So close, both teams deserve credit for an entertaining morning.

Plus played in a clean and sporting manner, that some of our footballers could learn a lot from.

So true....still, it was obvious a drop goal was coming, argh!!

Well done. Now hopefully Rovers can cheer me up!!

Very fair comment but actually not the case at all. On the contrary these are expats I'm talking about. Again, don't get me wrong they're good blokes and quite a few are mates but this sport thing gets on my tits.

And another thing about them. To be fair this is very very few but the few are always Australian. Sitting there during the World Cup (football) and continually going on about them all being tarts for falling over etc etc. If you don't enjoy the game don't watch or at least just shut the f**k up.

True.. they think it's a "Poofs" game for wogs over here. Like you said, watch it leave. But every sport here is well followed and played by the vast majority.

The only reason I can't let go is because I'm constantly reminded of how fantastic Australia and Australians are at almost everything. Sport especially. Don't get me wrong, its not even that I disagree, they are bloody good at most sports. But when they win they just never shut up about it and when they lose - heaven help you if you try to take the @#/? a bit.

And I find it hard to take seriously a big group of big blokes (the same ones who will be watching the rugby on Saturday) cheering and shouting at a game of tennis.

Fair enough...but I think you may be mixing with the wrong type of Australian. Probably the backpacker crowd over there!! Their a seperate breed, even Australians hate them!

I'll be watching on Sat afternoon.( Don't think I'd bother getting up early on a Sunday morning for it though.) I've watched a few matches and tried to get into it, especially as there are plenty of Aussies, French and quite a few Kiwis round here. I still can't understand why most people like it. However, to the Aussies its a means to show off their bravado and manliness. Its almost as if it were invented so they could compare it to football and call all Brits poofs.

By far the main and almost the only reason I will be in the pub on Sat and be vastly out numbered by the convicts is that I could never miss a realistic opportunity of being there when they are beaten.  Seeing them beaten by anyone is great, being beaten by England is something I couldn't miss. Australians, almost to a man, are the most obnoxious unsporting pig ignorant boring @#/?s ever when it comes to either winning or losing. I realise not all are like this but it is true of a frightningly large proportion of the ones I've met. They still brag about beating England in the football friendly and having the highest score in any international.

They are pathetic and I can't wait to see their faces if we win. However, I still expect them to win.

You have a go at Australians, yet you guys seem to be the ones that can't quite let go.  

rover6 - I think there are a few on this thread who might like to apologise to you this morning after sleeping on another terrible result for Rovers. Personally I don't agree with all of your views but I don't see anything wrong with the way they are expressed.

I saw the first few reactions and that Flopsy had reacted properly to try and defuse things when he knew everybody is already upset and unhappy. Tchocky, BTW, rarely moderates, if ever, his role is very much on the technical side. I thought after Flopsy's post things would die down plus I was too tired and depressed to sit around waiting to see what would happen.

I'm expecting a miserable day on here - would people please not take their frustration out on other members who post views which they do not agree with, it is after all an MB with freedom of speech but that does NOT include freedom to abuse.

True...each to his own opinions.

At the moment I've been listening to heaps of Dilinja, Massive Attack and Gatecrasher and ADF. Anyone confirm rumours of a new Portishead album?