Does anyone else find the new game stupidly hard?? I had a good first season with Blackburn finished 7th, got into europe. Since then i cant buy a win, almost got relegated and sacked second season after scraping through with about 4 games left despite a better squad. Third season, after only a couple of additions such as Sinema Pongolle and a creative midfielder and an awsome damien duff on season loan (I heard its bad to keep changing the squad) I had a promising start, but again the results have just dissapeared, and now dropping like a stone, and no tactics, squad changes seem to make any difference. Almost as if its completely out of my hands and its up to the computer to decide results. In comparison i won the Champs league with blackburn in about 5 years on the 2005 game. A huge difference in difficulty.

HAHA Thats ACE!!!

Surely Pennant and Forsell would be better Signings from Birmingham. Nathan Ellington from West Brom.

......Robinson..... Neville Terry Ferdinand Cole .............Carrick......... .....Lampard .. Gerrard.... Beckham.....................Cole .............Ashton/Crouch...... Alternative if owen rooney not fit?

This is an absolute disaster! Englands equivalent of Ronaldinho! Bye bye world cup! Rooney makes us tick! Complete disaster! Im gutted. Every major tournament England suffer a host of injuries! It not even funny anymore!

Ermmm...Mokoena is on the bench! Whats he up to??

Bentley for Nelsen wots that all about??

nnooooooooooo goodbye chances of winning world cup if hes out! What is it with England and injuries at a major tournament!

Pennant is a must if Birmingham go down. With Pennant, Bentley and Pedersen all in the same squad then mabye there would be enough creativity to compensate for the loss of Tugay. Upson is a good shout too, Portsmouth have alot of decent players if they go down also, Sean Davis, Taylor, Oneil. But I doubt they would be on the cheap as the russian guy will help keep the club away from financial trouble.

There is a good article on skysports. Surprisingly kind to Rovers and will bring a smile to all us Rovers fans. http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=36...audits+at+Spurs

Did anyone see Alan Smiths Injury today. Looked a bad one especially regarding the recation of the other players. Reports say a broken leg and a dislocated ankle. Surely puts him out of the world cup. Hope he recovers ok!

This was the first ever game i saw at ewood, and was the day before my 7th birthday i think. A shearer hat trick, Le saux from 30 yards, Mike Newell got one and cant remember who else. We sat in the Jack Walker stand, think it was the first day it was open. Those were the days. On a side not, Blackburn are yet to loose when i have travelled to watch them, which includes a trip to old trafford!

Your Rubbish haha! I finished 7th in my first season with rovers. My trick was a decent formation and selling all the deadwood off, eg Enkleman, Matteo, Jansen, Gallagher, Douglas, Almost all reserves, Gresko, Dikov and got around 4.5m for them. They on player search fitted filters to find some quality cheap players, especially defenders. Get Dwight Pezzarossi! Scored 4 on his debut! Also Riordan. Also helped that Kuqi scored 28 in a season!!!!!!!

Andres D'Allesandro. Obviously not wanted or doesnt want to be at his present club, hence the portsmouth loan. I wonder how much he would cost?

Blatantly obvious we need another striker, or 2!!! Not gonna happen though i feel. Whats up with Bellamy now???? Hes injured every other game, possible the softest striker around! But how we missed him tonight! I suppose it will have to be the FA cup now! Oh well, at least the general feeling is that were going places under hughes!

We have no out and out strikers on the pitch! Bentley and pedersen the closest!

How did Sergio Peter do in this game? Is it his premiership Debut?

Sky sports changed the scorer from Kuqi to Pedersen Ps hows Sergio P doing?

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Thompson scored for Wigan

Think Reid and Savage should play in the centre to run the legs off the un-matchfit Emre and overun the weakened midfield. Emerton and Pedersen on the wings to also provide the legs to run Newcastles weakened team ragged. Dickov and Bentley to go upfront, i think Newcastles defence could cope with the power of Kuqi but their positional play is terrible so the more skilful and creative Bentley may unlock their defence better. I think Bentleys form has been pretty good of Late. If we havent scored then theres always Tugay or Kuqi to bring off the bench. Friedel Neil Kishinishvilli Nelsen Gray Emerton Savage Reid Pedersen Bentley Dikov Subs. Enkleman Mokoena Kuqi Petr Tugay Also wouldnt mind trying petr out for the last 15 minutes or so depending on the result. He seems a real prospect, and would offer something different to pedersen. Think it will be a draw, 2-2 given that neither defence is great at the moment.

Does anyone know what the sugar daddy option does in the editor section on football manager 2006?

Just read the thank you letter that Matt has written on the official sight. On of my favourite players ever to wear the shirt along with duffer. Wish the club could do something to show how much he meant to us. Hope if he ever comes back to play at Ewood, he gets the best reception any opposition player has ever recieved. Reading the article, mabye he should have been given more of a chance. Wish him well, hope he recaptures smome form. he had the potential to be a top top english forward. As a bburn fan im gutted at whats happened. I remember watching a game about 5 years ago, when the commentator Alan Smith said that mat Jansen will go on to be one of the best forwards in the country and an england international. What could have been. So sad. Good luck matt!

Is it me or has Todd regained his place at centre back for last couple of games? Is it a coincidence we have no conceeded 5 goals in 2 games? Anyway, Zura for centre back! Tonights results is an importiant one, a comeback like that is better than a normal win for morale and confidence, and importiant not to dwell on the arsenal defeat. Having lost tonight I would have been worried about saturday, but no im going for a 2-0 win. Bellamy and Pedersen.

Has anyone found that the defenders defend so deep that theres no room to get in behind. Unless thats just my mate being boring and defensive. Its hard to score though, because you cant get close enough to goal.