MarkBRFC71

Just been on Radio Lancs that there will be an announcement at 6?

Have we got two Pedersens? Because the one I and most people have been watching has been plain not nearly good enough for most of the last two seasons, and for most of the games he's played this season hasn't even put much effort in either. In the first leg of the Villa tie, he wimped out of every tackle and header, and it was without doubt one of the most uncommitted performances I've ever seen from a Rovers player. Whilst I didn't boo him off, I can totally understand why others did. The second leg was much the same, except he was in a position where he didn't need to tackle as much so it didn't negatively impact the team as much as usual. And I wouuldn't really call the goal he scored against City important when we got dicked 4-1! I agree about Benni though - one excellent season, and since then he's largely let himself and Rovers down apart from the odd goal. The Benni from his first season would be a big miss - the current one isn't and West Ham are welcome to him. Although we all know he's bound to score against us right?

Diouf, and especially Pedersen both need dropping. Diouf hasn't really set the world on fire this season, and Pedersen has been truly shocking since 2007. If we start against Bolton as we did against Pompey we will struggle, simple as. Hopefully the second half against Portsmouth will make Sam realise the error of his 4-5-1 ways ....