Try looking at. Lancashire Cup Thread Thanks

Anybody going to Blackpool?

It was King Harold and the French. East Kenters should know better.

Doom-monger. Pessimist.

Squad on BBC.

Blimey - 3000+ posts in 10 mins!

True. Generally: Messageboard user = pessimist with tendency to panic.

I believe! Halleujah!!

How long have you been supporting Rovers?

Looks like Martin Dahlin! Oh no - hope he doesn't play the same!

Can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Only if you cancel Lanzarote and spend a fortnight in Cardiff!

Oh come on! Surely he can afford a season ticket on the train from Macclesfield? What were Wales paying him in? Leeks?! Any spare leeks should be sent to Leavers for the new pies!

There can be no pre-requisite for managerial experience at premiership level, or it would be a closed shop run by geriatrics.

Leavers are allegedly working on a new chicken and leek recipe already.

Ewood will reek of optimism on Saturday.

In order to give Mr Hughes the best welcome, how can we silence the drummer(s)?

If I understand correctly, they can't stop him. Oh well, whys that? Contract has release clause if a prem club comes calling.

If I understand correctly, they can't stop him.

Dunno about anyone else, but the clock seems to be ticking very slowly this afternoon.......

Is this for real? Playing long ball tactics is the WORST style of football..!! Don't panic. He could only do the best with very limited resources at Wales. I wouldn't expect a carbon copy at Ewood.

Sorry!!!!!

All the things you seem to know about Mark Hughes are being contradicted by someone who actually plays for him. from teamtalk: Aston Villa defender Mark Delaney has pleaded with Mark Hughes to remain as Wales manager and resist any approach by Blackburn. Delaney is hoping the challenge of leading Wales to their first tournament since 1958 will persuade his international boss to snub the chance to move into club management. He told the club's official website: "I think everybody that saw the vacancy automatically thought of Mark because he'd been there as a player and because of the job he's done for Wales. But it's encouraging to see he wants to fulfil his ambitions with Wales. "It's not a surprise to see him linked with these jobs. What he's done for Welsh football has been nothing short of dramatic. We were down and pretty much out and he's turned it round full circle. "Now we're a nation to be reckoned with home and away, so what he's done with limited resources is remarkable. "It's not just Blackburn. Any job that comes up, I'm sure he's going to be linked with. So the quicker the management positions are filled, the better for us." Actually I don't state anywhere that I KNOW anything about Mark Hughes other than he has done NONE of the things I have listed. You know my feelings about this appointment should it come off and that is abut as far as I really need to go. This whole appointment seems to me to be driven on emotion. I don't feel Sparky can do this that's all. If he is to be our boss I wish him good luck and I sincerely hope he shows me to be totally wrong. I just feel that we should be appointing someone that has actually run a CLUB and shown to be able to instill stability and contiuous improvement into that club at all levels. That's all, I get a bit wound up about our Rovers sometimes. Go fer a ride on yer chopper - it might help you calm down.

Should be a cracking atmosphere' whatever happens between now and 3pm Saturday......

Non starter.