With John Park now in situ, an embargo removed, and a little over six weeks to go until the transfer window closes, Rovers have work to do.

Park arrives as a highly-regarded talent spotter during his time spent largely north of the border, and having worked twice with Tony Mowbray before.

This has been a sticking point for some supporters who feel this will strengthen the manager’s grip on dealings at the football club.

Mowbray holds trust as one of his core values, while he undoubtedly knows the strengths of Park given the fact they worked together at Hibernian (where Park worked as head of Academy) and at Celtic (chief scout), as well as trying to prise him to West Bromwich Albion during his time in charge there.

Park replaces Stuart Harvey who left for League One side Sunderland in April, and the search for his successor has been an exhaustive one.

Ideally it would have been a position filled in advance of the transfer window, but if this summer has shown us anything, dealings have been far from ideal.

Harvey spent three years heading up Rovers’ transfer and scouting operations, prior to which bar the odd scout, there was little by way of a recruitment system in place.

Mowbray moved to change that after promotion back to the Championship, and while many dealings have since relied on players who knew well, had impressed when playing against Rovers, or experienced in the division, there have been some breakthroughs.

Thomas Kaminski signed from KAA Gent and Harry Pickering from Crewe Alexandra are steps in the right direction, but fans will hope for more imaginative when it comes to additions.

Rovers need players, 11 have departed since the end of last season, but equally they need ones who will be able to offer something different to a side that meandered in mid-table for much of the campaign.

Mowbray has made clear how fielding calls from agents and getting locked in extensive negotiations isn’t his thing, much of that was left to Harvey and assistant Mark Venus, the manager’s main involvement coming in the identifying process, and then when speaking to the player in order to get a deal over the line.

He and Harvey were inseparable at times, and it is one of the key relationships at the club, so at least having worked with Park before, there should be no bedding in period.

‘Finding young players is my forte’, Park said in an interview when previously working under Mowbray, and that is a market Rovers have tapped in to, Pickering the latest of those, with Jacob Davenport, Joe Rothwell, Ben Brereton, Adam Armstrong and Tyrhys Dolan among those recruited when 21 or under.

Rovers must improve their player trading, David Raya the only seven-figure sale during Mowbray’s time in charge, but with interest in Adam Armstrong, the club are faced with negotiating a eight-figure transfer deal for the first time in 10 years, when Phil Jones departed for Manchester United.

Park is expected to be involved in those negotiations, as well as looking into possible replacements for the 24-year-old should he move on, and if he does, replacing his 29 goals will be no easy feat.

Neither will be plugging the other gaps in the squad, with the central midfield ranks depleted by four departures, just one senior left back on the books, fitness issues at centre half and a shortage of options in attack, Park arrives at Ewood Park with a lot in his in-tray.

He does at least inherit a good team of analysts working underneath him, supplemented by technology, and with more than a decade of experience behind him, and several success stories to his name, all is not lost.

Like any new signing, they will be judged on the goods they produce.

Mowbray has stressed the importance of recruitment, and getting it right, throughout his time in charge.

He now has an ally in his corner, but that won't ease the level of the task at hand.