One game in and Hughes is already facing a big big challenge. It appears at this moment in time he has put all his transfer eggs into two baskets, the majority in Bellamy and a couple in Kuqi. One game in, a 3-1 tubbing off a team that finished 6th in the division below us last season, and his panacea is going to miss the next 4~6 weeks. This is your team now Mark, and questions are being asked. A 4-0 dump on Fulham would be a good answer.

oh FFS who the hell are Fulham? C`mon Rovers we should win this 3 maybe 4 nil. Christ lets get a grip here. Easy, easy easy...

Badger Bitter, is really bad.

It makes me feel guilty for watching Rovers. That`s a bit below the belt.

FFS. Good start to the day.

Cletus, what your describing there is more of a Shanghai. A press gang is usual 4 or more people. A shanghai can be as little as 2 people. If in doubt, please refer to the working example portrayed in our training movie Saps At Sea, featuring messrs Laurel and Hardy. This should clarify any queries you may still have.

Sorry Ux, got a previous appointment with Dr Carslberg. Maybe after Spurs game eh?

I`m not being funny, but I seriously think we could win this 1-0 or even 2-1. I know I`ve set the cat amongst the pigeons there but what the hey, I`m just the eternal optimist. A goal fest has been on the cards all season for us and I just think its now time to go onion bag crazy! Go Rovers!

Particulary if it also involves having to watch Rovers as well.

Twenty thousand inside on the fifth day, another twenty thousand locked out-what decade am I in???

But the other 4 were deffo Soueys work. So there, send it to Tyne and Wear.

Technically Douglas was a product of the youth academy..but Souey gave him a big contract.

Apart from Flitty too.

Rover6, all but Jansen on your amusing list of players in your Sig were signed by Souness. Perhaps you should post that on the jawdees forums?

Knees Up Mother Brown Their own thread on the game. Match ends around page 10 ish I think.

I dont think there is much point buying one after the first game at home, and after yesterday even less! Still, the pie queue will be smaller this season...

Saturday was a dreadful day PG. Rovers got a cuffing in London and England forgot how to bowl and field. And it pished down all day. Burnley won 4-bowt, and I think I have got ringworm.

It seemed to me that for their goals, we were second to the ball at each challenge. They looked more up for it than us, and I really think that we just expected to turn up and take the three points without actually doing owt. Going in one up at half time probably confirmed that to the team who thought, christ were one up and we haven`t had to do much-we`ll walk this, then dozed off at the re-start and West Ham just walked the ball in. Momentum seized, Rovers were like a rabbit in the headlights-unable to move and incapable of upping the game and fighting back, apart from Dickov who took it literally of course. Must try harder, and an early challenge for Mr Hughes.

Are you there Heebeegeebee? Is everything OK?

For those of us who became optimistic over the summer, welcome back to reality-losing at West Ham. Ho hum, theres plenty more heart ache to come me thinks...

Reminds me of the last visit to Hammers, Yorke scores first half then Wet Ham score two in the second half to win it. Boo.

Bring Stead on.

Todd one nil!

6.30 AM Chorley, 25 miles from Manchester....absolutely chucking it down...

Anyone know wether Bellamy is fit for Saturday?