Good summary there Bazza. I thought Mols was our man of the match, Luton whilst pressing towards end of each half didnt really sustain any pressure on our goal till last 5mins of the game where it got very nervy In response to Chaddy - Mols is quite small but very athletic, likes to play high up the pitch from centre midfield, ball to feet and slip balls behind the defence, can spread the play quite well also. Hardcastle played CM but most defensive of the 3 normally, he reads the game superbly and from this think you can tell he has played first team football, even if at Salford. He started slowly but grew into game Don't like to criticise the youngsters but for me Rankin-Costello and Nyambe were the worse two for us, slow on and off the ball. Also thought Grayson looked good when he came on, seen him a few times now and he's looked good each time, has a very big strong physique for a lad his age, does help but he has a good left foot and decent delivery

Rovers have been boosted by the news they have made Top 4 in the league. They now face the other top 3 teams from the North division and the top 4 teams in the South. Rovers join Man City, Everton, Liverpool, Chelsea, Reading, Fulham and West Ham, some big teams with big academys so should be seen as a massive success. We have beaten Man Utd, Boro, Newcastle and Sunderland to get top 4 so should be proud and hopefully shows signs of some promising talent in the ranks at the moment. Should be a good game tonight.....beating Villa and Leicester shows we can raise to big games even if at the last minute however Luton done very well in their own league having finished top with a record of W17 D 2 L3, they've not had as tough a route to this stage but obviously here on merit and will be up for causing an upset.

Macclesfield I think

From watching the other night, he isn't fit for 90 minutes in the first team, whilst he played for 70+ mins the other night the pace of that game compared to first team games is a world of difference.

Went to go and watch the U18s Saturday and U21s last night U18s got good 2-1 win against Everton who were undeafeated, 4 wins and a draw, before the game. Rovers have now only lost to Man City this season. Mansell looks a handful up front and scored a very well taken goal. Rovers looked fairly comfortable throughout and when Everton went down to 10 men after an hour Rovers pushed forward but kept getting caught out at the back through counter attacks before deciding to stop being so gung-ho and they saw out the game. Fisher looked decent in goal, Mols and Grayson in midfield look good with their passing and you can tell they've played together for years. U21s were very comfortable against a very poor Brighton side. Taylor and Mahoney stand out players for me. Mahoney was a constant threat and deserves a chance on the bench for me but as O'Sullivan hasn't had any real chance then I do fear for him but hope he can at least go out on loan soon as think he could do very well in League 2 at least. Raya needs to improve his kicking to move onto the next level but he pulled off one brilliant save.

Don't think anyone would have been surprised if that had been 4 0 beforehand. Great effort from the lads, performance they can be proud of and small signs of hope for future

Don't care what commentators say we don't draw with Southampton over 2 games unless we're decent also Hopefully we've got the legs to carry through in next half hour. However that Sims who has come on for them looks handy from what I've seen this season

Too right we should be glad to be there, only reason Southampton aren't winning by more is that we are rough and dirty team Bloody commentators You can almost tell their disdain that we are on tv, our U21s have now been on Sky as many times as first team this season.

Brilliant cross.....and a good header too

Good showing, Southampton showing more as half went on but as we are quite a bit younger than them a very good first half. 5 of them I think could still play for u18

Haha brilliant! Small world yadda yadda!

Very good to hear as got my Sister's wedding there in August!

When we won the league back in 1995 we had a presentation evening at Ewood where I remember huge queues to get in etc. Anyhow my main question is does anyone have any info on the game that night? Dalglish and Parkes played in it I think but can't remember that much as was only 7 at the time. Just curious about it after a few of us got talking today.

This goal has always stuck with me, I swear I don't remember a louder chear for a goal than this and I was there for the VE day game and the Worthington Cup! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1004976.stm I remember celebrating with a random guy next to me in the BBE who I'd sat next to for years and did so for a few years after yet that was the only time we acknowledged each other

I don't know much about this lad to be honest but I do know that this back injury is not a concern in the eyes of the PNE physio team now

I hope this abides by forum rules but if not feel free to get rid of it. Basically someone I know does a radio show for a student radio company, and he is trying to get more listeners so I said I'd put the word out. It isn't the slickest of shows but he likes to get the listeners involved and he plays a good range of music. So if you want something to listen to at work or home put him on. He is on tomorrow between 11-1 at this address: http://www.kicfm.com/shows/mark His normal show time is Monday's 12-2, I think tomorrow is going to be a relaxed show but it is good fun to listen to. Again sorry if this isn't allowed! But please do listen!

Seen this week that a few ex Rovers kids have been released by clubs. Andreas Arestidou, Jake Simpson and Graham Coughlan have all been released by Shrewsbury. Whilst Tony Kane has been released by Carlisle. Jonathan Bateson was also released by Bradford.

Fairly certain that isn't him, looks to have disappeared by all accounts really. Always remembered his celebration with his tongue slightly stuck out and his arm up. Think he scored in the Worthington Cup and then in the next game v Bolton didn't he?

Can't believe no one has mentioned about Gunnar Nielsen our ex reserve keeper coming on for City tonight. First Faroe Irelander to play in the premier league

For those that followed the youth a few years ago: Jerome Watt- Played for England at youth level him and Ciaran Donnelly were meant to be big things coming through, Watt is now playing for Bamber Bridge! Stuart Howson- Went to Northern Spirit in Australia on loan with Ben Burgess, now plays for Chorley!

If McCarthy wants to play it like this then fine but Allardyce being as he is, isn't going to let him go because of it, fine if Benni doesn't turn up to training then we just fine him every time we can do for the maximum amount. Allardyce won't let this go lightly and if we don't get close to what we want then he can rot, end of the day he needs games and needs a club whether that is us or another club. He's done well for us granted but every time a club has become interested he has become a total cu*t!

This would mean so much more if SSN hadn't just said he hadn't started since December! Apparently the Fulham game doesn't count???

I went to The Sparling yesterday for lunch. Brilliant food, I only had a burger but it was huge and it came with chips and bits of salad also. Very good food and great atmosphere as well.

As were many of Le Saux's goals. It was my first season of having a season ticket and that was the only home game I missed that season because I was ill, but got the game on video anyway

In 94-95 Chettle o.g, Warhurst and Wilcox In 95-96 Shearer x3, Bohinen x2, Newell and Le Saux