Its the kit everyone has been waiting for since I was in primary school! :hehe

For those who cant see the picture, It has a strong resemblance to this kit!

Nothing to do with Rovers's new kits, but I thought this might interest a few people.

Grasshoppers of Zurich's new kit

Everyones favourite Swiss team

we owe Portugal one!

COME ON ENGLAND

Mexico vs. Angola, something to watch down the pub on Friday night.

Mexico

Last time out: Beat Iran 3-1, although the result doesn't tell the whole story. The Fourth best team in the world according to FIFA, struggled for 80 mins against the Iranians before two pieces of sloppy defending from Iran allowed the Mexicans to in the match.

Positives in World Cup: Omar Bravo (above) scorer of two goals, also an impressive display from Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez

Negatives in World Cup: Jared Borghetti, the Bolton striker will miss the rest of the group stage.

Star Man: Look out for Brazilian born Zinha, also known as Naelson.

Better Behave: Carlos Salcido and Gerardo Torrado, both booked in the opening match in Group D

Odds: Pre Tournament 50/1. Now 40/1

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Angola

Last time out: Conceded an early goal to the Portugese, but valliantly held on for the remaining 88 minutes and were unfortunate to not get an equaliser through Akwa

Positives in World Cup: Akwa, currently unattached, watch out for his drammatic over head kicks.

Negatives in World Cup: Defence is just too weak.

One to Watch: Akwa, a chance to do a bit of scouting, is he good enough for Rovers?

Better Behave: Jamba, Loco and Macanga, all booked in the first game

Odds: Pre Tournament 750/1 Now 1500/1

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My Prediction: 3-0 to Mexico

The defender had to go though in my opininon.

I thought Poll had a good game

Good luck Matty

My predictions, although the change everytime I do one of these things!

I dont have anything against Souness, I think a lot of people forget what good he actually did for the club, taking an absolutely shocking group of players left by Brian Kidd and moulding them into a team that got promotion automatically, the 2000/2001 season was one of the best seasons in recent years.

Souness' problem came when we sold Duff, his master plan was broken up and his big money gamble (aka Barry Ferguson) back fired big time. As the money dried up so did Souey's hunger to do well at Rovers.

If he goes to Crystal Palace it would not suprise me to see them gain automatic promotion to the Premiership as in Simon Jordan they have a chairman who can back his manager financially. Therefore I think Souey will succeed, however you cant help but feel that if Palace were broke Souey wouldn't be interested in the slightest.

Good luck to Souey and remember the good parts of Souey's reign 2000-2003 (10th, 6th and the Worthington Cup, that aint too bad in my book!)

Pauleta a good shout, as said in my preview, recently beat Eusebio's Portugese goalscoring record.

And as pleasure said vs. Angola and Iran, at 25/1 could be a good bet.

In World Cup 2002 he scored a Hat-trick vs. Poland in Portugal's only win.

In Euro 2004 he failed to score however so maybe a point to prove?

Now for those of you who are Angolan or Portugese this may be a match you give a miss but for those who are interested here goes......

IMPORTANT MATCH FACTS

Sunday June 11th ~ ANGOLA vs. PORTUGAL (8pm, COLOGNE) on ITV (Beats watching Song's of Praise)

ANGOLA

Where the Hell is it? : Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean.

Capital City : Luanda

Population : 15,941,000

World Cup Pedigree : First Time

How they Qualified for Germany : 1st in CAF Group 4, beating Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Algeria and Gabon

Coach : Luis Oliveira Goncalves, a Brazilian, who had previously lead the Angolan u-21 World Youth Championship

Star Player : Pedro Mantorras, Benfica centre forward.

Did You Know? : Angola was Portugese owned until it gained independence in 1975. Angolans speak Portugese.

Odds : 500/1 to lift the cup. To get zero points 4/1

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PORTUGAL

Where the Hell is it? : Portugal is located in the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south

Capital City : Lisbon

Population : 10,495,000

World Cup Pedigree : Semi Finalists in 1966, exited in 1st Round in 1986 and 2002.

How they Qualified for Germany : 1st in UEFA Group 3, ahead of Latvia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Russia, Slovakia and Luxembourg

Coach : Luis Felipe Scolari, another Brazilian, who had lead Brazil to world cup success in 2002 and Portugal to the final of Euro 2004. "Big Phil" nearly became England manager if you believe the reports.

Star Player : Christiano Ronaldo, Manchester United winger.

