Rovers are ready to start contract talks with a number of their star players - including League One player of the year Bradley Dack.

Boss Tony Mowbray plans to speak to some of his squad about new deals in the next few weeks after promotion back to the Championship was secured on Tuesday night.

That includes Dack who, despite having three years left to run on the contract he signed last summer, is in line for improved terms after a stunning first season at Ewood Park.

Mowbray wants to build a squad capable of competing in the Championship next season and is keen to keep hold of the majority of his senior players.

He said: “Player contracts have been in the back of my mind for months now.

“Does Bradley Dack deserve a new deal? In my opinion, yes. Did he deserve a new deal three or four months ago? Yes. But I wasn’t prepared to do it because I knew that Richie Smallwood would need one.

“These players aren’t earning big money, they deserve better deals, better contracts.

“They haven’t had them because we were stuck in League One and now we’re out we can start those chats.

“If they want to be here and come along on the journey and help us try and push on, then we’re more than happy to have those types of players, and others that I haven’t mentioned, on board in terms of what we’re trying to achieve.”

Craig Conway, Elliott Ward and Liam Feeney are all out of contract this summer while Rovers have a year’s option to extend Danny Graham’s contract and it is understood the club are confident of securing an agreement with the 32-year-old.

Rovers achieved promotion with two games to spare and visit Charlton on Saturday before hosting Oxford United on May 5.

And the Ewood boss believes sealing their Championship spot before the season is out can prove vital as Rovers start to make plans for the 2018-19 campaign.

“I think within the club there are a lot of things we need to do but we need to concentrate on these two games,” Mowbray added.

“Why I am pleased is that it gives me 10 extra days to nail down some things.

“Pre-season we have been waiting to see what league we’re in, who we’re going to play, and things like that you can’t push the button on until you know where you are.”

And Mowbray, who signed a deal until 2019 last summer, is keen to try and improve the club in every aspect possible ahead of his second full season in charge.

He added: “Football management, the bit people don’t see, is that your job never stops.

“You have to plan and prepare, get ready, recruit, see what went right this season, what went wrong and what you’re going to change next year.

“It is about constantly moving forward if you can, improving your football club in all aspects.

“There’s a lot to be done at football clubs, staffing levels, infrastructure of the club and we can’t really push the start button on all of that until you know what league you’re going to be in.”