Maybe it was because I was a kid but I don't have strong feelings toward the 3-0 result at Selhurst Park. I remember listening to it on the radio but shrugged and went outside as soon as the game was over. It never really bothered me, but to this day I don't get emotional over a football match. The 0-0 Man U game at Ewood in May 1999 that sealed relegation is one I wish that could have been changed. It may not have mattered in the end but Rovers had them that night. Ashley Ward missed an absolute sitter late on that could have been a lifeline. As a side what happened to Gallacher and Sutton during the campaign? Neither of them played much. My memory of the 1998-99 season is a bit fuzzy. I'm pretty sure that if they'd have played every week Rovers would have stayed up.

That Villa home game was a good one. At the time Rovers were in the same position as they are now but there was something about that time that felt like more was to come. Maybe it was my youthful enthusiasm.

The best I've seen have already been mentioned. Shearer's lob in the 7-1 v. Norwich Shearer's volley v. Southampton - although Le Tissier's finish later on was even better. Reid's blockbuster at Wigan on NYE. Anyone for George Donis's solo special?

It was. Unlike almost any other TV series it didn't wrap it all up in a bow at the end. There was plenty left on the table that will always leave the viewer thinking. I really enjoyed Sex and the City (yep, I know), but the writers made a complete mess of it. Those 4 vacuous, shallow women should have never found happiness. My only quibble was with Tony's coma episodes. I would rather have seen a lot less of that and more of how the different crews were dealing with it.

Beyoncé is next to royalty over here. I don't get it either. Her songs aren't very good. However, I'm a male in my 40's, hardly her target market. As to TV Breaking Bad was good. Game of Thrones was better although it stunk up the joint at the end. For me neither can hold a candle to the Sopranos. I do like Line of Duty too. There's one on Amazon called Bosch. I don't know if it's available in the UK but it's a good detective series based in LA.

I remember watching the 2018 bid ceremony live and being very annoyed. It looked like a fit up then, and so has been proven. This New York Times article also covers it as well as naming 3 FIFA execs charged with accepting bribes. 2 are dead, and one is safe in Brazil as they have no extradition treaty with the USA (do they have one with anybody?). FIFA execs charged too It also says that Jack Warner is still fighting his extradition to the USA from T&T. I'm pretty sure that if the US government wanted to they could put the screws to the T&T authorities and get Warner. I hope that they get him as he rode roughshod over a lot of people. It was amazing that a person from such a small place had so much power. Did the 1 country 1 vote system at FIFA ever get changed? I know that it evokes lots of emotion, and shades of colonialism from the bigger world economies but it is one way to make the system fairer.

OK. I can't say that I was impressed with it. A lot of hype with little substance. They are all crooks if you ask me.

Has Tiger King on Netflix made it to the UK? I finished watching it last night.

Wilcox missed the run in too as he did his knee. Without him the team didn't function the same. Le Saux had to play left wing with Kenna behind him. David Thompson is a good shout. He played his way into the England. He was superb for a while.

Absolutely. First time around he was unplayable at times. City paid big money for him for a reason. There was also a reason why European super power Bayern Munich let him go.

There is a disproportionate amount of players from the Hodgson and Kean era's, quite rightly too. I have another; Santa Cruz when he came back.

As far as pure dross goes those players who were signed during the Kean/Anderson/Singh era are the bottom of the barrel. They contributed to a relegation to the 3rd tier, virtually unheard of for most Rovers fans. Players who I can think of at the mo who deserve special mention from my Rovers supporting life are; Chris Brown, Herold Goulon, Vince Grella, Gary Talon, Barry Ferguson, Kevin Davies, Egil Ostenstad, Christian Dailly.

Man U said the same about Ben Thornley. Nicky Marker crocked him in a reserve game at Ewood. Thornley sued and won for damages. Misty eyed people had him being the left sided savior that England needed during the 1998-2008 "golden generation".

Dwight Yorke too. He was on his way down when he signed. He was in his prime at Man U, and showed it. Dahlin knackered his back about a week into his stint. Grabbi?

He really was. He had 16 league goals by December of his first season with Rovers then did his knee. Luckily that one didn't slow him down, probably because he was still young. When he did come back in 1993 he went straight back to banging them in. I reckon that injury cost England a place at the 1994 World Cup. Without him England had to rely on a bunch of nearly men up front.

Maybe age? Anyone under 35 won't remember him the same - which is frightening to me as I remember him as clear as day. Someone born in 1988 would have only been 8 when Shearer left.

It would. As I said earlier, potentially Dunn in for Tugay, but I'd have the rest.

To point 1 - hypothetically this works but in practice it would not for the reasons you stated. I'd have David Batty in there, probably for Tugay as Dunn has more goals in him. Batty is overlooked by many Rovers fans. He won player of the year ahead of 30 goal Shearer in his first season. He was class. He got injured and hardly played in 94-95 then left for Newcastle shortly thereafter. Another nostalgic what if pick is Paul Warhust. Without 2 broken legs he'd have been in the starting 11 either at central defence or central midfield. To point 2 - Rovers were never blessed with world class centre halves, but had plenty that were strong and organised. Hendry was no footballer, but he had guts galore. Samba was a physical presence. Nelsen was cool and collected. Henchoz was good too. My off the wall pick - Patrik Andersson. Signed at the same time as Henning Berg (the first time). He couldn't get a game at Ewood but won a Champs League with Bayern Munich a few years later.

A good decision by UEFA. As was mentioned yesterday World Cup 2022 is in December so there is some leeway for domestic leagues because of that.

I still laugh at Gartside's 2 Premier Leagues with no relegation plan. Bolton fans won't be for it now, or any time soon.

Read the quote above for a good reason why games are off. As for your stance on virus prevention I'm glad you're not the government's chief scientific officer. Would you advocate the same for measles? Chicken pox? Mumps? Whooping cough?

Spanish teams ?

For the first time in a while I did not watch a minute of a Champs League knock out tie. Both games were foregone conclusions. Atalanta kept on scoring, and Spurs kept on being terrible. Today's games will be much closer. Both could go either way. I'd much rather Liverpool progress ahead of Atletcio Madrid. Yes, I am biased toward the English team but as a fan of football I think that Liverpool offer more than Atletico.

What a shame. Every time Rovers get close they blow it big time.

I loved the highlight show. I watched it every week. James Richardson doing the papers was great. As a young teenager living in East Lancs it actually opened my eyes to another culture. I posted about this the other week. Serie A is a shadow of its former self. Folk argue today about the Prem v La Liga as the "best league in the world". There was no debate during the period described, it was Serie A. Once the Prem got going and the money ramped up teams in England were able to afford players from Italy, albeit those on their way down. Klinnsmann and Gullit were at the end of their careers when they arrived in England but were both a class above. Same with Desailly a few years later. Those Milan European Cup winning teams were special. In 1994 they hammered Romario and Stoichkov's Barcelona 4-0.