Did You Know? : Pauleta recently became Portugal's top scorer of all time with a brace against Latvia his 43 goals surpassed Eusebio's 42

Odds : 20/1 to lift the cup. 25/1 on Pauleta claiming the Golden Boot.

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Sub Plot: The last time these two teams met was in a "friendly" which was abandoned after five Angolans were sent off. We can only hope Christiano Ronaldo gets cleared in to touch.

My Prediction: Portugal 2-0 Angola.

Ain't he the liverpool 2nd/3rd keeper (shows how good english keepers are if he's in!)? Signed from Leeds last summer.

Could be completely wrong tho!

Yeah Claire. Played a t Sheffield Wednesday on loan this season.

I was thinking that there must be a better English Goalkeeper but the only other "good" one I could think of were:

Nigel Martyn, Everton, but hes injured!

Richard Wright, Everton, Dodgy at times.

Mike Pollitt, Wigan, Too Old?

Ben Foster, Watford, Untried.

English keepers a bit thin on the ground at the moment!

Mexico for me!

I think the Ivory Coast could shock a few people

Haha thats ace!

MCG is certainly on my to do list.

Australian actor Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from X Men) was earlier saything that Oz was getting gripped by Football Fever although he said he didnt think that Australia would be there too long!

Well done Jason, always a good read.

Simon Garner's is just funny, which games does he watch?

My Predictions

Group A

Winners- Germany

Runners up- Poland

Group B

Winners- Sweden

Runners up- England

Group C

Winners- Argentina

Runners up- Holland

Group D

Winners- Mexico

Runners up- Portugal

Group E

Winners- Czech Rep

Runners up- Italy

Group F

Winners- Brazil

Runners up- Croatia

Group G

Winners- France

Runners up- South Korea

Group H

Winners- Ukraine

Runners up- Spain

2nd Round

Germany v England - England

Sweden v Poland - Sweden

Argentina v Portugal - Argentina

Holland v Mexico - Mexico

Czech Rep v Croatia - Czech Rep

Brazil v Italy - Brazil

France v Spain - France

Ukraine v South Korea - Ukraine

Quarter Finals

England v Argentina - Argentina

Sweden v Mexico - Mexico

Czech Rep v France - France

Brazil v Ukraine - Brazil

Semi Finals

Argentina v France - Argentina

Mexico v Brazil - Brazil

3rd Place Playoff

Mexico v France - Mexico

FINAL

Argentina v Brazil - Brazil

No Adu in the squad?

Who is your risk?

Nice work Philly Rover.

Chimbonda hardly inspiring! Ouch

GOod job Hughesy is better at fin players than I am!

Must say that having seen the interview with him on ITV News he looks like a top bloke who I think is destined for great things.

Anyone with that sort of pace can be a real asset, especially coming off the bench against the aging defences of countries such as Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago.

You couldn't be more spot on if you tried

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JACK-AN-ACK-ANORY

I liked the kit, the Dark Blue was the right shade and the shorts and socks were nice and plain, superb effort from the club IMHO

If you see the blue and white and don't love it aren't you supporting the wrong team?

Makes you wonder again, what role does David Dein have in the F.A.?

The keepers shirt is awful!

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I presume from the big yellow stripe on the side of Brad's shorts and his yellow socks that the keeper shirt may be yellow, however due to Man City wearing yellow, he couldn't wear it.

Of course I may be wrong!

1. Chelsea: Mourinho masterminds another Championship victory, lets face it no one is in their league money wise and probably if they were doing poor at Christmas time Abramovich would stretch his budget even further! Expect Essien to sign and Chelsea to win by several points.

2. Manchester United: Improvement on last season, Rooney will hit top form and with a pretty much settled team from last year will finish second. Expect Rooney to score 20+ goals this term and Christiano Ronaldo to perform 20+ step overs a half

3. Arsenal: No more Mr. Vieira means bad news for Arsenal, I think the void left will be too big, Fabregas and Flamini are still too young and Gilberto Silva has proved ineffective without Vieira. Hleb will be a good signing but expect Arsenal to lose out on the race for 2nd. Expect Vieira to come back and knock Arsenal out of the Champions League with Juventus

4. Liverpool: The Champions of Europe will again blame inconsistency for their lack of a title challenge. Reina and Zenden I think will be a success but you heard it here first, Crouch will score 5-10 goals. Expect Crouch to be the biggest £7.5m flop since Mr. Corrado Grabbi

5. Middlesbrough: Good young team, addition of Yakubu will play a huge part in their season, with Southgate and co. at the back Middlesbrough always put together a good defence. Hasselbaink, Yakubu and Viduka must do the rest. Expect Hasselbaink and co. score 10+ each

6. Tottenham: Again inconsistency will haunt them but an exciting young squad, with the addition of Edgar Davids should kick on and I expect a top 6 finish, with the likes of Defoe, Keane, Mido and Kanoute. Expect Anthony Gardner to get into the England squad quite simply because he plays for Spurs. Oh and the year ends in a digit so Spurs for the FA Cup.

