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What's all this rubbish about Dalglish? The man threw a strop because Jack wouldn't give him any more money to indulge himself, why would he be happy to manage within our current constraints? Both his jobs since he left Rovers have been unmitigated failures. It's all this emotive "homecoming" crap again isn't it? Let's get someone in who won't quit just because things are difficult. Leave Kenny in the studio and stop all this prodigal son twaddle with Newell, Shearer and KD.

How can anyone eat chips and gravy - it's so grim. It's like pie and peas - never has anything caused me to trumpet voluntary so often.

Peter Taylor absolutely ruined Leicester, bought a load of old crap, used appalling tactics and watched them sink out of sight! No way!

Hughes is quoted on the Beeb site, sounding very unenthusiastic about the job, and he says he doesn't expect a call from us. Sounds like it's Strachan then! Or perhaps Wally Smith according to the Beeb.

Misleading news item of the year goes to Alan75. News headline: Rovers Name New Manager! ... the word "Caretaker" was omitted!

Hughes ... in the news ... for the Blues!

I'm honestly struggling to plump for anyone else. Strachan worries me a little because he didn't set the Premiership on fire (but are we looking for someone who has?!), the only other one would be Dowie, he transformed Palace so fast it's hard to ignore, he seems to have this je ne sais crois about him that indicates a manager who could be successful in the Prem. I just hope that the board have the sense not to appoint Houllier.

The best without Premiership credentials. He does have credentials in that he's turned Wales round to an extent (although the result against Azebijan was a little worrying!) For those with Premiership credentials, none of them inspires. They're all has-beens or never-were's.

I want Hughes, there's no-one out there with good Premiership credentials, so he's the best there is without credentials.

Charm personified! Jan: why do you detest Newcastle so much?

Out of interest Jan (and please don't insult me!) but why don't you like Newcastle?

Wha-hey - I just noticed the return vs Newcastle is on Boxing Day. Good opportunity to ruin Graeme's Christmas. I remember when we played the Geordies at Ewood after selling Shearer, that was Boxing Day too. We won that day, too ...

Have they formed a rock band? Watch out! They're hot!

Please not Houllier, the amount of cash he wasted at Liddypool was shocking. Souness only really made two big errors, Grabbi and Yorke, the money spent of those doesn't even add up to Houllier's biggest one, Diouf. 12/1 on Saunders? Hahhahahaha - I hope he's not still there. 25/1 - Bryan Robson, bet we pick him (didn't say we should, said we would).

I vote for Lee grooby. He's got to be better than some Italian noddy-head, Mike Newell, Steve McMahon, a dream combo of Kenny and Alan ("oh! Alan! My Alan!" etc etc), Paul Jewell, Stan Turnout, and every other numpty that's been mentioned. Hey, let's get Colin Hendry in as defensive coach! Because he was a good defender for us! D'oh!

After the shock of it wore off, I have to say, on balance, I'm happy. I think he'd run his natural course here, although I was willing to give him more time (unlike some). Perhaps we needed someone else to come in and shake things up. The team seemed to lack motivation last year, and I don't think he managed Cole or Yorke too well (particularly since he bought them), and i think he'll struggle with Bellamy and Dyer in particular. A really strange appointment, we're worse off in the league than you are! Personally, I think you took him because you couldn't get any other respactable appointment.

I've gotta go for a sit down in the woods ... with my revolver. Crikey.

What's all this crud about Shearer being some Alf Ramsey in the making? It's absolute balls. Dalglish as well, not a hope in hell, he's finished in management, his spells at Newcastle and Celtic ruined his reputation and he's not been back for years. So a real "finger-on-the-pulse" appointment he'd be! :-S

Now you're just taking the p***, T4E! Especially after slating someone for suggesting McMahon!

P Wright - make your mind up!

I wonder if they went for Souness because they couldn't get any other Premiership manager? I will be most miffed if they've skimped on the compensation.

I hear Strachan has converted to Islam. He's now known as mad Bananistan Cat Stevens Gingerman.

His twin brother. All evil Frenchmen have an even more dastardly twin brother, who invariably has a gay name. Lucien Houllier, something like that. I don't want him a million miles near Ewood.

out of it for too long messianic, no people skills worse buying record than Souness terrible route 1 Wurzel No no no! possible wouldn't come here, surely don't fancy him as mgr what's he done? conflict of interest no way, no loyalty, no good we could do worse! (SEe above)

Not Mike Newell, please! Wouldn't mind Dowie, wouldn't be too happy with Megson, Strachan I'm not sure about. What I am p***ed off about is that Souness spent 2.5 mill of the club's cash waited for the transfer window to slam shut then effed off! I know you can't time these things, but it's still rank out of order.