"I am looking forward to the game. We've had what seems like a long pre-season with plenty of games, but there's nothing like actually getting into competitive matches," said the reserve team coach.
"The results in pre-season have been okay, but sometimes that masks the performance and the standards we are looking for.
"I think some of the performances could have been better and we feel we can do better.
"We don't know what sort of team Blackburn will field. I think at this stage of the season most teams will be strong and littered with fringe players from the first team that need games.
"I think we will include several fringe first-team players who need games in our squad as well. They will need some football to keep their fitness levels up."