I'll take a look at the weather forecast nearer the time Bryan. If it looks like flooding in London I'll buy some more armbands and drop them in at the Reptile House, they're a good set of lads in there. They'll probably be cheaper later in the week anyway (what with the influx of new Spall Sports sponsored Rovers armbands due for arrival any day now) they're looking to get shut of everything. Dwight Yorke was in Roverthemoon yesterday. £100,000 and a free Rovers keyring with a bottle opener built in. There were no takers. I mean who needs a bottle opener in a keyring unless you're going to drink and drive? No one in their right mind that's who. It could be a long summer for Dwight.

Today I have bought a pair of armbands (if there are floods in London I'm laughing) and three inflatable Rovers footballs. I'm still working on the Tron outfit.

Damn you BobF - better have mine on Saturday Nope, not me I'm pleased to announce - I've not been near Roverthemoon today. I don't think the idea of going in Roar masks is a very good one though. Kayos - you have a look of Roar anyway - don't think you need a mask, save your money. Inflatables it is then - elephants, trons, anything I suppose. I'm going on the train from Preston and by the sounds of things will be getting a taxi back to Blackburn when the return train terminates at Watford. Should be a quiet do.

But I won't be will I? SteB is going as "Effin Christmas in Florida" as well. I mean he hasn't said otherwise has he? Are you going? Fetch some camp Elephants if you are. I'll be carrying a U.S. Christmas Tree so I'll have my hands full.

Good spot Tris. It's gotta be the inflatable crest really hasn't it? Goes to show how much they make on them. £3.00 from a tenner? They're havin a laugh. Ste - I reckon we should all go as "Effin Christmas in Florida" (never liked the place - or been) - I'll get to work on this tonight. Don't let me down Ste - I'll look stupid going dressed up on me own and arguably a little bit camp. Good stuff though ain't it Damo? - hat's off to Gola / Slazenger / Nike / adidas / Uhlsport / Spall - whoever.

Yeah - whatever. Anyway if anyone sees a bloke in a Superstella Tron outfit at Spurs - it's not me. It's Superstella.

OK OK - the bouncy castle is a bad idea. There's bound to be some idiot who jumps off the top tier and ruins it for the rest of us. The inflatable balls from Roverthemoon would be a good idea - but they're three quid each! Reduced from £4.00 And that's in the 50% off sale. It's got to be the Superstella Tron outfit for me. I'm having that. Plus it'll hide my beer belly. That bloke, presumably not Superstella, looks really good in it.

Great idea Hughesy - nice one. I'm gonna try hiring one of those inflatable bouncy castle things. We can all get on it (after removing shoes of course) and start pelting the stewards with £2 coins! A real winner! They'll never stop us! Ha! Ha! HA! HA!

Great spot American. It was only a matter of time before something like this happened. My money is on the Gray Wolf in this instance - it looks a bit like an Alsatian and everyone know's that they're totally mental. The Cougar has a back side like Alan Shearer and while this would stand it in good stead if it was holding the ball up on the edge of the penalty area or backing into central defenders, the Wolf will ultimately kick it's hairy arse all the way back to Newcastle.

Bit unfair that Steve. Grabbi could sing a bit by all accounts. What date are Blue playing? I can arrange to be on the otherside of town.

(7) Goalkeeper playing centre forward

Reminds me of... "King Kenny's Blue & White Army" Which sounded like... "Kinky Knees Blue & White Army" apparently - probably 'cause it does.

Totally agree. However I only know Lavender and Kayleigh, which are probably their two most famous songs. That's hardly an encyclopeadic knowledge. Although "Encyclopeadic Knowledge" will probably be their next album - if they're still going. Which I have no idea if they are or not because I don't like them, and never have. Or ever will. Ever.

Just to keep this from going totally off topic - with it being a Rovers web site and all that - I've heard that Glenn Kayleigh is the support act. Glenn can't sing or play any instruments, he'll just be propping Fish up.

It ruddy has to be!

I can't believe Fish is playing Darwen Library! It'll end in tears. What will they want with a fat alcoholic Scotsman? I can hear it now "Excuse me, I appreciate that Lavender is indeed blue, but can you keep it down a bit, I'm trying to read"

That's Goldie isn't it?

It wouldn't surprise me.

