r.e. Robert Coar - or burnley Bob as he is sometimes referred to. Hasn't he been on the Board at Rovers for twenty odd years now? Does he actually go and watch burnley? If he's that big a burnley fan then why is he our Chairman? How does it all work?

Standing Order has been set up. Yesterday afternoon when the MB was down was quite possibly the longest afternoon of the year at work, I even started talking with my work colleagues. I could do without that.

Good! It would be a bit harsh if you shot me for that Alan! The article didn't mention anyone's operating profit in all fairness and it didn't single the Rovers out at being particularly bad - we were just fourth in the list - that's all. Maybe I should have said that they were 2003 figures, but as you've pointed out the 2003/04 season numbers aren't going to be much better.

The Daily Express reports that "Andy Cole will learn if his Blackburn career is over when the board meet tomorrow." He's played for them before it says, 14 years ago, when he scored 4 goals in 15 games on loan from Arsenal. Elsewhere in the same paper "Wages Boom Takes Clubs To The Brink". BRFC Turnover 45.4m - Wages 35.5m - 78.2%. That makes us 4th worst behind Sunderland, Leeds and Fulham (who coincidentally are the worst of the lot - you couldn't make it up). I'll not bother with the rest of the paper - tax hikes, Wayne Rooney, asylum seekers, blah de ****** blah.

Sunday People 18 July 2004 "A Rovers insider, going under the pseudonym tchocky, understands that...." It really wouldn't surprise me.

It's in the Sunday People Blueboy. Alan Nixon eh? Same fella who said we had £10million (or was it £15 million?) to spend this summer. Oh well - we'll have to wait and see won't we. Don't be surprised to see all this denied in the LET tomorrow. Then again - nothing surprises me with football anymore.

I've heard it all now!

Well it was early. Oh well - silly Lemmy. He should just stick to speed and JD - it's served him well to date (59 this year). I think that Lemmy has a big problem with anyone taking heroin to be honest - after it accounted for the death of several friends and a girlfriend ("the one" apparently) of his in the 70's - hence songs such as "White Line Fever" and "Stay Clean". Why don't you go the whole hog and tell me that Simon Garner use to smoke and drink when he was a player. Ruin everything I ever thought about my heroes.

Got a bit miserable reading this thread this afternoon - some good points but not much optimism about. I agree about the "dangerous spiral" though - it should have been pulled down years ago - it's only a matter of time until someone ends up falling off and into St Johns Tavern. Had an idea. This season Rovers will have the DeanoCard in operation as a season ticket for the first time. No longer will there be the need to acquire a book full of tickets. I don't know if other clubs do this already but will a Season Ticket be available to buy throughout the entire season? Say we start really well (won't be easy looking at the fixtures) de Pedro plays like a world beater, Matteo is solid as a rock and Stead continues where he left off. We get off to a flyer. Will those fans who decided not to renew then be able to be a S.T. for the remaining games? There's no admin involved as it's all done on those computer things now. The price would of course reduce on a game by game basis. So you could but a ST for the BBE after missing (or buying normal tickets for) the first two games for say (£420(?)/19*17) £375.78. Just an idea, as I've already said other clubs may well already this - so it might not be original, but if this facility was there then Rovers may well get some more ST holders joining throughout the season (Birthday Presents / Early Christmas present - who knows?). Which is of course what the club wants and needs - money up front. Just an idea. My coats ready if required.

Yeah he does - bit of fast twiddling and srceeching on a couple of tracks. Gets him out of the house for a bit. Which is nice. American - you'll have to ask them about that. Although, believe it or not, I don't think they're that sort of band. Anyway I'm sure Lemmy has Pepsi with his JD.

I suppose once you've enjoyed caviar for a few years it's hard to go back to stomaching pie and chips again (or on occasions last season, off milk). BRFC - a victim of it's mid '90's success? I hope the posts on the last few pages (in particular Capt Kayos' and Pabby's and earlier on roversmum's and Alan75's - in fact the whole thread really) are read by someone at the club - I think it sums everything up brilliantly. (Incidentally Pabby I met some lads from Haslingden on a night out in Preston a few months back - one of them had Rovers tattoos on his arms - clearly they were big fans. They stopped going when it went all seater - like many they felt that it had all become a bit sanitised and the atmosphere simply wasn't there anymore.)

"Golden Touch" and "Stumble and Fall" are tremendous songs. Best new band I've heard for a long while. Really like the album and I'm playing it inbetween listening to Motorhead's new album, Inferno, which is the best thing they've done in years.

Where have I been? I think they call it "having a life" Capt besides you have a small person to look after now as well I believe. Perhaps you should follow my example and not play such childish games anymore. Other than that I've been spending time on Pro Evo Soccer 3 and posting drivel on here - oh and I went out for a pint the other week. All exciting stuff. As for "superior football knowledge" on CM - I think you'll find that the info is only as good as the person / people who programme such a game. i.e. rover6. Have Leeds sold / given away anyone today? Or is it a bit too early yet?

