It's either from Cosi fan Tutte or Madam Butterfly, anyway, the chant had already been appropriated for Di Canio.

"Franciso de Pedro! Franciso de Pedro!"

then higher:

"Franciso de Pedro! Franciso de Pedro!"

If that's the same as the "Sit Down Pinocchio" that everyone sings to Phil Thompson of Liverpool then it's "La Donne e Mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto.

Cheeky Sidders told us that a while back.

And if it isn't, then what the heck.

What ever did happen to Ken Brooks, does anyone know?

As far as this messageboard is concerned, and if I remember correctly, he took exception to comments made about the legendary "early leavers" at Ewood.

He outed himself as an "early leaver" and was mocked to varying degrees by some people. I don't recollect if it was one post or the cumulative that triggered his departure.

I do have a vague memory of his farewell message.

I was sorry to see him go as he once took a lot of time to try and help me identify a medal which my great-grandfather left when he died. Ken did some sterling work to try and identify what it was for.

He never got to the bottom of the mystery but it was (I thought) endemic of some of the the help and friendliness of posters onthis site.

Cue: all members of brfcs.com sailing off into the sunset on a cruise ship excercising a "group-hug."

Harrogate Croydon, Cheshunt, Boston, Birmingham, Watford, Stevenage, Wakefield and Bromley.

Lose a game of football and smash up your town.

Looks like the Dingles are breeding and spreading

Scarey

Remember 17th December 2000?

and the reality of a team signing 10 18yr olds?

That's my point exactly.

You've posted a list of average ages of footballers per team which has little or no meaning.

If it makes any sense or has any bearing on anything then feel free to fire away and make a logical comment.

So on that basis we currently have the third oldest squad in the premier league after Bolton with the highest, then brum, then us (taking into account age + team size, those with larger squads being above us as the extra players obviously increases the average age).

The first part of that may be true but it is statistically irrelevant. Take away MU, Liverpool & Bolton and the rest all have an average age of 25, 26, or 27.

Hardly information to cause a sharp intake of breath.

And why does a larger squad mean a higher average age?If a squad increases by ten eighteen year olds then surely the average age drops?

Or am I missing something?

According to a Department of the Environment report, one bird was shot 13 times and was still alive when picked up from the water.

Mmmmmm.

I'd take that with a pinch of salt (possibly a twist of pepper and some orange sauce.)

Any duck with that much lead inside it wouldn't do too much floating.

col drop him off without any beer i will rip his head off ......getting sick of crap on here off lofty /soeygod etc.........

Nice one

We're still going to win it though.

No we won't.

We'll screw it up just like we have done for the past 40 years.

And the previous 100 years

lofty2k2,

As your PM is full you'll have to have a public warning. Anymore behaviour of this sort will result in you being suspended and your posts subject to admin approval before they appear on the MB. This is the second warning in recent weeks - cut it out or you'll be off the site.

Any problems with this you can PM me

Paul

Truss him up like a chicken ready for the oven,white suspenders and a rubber uniform & drop him off at Abbey's place after a Guiness & Jack Daniels promotion night.

Anyhooow

Brad Mimms

Le Saux Hendry Clayton Gale Kenna

Wilcox Sherwood Tugay Ripley

Garner Shearer Speedie Sutton Douglas

that's a few too many isn't it?

And I firmly believe Dickov is to blame.

Me too. He's got a smutty name. Especially twinned with the word "firmly."

England will come either third or fourth in the qualifying group.

A nation which has been hanging onto the coat-tails of a World Cup victory some thirty eight years ago (the only competition it has ever won,) will go back into its shell, sulk, and not bother about the rest of the results.

The self-deception of the English footballing supporting public is fantastic (in its original sense.)

Keep them St George's flag flying out of your car while you can. You all know deep down that the only way England progressed in Japorea was down to Likkle Michael diving like a skua when gently brushed by a hairy Argentinian thigh.

If anyone here suggested that Rovers would win the Premiership next season they would be laughed to Lisbon and back. It's the same. Get a grip folks.

What earthly difference does that make?

Assuming everyone's offering roughly the same wage you'd go to the club you thought was going to do the best on the pitch.

But is Dickov punching above his weight in his choice of clubs to move to?

without blackburn rovers, there would be nothing to even smile about, as far as living in this town goes. BRFC is everything to this town....and makes me wonder why more so-called fans don't support them as they should, if not for the club but for the town as well.

and

A few years ago I read an article stating that there was a close link between the prosperity of an area and the success of its football team.

That all seems very tenuous. Warrington has a really blossoning economy but no football club. Leeds is also a boom town but the football club is going down the pan.

Reading, Swindon, & Oxford are on the M4 growth corridor but none are pulling up trees when it comes to football.

A successful football club is the "icing on the cake," I think that in economic terms your average club employs very few people of which a minority snaffle up lots of the wages. Not much gets spread around in the local economy.

Just back from the game, unfortunately we lost 6-1.

Stanley = England

Rovers = Iceland

hey-ho it's not the result it's the taking part.......

I think that generally, when Mr Souness has bought someone from relative oscurity he has bought well.

Friedel

Tugay

Gray

Todd (on the pitch)

Neill (up to the season just gone)

I do appreciate that there are others who have not made the grade.

So I'll reserve judgement, but I'll be quietly optimistic about Dickov. A move out of Leicester might just galvanise him into action.

There's a vacant position at Liverpool.

Slits - Cut

Good heavens! I thought I was the last person in the world to own that one.

Currently listening to the music from "Twin Peaks" but it's sending me to sleep.

Time to unleash Lemmy.........................

We're supporters.

They are largely mercenaries. With a few exceptions.

Jesus & Mary Chain's "Live In Concert" BBC recording.

magnificent

Will someone explain this Manchester Leeds rivalry..

This might help

why leeds fans should take it easy

My point is, this side of East Lancs, the dingles are doing all the pushing. Rovers fans, and there are many here, are sat in the dark, unless someone tells them of this famous blue/white site.

Time Rovers did a bit more pushing this side of Burnley.

I don't think many Rovers' fans will be changing their allegience just because Burnley have stuffed a leaflet through their doors.

I don't suppose it will work the other way either.

It's difficult to put this into a Rovers' perspective.

Perhaps if Shearer had gone to The Red Scum declaring that he wanted to win medals & further his football career then we might be able to empathise with the Leeds fans. But he didn't.

Similarly if Garner had gone to The Dingles at some point then we all would have been similarly cheesed off.

I reckon Alan Smith has been the architect of his own downfall by professing his undying loyalty to Leeds United. Sure, he can jump ship to another club because Leeds have been relegated, but to join Leeds' worst enemies is tactless in the extreme.

Reap your own rewards Smith, and just pray that Leeds don't draw The Red Scum in a cup game or that Leeds don't get promoted next year (or, hope above hope, that the Scum don't get relegated.)

"Badge kissers" should be sneered at unless they are (as previously mentioned) Matt le Tissier or Steve Bull who really knew the meaning of loyalty.

Anyone received a pack yet?

It's getting beyond the soddin' joke that at this rate we won't have received the application form before the start of June!

Modi,

So what?

The new season doesn't start until early August. There's another ten weeks to go.

CALM DOWN

That is one hell of a list.

Probably makes Kidd/Hodgson look frugal

What's the hysteria?

Ex Rovers' player comes out and does the half-time draw.

Hardly the end of the world is it?

Get a grip........

And thanks Alan for getting the Q & A. Much appreciated.

Flowers, Dunn, who next?