Sox - I'm not being funny but that isn't a real shark. It's very clever, I'll give you that, and I nearly missed it myself but if you look closely you can see that that shark is actually suspended in an office building. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it's been painted as well. You've been conned mate. I'm going to need more and better evidence than that if you want me to move the Tigershark from bottom of the Hard Animal List. Tom - I don't give two hoots about your coot. I'm sticking with the Mallard as it's also a train - and they're dead hard (Unless it's called Ivor - in which case it's softer than the office dwelling, lady boy, "animal" that is the Tigershark).

Good - because I'm going mad with all these different animal combinations and it's far too complex for my head to compute. I thought I had it sorted and then The Blunderer has to mention a Bear and Bull kick off from The Colleseum in Little Harwood. Tom - I need the answers. As things stand I'd probably say that the following are the hardest - hardest appearing first: Shark (Great White, hungry) Sharktiger (?) The Duck (Well hard Mallard flavour) Bear (Grizzly/cuddly) Tiger (Stripey) Bull (Horned) Swan (Vesta) Goose (Mad) Tigershark (Soggy, dead soft and a bit pathetic) But I may be wrong. All we need now is for rover6 or someone to come on here and say that all 9 of them are dead soft but Paul Sturrock would toughen them up a bit and then set them on Souness, whose fault it is for this whole thread anyway. Probably.

I think we've established that Geese are harder than Swans (sorry Morph) but since yesterday I've been thinking about this big style. What if these animals joined forces to create their own animal "super firm"? Who'd come out on top between a Goose, Tiger & Tigershark vs Swan, Shark, Sharktiger & Duck fight? No weapons or owt - just a normal pre arranged kick off at a local boozer near the town centre. I tell you, I'm not one for violence but this would be something else. And please don't tell me that the Swan, Shark, Sharktiger & Duck combo would win, because of numbers, because by all accounts the duck spends most of its time going to the toliet when brought indoors, and that's of little help when you've a 20 foot Tigershark going mental in the Red Lion (nowt to do with you this Lee - don't worry).

I'm up for that Tom - I know some would call it cruel but to be honest I have little time for either of the white feathered scum. I think we'd have to buy some different coloured vests or something though so we knew who was winning. Maybe we could use The Blues Bar? I'm sure they wouldn't mind. As for the tiger / shark thing. It's a tough one. Obviously you've got the problem of the shark not being right good in the jungle and the tiger being pretty poor in deep water. I'd be tempted to go with the shark though because of it's cool fin and big fists.

That's a great question LD Rover. I've never had a run in with any swans but when I was a lad I did get chased by a bunch of dead hard geese. I foolishly strayed onto their patch by mistake and before I knew what was happening four or five of the rascals took offence and started running at me, tooled up with feathers and stuff. Well even then I wasn't one for running and stood my ground. Sod that for a game of soldiers - beaks everywhere - and there stupid wings going ten to the dozen. I legged it before any of the blighters broke my arms, 'cos they're like that as well. I'm not joking it really was really quite frightening. So if you ask me, and I know we can't prove any of this, I'd have to say swans.

That Stuckenhead's Wilcox mate - he'll try anything for a game these days. Actually is that Wilcox sat on "Tiny"'s lap?

Looks like a good enterprising idea. I can only see it causing trouble though.... The closing stages of Leeds last home game of the season against Charlton needing a win to stay up. It's 0-0. A huge clearance by Robinson is flicked on by Viduka neatly into the path of Alan Smith. A perfect first touch takes him clear of the defence. Surely only Dean Kiely can stop him now. This is it, Leeds are saved! Suddenly, from out of nowhere, Smith is tackled by Beryl Higginbottam (86) of Lowfields Road, Leeds - making her way home across the pitch with her shopping trolley filled with a loaf of bread, two pints of milk and a box of Complan. During the ensuing melee, the final whistle blows. Leeds are relegated. Smith is later charged by police after the box of Complan he threw explodes on impact with a teenage girls head causing severe matting of her hair. David Batty needs hospital treatment for abrasions consistent with walking-stick prodding and Mrs Higginbottam wins a 4 year contract to play in central defence. Nice one Sox However, what the new plan of Elland Road, as posted by Glenn, doesn't show, is that they'll be a subway built under the pitch. Beryl with have no need to walk on the pitch - or maybe she will? Within two weeks of the new ground being finished the subway becomes inhabited by buskers, glue sniffers, tramps and quite frankly begins to smell like a toilet. (A bit like Turf Moor now come to think of it). So maybe "Tiny" Higginbottam will be turning out for the "Bloodless Rose" next year - aged 87. And good luck to her too I say.