, and he apologised to the boys after.

“It opens up a space for someone else now.

“There’s competition for places and someone will be looking to take their chance.”