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Eternal rest give unto him o Lord And let perpetual light shine upon him May he rest in peace. Never knew you, mate, but God bless you and your family.

I rest my case. Don't ask me for the lottery numbers though. I have bitten my nails right down during the second half. WHOOOHEEEE I think we're safe.

And now CKR out for the season. Put his shoulder out. The evil fairy is still gunning for us; determined to relegate us yet further.

You've forgotten about Nunes, Etuhu and who else? Grella??

So who would you have as left back and left wing? (from our current squad, of course)

I repeat my gut feeling about this game. We owe them one. GB must select a fighting, never-say-die team and tell them that this is their cup final. "Win at all costs", Brad Freidel 2002. Keep the ball on the ground, pass and run; always want the ball; play for each other; football is a team game; don't be greedy; attempt (now and again) to take on an opposition player and beat him. Funnily enough Millwall are my second favourite London club (after Fulham). Their best players are Chris Taylor and goalie Forde. Maybe Taylor is out injured; I hope so. Please, Rovers, prove me right with a win. Then we can sit back and enjoy the last two games.

Town players who impressed me were Paul Dixon at left back and striker Sean Scannell. Rovers players who impressed were Williamson, Kane, Dann, Givet and Goodwillie.

Williamson was MOM followed closely by Kane and Dann. Goodwillie's performance was amazing. He was the best of the substitutes. I reckon he deserves a start ahead of Best. Rovers team has now got shape. They are much better than when managed by Appleton or Berg. Keep up the good work GB

Is she (or was she, rather) still our Honorary vice president?

Also wearing seat belts in a car? And not being allowed to use my mobile phone? Might as well have someone walking in front with a red flag.

I thought they were compulsory.

May I take this opportunity to have a whinge and a rant and to offer some advice. I commiserate with all cyclists who complain about unthinking and idiotic motorists. I am always extremely careful when driving where there are horses and cyclists. I give way to both. BUT.......Cyclists, please do not go through red traffic lights. The Highway code applies to you as well as us. And pedestrian crossings are for pedestrians so if you want to use them, dismount and walk. My main concern is when I am a pedestrian and have to share the same path as cyclists. I would not mind doing this if cyclists showed as much respect for pedestrians as they expect from motorists. But they don't. Most bicycles I see have no bell fitted. There should be a law to make it an offence to ride a bicycle which has no bell. Riders should be encouraged to ring the bell at every opportunity. Please, please, all you cyclists, fit a bell and use it, especially well before passing pedestrians who have their backs to you. And remember that they may be deaf and not hear you. Places that I nearly get run over by cycles are the Guild Wheel around Preston, and Lytham promenade to Fairhaven. Only three times in the past two years do I remember saying "Thanks for the bell warning" to considerate cyclists. So, think on!

Yes. A good couple of hours. I dragged Mrs bazza to the show (she doesn't follow football). She thought it was well done and enjoyed herself after all. Well done to the organisers and perpetrators. PS I see you didn't get a photo of me, Clare. Never mind, hey. Might have broke your camera

The only one I can think of who could probably write a good sermon is Bob Fleming.

TAFKAP, I don't know how old you are but you should learn that half of Bamber Bridge have been Rovers supporters since time immemorial. Get used to it.

Way back in time, I remember that a single horse-drawn hearse came through Bamber Bridge with at least one Rovers player seated on it. Bill Eckersley was one and Clayton or Douglas or both gave their services. Perhaps someone close to the players could persuade one or two to take part. It's all part of the fun. The more senior players should be targeted such as Dunn or Pedersen. If they are abroad with the squad, maybe past players such as Kevin Gallagher, Simon Garner or even Matt Darbyshire, Gary Flitcroft or Matt Jansen.

Shame on the police for not allowing this tradition to go ahead in Bamber Bridge. Perhaps they should also ban the Preston Guild processions, thereby stopping another tradition. I get more and more disgusted with our police every day. I shall try to make it to Ewood on the 22nd.

