He's still the main man. I don't think we'll ever be able to replace him!

Ha! Anyone know if the artificial pitch has caused us any problems?

That would suggest he's getting frustrated by Rovers taking control of the game then. Good. Is Gally playing off McCarthy or is he wide right?

Bentley booked for kciking the ball away? Anyone else booked?

Bl**dy hard work, isn't it! So, match listeners, are we deservedly leading? How does the supposed 4-1-4-1 formation look?

Thanks for the details, guys. More please, especially about our second goal!

Looks like JJ might be on his way out of Ewood then. Didn't do much when he was out on loan at Preston or Darlington last season, did he? He's got loads of pace, but never really looks bothered enough to use it. Pity.

I don't know if anyone's mentioned this already, but I suspect the new electronic ticket readers that have been installed on the turnstiles at Ewood could herald a marked difference in the "official" attendance on matchdays. I've often noticed in the past three or four seasons that the attendance figure announced during the second half doesn't seem to be as great as the number of seats that are filled with supporters. And, before any wag starts asking me if I personally do a half-time head count, it's fairly obvious on occasion that there are several thousand more people in the ground than is claimed. You only have to look at the empty (or otherwise) blocks of seating. I'll leave it to people's imagination as to why this discrepancy might occur, but I wouldn't be surprised if our average attendance figures were up a little this season.

Neophox, I think people would just appreciate it if you thought a little bit about what you 've written before posting it on the MB. As I said earlier, there's no race issue in the disputes between Souness and Yorke and Cole. No-one personally involved has suggested that this is the case at all.

Plus, of course, we should remember that Souness used to have a moustache. You know, like Hitler. Jeez...

Seems a better idea to me than having Tugay play every week alongside Ferguson. As much as I think Tugay is a great passing player, he can't tackle. And I don't think Fergie should be playing the holding role - we saw in the cup against Liverpool his knack for breaking into the box to score, and I hope we'll see a lot more of it this season. Hopefully, Matteo playing in central midfield might not be necessary at all if we can put the money saved on the wages of Cole (and Yorke? Flitcroft?) to good use and bring Butt in on loan / permanently. But I'd also like to see Flitcroft stay until a younger replacement is found. Before anyone says "what about Douglas?", I reckon Souness might give him a go at right-back at some point.

Why are you bringing race into this? Aaaarrgghhh! You've really wound me up. This has nothing to do with race at all - it's to do with a clash of personalities. Stop looking for things that aren't there.

Never rely on TEAMtalk as a primary source. The vast majority of their articles are recycled from elsewhere, ie SkySports and the press. I know this because unfortunately I used to work there. I suspect Cole is leaving though. That Souness quote on the BBC doesn't sound good. Surely he has a replacement lined up though? Otherwise it's a heck of a lot of responsibility to put on Stead's shoulders...

Actually, I can't disagree with that!

Sounds like he'll be on his way then, especially if he's openly talking to the press about it all. As much as I feel he's past his best, it sounds like shoddy treatment of a player who has given loyal service to Rovers through good times and bad. He definitely must have fallen out with Souness over something - maybe the comments Flit made in the LET a few months back?