RIP George.

Gary Harkins is the player on loan. Steve Harkness once played for us under Souness. He wasn't very good.

I agree, Tugay should start. As ever I can't see anything for us at Highbury, but you never know. An optimistic 1-1. Joe Baker for Arsenal and the Welsh Weasel Craig Bellamy with a late equaliser for us.

Well, at last, I'm up and running on this new fangled broadband business. Well I am at the moment, I saw a squirrel out the back earlier who looked none too pleased about it. Evil looking sod he was. I don't know what all the fuss is about, there's not much difference if you ask me apart from it's a lot quicker. I'm not far from the box on Jack Walker way (Dalglish) if that's any help ah - which it isn't. If anyone is short on microfilters I've four spare from previous attempts to get broadband from BT. Each time I was told that there wouldn't be a problem, even when I asked them to double check, and it still didn't bleeding work. The thing is ah, unless I'm very much mistaken, there's no way of knowing when they'll have upgraded to copper in your corner of the farm (unless you spot them removing squirrels and ducks from a grey BT box on the side of the road near your house). They certainly won't ring you, "Ah, Mr ah, you'll be pleased to know that you can get broadband now, sorry for pissing you about old chap, we don't know what we're doing." That won't happen. I only knew because Lee found out. Good luck anyway, surely they won't leave one corner of the estate without?

Maybe he will? The Stiffs are playing Blackburn tonight.

I think we can safely say that yer sparrer would quite comfortably kick seven bells out of yer "adult basic" plover if that picture is anything to go by. It doesn't look as though it even has the strength to fly let alone kick off. Besides up on the Fernhurst Farm estate the sparrers are being taught various matial arts techniques by the squirrels. It's no place for a plover at night up there I can tell them now (if any are reading, which I doubt they are, as they're soft).

http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/bet...redictions.html What a load of old rollocks! "It'll be a tough match" - "It'll be an interesting match" - "It'll be a tug of war" ?!? Eh? Hang on a minute!? Will it? It better bloody not be, that's not why I bought a season ticket. What was in the stars that day Anita? LSD? She's talking out of her arse and no mistake. Mind you I wouldn't cross her. Hard as nails that lass. Anyway, 2-1 Rovers. Bellamy with two more. Bob Bolder with a most unexpected consolation for Athletic.

Can’t see many goals in this, I do worry where they’re going to come from. Apparently, Peter Crouch has been on hunger strike all season and will continue until he scores a goal. Hopefully that won’t be tomorrow but I hope it’s soon as he’s not looking at all well and could snap at any minute. The way I see it is this, a 1-1 draw. A Fernando Alonso cross will see a Billy Liddell header give Liverpool a very early lead on 15 seconds, only for Kuqi to score with a 2 yard screamer in the 81st minute. Unfortunately they’ll be further problems for Hughesy when Kuqi lands on Dickov with his “swan dive" thing and the unfortunate Scotsman is squashed into the Anfield turf by the **** witted Finn. They’ll not find Dickov until the back end of next week meaning he’ll probably miss the Brum game as he’s infested with worms. Not nice, not nice at all.

The players we have at our disposal should be playing better than the dogs dinner that has been served up during the last three international games. They are under achieving big style. Well first and foremost I'd go for Mike Bassett. A more realistic target would be Mourinho but I doubt he'd leave Chelsea for a smaller club with less money. But really I think we should go for an Englishman again. Alan Curbishley, Big Sam, Harry Redknapp - I'd take any of these guys. My choice would be Harry. Then again, since my last post Sven has bucked his ideas up and we've qualified. Hopefully they'll be a massive improvement against Poland but I doubt it. He's had his time, we're on the way down, time for a change.

Sven can go after Wednesday for me, regardless of the result. He's clearly lost the dressing room (even though it's well sign posted at O.T.). Sure, the sending off was extremely harsh (and unjust) but we seemed to be totally lacking in direction and purpose even before then. Hansen had it right - we should be looking at scoring x3 / x4 against a team such as Austria. We're going nowhere under Sven - compare recent performances with those against Germany away and Newcastle at St James' from a few years ago - there's no comparison. He may as well go now and save us all some time.

Anyone see Rooney laughing his head off in the crowd? I think someone asked him if he was worried about getting his place back on Wednesday.

Just spent the last 6 hours in casualty. They're harder than they look those squirrels. Especially in the dark. I reckon there was a gang of 'em, all tooled up and everything. They also tried to confuse me a lot of the time by going "quack". Very clever Mr Squirrel, very clever indeed. Scum.

I didn't know that Theno. That's it then, I'll show 'em, I'm going to leather one after I've had several cans of wife beater tonight, that's if they're hard enough to show themselves in the dark, which I bet they're not. Al - fetch Oddie round tonight and he'll get the same.

