We'll have to tighten our defence somewhat to prevent double figures.

So the Blackburn End remains closed for this one too

Chelsea away

You are 59th in the queue...................

I was waiting for the Matt Derbyshire goal. I remember listening to the radio but this is the first time I've seen it.

Ask the Wigan supporters. They were trying to avoid relegation whilst on a good cup run. They went all out to win the cup and did so. What did it matter that they were relegated that season or the next or the one after? Wigan's name is on the list of FA Cup winners for evermore just like Blackburn Olympic.

I cannot understand this mindset. Any competitive Rovers game is important to me. But if I had to choose between these two I would say the cup game is more important. Only a few games from Wembley.

email sent. Very polite but asking him to leave the club.

I vaguely remember going to Bramall Lane when it only had two ends and one side. I am old enough. Second visit we sang to their goalkeeper," You are fat, you are fat" to the Amazing Grace tune. We lost both games. Never been to Hillsborough.

Hope that Morsy doesn't do a Nicky Marker on Siggy

Moran's shot was on target but blocked by a defender. This from the highlights. I presume a corner kick was given.

I remember the name Airey of a reserve player at that time.

Is that Birdie's great grandad's house in the corner?

Just watched the highlights. All three shots early on were on target and SAFC were lucky to block them. We played well. Hedges hadn't a clue that Clark was there as he tried to clear it. Unfortunate. Pears poor positioning for their second. Their third goal was very well taken. Probably Sunderland are the best team we've played so far. They are joint top scorers with Norwich. Wouldn't surprise me if we won at Ipswich.

Arteta admitted he was reluctant to change keepers because it looked like he was dropping Ramsdale. Then he thought I interchange players of equal form and quality in all the other positions so why not GK? Pears wouldn't be "dropped"; just rested to give the other guy a chance.

You mean MOM

Amazed Rovers fans aren't demonstrating against the owners every week.

Sunderland score

Sunderland score penalty

Sunderland to score first.

Blimey, John! Have you ever been to Ewood? It's the River Darwen. They rushed onto the field and aquaplaned towards us on the Riverside. I thoroughly enjoyed the crazy gang doing that. Football has lost its characters like Bruce Grobbelar walking on his hands on his goal line and, back in the 1960s, the referee who did a little dance on the centre spot before kick-off.

My biggest worry about all this is that I don't think enough Rovers fans have the will to protest. If there aren't massive vociferous protests then Waggot and Venkys have won.

Good job they couldn't trace him. He'd have given them "what for" and told them where to go. He lives near me but I rarely see him. I think he isn't in the best of health.

Derek Dougan was, of course, a far better player at CF than any others mentioned. So it was obvious to pick him. Little did anyone at Rovers realise that he was carrying an injury and had posted his transfer request that morning. I remember Isherwood playing mainly at inside forward. Far better than Eddie Thomas IMO.

I wish Eamonn Rogers had been there. He could have been but he has rejected football since he retired from the game.