The injury thing and him being the only major signing concerned me from the off, we'll be lucky if this fella plays half our games.

Hah, the customary "early visit to rovers board before things turn to crap for clarrots and get better for us" A few early digs then he'll be off again. As for dogging Bellamy clearly your tinted specs are sort of green in colour. Have fun chasing your Premiership dream, after all the gap is closing,or so I've heard.

I thought he joined the squad and then withdrew. I remember an article about Gabbidon saying how quiet Bellamy was at camp after us getting hammered. Jeez, it's getting bad when you lot have to rely on Arizona to get accurate reports about the English game.

When's Nelsen back?

Now that is a reaction from the Boss I like. I will be watching the game with interest today. It is of interest to me the comments about Bellamy. When we signed him I had made reference to the fact that we don't have anyone clever or skilfull enough to make use of his pace, it sounds from some of the posts I have read that this may be the case.

Not slating anyone, just pointing out a fact. No I don't see us beating either of those two but I am not talking about relegation. Most likely I am just upset at the bad start.

One game in and the "R" word is already being used. Dingles hammered Coventry today so after their doom and gloom I'm sure they are now playoff contenders. Watched a bit of Fulham today, did not see the result or the whole match but they looked to have some very good movement. Don't see us beating them or Spurs. If we have to rely on Nelsen to be a solid defensive unit we are in trouble. Today was always going to be a difficult game.

Progress just sucks sometimes doesn't it Philip

Acouple of seasons back we set up a chat room on MSN I think. In my view I preferred it to the Rovers chat room. I would be up for that.

Then I will defer to you, since my comments relate to what I saw last season. You have seen him more recently so I hope there is improvement and I am proven wrong. Really, I don't think there are too many rovers fans who would not want Matt back.

I agree with Sotty there. Sorry EIT I think you have forgotten how well he played in his first season back in the Prem. Until that season I had never really cared for Matt Jansen but he changed my mind. I am not having a go at anyone, though I do think the "new" poster is just a wind up merchant. I also feel Matt will never be back, he's lost the natural instinct that he used to have. No amount of coaching can put that back, you can see it in his play sure he may bang in the odd goal. Where it shows is when he gets one on one facing a defender, he just does not know how to get round him any more he has to stop and think about what he is going to do where as in the past he may have just done what came naturally and waltzed right by him. Perhaps Sparky has a different role for Matty in mind, one where he could be effective at this level, but will we ever see Matt of old, absolutely not.

Yes you are right, he was so poor he earned a call up for the England squad, and IMHO should have been in Japan.

What's the fuss all about. This is best summed up by the report of 4000 on at Boro. Puts things in a better perspective.

"Better Now" by Collective Soul, it rocks.

Aint??? Decidedly American, isn't it?

You really can be quite the numbnuts 6 you really can. Hyping up? Blaming Mills? Perhaps you were not privvy to Rovers happenings at the time gresko was playing well, I am certainley not blaming anyone other than Gresko for his loss of form. Simply that his loss of form coincided with his broken foot courtesy of Danny Mills. If we really want to get the best out of Gresko we just have to bring in a top notch manager, Paul Sturrock for example. Let's wait and see what happens shall we.

Darn it! I have to agree with you there Chuckster. If he can get to the level he was at before Danny Mills crocked him then it will be like a new signing. He can pass, cross, shoot and is also another threat from free kicks. I would be very happy to see an in form Gresko rather than Dominic in the left back slot.

Nothing hurts quite like the truth does it Bob? In fact looking at the overall "accomplishments" of Newcastle they are behind the other massives such as Spurs for thinking they are big without having done much on the domestic front. I'd say that's round one to you Bob, perhaps even a first round knockout, even Rovers in the Third Division used to pull in 8000 in the 70's

What, no one on here can think of a 15 year old who's deserved a smack. What Barton is done is quite stupid for a man in his position. If it is anyone else it just a 22 year old chinning a gobby 15 year old. What irks me is that these players have the world at their feet, all they have to do is turn the other cheek for a few years and they are made up for life. I guess some folks just don't know what is good for them.

The fact we burned Big Club Brum again made this deal all the more sweet for me, now if we can just stick it to 'em a few more times I MAY begin to forgive 'em for taking our manager off us all those years ago when they stole Jim Smith as we were doing really well.

Very very happy with the signing, sick to bloody death of all this harping on about A.Cole though. Forwards lads and lasses forwards. Only concern I have about Bellamy is his injuries and do we have the caliber of passer available to make the most use of Bellamy. You know we never knew how to bloody well pass to duffers. It's all well and good having a lightening quick forward but if he always has to run backwards two or three yards to get the pass it sort of takes the edge off. I don't see his rep being a problem I think there is a mutual respect between Sparky and him.

Jim, it's my guess Bellamy will become more frustrated with the moaning lumps like you in the stands.

What are the numbers in sales to date. Anyone got them.

Hey!!! Abbey liked it here. Ooops doesn't do much for my case does it.

Scottish? Hah should have known explains a lot. Are the figures I read here true? We have only moved 6-7000 Season tickets that is serious. Bloody poor do's Dingles have moved more. Me serious and annoyed, never