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Watched Tugay play for the reserves tonight against Manchester United. The team played very well against last year's reserve team Champions who included Alan Smith in their team. Rovers lost 1-0 but were much the better side. Man Utd's goal came in the 14th minute via a dubious penalty decision (no change there then eh?). Frank Fielding saved the penalty but the Manchester United striker bundled in the rebound. Tony Kane and Keith Treacy both came close in the first half for Rovers and Andy Taylor had a rasping drive a minute into the second half. Francis Jeffers had a header well saved by Tomasz Kuszcak before being sent off for absolutely nothing at all. Handbags at ten paces would be glorifying it. Frank Fielding then made a terrific save low to his left, but the contest was effectively over after Jeffers' red card. Tugay the main man, was his typical self, cocky, arrogant and brilliant. Yet still sloppy on occassions but this is probably due to lack of match fitness. Overall a good watch and a good performance by a young inexperienced Rovers side.

The Kenny Lunt goal must have been on Champ Man! Thanks for the correction!

Easy. March 12th 2000 Kenny Lunt's goal for Crewe against Rovers at the Blackburn End. The lowest point I've had supporting Rovers for the last 19 years!!!

Disgusting challenge. Didn't Roy Keane get a 5 game ban for intentionally hurting a player? Thatcher should get at least the same. The FA with this yellow card is final rubbish are almost promoting the action by not taking any further action!

Great Read as ever Bob

I'm not 100% sure but the away shirts I saw with names on at the game vs. NZ were all in white letters, so I assume its white.

1. Chelsea 2. Liverpool 3. Manchester United 4. Arsenal 5. Tottenham Hotspur 6. Everton 7. Newcastle United 8. BLACKBURN ROVERS 9. Bolton Wanderers 10. West Ham United 11. Aston Villa 12. Manchester City 13. Portsmouth 14. Middlesbrough 15. Wigan Athletic 16. Fulham 17. Reading 18. Charlton Athletic 19. Sheffield United 20. Watford

In short FRIEDEL - 7 (A few good saves) MOKOENA - 6 (Little to do) NEILL - 7 (See Mokoena) TODD - 7 (See Mokoena) GRAY - 6 (See Mokoena) REID - 7 (Well taken goal) SAVAGE - 6 (Worked hard, although could have been sent off) BENTLEY - 6 (Little impact) GAMST - 6 (See Bentley) ROBERTS - 8 (Held the ball up very well) McCARTHY - 9 (Very impressive performance, took both goals superbly well) SUBS PETER, JEFFERS, McEVELEY - 6 (Solid performances from the bench) GALLAGHER - 6 (Still hold's onto the ball too long) KUQI, DOUGLAS - 6 (No time to impress) I was sat infront of Franny Jeffers's wife and dad. They were a pleasure to listen to the whole game. Gotta love those scousers.

Going back to Pirates of the Caribbean. I thought it was a really good film. A sort of Empire Strikes Back kinda film in the sense that it doesn't really end but still worth watching. Especially if you're gonna go see POTC 3. I thought the problem with the 1st film was a weak story, but Johnny Depp stole the show. In the 2nd film, the story is a lot better, but Johnny Depp goes missing at times, and is no longer a loveable rogue figure, in fact you start to dislike him. Overall though 8 1/2 out of 10

The Feeling's album is really good.

I agree, I'm waiting for the home one to come out!

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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.

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!