I like this, especially the Rivaldo one. Morten gets a mention.

He never proved himself anywhere near what we paid for him. However he'd probably improve our side if he started at the moment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8225698.stm

I don't know. I remember a lot of people trying to play down the Rangers fans unrest in Manchester until the CCTV footage was released by the police. Some of the reports play it down but other don't sound good at all. I suspect that footage may eventually circulate showing it as being very bad by modern day standards. That's rubbish. During the 90's I used to go to about 6 or 7 away games a season. In that time I got a bit of a kicking at Chelsea (first day of 93/94 season) and punched at Leeds (5-2 loss one Easter). Both times we were in a group of three walking away from the ground.

Taylor won the Las Vegas desert classic tonight beating barney in the final. Rather strange interview Barney gave after, whereby he conceded that when he moved over from the BDO he thought he was better than Taylor but now he knows he's not. He's looked a broken man for the last 6 months.

Don't know a right lot about Saturday and I'm away with work from tomorrow until the weekend so doubt I'll look at it. I know that the excellently named 'J J The Jet Plane' runs in the big race. He's come over from South Africa and is meant to be a beast of a sprinter. Horses from abroad have done very well this week although he wouldn't be the first one to come over with a big reputation and fall short. That's more a tidbit than a tip though! I've never been to Ascot but the new stand is meant to be spectacular. Have a good day.

Complete stab in the dark today on Rowayton in the 3.10 at york. It's 65/1 on Betfair and 8/1 just to come in the first 4. Will probably get hammered but it's a decent long shot.

In that case why didn't Rovers sell Neill almost 18 months before he left in the January transfer window. He had repeatedly said that he wasn't going to sign a new contract.

A lack of respect? He showed more respect to the club than a lot of players by telling them 18 months in advance of what he wanted to do. He gave Rovers the choice of cashing in or keeping him. That alone was more respect to the club than the Shearers, Hendrys, Bellamys and Suttons showed. He reacted to the crowd after they booed him constantly through a game whilst he was still playing for Rovers.

LET full Ooijer article Can't see it anywhere else on this thread.

I've backed Big Fella Thanks, Can't buy Time and Offshore Account all E/W Going to back Kilbeggan Blade today. If you're having a bet each way check which bookies are paying out on fifth place instead of the usual just 4. National odds Good luck.

I've backed Big Fella Thanks E/W at 25/1 after it ran last time. However the form of that run was let down several times at Cheltenham last week. I've also backed Cant Buy Time at 240 on Betfair. Probably won't run but would be interesting if he did.

About 15 pints of Guiness on Thursday! Thursday was great as it was quite quiet and you could get around easily. Friday was a bit too busy as ever but a great atmosphere for the Gold Cup. Didn't have a winner at all Thursday but had Weapons Amnesty and Oh Crick on Friday. Still lost quite a bit overall but it's still easily one of the best weeks of the year.

I won the placepot yesterday and backed ForPaddyDeplasterer so did OK but, like Grizfoot, Chomba Womba was a let down. 1.30 Kornati Kid 2.00 Diamond harry 2.40 What a Friend 4.00 The Polomoche 4.40 Balzaccio and Indian Groom 5.15 Rite of Passage (backed this weeks ago)

Chomba Womba at 9/4 to place on betfair.

Big thanks to Abbey for the above post nearly 12 months ago. I did try them, liked them and saw them at Manchester Academy last Saturday where they were very good.

I see Paul Newman has died. Quality actor in many many films. The Sting is a big favourite of mine.

Hughes persevered for over 18 months with Pedersen doing very little. I wonder if Ince will continue to make the same mistake. He was awful yesterday regardless of position. No pace and no willingness to try and do anything to influence the play going forward. He has no ambition when approaching a full back to actually go past him on the outside to put a cross in. However he's been ineffective on the left for years also. His corners and free-kicks, which once were a weapon, are no longer producing. He still seems reluctant to get into positions to have efforts on goal, let alone be scoring at the rate he did in his first season. Treacy offered more drive going forward than MGP ever has yesterday. The young lad is still learning but I feel it's time to let him have a spell in the team. He might not be great but he doesn't have much to be greater than. Andrews is getting stick for his performance yesterday on the other thread, but he looked like a cross between Keane, Viera and Maradona compared to our 'Norweigan Beckham'.

Following its recomendations n the 'best Movie of all time' thread I've just rented and watched Crimson Tide. Excellent. Great build up of tension.

To be fair Ince was unlikely to come out and say "Benni's struggling for form, fitness and to lose the excess weight he's piled on so we're hoping Sunderland come in with a ridiculous bid to shift the lardarse out of here".

ABC News link

I know I've posted them several times before but it is that time of year. Thanks Jack!

I have to agree. Since he arrived he's done nothing to impress us Rovers fans. In fact it's an embarrassment having him around. Every time he opens his mouth I cringe and wish we were listening to someone more professional. Someone with more intelligence even. If I had my way, and I know others might disagree, I'd rather he went now and was never heard of again. And no, I'm not talking about Ince.

Your correct trueblue. Sorry. We should have done it all in song format. As I'm at work and there's little doing here goes. BLACKBURN ROVERS - Bohemian Rhapsody style. Is this the real life, Is this just fantasy, Played one pre-season game, Flintoff wants him out of here Open your eyes, Look who he's signed and see We're just a poor team, we need some sympathy, Our players are easy come, easy go, We finish high, we finish low, Until December when the wind blows, pre-season doesnt seem to matter to me to me, to me. Bentley, just went to spurs, Put a gun against Ince's head, now fans want the Guvnor dead. Pre-season, had just begun, And now Friedels gone and thrown his legacy away. Roquee, ooooohh He'll leave if his brothers not here this time tomorow, I could carry on, carry on, we might be signing Andrews. Too late, kick off time has come, Carlos sends shivers down our spine, His runs are twisting all the time. Goodbye Bentley, you had to go, This Chillean is better than you and thats the truth. Guvnor ooooh, We don't want you to die, We wish those who do had never been born at all. I see a little sihouetto of a man, Keith Andrews, Keiths Andrews, if he signs then will you still go, He shoots like thunderbolts and lightening, but he's very very frightening me. Nicoli Zigic, Nicoli Zigic, Nicoli Zigic - magnifico. We're just a poor club nobody loves us, We're just a poor club owned by no rich family, But we still make sure our entrance fee is no monstrosity. Hughes was easy come, easy go, would we let him, Frank Sinatra no we will not let him go - let him go Frank Sinatra we will not let him go - let him go Frank Sinatra we will not let him go - let him go No no no no no no no, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, oh stuff we let him go, Now Milton Keynes has the devil put aside for me, for me, for me, So you think we will go down it's only July, So you'd rather have Fat Sam hoofing the ball high, Oh JW, cant do this to me JW, you've just gotta get out, just gotta get right out of here. Pre-season doesnt matter, anyone can see, pre-season doesnt matter to me, Until December when the wind blows....l

Then they are probably the most idiotic people around who follow Rovers. Don't you agree?