Longer than his contract I fear!

And yet, despite what Jim said in an earlier post, we nearly always win there!

Oh God---I'd forgotten about him! He was much older than Nuttall when we got him though but I do admit he never did improve. Those one on ones with the keeper!

Didn't we look better when we had 2 central strikers on? Plus,great little cameo from Armstrong. And of course terrific contribution from Travis. More of this Mr Mowbray!

The point is, he competed! Never stopped, chased every ball, closed down defenders, won balls in the air. Offered so much more than Brereton. His main problem is that the ball doesn't stick, he couldn't trap a bag of cement as they say. But surely he can learn?

Saw plenty to believe that we should persevere with Nuttall. Raw he certainly is but on today's showing he is quick, aggressive, strong under pressure and full of running. Plenty of basic material to work with there.

How much is Nuttall worth then?

I knew that lad would go a long way!

The thing is he suddenly disappeared without being any more annoying than usual from my point of view. I'd acclimatised to him in the sense that he'd always be there but I didn't feel the need to take any notice of him for the most part. You can't rely on anybody anymore!

Thanks for that Len. Glad to hear it. No réponse from the Forum that doesn't represent the fans though!

Only that he's front-runner for the annual" Vince Grella Breathing Corpse Award"!

It doesn't. Night match, mid week, on tele. All obvious reasons why the crowd will be low. And that's why they have reduced prices. People screamed for an offer like this over Christmas, when people are back home with their families and there were no offers like this then! Its not a positive move, its a negative reaction.

How did you go with the on the day ticket surcharge?

I don't know why Venkys bother, I just wish they wouldn't. Sell!

We all want Brereton to succeed but you seem manic about it. On and on and on. If he were playing well you wouldn't need to keep going on about him. He'd speak for himself.

You would have to think Bolton are on their last legs wouldn't you? I've no love for them or their supporters but it would be a huge blow to their district and sad to see a traditional Lancashire club fold.

In that case, snap up Reed---quick! Even Tony can't have any doubts about him, he's our best player! If Tony has good money to spend and hasn't the confidence to spend it, then that's a major issue.

Remember that game well. It was one of those games when you knew it wasn't our day. Clayton scored a perfectly good equaliser but the ref penalised him for a non-existent handball. You're right, draw the away game and go through at home is normal but not for us! Presumably, Rafa will pick a stronger side, he won't want to go out of the competition in the third round.

The way he rolls people is his outstanding attribute. It takes him away from opponents in an instant, sometimes 2 or even 3 of them and space just opens up for him.

Luck has nothing to do with it!

Mowbray please read this!

Didn't Chairman Mao say it? Ha, just looked it up---attributed to Robespierre of French Revolution fame. That was one mother of an omelette!

Oh dear! You've lost it now! NO-ONE but NO-ONE on here is pleased that Brereton is not doing well. That's a nasty slur. I would prefer to be wrong about Brereton every day of the week because I AM A ROVERS SUPPORTER! Having come close to agreeing this was a bad transfer, a friendly post from SB and Blue has sent you scurrying backwards again! So you haven't changed your mind or you have!!! Which is it?

The problem is TM is still considering loaning Travis out. Cannot fathom that one at all.

As I said when you denied ever saying you'd give TM a 6 year contract extension, I often change my mind. I just don't pretend I haven't.