We simply cannot expect Sparky to pull a rabbit out of the hat every time we sell our best players.

i understand what your saying, but i dont believe that getting a striker who could score 15-20 goals for £10m (or however much we would possibly get for Benni) would be the equivalent of pulling a rabbit out of the hat. Hughes knows a good striker so he should be able to replace him with that sort of cash.

All hypothetical of course, id much rather he stays here. If he goes there is a pretty bad trend developing....

If he leaves we'll replace him with someone else who can score 15 - 20 goals. End of story.

Just remember everyone was pretty pessimistic about replacing Bellamy this time last season and look what happened.

If there is one manager who knows a good striker then it is Mark Hughes...i am not worried!

If things continue the way they are going i cant see Nelsen ever leaving us to be honest. He doesnt seem like a money motivated player...and so long as Fergie gets his way and Quiros gets the Utd job, then i would thing that Sparky would be with us for a while too...certainly the next 4 years.

To think that in the summer there were many people on here (myself included!!) who wanted to sign that big pile of poo Mido over this guy.....thank heavens we arent managers!! A very lucky escape for us there!!

I think he's done pretty well really. He'd almost certainly be better next season, but i think hughes will be looking to bring in another top quality striker to play along side McCarthy.

Wouldn't mind him as a squad player but his wages would be extortionate!!

So thats a no from me

He's a player who ain't improving the team at all in my opinion. I thought it was embarrassing when we signed him and I was sure he wouldn't get much playing time. Now it seems Hughes thinks he is good enough to hold down a regual place in our starting XI, and that really is sad.

I just hope Samba can show some quality and Nelsen to stay fit, because I do not want to see Henchoz playing 20-30 games a season for us!

Henchoz hasn't stepped a foot wrong since he's been back in the team that i can remember so he hasnt given any reason to drop him. If someone plays well, they should keep their place in the team (see Derbyshire!)

I highly doubt that he will play a major part in the first team next season, but he has showed that he can be depended on when called into the team so he deserves this extension in my opinion. I

Its not like hughes signed him to be first choice, but injuries have dictated that he got his chance and he's grabbed it with both hands!

All this Mokoena bashing is getting a bit much...

He aint going to distributed the ball like tugay does, but that isnt why he is in the team...he is in the team to win tackles!! Which he does!! Get over it!!

I guess people need something new to moan about now that Neill has moved on though!!

maybe we should give up on having a captain...they either bugger off to some other club or break their legs!!

unless todd is back i cant see anyone thats stands out as a captain.

Tugay will probably get it but other than that Maybe McCarthy? Dunn?

well if thats the case, you lot should wait a few weeks before attacking him

Thanks to Neill for 5 good years at the club, and thanks for rejecting liverpool cos I hate them. He has gone to west ham most likely because of the fantastic contract they offered him, I don't like it, but thats how football is unfortunatly.

I won't boo him when comes back to Ewood with west ham, but unfortunatly most of the Ewood crowd will...nothing I can do with that either, thats how most football fans brains are programmed.

I haven't actually attacked him though have i...

I reckon the time was right, i wouldn't have been able to trust him playing for the rest of the season knowing that he's leaving. Silly when you consider that his performances have generally been good this term but that pessimism for you!

The thing the annoys me about this transfer is the fact that everytime i get a shirt with a name on the back they leave!! First George Donis, now Lucas...any advice on who i should get next? Mokoena anyone?!

he might not have said anything about the fans yet...but give it time.

We all know that Neill can't keep his mouth shut so give it a few weeks before you start defending him!

West Ham are going a bit nuts for defenders aren't they?!! First Davenport, then Neill and also bidding for Lauren and Upson!

Not today, saturday morning.

Glad I didnt post everything he told me.

Aww...go on!!

Fair play to Neill going for the big bucks. I guess Benitez wouldn't give him an important role in the team, so Neill would rather be a regular name on the starting XI at West Ham while getting a hughe payraise.

I would have done the same thing!

Id have stayed at rovers

who's going to be captain now that it looks like Neills gone and Todd's possibly on his way to 'gers?!

Not a lot of captain material in the first team is there...i'm not a fan of keepers as captains, and Tugay doesn't play all the time so who does that leave?

not a bad price that.....Rather have £2m than Warnock and -500k thats for sure!!

he's certainly got the right management team to get him fit adn raring to go...we all know what Hughes is like about his players' fitness so i reckon Dunn will become good.

Lets just hope he doesn't revert back to his old partying ways!!

I feel like everytime he opens his mouth there's less chance he will become our next manager...something that i wanted to happen.

It's not the things he's saying but rather the way he puts it across...there's enough predujice against rovers for being dirty or whatever...could you imagine what it would be like if we had the refferee hating, woman hating and foreing player hating Mike Newell in charge?!!

If it's true then im glad we didnt go for Dunn. Without Reid its even more important toget someone in who isn't going to break down every few weeks.

Dont forget that the Axe can still come in and do a role.

Its really important that we get someone in with quality, rather than looking for a bargain.

Koumas or Sidwell for me

I dont think he be going anywhere for a while, its obvious that he's rated by the management. I think he's done a good job this season..he's certainly improving from when he first started playing in a four man midfield.

As for the mokoena- derbshire thing...i would say the the axe was more impressive at Everton..but as his name wasnt on the scoresheet most of you lot dont acknowledge his contribution.

I think Gallagher was more impressive than Derbyshire aswell..not that i dont rate the lad though...but just because he scored two tap ins doesnt mean he's the new messiah!

if something is going to happen then it wont be until the end of the window...make them sweat and drop the price a little

Nonda has been bloody AWFUL!

The guy just doesnt do anything other than jog after the ball occasionally!

Why does he keep getting games?!!

never even touched his head...he limped off ffs!!!

Why the hell can we play like this in the first half of games??!!

I think the last one was offside aswell

Don't start on Hughes, it's not his fault. We will get back on track and win this match. Pedersen and Bentley to score, 1-2 Rovers. Not sure why I believe this, but I would love that as a result.

How the hell is it not his fault? He's themanager so it is his fault...

Even my blind grandmother can see that there's something drastically wrong....yet he has refused to change it for soo long, and now he has a plays this peach of a formation!!

Edit: Nonda is on so everything is saved!

Where the hell was the defence? Neill just takes off on these runs and when he loses the ball makes no attempt to get back whatsoever...

For a change he looks completely disinterested!!

Edit:is the booing i can hear our fans booing Neill? If so he deserves everyting he gets