With Fergies No 2 about to leave to manage Portugal Hughies move to Man City may have been a bit hasty..

Why?

Not a chance Hughes would have gone anywhere as a number 2, even Utd.

Interesting list there, cant really argue with any of them.

When he had a fairly long run in the team he started to look a half decent player to be fair. The problem really seems to be when he comes in for the odd game here and there, that's when he looks suspect.

Fully agree with that, when Savage was injured for the second half of last season and Moko stepped in, he started to play well after half a dozen starts or so because he was playing regular.

Doesn't matter. Team mates in friendlies shouldn't be tackling team mates. The Axe deserves at the very least a reprimand and probably a 2 week pay docking and putting on the transfer list for hurting Rocky- even if it wasn't too bad.

Would you be saying the same thing had it been the other way round?

32,839 v Liverpool (99/00) FA Cup (4th rnd)-I think is a little optimistic Cletus, as it exceeds the ground capacity by about a thousand people!

That game was at Anfield.

A good game, a great day out and - most importantly - a historic result for the club.

It's funny how time alters your perspective about a particular game. I remember back then it was the 'Worthless Cup' and the competition was widely derided by all concerned. Fergie had slated it and Wenger had fielded a bunch of total no-hopers in the quarter final, who we promptly trounced 4-0.

However, now the League Cup is once again seen as a handy trophy to bag early doors - and only ever won by the Big Four (bar Boro a few years back) - that day's win has taken on much greater gravitas with the passage of time.

At that time, we were in a relegation battle in the league, while Spurs were on a great run of form. In all honesty, I didn't rate our chances, and neither did many of the pundits.

Drove up to Cardiff with my sister from London to meet my dad. Wasn't it absolutely chucking it down? Yes, it was, that's why they had the roof shut. The rain didn't dampen the party vibes among rival fans in the streets around the stadium and the closed roof seemed to bottle the atmosphere within the Millenium when we got inside.

I was sat miles away from my family on my own. The stadium was so huge, I couldn't even find my dad and sister with a pair of binoculars.

Game got underway and it was clear both sides were pretty evenly matched. Anyone remember why Tugay wasn't playing? I believe Flitty was suspended and I remember thinking it was a match too far for one Mark Hughes Esq in midfield !!!! Thankfully the old bruiser proved me wrong.

Magic Matty Jansen scored the opener - how sad to realise now it was to prove the pinnacle of his doomed career. Spurs were full value for their equaliser and arguably edged the rest of the game, but it was King Cole who scored the vital winner with a very cute finish.

I remember the late penalty appeal and even though I was sat about half a mile up in the Stevie Wonder seats (couldn't see sh*t!), I instinctively KNEW it was a cast-iron spotkick. We really owe Graham Poll a debt of gratitude for stuffing that one up.

The final part of the game dragged on interminably and I recall a group of fans sat to my left chanting "15 minutes till we win the Cup," "12 minutes till we win the Cup" and so on. I was sure they were tempting fate and Spurs would score to take it into extra time.

That wasn't to be the case thankfully and we held on to win. I remember Souey - who I still have huge affection for - looked incredibly proud to have guided Rovers to a trophy. His "This is a GREAT day for the little club" post-match comments still give me chills.

On the way home there were horrendous traffic jams all the way back to London. All the Spurs fans looked thoroughly miserable - it was great!!!

He was suspended too.

I wasn't there (I worked Saturdays back then) but got home before full-time. The wind was blowing in the right direction (from Ewood to Mill Hill) and I heard the cheers, it felt like every 5 minutes. Remember this was the Norwich who had pulled off a famous victory at Bayern Munich midweek!

I thought Norwich were in the Uefa cup the year after.

including 3 points against Boro

Make that 6 points against Boro.

Nonda is ok and has shown flashes of talent, when he had a run of about 10 games in a row between November & New Years day (he got took off injured at half time & matty came on to score his first goal for us) i thought he was really starting to look sharp, and scored a cracker against Boro at home & also 2 goals at the Emirates. Since then though he has only played a bit part, and come May 14th will probably be shipped back to Roma.

Was £32 for OT last season, if it wasnt for the fact that i have the away season ticket & that this game falls on my birthday i would be pretty tempted not to bother to be honest.

Remember this game fondley, was during the only season i had a season ticket in the Riverside!

Was only young at the time, but the memory of Shearer smashing that second goal in will live with me forever, if i remember rightly was this game a 5pm KO or something similar due to Sky?

Would be nice to see a few

DUNNY

4

ENGLAND

shirts around in the coming months.

I had that on my old away shirt.

The Navy blue one from the 01/02 season (I think?)

Think I saw you at a pub in villa then

You can hardly miss him!

Im all for Dunn coming back at the right price, which i think most Rovers fans would agree with.

However have some have said he is not the Tugay replacement we are crying out for, i just cant see him having the disciplin to sit in front of the back four spraying the ball about.

Yes, I think we're on the 7.54 but will double check, hopefully see you there. In fact if we are on that train we'll be there about the same time so will bell you Jordan.

Awesome, think that train goes through Congleton so i may just get on it.

Lose 2-0.

antigallican it is then.

Be interesting to see what tomorrows gate is, even though the tickets are reasonably priced Fulham arnt exactly a crowd puller and they'll bring there usual 400.

Didnt last years gate against fulham only attract 16000ish? Can see it being worse tomorrow unfortunatly.

Macclesfield away would do me, only 10 mins up the road, failing that either away to a ground ive never been or at home to a league 2 side.

Port vale away (night match) whilst on that bad run in our triumphant play-off season

That was my first ever away game!

Dont remember much about it apart from getting beat.

Another one i would change is the game where City came to ewood and got promoted in 2000, we went in at half time 1-0 up and had hit the woodwork 3 or 4 times! I would of enjoyed nothing better than wiping the smug looks of all there faces.

Probably our 1-0 defeat to Crewe in 2000, as living near the said town you can imagine how much abuse i got that sunday night!

Fairly comfy first half i'd say, easily on top for the first 20 mins or so but Feyenoord have creeped back into it, thanks to Friedal for a cracking stop!

1-0 Rovers i say, Jeffers to nick it after coming off the bench.

Funny this.

Before the West Ham game i was saying to Jordan that we should make a "cheeky move" to sign Beckham in january (doubt he will remember!), i was only being half serious but here we are with this story...

I'd still say 0% chance of it ever happening though.

Cant see anything but a defeat in this one.

2-0, attendance 25,000

Official Site is showing the game is on the 28th January 12:15 kick off.

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Bloody hell.

I wouldnt worry about queing up after the QPR game for your tickets, i reckon most people will wait untill after the first leg to see what the score is before deciding weather to go or not