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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".

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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?

When playing Villa. "Here for the money"

The 'No Country / There Will Be Blood' debate is interesting. I've just added 'There Will be Blood' to the top of my rental list. I'll tell you if it's any good or not. My Decision is Final !

Now I don't fancy that. Certainly not as much as No Country for Old Men. I presume your recommending it?

This is true in a lot of cases. Only The Departed and the excellent Pans Labyrinth spring to mind as films I was expecting great things from and delivered in recent years.

Bit behind the times but watched No Country for Old Men at the weekend and was a bit disappointed. It was a case of all the hype coming from it leading me to expect too much. It's not a bad film but, as everyone raved about it at the time, you just expect more. If I'd never heard of it and just watched it out the blue it would probably have been quite enjoyable. As it was I just kept waiting for it to take off and it never did.

Joey Barton Speaks out:- "The first day's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in, hand you your uniform and force you to pose for the photographer while loads of fat, tattooed, skinheads shout abuse at you. That's when you know it's for real. A whole life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. That's when it hits home. That's when you realise you've signed for Newcastle."

I do.

I think Wade bottled it again tonight. He was playing his A game early on ond was leading. However he seemed to get a little bit miffed with the crowd and, as soon as Taylor went in front, the self belief went from him. He won only 1 of the last 11 or so legs. Obviously a great player but needs to mentally toughen up a bit against The Power.

Fair enough. I've never met him it was just how he seems to come across on camera. He's almost too confident of himself and has been making sure in every interview that people know he's the defending champion. If he plays tonight like he started against Mardle it should be a good final. However one of the reasons that Taylor has been so succesful down the years is because a lot of the opposition players bottle it and are beat before they get on stage. People like Part and Barney managed to lose that mentality. On past meeting I'm not sure whether Wade has. He's never played as good against Taylor as he has when hammering other players. We'll see tonight.

Does anyone else find James Wade annoying. He just comes across as a bit full of himself to me. I bet he was a right pain in the backside in his pub league.

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I was going to put my hardback copy of Alan Shearers "my illustrated career "on ebay. However it very rarely sells I cant be bothered. If anybody wants it for free and wants to pick it up from Blackburn drop me a PM. Alternatively, if anyone wants me to post it to them and is willing to pay just the postage costs by paypal (I'll get the exact cost from the post office) PM me as well. It's in very good condition. First come first served.

I remember being sat near the front of the bottom tier with the Rovers fans. As ever at Goodison the view was awful. When THAT goalmouth scamble happened you had no idea if the ball was 1 yard or 8 yards off the goal-line. The relief when it was eventually hoofed clear was almost audible.

Wonder whatever happened to AC/DO , the Burnley based ACDC cover band. I only came across them months before they split. Shame cos they were superb.

I Took My Baby On A Saturday Bang Boy Is That Girl With You Yes We're One And The Same Now I Believe In Miracles And A Miracle Has Happened Tonight But, If You're Thinkin' About My Baby It Don't Matter If You're ... edit - never realised how sinister those lyrics were. Good job they weren't read out in court !!

Not quite in the class of Pans Labyrinth, but Guillermo Del Toro's The Devils Backbone is quite good for anyone who's not seen it. Another subtitled slightly strange supernatural film set in the Spanish Civil War.

I used to wind the Bolton fan up at work with that one. "Just because you don't have any rivals, don;t try and bully in and be ours".

Lets calm down and see if we actually do appoint him. I still believe if the board really wanted him he'd be here now. If they're prepared to look at an unproven, inexperienced Alan Shearer first then they obviously aren't that keen.