I think Rovers would give Montenegro a game bad as we are. England's defence still worries me. You shouldn't be unhinged by an ale house ball down the middle at this level.

I've told this story before on another thread. When I was about 15 I decided I had to get a really good pair of boots. The ones I wanted were " Puma ", just like the ones that Keith Newton and a few other Rovers players were wearing at the time. My local sports shop didn't stock " Puma " so I had to go to Manchester. There was a shop on John Dalton Street run by an ex City player that I knew stocked " Puma ". I saw the ones I wanted but they were £5-0-0 and I'd only saved up £4-10-0, I was ten shillings short. The guy could see how disappointed I was so he said " I'll tell you what son, take the boots and bring me the ten bob next week. Which I did. Can you see that happening today ?

That's what it sounds like to me.

I got my first Rovers shirt from Forbes as a Xmas present when I was about 12.

Thanks for that matey. That second photograph is very telling.

I heard somewhere that this wasn't the sort of " training ground incident " that we are all familiar with. It was at a social event for the players. When I was at school bust ups like this were dealt with by getting the boxing gloves out.

Skegness ! Bloody hell, that's hardly jetsetting is it ?

Excellent article that hits the nail right on the head.

Then people wonder why we're going nowhere ! You could probably write the sum total of their football knowledge on the back of a postage stamp.

Well it wasn't because of fan approval. If you'd have had a poll before that appointment I'll bet you could have counted on the fingers of one hand the fans that would have voted for him.

That's what happens when you consistently sign players that don't actually improve the team.

I agree with you Stuart but we have a massively bloated first team squad. What must that be costing in wages ? Lets say 30 players are on a average of £10k a week ( maybe that could be on the low side. ) - £300k a week - £1.2 million per month - £14.5 million a year. Plus that is just first team standard players although in my book they're very much all of a muchness with not many outstanding players. We need to slim down that squad dramatically. There's a good half dozen that we could release now and never miss.

Is Mowbray in the betting ?

You can bet they wouldn' be swanning on their holidays this week if he was running the show. I think he's done now, the death of the young lad he'd just signed last season knocked the stuffing out of him.

Are you sure ? There are a few on here who reckon there's nothing wrong with his heading ability.

Yeah, I really look forward to international weekends. Football can't spoil my weekend then.

I've been watching us too long to predict anything with Rovers. I was there for the return fixture two days after we beat West Ham 8-2 away. I learnt my lesson regarding predictions that day. Apart from the 11 playing for West Ham nobody in the country would have predicted a 3-1 win for them. I'd be delighted if your predictions come true.

Ok, Let's see how those predictions go.

I didn't ask who we've beaten earlier in the season. The question was " Who Do You Think We'll Beat In The Future ? ". Say between now and the New Year ?

Which teams would you back us to beat at the moment Joe ?

Nobody in the media is asking him questions like that are they ? He get's a free ride every week. Today's reporters are spineless. I remember the Rugby League correspondent of my local paper being banned from the ground after he'd criticised the coach once too often. He ended up paying to go in and standing with the fans in a disguise !

The more I hear the more it becomes obvious he's lost the plot. What must the players be thinking ?

Mm, step slowly away from your keyboard and ring your GP's surgery now. Don't worry, they'll be able to help you.

It's like being kept on a life support in hospital. You're in a vegatitive state. One day they'll turn it off. A good mate of mine likened our situation to being a passenger on that plane were the pilot locked himself into the cockpit and flew along for a while until he decided to crash the plane.

I've only seen the highlights but I think most of them have given up playing for him to honest. If I can see it surely Mowbray can.