Lets not go overboard....Hughsey played a team that could run and run.Not a team(except for Tugay and Emo) that would try to be intricate. The defence was actually superb-The pass to Riise for the first goal was world class and Baros looked way ahead of Owen. It was the first really hopeful product of the coaching and endurance work that this sub-Premier squad has shown and will need before we bring in or back some of the diamonds you need in the Premiership. See Tashor post for what I felt like last night!

Ferguson for £7m to anyone -Savage and Dunn for £4m plus what Brum already owe.That's relegation and pride solved in 2 moves. During the Saints/Brum match there were never less than 4 of our ex-Apprentices on the pitch at any time(not incl.Beattie and Tiny) Makes you weep.

Voter Apathy....with hours to go why have fewer than 200 members voted. What %age of our membership is this.No wonder we only get 20000 to a home game - most of our supporters can't even recognise a good centre-half.Or did they want to vote for Alan Hunter? We must be told.

My boyhood hero was Mike England and I found my scrapbook recently of his stoical efforts in Div 1 relegation season in 65/66.English football on the up and we get badly relegated!Plus the goal at Bumley when we won and he played centre-forward.Magic ..even after all these years. BUT I will be voting for our Colin..Mr.Blackburn Rovers.The single best buy in my lifetime.The winning goal at Wembley resurrected BRFC. Says it all really.True legend and nearly alongside Bob Crompton,Ronnie,Dougie and Uncle Jack.

Only just got back from London and everyone is over-reacting.The only difference between the teams was one corner kick and they were at home. As soon as they scored we attacked for most of the second half and showed our lack of sharpness in front of goal. My only issues are that we need so much coaching on free-kicks,corners and even throw-ins(surely Prozone is going to show this) and i feel like the little boy looking at the Emperor with no clothes on.."What do people see in our new captain Barry?" cos i'm still looking. Here's to 3 points on Saturday.

After 34years as a season ticket holder and 30 matches a season you take going for granted. BUT we still assume too much: - the ease of getting tickets(always a fag) - do the casuals know the fixtures? - bundling big matches with B fixtures - selling the home-town boys - not playing the home town boys - making it more comfortable for Blackburn Asians to attend matches(saw 2 Rovers fans abusing 6 Asian lads on Saturday just outside the ground) -giving big teams the edge at vital matches by them having 8000 supporters there. -now giving the shop to a franchise and not selling a lot of BRFC items Get a big illuminated sign high up near Ewood with the next fixtures and open an outlet in the town centre,Clitheroe and Chorley.See Ipswich and Norwich methods of sales and publicity. We will get there eventually..keep the faith.

Suggesting a merger has always been the quickest way to get dissed on this Board. BUT there are plans [called the Northern Way] to build up Preston/Blackburn as the Lancashire city that matches Leeds/Bradford and Newcastle/Gateshead and acts as a counterbalance to the growth of Liverpool and greater Manchester.I'd always thought of Rovers and the dingles as one east Lancs club but a merger of PNE and our beloveds would only continue the trend of west lancs support and[wait for it] isolate Bumley back in the 19th century. yours stategically!!

Flushed out at last.If Mike Newell could get his mate to come as Player/Coach then the change at Ewood would be dramatic and it would persuade Souey's signings to stay focussed. But amongst all this remember that Graeme got us back to the Prem quickly and we only need the FA Cup for a full set.