Exactly right Andy. The answer to your / my problem is right in front of us MCMXCM1875.43. It's a well known fact, on certain parts of the internet (no link), that the one natural opponent to the grey squirrel rat is, as luck would have it, the common BT / Fernhurst Farm dwelling Duck. So, all we need to do now is smoke the Ducks out of the BT boxes up there. These vicious killing machines will in turn see off the grey squirrel rats by jumping on their tales. Which in turn will mean: 1. The return of the cute red squirrel (see above: Ahhh!). Hurrah!! 2. No more holes in everyones lawn. Hurrah!! 3. Broadband for all. Hurrah!! 4. More food for birds and that as the squirels will no longer be eating it. Hurrah!! 5. Killer BT Fighting Ducks on the rampage. Booo!! If that doesn't work MCM just buy a flamethrower from that new carpet place on Bolton Road (they have them under the counter).

Bizarrely, after they sacked him he wanted to get his old job back and came for an interview. The Chairman was having none of it and told his secretary to get rid of him. Hence the expression "keeping ze voolf from ze door". As they say in Voolfsberg.

A chap by the name of Wolfgang Wolf used to manage German side Wolfsberg. They sacked him though I believe. Perhaps they're hoping Henning will change his name to Wolf. You couldn't make it up.

Keep the sig - get rid of Shillito. Of course, I jest. I've slept on this, most uncomfortable, and come to the conclusion that if I scroll down quick enough, I miss it. No big deal. I'm not arsed. What about a poll, a pole or a postal ballot? Is this something the ISA can look into? Has anyone actually written to the club or the LET instead of just moaning about it on here? Don't forget that Chairman Williams has always done his job when prompted in the past. Rovers 3 West Bromwich Albion 1 4-4-2 again thank you please Mr Hughes. Bellamy, Dickov and MGP for the Blue and Whites and Frank Skinner for the Baggies. Weather: Wet, very wet, will it ever stop? Gate: Silver. Attendence: 18,790.

I haven't a clue what's going on but what I do know is that if these ducks have got into these TOTP's boxes then the BT engineers should shoot the little quacking @#/?s dead. They've only themselves to blame, they should have flown south weeks ago.

Three things: 1. Same here I'm pleased to announce, no phone line since Saturday. BT really are marvellous. 2. Never, I repeat, never, underestimate the power of "The Evil One", maybe he works for BT when he's not "coaching" Newcastle? 3. Sorry everyone, this is way off thread.

Yeah right. Like we're supposed to believe that you can work the SkiData System, you can't even get Broadband! (Any news?) Be honest, Rovers have been stitched up here. SkiData?!? What a crap name! I've never heard of them. No doubt Chairman Williams bought it from Saunders who was disgused as a door to door salesman.

Ah yes well.. there is that. I was just thinking of a way they could capitalise on a good run of performances before Christmas. Talking of buying things in July, I'll be thinking twice before buying Rovers shirts until 7 games into the season from now on, but I'm not bitter. I think it's still a good idea. A bit of tweaking here and then perhaps. Biggest discounts if you buy before the start of the season. It's wouldn't be too hard to make it attractive for potential ST holders and the club surely.

On the ManU thread JFT mentions that he'll have to wait until the Half Year Season Ticket is out before getting a ST. I've mentioned this before but surely with these new credit card style tickets available ST's should be available all season long? By that I mean that for those fans such as JFT who would buy a season ticket now following Saturdays fantastic performance and result the club should be able to sell ST's on a "discounted" rate. For instance, and these numbers probably aren't accurate, ST at the start of the season = £410.00. That's 19 games at £21.57. So with x3 home games gone a ST would now cost 16x£21.57 = £345.12. Are you with me? So JFT and some others can all rush optimistically down to Ewood and buy some ST's! More money for the club! Then when we play 4-5-1 and draw 0-0 with WBA on Saturday it's too late! ha ha ha! Unlucky suckers! Just a thought.

Thanks for reminding me. Surely had Mickey Gray smashed his elbow into Ronaldo's face he'd be up on an FA charge by now. Not that I'm insinuating that there's one rule for one and one for another.

Brilliant! Didn't go, watched it in the pub. Those who did go, have a good drink, you ###### deserve it. 4-4-2! Hughesy!! Happy days. MGP - Best finisher in the Prem.

Bellamy is 14/1 to score the first goal! I'll have a bit of that, just a couple of quid mind. An optimistic 1-1 prediction from me. Bellers and Van Nistlehorse. Man U are not at their best and will still be reeling from the bad news that G Neville's moustache is in a bad way and under going surgery.