This does say the bid was rejected, but does not confirm that Rovers definately has dropped their interest ! But then again, they didn't say that last time either..

Hm, okay.. but I won't believe we've dropped our interest before either LET, the official site or some Tromsø officials says so themselves !

Hmh, but the LET says that we've sent another bid to Tromsø..

If I'm not mistaken, Coridon is a midfielder with passing as his major quality. Can't really tell you much more about him, other than that I'd rather want Gamst. Perhaps Eddie can inform us ?

2/3 of the season, wouldn't that be around right, fellow Norwegians? According to www.til.no , the problem isn't that the bid is too low, it's the installment-problem again !

Tromsø rejects bid, but wants to discuss further

Could be, Philly, I think it might be a combination.. Rovers might've raised the bid a bit / changed the payment plan/percentages etc. , and Tromsø is closer than ever to reach the new Royal League now..

Personally, I think he'll play at the left side of midfield !

Okay, Krislu, if you say so.. I've sent you a message btw....

Check this out, Krislu.. Looks like the meeting starts in around ten minutes - Nettavisen will keep us posted and we will keep you "we-don't-want-to-learn-norwegian" types.. EDIT: May I ask what your source is btw, Krislu?

Would like to see the combination Amo/Matteo against Arsenal, with Neill and Gray on each side. If Ferguson is suspended, I'm afraid we'll need Flitty in the middle alongside Tugay, with Emerton and perhaps De Pedro or Thompson on each side. We also need Dickov instead of Yorke for this one IMO, he's a dirty little @#/? and can disrupt alot in Arsenal's back four !

Read that one aswell, Tango, was glad to read about him at least - I hate it when players are "forgotten" - and then suddenly you see him leave the club on a free or something...

We've made a bid, haven't we? Not sure how this Coridon-news will affect the deal though..

Østenstad has signed for Viking, Bjørnebye is as mentioned assistant manager for Norway, while Henning Berg has retired. Expert commentator for Norwegian TV2 during the Euro2004, doubt it'll be a career..

Thank God for that! For what exactly?

I see your point, but I'm not sure he's out of position if he plays between the defenders and the midfielders.. also, we've got Amo and Short in central defence, I think they're good enough - and Nissa played okay tonight aswell. My team against Arsenal: Friedel- Neill, Amo, Short, Gray Matteo Emerton, Ferguson, Tugay Stead, Dickov Gamst Pedersen, Gally and Yorke/De Pedro will come on to play the last half hour, and secure a 2-2 result !

Gamst Pedersen will leave for Blackburn ...according to Nettavisen! He'll have a meeting with his club tomorrow, where he'll "inform them of his wishes" - if you ask me, this seems promising. No news on whether the clubs have agreed anything though, but I'm sure it'll help if Gamst says he wants to leave!

Ridiculous post, but I see where you're coming from - I disagree with 99% of the opinions in your post, Krislu. Friedel - fair enough, allright game but looked uncomfortable with his injury. Emerton - solid performance except on that horrible first goal ! Short - see above Johansson - see above + poor passing Gray - not very good today, but not horrible either. Flitcroft - get him out ! Didn't defend well, didn't attack at all. Ferguson - great goal, characteristic run! Not much more than that though, but when Tugay is the main distributor it's probably quite hard to star... Tugay - good game, not the best defensive player, but some good distribution and not too risky either! Matteo - out of position, get him in front of the back four ! Liked the way he just let Fernandez push him though, made the frenchie look like a twelveyearold... Stead - good game allround, it's dangerous every time he gets the ball ! Yorke - didn't see him much, and when I saw him he was backtracking. Dickov - good game, I'm sure Higginbotham didn't like him much.. Neill - fair enough, wasn't tested really... Andy D'Arso - (Please don't use that word again) you!

This might've been mentioned earlier in this post, but Norwegian media claims Claus Lundekvam will be out for a while after breaking a bone in the cheeky area yesterday, for Norway...... that's good news for Rovers, isn't also Svensson injured?

Breeny'sNo1Fan at safc.com ?

I'd almost want to see us get relegated if that meant we'd get Matty's old self again, but I'm afraid he's finished. It's really a tragedy to see such a skilled striker suffer like that, he's a fantastic player at his best and has been SO unlucky in the worst possible moments - like feeling ill and not getting his first cap, and then the accident in the season we were all hoping to see him knock out one of the two newbies from United.. But he did show glimpses of greatness again against Liverpool last year, let's hope he can get some matches this year aswell ! Btw, anyone else get Saunders-in-his-prime associations when watching Stead? Never afraid of pouncing from 30 yards if the ball comes his way - I really think we'll get to see some extraordinary goals from the young SuperStead!

He said that Thommo would play centre mid, but he didn't say that he would be first choice in centre mid. I don't think he'll change formation..

Disagree with you Capt Kayos. First of all, it's not a question of whether Jansen is "ok or not", it's a question of "is he going to make it happen in the Premiership again". He IS ok, physically, but he needs first team football if he's ever going to get back to his old self. And I'm sure we are looking to get a new striker in, but Souness has given up this since kickoff is just two weeks away. Yorke will do the trick in the meantime, and maybe will Souness try to get a new striker in January. He's not getting rid of Yorke either, and let's face it, Yorke IS one of the most talented players in our crop of them.. I'm also confident that Dickov has got nothing to worry about, he'll play his part for sure, but when Groin Strain Season begins, we'll need a fifth striker, and we need someone who can play alongside the young ones.. And why do you say that Souness doesn't know who to play up front? I believe he's got his first XI picked out already, but it's obviously also the players responsibility to do well in training and impress him. I'm sure Yorke will be picked off if he doesn't work, and he HAS been at his worst when playing with Andy Cole. Souey is well known for not being afraid of controversial substitutions, and if Yorke doesn't perform he'll be the first one to go off IMHO.. THEN we'll hopefully see Jansen do some magic, like against Liverpool last season... I do agree on the "uumphh about the place !!!" though, and that we can be up there with the best (excluding the top three) man for man (INCLUDING Emerton, which we will see this season. Stop slating the man!)

Souness has said: Our first aim is to survive in the Premiership, our first aim is to get those X points to be sure that we will play in the Premier League next season - and then we can look beyond that and pick as many points as possible. (this is not a direct quote, it's my perception of his intentions) I'm sure this is the same for most managers in the Premier League, managers for teams like Middlesbrough, Bolton, Everton etc. will try and secure their Premiership status, and after that they will do everything they can to pick as many points as possible - and get a good position in the end. And after a horrible season when relegation was near - do you really WANT him to aim for the 4th place? I must say I'm glad that we have a manager that will concentrate on one thing at the time, first we secure next year's Premiership contract, and then we will obviously try and win as many matches as possible. Even IF Souness aim was to "stay in the Premiership", so what? Do you think that after securing the place, Souness would send Barry, Stead and Matteo on holidays and give the youngsters a game? No, he would push it as far as we can go, three positions can mean £1,5 millions - Souness is aware of that !

Okay, fine. If Yorke is willing to WORK, and Souness are willing to work with Yorke - I'm okay with it. He praised him after today's match, along with Matteo, so I guess that's a good sign.. I feel sorry for Jansen though, I really wanted him to get more chances than he really deserved this season.. (I know it sounds weird, but if Jansen leaves Blackburn after this season, and without really playing a part, I'd be disappointed.) I just love that guy!