The Sirloin at Hoghton is up and running again. It looks very nice. I haven't eaten there yet but the menu looks interesting. Plenty of beer selection of lagers and real ale.

If you're looking for a nice pub with a great selection of good, wholesome food at a very good price, try The Blue Anchor at Bretherton. Food is self service from 12 noon to 8pm for £5 on weekdays and £7 at weekends. You can go back and help yourself as many times as you wish. I usually start with a selection of salad stuff. Second plate is a small portion of curry and rice. Final plate is a selection of e.g. meat and potato pie, lasagne, dumpling stew, liver and onions, roasted veges, steamed veges, chips, mushy peas........there is always battered fish. A sweet is extra cash but I never have a sweet. (And you're not surprised seeing I've wolfed down all that lot above!!) And the Gents are clean as well. Clean toilets always indicate clean kitchens to me.

Hi everyone. I was born in 1943, a war baby. I'm a Prestonian but a Rover through and through. My dad was born in Hoghton in 1902. His uncle took him to Ewood Park to see Rovers beat North End 3-0. He saw Rovers win the league championship in 1912 and 1914. He took me on Ewood round about 1950-51 when I was seven. I had just started train spotting and was more interested in the steam engines that I could see from stand B of Nuttall street running on the line in the corner between the Blackburn end and Riverside. Later I got hooked and either watched from stand B or was put over the wall onto the bench on the running track in front of the Nuttall St enclosure. In those days there was no tannoy. Any music would be marches played by a local band before the game and at half time. The programme would have a list of the marches. Also it had the 1st and 2nd Div. fixtures alongside letters ABC etc. so that about 10 minutes into the second half a bloke would come out and put the half time scores into a set of metal letters on the wall round the running track. There was one set on Nuttall St side near the Darwen end and another set on the wall on the Riverside near the Blackburn end. The Blackburn End, then, had no cantilever roof. It was open to the elements.The Darwen End was the home supporters' favourite end. But then in those days there were very few away supporters unless it was a north west team and there was no segregation of supporters; there was no need because people then were better behaved. I took my son on when he was 5 to see them play Cambridge Utd in 1974. He is now also hooked. For those of you who have been on the messageboard since it's inception, he was known as "Spenny". I feel privileged to have seen such great players as Bobby Langton, Bill Eckersley, Eddie Quigley, Bill Holmes, Albert Nightingale and Reg Elvy. I saw the introduction of the young Ronnie Clayton, his brother Ken and Bryan Douglas. I was there at Ewood to witness the 9-0 thrashing of Middlesbrough when Briggs failed to score, the 8-3 win over Bristol Rovers when Briggs got his seven (we were losing 3-2 at half time) and the 6-0 revenge over Lincoln City after they had thrashed us 8-0 at Sincil Bank earlier in the season. Unfortunately I missed the 7-1 thrashing of Spurs in September 1963. I have followed Rovers through thick and thin over the years at home and, very occasionally, away. But I only started my season ticket in 1993 when I realised the ground was going to be full each game and good seats would become like hens' teeth. I shall continue this support because my blood isn't red, it's half blue and half white and "I'm Rovers 'til I die". I used to play tennis but my knees are knackered. I enjoy walking and drinking good real ale. I'm quite gregarious. There's nothing nicer than to go into a pub, sit down with a pint and chat merrily away to anyone who wants to talk.

I've checked out Livingston FC in Wikipedia. The manager isn't Di Canio. Who the heck is Rafa?

Driving past "Inside Out" in Walton-le-Dale I noticed a sign "For Auction". I presume the building and land, formerly known as Birch House, are up for auction. The restaurant is still open and advertising but I wonder if they are feeling the current austerity and are about to go under.

He was born and bred in Sagunto in the Valencia region. He was taken on at the age of 12 by Valencia and moved to Barcelona a year later. He's not a pie eater; he's a paella eater