7. Bolton: Big Sam fails to improve on last season, expect the "long ball" to be in opperation from the off, Expect Davies to again score 10+ goals and El Hadji Diouf to get into at least 2 spitting incidents.

8. Newcastle: Parker and Emre are good additions I expect them to add another striker before the deadline, Shearer will want to go out on a high (deja vu?) and Expect Dyer and Bowyer to give us round 2.

9. Manchester City: Will miss Shaun Wright Phillips desperately but with Stuart Pearce at the helm City will prove to be a hard nut to crack. Expect Andy Cole and Robbie Fowler to link up well and Joey Barton to be in prison by Christmas.

10. Blackburn: Solid defence and if the new boys up front are a success it could be the tonic for success, If Bellamy can stay fit and another midfielder is added to the squad we could possibly finish higher. Expect Shefki Kuqi to be sold or released by this time next year.

11. Aston Villa: Still lacking up front, Phillips proved last season that he is over the hill and with reports that Juan Pablo Angel is upset and the loss of Luke Moore and Darius Vassell, Villa need some more strength in the striker dept. Expect to see Doug Ellis and David O'Leary have a major fall out.

12. Portsmouth: Robert must prove himself in his first season, however the new Zambian striker sounds like a top prospect, shaky in defence, despite this Pompey's challenge to be the new "Dads Army" of the premiership cannot come at a better time. Experience will win the day. Expect O'Brien to be as shaky and as overrated as he was at Newcastle.

13. Everton: Back to earth with a thud, teams know how to play against them, the Champions League run will not materialise and the UEFA Cup run will end at round 1. Expect Beattie to big a big flop and Yobo and Weir to get caught out by pacey strikers.

14. Charlton: Curbishley looks fed up and needs a new challenge, Charlton always amaze me how they go on a long run around Christmas yet the end of season form is atrocious and expect another season of mid table mediocrity, Expect to see Francis Jeffers score 5 goals of his backside.

15. Birmingham: Think they're bigger than they are, Upson apparently wants to leave and Pandiani doesn't want to join! The prospect of seeing Jason Euell playing for Birmingham makes me laugh. Expect David Dunn to miss 3-6 months of the season due to back or hamstring trouble.

16. West Brom: Stay up once again, but are run close. The loss of Keiron Richardson will be massive for West Brom although the experience gained last season will prove invaluable. Expect Keiron Richardson to return after failing to get into the Man Utd team.

17. West Ham: Only one of the newly promoted teams to stay up, Have the financial clout but also the pulling power which is what seperates them from Wigan. Experience like that of Teddy Sheringham and Roy Carroll will help them avoid the drop. Expect Pardew to be sacked early doors. (Hopefully as philipl says)

18. Wigan: Will start of slowly but go on a late charge, rather like Crystal Palace. Chimbonda and Pollitt are not exactly inspired signings however and Wigan go down. Expect Roberts/Ellington to score 15 goals between them.

19. Fulham: Awful preseason, poor middle/end to last season and the loss of Andy Cole and Edwin van der Sar will be huge, no team whose no.1 goalkeeper is Mark Crossley can expect anything more than a dogfight. Expect Papa Bouba Diop to move on at some stage of the season.

20. Sunderland: Despite being Champions havent improved their squad enough to survive, the current team is a solid Championship team, which unfortunately will be what they are at the beginning of the 2006/2007 season. Expect Jon Stead to score 3 goals including one against Blackburn.

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Horribly wrong on some, but right on others,

1st Chelsea

2nd Manchester United

20th Sunderland

Bolton can still finish 7th aswell!

Correct Expectations

Expect Essien to sign and Chelsea to win by several points.

Expect Rooney to score 20+ goals this term and Christiano Ronaldo to perform 20+ step overs a half

Expect to see Doug Ellis and David O'Leary have a major fall out

Expect David Dunn to miss 3-6 months of the season due to back or hamstring trouble.

Could I take all of Angola's games?

Angola v Portugal

Angola v Mexico

Angola v Iran

I love the kit!

Angola shirt