Great news.Well done the F.A. I think Khissi will play right back now on saturday.

I think Sergio Peter is a good player and worth a new contract.Rovers have made good contacts in Germany and are increasing the amount of players from the German market. They have just this season signed Kevin Pezzonni and Mamdia Keita, both German under 17 internationals. Keita signed from FC Klone in particular is worth keeping an eye on and was chased by the big German Clubs before opting for the Rovers. Keita

Rovers Academy beat Barnsley 2-0 today. Rovers lined up: 1. Frank Fielding 2. Dean Winnard 3. Mark King 4. Josh O'Keefe 5. Adam Thomas 6. Stephen Thomson 7. Alan Judge 8. Abdi Ahmed 9. Jamie Clarke 10. Joe Garner 11. Keith Treacy SUBS 12. Andrew Haworth 13. Zak Jones 14. Jonathan Bateson 15. Raffaele Devita 16. Junior Dadson

What is Dickov doing? I just don`t understand what is going on in his mind.The guy is a disgrace and should be taken to account by the manager.A simple fine means nothing to the modern day player and after all the flack of last season which this club received he goes and does that.I hate this kind of football and it "kills" the game in more ways then one.Hughes has still got no creativity in the team, after admitting last season on more then one occasion that he had no one with the "key to unlock" and this will be a major problem if not addressed before the transfer deadline.

There`s a winger/striker by the name of Abdi Ahmed(Somalian) who should be playing for the Academy this year worth keeping an eye on.I remember him playing for Wales in the victory Sheild and leading them to the finals with his goals for the first time , since a certain Mark Hughes lead Wales to the finals.I think Rovers pinched him from Man U. Here`s a link passed on by someone who`s seen him play this year and a certain Keith Treacy is in the opposing team. Rovers starlet.

Todays LET reporting that Bellamy`s ankle has flared up again during training this week.I think Hughes has put all his eggs in one basket regarding transfer funds.

After the Last game of the germany tour Hughes said that if that game had been today Bellamy would have played.Since that game we have played Swansea and Grimsby and still no sign of Bellamy.

I also heard these comments off our manager Hughes regarding bellamy.It just shows our manager tells porkies but why play mind games in pre-season and with who is he playing these mind games,no other then Swansea and Grimsby.

Keith Treacy (Blackburn Rovers) from Sherrif Street, Dublin, is a highly rated left sided midfielder who first earned Ireland honours at Under 15 level. Formerly with Belvedere, Keith Treacy was Ireland’s top scorer at Under 16 level with six goals last season before moving to Blackburn Rovers. Capable of playing wide in midfield as well, Treacy is a powerful, tall attacker who strikes fear into the opposition with his direct style of play.

Looks like Hughes knows when there`s a good striker or Not like in this case! I am sure i read this headline in the L.E.T

This is the latest translated report on the 1860 game in Germany.From what i can make out is the following 1)Flitcroft instead of Gallager regarding the scorer 2)This was 1860`s only draw having won there last 6 preseason games!(These included werder Breman(3-1),Borussia Mönchengladbach(2-1) 3)Hughes was happy with a good work out and said this team will get promoted to the german bundazliga and there coach said it "was a fair result" 4)Matt Derbyshire was sent off in the 70 odd minutes for a takle from behind on there brazilian player who was also sent off for fighting back. 5)Hughes will return on wednesday to watch 1860`s next match V West Ham to do a bit of spying. 1:1 After six victories in past preparation plays there was the first undecided with the 1:1 against English Prime Minister League club the Blackburn Rovers in the play. Led the lions up to 88. Minute with 1:0. The best snapshots of the play:The spectators in Landsberg at the lech, the Upper Bavarian town at the romantic road, saw a balanced first half with few gate chances. The best was offered on sides of the lions Nemanja Vucicevic after whistled for the start already briefly. The turning shot of the Serb also left from eleven meters could turn US national goalkeeper Brad Friedel in the Blackburn gate straight still around the post (3.). In the 8. Minute showed up then lion Keeper Michi Hofmann on the post. By foot defense it parierte a shot from pointed angle of the Norwegian Morton Pederson from short distance. Then long time did not pass anything. Only two distance shots of Daniel Baier (23.) and Matthias Lehmann (36.), scarcely the Rovers gate missed, provided for unrest. Briefly before the break the giant chance was offered to the Englishmen to go into guidance. After a corner defender cut back Andy Todd on the lion gate. Patrick Milchraum, who saved at the long post, for its goal keeper on the line (44.), already struck. Thus it went torlos into the break. On lion side the agile Emmanuel Krontiris with good Dribblings could please again as well as the agile Baier, whose last passport unfortunately did not find however the fellow player. In the 56. Minute made it better for Vucicevic than at the beginning of the play. The 25-year old with a flat shot from twelve meters crowned a single-handed attempt in the right lower hits a corner to the 1:0 for the sixties. Afterwards Blackburn took over more and more the initiative, pushed on reconciliation. The play became increasingly harder. Negative high point in the 71. Minute. Matt Derbyshire graetschte Rodrigo Costa from the rear into the legs, the Brazilian takes itself revenge for this brutal and unnecessary foul, whereupon arbitrator George Schalk sent the two contractors prematurely for showering. When everything counted on the sieved lion victory in the sieved preparation play, Garry Flitcroft made the Sechzigern a line by the calculation. Free standing the midfield player defeated Timo Ochs with a dry shot in for a long time hits a corner (88.) to the 1:1-Endstand. Coach of pure bricklayers spoke of a fair result. The circumstance that Blackburn gave gas after the 0:1-Rueckstand powerfully, came the lion loewen-Coach straight quite: "that it in the 2. Half time to the thing went, sees positive I regarding our first point play. With security likewise nothing will give us awls." Mark of Hughes, its counterpart on Blackburn side, spoke of a very good test. "as 1860 presented myself, is convinced I that the club turns again into the federal league back." Its team that for two weeks in the preparatory phase is and meets on Tuesday in a further test in Tirol on material Mallorca, starts the point round against west Ham United. Therefore Hughes wants to come also on Wednesday to the play observation into the alliance arena. Impact is at 19.30 o'clock. 1860: Hofmann (46th Ochs) - Lamotte (46th Cerny), Szukala (60th Komljenovic), Lanzaat (46th Costa), hoping man (46th shepherd) - Vucicevic (60th Reisinger), Baier (82nd Shao), Lehmann (60th Meyer), milchraum (46th Gebhardt) - Krontiris (68th eagle), Agostino (46th Kolomaznik). Blackburn: Friedel (46th Enckelman) - Neill (75th Douglas), Taylor (43rd McEveley), Todd, Nelsen, Mokoena (68th Derbyshire), Emerton (46th Tugay), Reid, Kuqi (68th Flitcroft), Pedersen (46th Gallagher), Bellamy (75. rake in). Gates: 1:0 Vucicevic (56.), 1:1 Flitcroft (88.). Yellow: - Neill. Red: Costa - Derbyshire (71.). Spectator: 2600

