I expected Kuqi to go for free, so £2.5m is an excellent bit of business. Everyone's views on the club at the moment are clouded by our poor start - which hasn't been bad in terms of performances vs Eveton or Chelsea. I think once we get some wins then everything looks better. Best of luck to Shefki - always gave 100% for us

Does anyone know when the tickets are on sale from the club? Thanks

Is anything actually going to happen from this poll (and all previous threads, polls etc) ?? Is there any real movement to KEEP the drummers? If they were taken away, would there be an angry mob? I think a few game trial without them is totally reasonable

From watching the match yesterday: - Emerton is CLASS! - Neill played well at LB considering he was a bit dodgy at Pompey - Zurab was excellent - Chelsea are no more entertaining than Bolton, doesn't say much when on the 3rd game of hte season only a few thousand can be bothered making the trip to see £100m+ worth of players. - The penalty probably was a pen, but what is annoying is that for the rest of the game Clattenberg was telling Terry and Cavaliho not to hold players (on free kicks / corners) but why didn't he say this to Rovers players before giving the pen? That sort of holding always goes on, but if the ref was going to give a pen he should've warned us too. - Sav was a marked man again with the booking - I say start Gally against Shef Utd he was better than Ped

Rovers 1 - 1 Chelsea Tip of the hat to the guy doing the prediction league

JUst to give a slightly less depressing slant on it.. what has been the best quality goal scored against rovers? Le Tiss for Southhampton is an obvious one.

I wouldn't say neill was an 'awful' centre back. He can fill that role ok but obviously is strongest at RB

I actually thought about the drummer during last night's game - I think there were times when the drum is good - eg when rovers are pressing then win a corner and everyone's claps together du dud du du du du du rovers! It sounds good then as it is just lost in the crowd noise, but when it sounds rubbish is during more quiet periods. If the drummer man/men are prepared to use it very little (such as the occasions above) then it would be good to stay - but whether they can hold themselves back from drumming all the time is a different matter...

Did anyone else notice that Rennie said he was going to book Neville, when he'd played advantage - but just because we scored he didn't bother!!

I hope we get Burnley again in the cup!

Uriah Rennie is ref great

there's nothing better than a bit of blind optimism..!!

Rover to run riot to get htem back for the two defeats last season. Rovers 4 Everton 0 Reidy,Ped, Roebrts 2

Yesterday just seemed to be another one of those days where we weren't any worse than portsmounth but they just created the goal chances. They sat back all game and played like the away team- but it was poor that we couldn't create anything. LONG BALL IS NOT THE FUTURE. I don't think i saew MGP have one run down the line

Thats a bit harsh - eg today 's game its miles away and not easy to get to i will probably be watching it in the pub (i realise it was probably tongue in cheek) Yeah it def happens in Bolton , but i'm sure it must happen in all parts of the country - most games are on dodgy channels every week

just yesterday me and my mate agreed that our best sponsor ever was ICI Perspex followed by McEwans!

It would be an achievement akin to Chelsea winnning their third title in a row

I saw the NZ team at the Duncenhalgh last night - they're all massive.

I think you're probably right, we should've jst made max clifford england manager and save the middle man!

They probably trying to speak but couldn't hear a thing... Bit like at the match.

Why don't we have a straight poll and pin it on the forum: Yes NO to the drummers

BBE Lower 2/3 way back near the middle!

Everton can hardly be accused of playing football! Worst 2 games for me last season Everton home and Everton away

I agree - sack the drummer(s) The atmosphere in the BBE for the last few games of last season was good anyway - we need to keep it up for the whole season this time