Why do we need this bloke when we've just signed the new Gattusso?

Stefan Dennis - Don't it make you feel good

Glenn's post above yours with you mentioning Frank Ocean? Thought it was a play on his revelations last week? Obviously not.

I see what you did there Rovermatt....

Just read that on the nme website but also that Ian Brown called Reni a c##t

He he, CUD were so underrated. Remember first time I saw them they were supporting Wedding Present at King George's in 1989. Seem to remember some bloke on stage with them with a balaclava on?!!! One giant love is still one of my all time favourite songs. Saw Carter at Mcr Academy 1991, they were superb-one of the loudest bands I've ever seen and unbelievable energy. Got roses tkts for the 29th, had to go down the ebay route and managed to bag 5 for 80 quid apiece which I think is a bit of a result. Got the money shirt and flares at the ready, oh to be 19 again...

If you don't mind a brief flirtation with Dingleland then try The New Waggoners on Manchester Road. Went last Thursday at 6 and there was already a dozen tables populated and by the time we left at8 it was standing only. Food portions are very generous (the whale sized fish was huge as was the steak pud) and at about a tenner for a main meal is reasonably priced. The service is very good, attentive without being overbearing and there's no long wait after ordering. Apparently, the guy who's taken it is the same bloke as runs The Calf's Head in Worston and he has big plans for the New Waggoners. Give it a go, I was full and I'm a glutton.

Just bought a cheap mountain bike from Halfords for 80 quid and did a quick 3 mile circuit home to Lower Darwen cuminating in a lung buster up Stopes Brow. Nearly chucked up but bloody loved it. Back on a decent ride on weds/thurs (weather permitting) up round pleasington past clog and butlers and back down livesey branch. Should be fun.

Bearing in mind he owed them 91k I'd think their e-mails could be as nasty as one could compose and they'd be quite justified.

It'll be true. Have personally heard some very unsavoury tales about him and business dealings. Shame, because he is a true Rovers legend.

Franco could barely speak English never mind write it!! It'd be Tony, I'd assume.

Anyone got any Stone Roses tickets spare? Please....

Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

Love it!! The 12 year old you allude to was actually a mate of mine who was 20 at the time. He had the freeze frame as his Facebook photo for a while!! What a game though in the best atmosphere I can remember at Ewood. The half time break was surreal with non stop chanting and a kind of collective realisation that finally it was going to be OUR year.

Hankey has started to make more pro PDC noises lately suggesting that he could make the switch. He must've seen the money on offer and when Merv King (who I believe is an inferior player to Ted) can establish himself as a top 8 player so quickly, he must fancy a piece of it. Martin Adams has his main sponsorship with Lakeside (inextricably linked with the BDO and their flagship tournament) so he wont be making the switch. Personally I think that's a shame because he really could make a mark in the PDC. Also good to see Magnus Caris in the last 8 of the Masters in Bridlington - not heard from him since 1994 when he made the World Semi Finals when he was beaten in a great match by Bobby George. Also saw Dave Whitcombe in the Friday qualifiers for the same tournament, looks like he's joined the BDO again after being periodically barred from the PDC for taking part in the 'Legends' series.

Did he not fight successfully to clear his name on the drug charges?

It's all set up for a Taylor Barney final for me and I think it'll be a cracker. Like the look of the boy Nicholson, the Aussie Geordie (from Blyth incidentally) two very good wins against Lewis and Priestley. Think the Stompe Mardle game will be a good one later this aft too, slightly favour the Dutchman. As for tonight, think it's Barney 4-0, Wade 4-3 and Klaasen 4-2.

Agreed. Man U celebrate Busby, Liverpool - Shankly but it's doubtful even those legends had as much of an impact on their club as Jack Walker did. We should never forget and equally we should not let fans of other clubs forget either.

No not really, just wanted to get pedantic before someone else did!!

You not counting 'Rock 'n' roll swindle' LeChuck?

'Important' bands don't have to be prolific, there aren't many more 'important' bands than the Sex Pistols and they only released two albums.

I'm with you there EIT, we would've declined quite rapidly in a Souness style had Hughes stayed. As you quite rightly say, the pinnacle was when we had a fit and firing Bellamy, since then it got worse and last season was downright awful to watch. No exciting football, players who looked like they were believing their own publicity, a pitiful record at attacking and defending set pieces, no pace throughout the team, an emphasis on counter attacking play without the players to carry it out and when given a lifeline in the last game of the season, a bottle job that Jean Van de Velde would have been proud of. Hughes leaving was the right move at the right time for all parties, of that I have no doubt. Whether the same can be said of Ince's appointment, only time will tell.

Nice one Jim, let me know when he's making his debut at the zoo, I may be enticed along, by the way, who's training him? As for Ashanti Prince, he got a couple of injuries and we decided to retire him. Can I just say that there's a lot of bad publicity of what happens to dogs when they finish racing but our trainer Darren Hampson put us in contact with a good greyhound rehoming kennels in Stoke on Trent. So Ashanti is now enjoying his retirement and we can enjoy the memories of his (all too infrequent!) successes.

A Rover she most certainly is, despite being brought up on the dark side.

Funnily enough Suzanne Geldard is a Rover, and she reports on the apes. Has Paul Plunkett gone now? Don't recall seeing his name or contributions in there for quite a while.