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Why not Rothwell?

We are due a win. Dare we hope? I'm optimistic.

Boy oh boy was I biting my fingernails during that semi-final between Arsenal and Man Utd. The only time I was right behind Utd and loving every moment of Roy Kean's aggressive play. Can we leave the Lambert/ Ipswich thread now? I'm bored. Great to see Bristol City win again. Rather they win promotion than Leeds, Sheff Utd, Boro or WBA.

Yes. Bring on Graham in second half, not necessarily for Brereton, though.

If you are going to suggest Eckersley and Langton, two players who most on this board have never seen, then let me add Harry Healless, Ted Harper, Eddie Latheron, Danny Shea and Jack Southworth. Oh, and what about Tony Field and Dave Wagstaff?

Going to be a difficult game for us. I expect our lads to bounce back after licking their wounds and scrape a 2-1 win. I'd have Nyambe back and start Ben B up front.

Grayson is a left back who is out on loan. butterworts is a striker who puts himself about a bit. Maybe he could replace Nuttall on the bench for a few games.

Same team as last time. No Nyambe either. I like the way Reed and Armstrong swap wings.

Is he still pointing a lot?

I enjoyed watching them kill-off Arsenal with simple football. I shall enjoy them doing the same to Chelsea. Perhaps it's because I've fallen in love with Rashford ?. However, after the Chelsea tie I shall revert to semi hatred (probably).

United get Chelsea away. Lovely jubbly. That's another London team and cup holders to boot knocked out. I must admit I'm rooting for Utd at present. Never thought I would have said this.

His managerial skills brought us down, though.

Time to scrap VAR. Lunatics in football have made the whole process too complicated as I knew they would.

Yeah. Further back someone linked Tugay to Shearer and Garner. But although Shearer and Garner were brilliant at scoring goals, they didn't have the complete class of total control of body, brain, ball and awareness of opponents. Bryan Douglas was the only other one I have seen who had this. In other words, Tugay and Douglas are the only complete footballers I've ever seen in a Rovers shirt.

I just love these footballers who want to play the beautiful game for as long as they can even if it means dropping down to pub league football in their 40s. Frank Worthington was one of those. Good on ye, Pascal. I've no time for those who elect to retire from international football either. Thank goodness there was no lucrative magnet in USA or China when Kevin Moran was coming to the end of his career.

Worst.........Derek Dougan in the 1960 FA Cup final. Best have already been stated but I'll add Bellamy away at Portsmouth.

Good. He needs game time and wasn't getting it at Lincoln.

Now that's put the kiss of death on it. Precisely! It'll be a 2-2 draw. If not, we'll win 5-0 ?

Another Tugay memory for me is at the Reebok stadium when he wasn't playing for whatever reason. Before the game started he walked from the dugout area in his suit all the way to the away supporters end, climbed over the wall and walked through us up to the back, probably to join some mates to watch the match. We were in awe. I thought what he did was great.

Would you like Mowbray to sign your grandma then? Seriously though, I'm not too disappointed about tonight. I think we would have been embarrassed by Watford. Roll on Saturday.

You can't expect Raya to stop all the shots. He has a very poor defence in front of him.

I thought Rovers played as well as could be expected. It was never going to be a football exhibition, was it. For the neutral it was a dire game. But the last 10 minutes made my day and I'm over the moon. Fabulous win at a difficult ground. When I saw the starting line-up it re-ignited my faith in Mowbray. Onwards and upwards

I had your Taylor as EddieThomas. Are you sure, Tyrone, or am I wrong.

These podcasts are always so interesting to listen to. Well done and thank you.