Give over. Ridiculous, won us the league cup and fired us into Europe.

Not a patch on Shearer.

Not for me.

What about Andy Cole ? He was top class when he came at first.

Yes.

You probably read the part where he was supposed to make his debut and he got gastroentis before the game. That didn't help

Unless something was mentioned in the meeting last week they are being vey coy about numbers sold. I believe it was just over 8000 after the early bird finished. Normally there are complementary tickets given by Blackburn Sports College to boost the numbers around this time but heard nothing about that this season. Doesn't look like the £299 early bird tickets in the Riverside tempted many. Last season only 4104 tickets were full paying adults so we will have to see if that embarrassing statistic improves but I guess they will keep quiet on the demographics as well.

The debate isn’t about the player it’s about their rovers career to have a player in your all time rovers team there has to be something to support that for what they have done for the club. Not by their name who or they were in the past or went on to be. Anything under a season doesn’t warrant that

Shearer was the best striker I've ever. After that its a great whether its Mike Newell, Chris Sutton, Matt Jansen, Craig Bellamy, Benni McCarthy and Roque Santa Cruz

But watching him at Chelsea he lost that cavalier style. Mourinho was a positional coach. Bit like Maresca is at Chelsea now

I’ve read it also. And Keown never played ! Typical Sven.

I read Jansen's autobiography. He was with his girlfriend and they decided to go out on a scooter but jansen refused to wear a helmet he said he doesn't have any memory of the accident. He also said he was penciled in by sven to go to the world cup. Souness broke the news to him after a game. He had his suit ready and everything then tord grip convinced sven to take an extra defender

Had he played every game that season - rather than missing about a third of it with niggles - I'm convinced we'd have been in the Champions League. Incredible player when we kept him on the park. It's difficult to compare Bellamy to a fully fit and firing Santa-Cruz, but I'd have them both a little ahead of Sutton, personally.

They didn't ruin Duff. He was a key player for them in two title winning seasons.

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I think Matty would be just behind Bellamy for me. He had it all but Bellamy was quicker. Both fantastic players in my opinion,I still shudder when I think about the accident in Rome.

As I said I’ve seem them all from 1961-62 and I rate Bellamy above all the others bar Shearer and there was some brilliant players in my little list.

We've had so many. Forgot how good jansen was. His debut goal against spurs everyone had their head in their hands. Absolute disgrace sven taking keown over Jansen

I have nothing to add to my original points and comments regarding Tyjon. We aren't going to agree here so why don't leave it here agree to disagree

Joe Cole. Mourinho had a habit of making technical players become more robotic

And Jansen. Andy Cole before we paired him with Yorke and ruined both of then. Santa Cruz. Going - back Garner, then in the old days Fred Pickering and Andy McEvoy. Just before my time - Peter Dobing and Roy Vernon. All top class.

I'm 46 years old and I disagree lol

Duff was very good for Chelsea, injuries slowed him down in the end. Which Cole did they ruin?

I’m 41 years old and I’d happily have Bellamy over anyone, bar Shearer in my lifetime.

Agree but he looks a bit of a prick the way he prances around the technical area as wales manager always in the ear of the officials