Noticed that Sergio Peter was left out of the squad that travelled to Germany today.Shame. The researves drew 2-2 with Dundee today in a game played behind closed doors Ralph Welch and Keith Treacy scoring the goals.

Ralph Welch has a very good chance,the X Liverpool academy star was very highly thought of in merseyside before he was snapped up by Rovers.Last year he was outstanding in most of the games,especially all the big games.Along with Keith Barker and Joe Garner, Ralph was outstanding IMHO and will be worth keeping an eye on. The Academy had a wonderful season last year winning the Academy national final and also reaching the final of european cup in switzrland.

Latest on the Bellamy transfer according to our mate Alan Nixon is that the final fee paid by Blackburn Rovers was around £3.75m, with a further £750,000 to be paid in instalments.cheap as chips.

Bolton have a youth cup every season at the Reebock and not at the academy for all the local mosques.There was a massive turn out of youth players + parents + fans.This is the 3rd year and it is growing every year.Blackburn has more mosques -35-40- and is a good way of "introducing" the club to the Asian kids.In Bolton each kid is given a plastic medal with BWFC on it and a certificate with BWFC details on it. The local Lancashire council of Mosques should be involved seeing Jack Straw is very close to them. Come on Mr Williams get your finger out or change the People around you.

Any info on the the 2 signings Uddersfelt Blue?Are they local or from afar?Stars in the making or not?

According to this article Bellamy wanted to come to Rovers but we were unable to get the funds but he still wants to play for hughes in summer. Bellamy inthe summer?????

Latest BELLAMY SIGNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!

Various sunday newspapers are claiming that Blackburn have nipped in with an 11th-hour bid to steal Newcastle reject Craig Bellamy from Birmingham!

A rare interview with the main man. He gets what he wants!!!

Question please.How often do the Board meet in a week?Is it true they meet every tuesdays?any more details on how the board works.thanks

Looks like Birmingham are really taking the micky now, making Rovers dance to there tune,jump through burning rings,playing simon says......Mark hiughes must really want this player.

I think Mr Hughes has gone cold on the South African captain Mokoena.The only quotes on him by the manager were 2 weeks ago when he came for a 2 day trial,since then nothing has been reported,not even in the L.E.T.

Mr "sicknote" can`t even get fit for the reserves,not in the squad for tonights game v Man united.I can not even remember the last time he played for Rovers before the Man united game when the guy lasted 16 minutes or so. These so called footballers must love these kind of injuries where they pick up massive wages for just going into brockhall and just getting massages from the physio and then going home in the afternoon!!

I am just waiting for Mr Hughes to come on and say "Obviously we have a little bit of a problem but we can work on that in TRAINING!!!! This thing about working it out "on the training pitch"is the biggest bull that gets to me,Souness used this term for the last 2 years and now hughes has picked it up.After decades in the game,players like Flitcroft,Short,Matteo,Gray should have "learnt in training"by now i think, if they hav`nt then they should not call them selves pro footballers.