I'm in - the team is a work in progress still - mainly cos I can't seem to get Henry in my team yet without loading up on too many scrubs! Likewise couldn't get Bellamy in once I ditched Cech for Friedel due to too many Rovers! 1: Friedel 2: Nelsen 3: Todd 4: Terry 5: King 6: Lampard © 7: Downing 8: Riise 9: Carsley [scrap that - injured - Nolan instead] 10: Defoe 11: Angel Subs 12: Carroll Goalkeeper 13: Radzinski Forward 14: Goma Defender 15: Anderton Midfielder

quotes Ste B: "Well at least theres 2 of us who think this way GAV." Make that 3 Ste B. Todd has done a great job for us this season, and had reason to be upset for being dropped last year by Souness, but he has racked up too many black marks in the past IMO. I don't think u can get a better example than the Ferguson sitch as to why you NEVER give away the captaincy. He didn't earn it, and clearly doesn't respect it. I reckon Sav will prove in time that he is the man to lead Rovers, but he needs to earn it. In the meantime, you've got Friedel, who is probly the first guy picked each week, is a model professional, clearly loves the club, and has shown many a time how vocal he can be on the pitch. He doesn't need to be mobile on the pitch - he will do a good job leading the defence and as has been pointed out, we have guys like Savage, Flitcroft, Thompson and Tugay who are all experienced and know what needs to be done.

"Maybe there's a god after all. Thankyou Barry for doing the decent thing". What's he done? Fill me in?

Just a thought, but what if the meeting Fergie had with JW last week went badly cos they broke the news to him that Savage was probably going to sign, and if he did, he would be made captain? Did BF have a sook? It'd be nice to hang on to Bazza for his skill on the pitch, but I have to say, he never should have been given the captaincy as a sweetener in the first place. To me, club captain should be earned through club loyalty and leadership. Ferguson didn't, and doesn't respect the honour he has been given as a result. What kind of a leader waits until his team has just started to string some good results together, is making positive moves on the transfer front, and then says, "thanks lads, but I'm off" mid-season? That's a pretty big @#&k you very much to the club. Don't know how vocal Brad F is in the locker room, but why the hell isn't he captain? I can't think of a player who has given more to the Rovers in the past few years! Fingers crossed we can ride this one out, but Bazza has to be stripped of the captaincy either way. I say slap him round a bit and see if it knocks some sense into him. He may come back angrier and better down the track. If not, he hasn't got the kind of character we need then anyway. I wouldn't be too upset with a Savage/ Thommo midfield anyway. If Thommo can stay healthy I think we will start scoring a few more goals. Either way, I hope John Williams is smart enough to know that we DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. If Barry is less than professional, then banish him to the reserves. You can't let players/agents dictate the game to you.