It wouldn't have been so bad if it was Clare Tomlinson or Georgie Thompson doing the interview but it was a bloke. Not the best interview I've ever seen, most unpleasant. Two things here: 1. I can't believe Flitcroft wasn't informed of this up front. If he found out via the press I think it's a very poor do - certainly no way to treat someone who has put in 8 years service at BRFC. Having said that Nuclearsox was quite perceptive in Flitcrofts "not really" comment, when asked if he had spoken to Souness - which of course suggests he has. Oh well - let's hope he's big enough to just get on with his job - I'm sure he will - but I think it's a poor effort by the manager. 2. Is Souness actually at pre-season training? Surely this would have been discussed then? Maybe we're just reading too much into an interview held on a golf course - and undoubtedly edited to make it slightly more interesting for everyone else in the country who no doubt changes channels when Blackburn Rovers are on.

Never played CM in my life Billy so I don't know what that will tell you. As I said at the time if he doesn't do anything in the game then I don't want this mentioned ever again. I wanted everyone to forget I'd even mentioned him in the first place and then look a right smart ar*se in 2010, when I dig out my original post, and he makes a substitutes appearance for Leeds United who'll then be in the Coca Cola Champions League (i.e. The Conference).

Shorts! Shorts! - You don't need shorts! (Michael Palin's Ripping Yarn's - well recommended if you haven't seen it). Anyway this is going off thread a bit. Ref = Thief.

Exactly dave - lost 12 pints of blood in 30 seconds. Played thru pain though. Proper hard men with pride, passion, commitment and blood dripping from every orifice. Not like todays lot who....... etc etc

I bet Rovers are well made up that their fans aren't mainly South American - Season Ticket sales would be down to about 3,000 this season. Passion! Don't talk to me about passion! When I was a lad, Arkwright who used to live next door came home and shot himself and his dog after a 1-0 defeat against Blackpool. Night game and all - woke everyone up. And he was happy to do it. Proper fans in them days, not like now. It's all messageboards and namby pamby moaning on tinternet. You don't know you're born you lot.

I believe to a point you've hit the nail on the head there. Bearing in mind the way that Souness played, I cant for the life of me understand the lack of passion shown by his players. I fear that to many of the squad are mercenaries, their only concern being how much money they pick up at the end of each week. OK thats what everyones aim is to pick up as much pay as possible, however in the real world that we work in, if we didn't perform, our employers would quickly show us the door. Maybe Souness has recognized the fact that a large per centage of his players are fat cats with heavy pay packets and they aren't hungry for success and these factors have been instrumental in why he signed the likes of Dickov and Mateo, players who may not be world class but play with commitment and passion. In my opinion, Steads rise to fame at Ewood has been down to his hunger to succeed. He has become a fans favorite not just because of his goals but also his willingness to chase for the ball. I've just spent 20 minutes writng a post which pretty much says what roversmum and Alan75 are saying here. Which is a bit annoying but when they've already said what I wanted all I can do is agree with them. I'll just leave this bit in.... Paul started a thread last season - something along the lines of Rovers needing a hero. This said it all for me. Before Stead arrived there wasn't really one player in that team who you could say you could choose to be your hero. Hopefully these new signings will show all the things that have been missing and give us something to believe in then we may start to get an increase in gates again. Our supporters have seen a hell of a lot over they years - they know when something isn't right. You can't kid people who have seen the players we've seen over the years. They know when someone is giving their all and when someone isn't. (P.S. We'll finish above Bolton this season - we nearly always do.)

What about to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody.... "Dom, Dom.... Dom, Dom, Dom, Dom Dom, Dom, Dom, Dom, Dom, Dom, Dom... Dom, Dom, Dom, Dom Dom, Dom, Dom" etc Get mine while your there will you TonyD.

That'll do for me Jim - the other lot were just being silly.

I think we should leave the intricacies on any transfers to John Williams really Bryan. Plus I don't think we need two tea ladies - just one for cover.

I agree Philly. A cheeky bid for Scott Carson (Goalkeeper) would be a good move, perhaps we could also sign one of their tea ladies as well, just as cover, in case one of our TL's comes down with flu in November. I heard that their Tea Ladies were on as much as £25,000 a week - just shows what a crazy world they lived in up there for a bit. I blame O'Leary, Ridsdale - and of course Saunders.

Can it get any worse for them? Actually every time I think that - it does (maybe it's my fault). How would we feel if we'd just let our Club Captain walk away on a free transfer? A player who was one of a select few to come out of last season with any credit and held in high esteem by their fans.

Well done again Kamy. Never far wrong when it comes to BRFC. You've gotta be pleased with the transfers we've made (so far?) - Spanish International Left Winger, Top scorer for a Premier League Team last season and Captain of a Premier League Team last season. How much would that lot have cost 12 months ago? Anyway - £150,000 can't be bad. Of course there are these guys wages to consider which means that the term "free" doesn't exactly count for much these days when it comes to transfers but personally I think the club's done really well. If Mr Yorke would just do one - who know's? there might be a couple of quid left over for another signing.