All this makes me think I should have another one done, I like the idea of "Arte Et Labore"...

Mine's the club crest, right over my heart. It's kept covered up most of the time, but I know it's there.

If the tattoo relates to something you really care about you'll never regret it.

I had mine done in Darwen, the week before I emigrated.

Great result, more importantly great performance. We just need to get Nelsen back & to swap Neill for Risse...

Looks like the Fizzy Pop XI will need some new wiiings...

Good to hear Ooijer got Man Of The Match, did he really deserve it? Great for the Lads to be getting good results & we have a few key players missing as well. Also really positive to see so many academy players on the bench.

Sparky has surpassed Trapattoni!!!!!!!!

was a bit nervous about this one, but was well worth setting the alarm for!!!!!

Can't wait to see the Bentley goal

Bring on the Pie men!

When is the draw for the group stages?

The fans sound happy on the commentary... I'll be rolling into work with a big Friday morning grin across my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How good is this....

Andre Ooijer given Man Of The Match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I always knew he would come good, did he deserve the MOTM?

Thommo to get one??

they never used to publish tables until 3 games in... mind you the way we've started we could be well adrift after 3 games!!!!!!!!

Bring on the Toffees - normal service will be resumed & then look out Chelsea...

Pompey pen, Todd sent off

Is this our worst ever start, it must be some sort of record

Who can we play now at centre back?

Missed pen.

Don't think we'll be winning the fair play league this year

mmmm nearly time for bed, thank god!

It all makes these late nights so worthwhile

it just gets worse 3-0 ohFFS

In all honesty I'd rather give Taylor a shot at right back than Mokoena - I just don't rate him in the back four at all. He's great in a five man midfield playing the anchor role, but that's where his talents begin and end as a Premiership footballer

whether you play Reid or Mokoena is a moot point, whichever one you choose will have more 'presence' than Bentley.

Is Bentley playing just behind the front two? That is his best spot, next best is right mid...

We are desperately short of experienced quality players at the back, our only other defenders would be McEveley, Matteo & Taylor - enough said!!

Mjellberg gets first goal at new arsenal stadium...

good to hear Jemal Johnson has scored against the dingles, hope it is the winner!!!!

Are Zura and Todd injured? That's the only way I'd choose that back four

Todd is playing alongside Neill...

Nelsen & Zurab are both injured

Bentley had a good game in mid-week for the U21s though.

Didn't get that game out here Grizfoot so I bow to your superior knowledge . Did he play centre mid for England?

Did Reid play centre mid for the Republic?

Is Neill playing at CB today then, with Mokoena at RB?

Yeah, Neill is in the middle & moko is RB

Reid is playing Right wing & Bentley in the middle. I'd rather see Reidy alongside Savage to give us more strength in the centre, still not over impressed by Bentley

did I hear them (Rovers commentary team on MatchLive) say Neill was at fault?

I know he def went & hacked somebody down in frustration & picked up a yellow, will he last the game?

All the fuss about how well Neill did at centre half in the world cup bemuses me. The truth is Australia had nobody else to play in that position (Popovic doesn't count he's useless) after Vidmar had to withdraw...

Glad that bloody bell isn't ringing at Fratton Park!

are we likely to have any of the injured players available for the Everton game?

Even if we signed any new players today would they be eligible for the mid week game?

A very attacking bench, or proof that we really do need to sign some more defenders....

Any other Aussies out there?

getting nervous/excited... can't wait for it all to start. 3 points today will get us up & running nicely!

Brad to keep a clean sheet & a new name on the score sheet.................GAMST!!!!!!!!!!

mostly in front of the TV in Brisbane.

Last season ticket was on the Riverside, first season ticket was in the Nuttall Street Enclosure (Darwen End side)

I've gone for Tugay against Fulham, but a lot of credit on that one is down to MGP who picked Tugs out with a sweeeeet pass.

Reidys stonker at Wigan also made the journey from Brisbane worthwhile...

Isn't it good though that we now have some choice in who the preferred pairing should be... shows how much the squad has improved.

We need players who can move in & out of the team. Centre back is the position most likely to pick up injuries & suspensions

I can't believe the stick that Kuqi is getting on here,

From what I have seen there are certainly worse players in the Premiership & to lay claims of worst ever performance in a rovers shirt are just laughable

he adds another option to our attack that we probably haven't had since Jordi played, ok he may not be the best player in the world, but we can't afford the best players in the world.

Get real.

With the funds we had available Kuqi was/is the best player of his type that we could sign. I would pick him in my team any day over Dickov who is a self centred whinging whining little muppet that even annoys his own supporters with his petty badgering of the ref.

At least Kuqi plays for the team & gets on with the job...

OK if we had a big transfer kitty then I agree Kuqi would not be my first choice, but we have got to play with what we have got. Sparky obviously rates him, and given the direction that the team is heading then that is good enough for me.

Smith to walk?

big sighs of relief all round, this is the start of his 20 goal season!!!

161 - 4!!!!!!!!!!

and as we need at least one goal to get something from this game things are not looking too good...

now obviously I cant see what's going on but is Steven Reid doing anything?

after what seemed a good pre-season for him he has dissapointed me so far this term

yes we have our commentary now, but still think we are not in the game...