Another old boxing saying - " The only thing square in boxing is the ring ". I boxed at school. Three x three minute rounds. I was a fit as fiddle and it was still by far the most tiring sport I ever took part in Half way through the third round you had a hard time keeping your guard up. The thing about boxing is when you meet up against somebody better than you it can go South pretty quickly. In football if you meet up against a team better than you then you get beat 6 or 7 nil and it's embarrassing but it's not the end of the world. In boxing you can get physically hurt.

As far as I can see our line-ups are usually " a little experimental " !

His parents must have been Scottish I expect.

" Gangsters involved in boxing " ? That's a new one, do bears still shit in the woods these days ?

Any photos of Batwoman ? Smiley Face.

You've got to admire the Aussies though, there were some real characters involved, especially the dis barred lawyer. If I'd have been on the jury I couldn't have convicted the guy on that evidence.

Yes. The lack of DNA evidence on her clothing given the contact she had supposedly had with the the killer was surprising.

I'm not overly bothered about that. There must be other decent left backs out there.

We're now watching the true crime series from Australia about the missing/murdered back packer. Did his girlfriend know more than she's letting on. Very interesting.

Yes the ball was got forward quickly most of the time. Of course if you only have one forward to pass to as in modern football that isn't so easy.

Do you think so ? I was only thinking the opposite, Ball and Stiles in particular looked like schoolboys.

I can't say I'm thrilled with that list. Do you have to be over 30 to sign for Rovers these days ?

You mean like Graham LeSaux ? We saw him through a career threatening injury. Paid him for what must have been about 12 months without him kicking a ball. Then as soon as he was fit again he wanted to leave. Shit house of a man.

Anybody watch the '66 World Cup Final again yesterday. I reckon the ball was in play much more than it is today and given the importance of the match the behaviour of the players was excellent. I reckon I could have refereed that game.

Nobody is going to chuck £15 million at Dack unless they've seen him play again to at least the level he was at before the injury.

You're right Jim, we had them wobbling for about 10 minutes after the goal, the crowd got right behind Rovers. Then they got the second goal and it was game, set, and match. After that we pushed forward and they caught us on the break for two more break away goals.

Yeah, they were on fire in that game. We'd be attacking near their penalty area, we'd lose the ball and three passes later the ball was in the back of our net. We couldn't live with how they transitioned the ball from box to box.Tony Coleman on their left wing had the game of his life.

I thought it was Keith Newton that took the free kick after Metcalfe had been up ended by Glyn Pardoe out on the right wing by the Riverside-Blackburn End. . Fryatt put it away alright. I thought Metcalfe was our best player on the night, he ran Pardoe, who was no mug, ragged.

You sound like foreign culture is more than a passing interest of yours. Try " Giri-Hagi ". Japanese detective is sent to London to find his missing brother. It's a bit violent but what isn't these days. Some really good acting, the young British actor who plays a rent boy is amazingly good.

Are you up to speed with the latest series then ? Yes, it's easy to lose track of time once you start watching one episode after another. I said to my wife at one point, " Is this our third episode or the fourth ? "

I was there that night, stood at the back of the Blackburn End, It was pretty scary to be honest. We were unlucky to meet City on a really good night, a mate of mine who was a City fan was there that night and he says that was their best performance in the FA Cup that season and let's remember they actually won it that year. Two of our key players in Billy Wilson and Eamon Rogers were both out suspended but would have been available if the game had have been played on the original date. The saddest thing about the game for me was to see the great Bryan Douglas coming on as a sub when the game was already lost and him being unable to get a touch as City brushed us aside. It was obvious that a truly great career was over. You could also see that Colin Bell was going to be the new type of midfield player. More of an athlete but less of a ball player. So galling that we very nearly signed him a year or two earlier. Regarding Jim, he was up there with Roque Santa Cruz and Rudy Gestede as the best header of a ball I've seen in a Rovers shirt. I once saw him dive head first at a ball on the ground and actually head a perfect through ball for Malcolm Darling to run onto. That's a pass you don't see very often ! I remember watching him a few times when he'd left Rovers and was playing for Oldham. He formed a really prolific partnership with a lad called David Shaw, Jim got all the flick ons and Shaw, who had pace to burn, got on the end of them. David Shaw is on the front row of that photo of Den's along with ex Rover Maurice Whittle who formed a really good full back partnership with the blonde lad on the back row, Ian Wood. He used to hold the record for the fastest goal ever scored in League football - 4 seconds. I don't know wether that still stands. Thanks for the memories Jim.

My wife and I watched the last 4 episodes of " Cardinal " last night. I thought it was gripping. I'd hate to live in Canada though, it looks so bloody cold !

It's become a parody of the earlier series. My wife watches it also, I think it's because it's about a woman killing men, but really it's laughable. " You Don't Own Me " sung in French or Italian is always worth a listen though.

Brunt was a really good player in his day but I'd give him a swerve now. His age is against him.

When we watched " Giri Haji " we were doing 4 episodes a night ! That was good also but again pretty violent.