So which reply will we see more often? "He's a complete donkey, couldn't hit a barn door......." or "showed what he could do in a proper formation, we should keep him"

There is no question that in pure talent McCarthy is one of the best around. Its the attitude that I question. In his first season he was motivated by his desire for a move to Chelsea and didn't he make sure everybody knew? Right now he wants to secure his South Africa place at the World Cup.So I guess its wise to use him! After that who knows?

Beattie always looks really up for it though, he always looks likely to score. To answer mhead's question-------Beattie wanted to come here, the manager wanted to buy him but there was no money available.Simple as that.

He is mentally flawed and this explains why year after year he was rumoured to be coming to a big Premiership club and every year it never happened. He had one good season with us but came with the aim of making it to a big club, hopefully Chelsea. It was embarassing to see him snuggling up tp Mpourhino in the way he did just before kick-off at Stamford Bridge. When his big transfer didn't come off he sulked and his form died.He tried to hold us to ramsom, while taking our cash of course, and he's now reaping what he's sown. Talented but flawed like many players down the years.I'd never let him go to Portsmouth though!

Still missing Souness! Still slagging off our best player and leading goal-scorer! What a pleasure it was to watch that side till Sourness sold our best players and wasted our money on the likes of Amorusso and Baby Ferguson and then walked out on us when we were in the poo. Ruins clubs and moves on that's our Graeme as Newcastle and Liverpool fans know all too well. Why can't you put your prejudices aside for one moment and simply appreciate the wonderful job Dunn has done for us this season?

Who cares what he does? He left us, I never thought he was much good anyway and he won't be coming back to us. About as pointless a thread as the takeover one.

Except he's still making them...........

On a practical note------how often is the guy going to play? That was his first game back for ages and what does he do? On a moral note, would any parent want their son at a club which would sign him? How many chances has he had? He's a complete nutter and we should let him go to Stoke where he would feel at home.

Didn't he pay 6.75M for him? I like Allardyce but that was a terrible bit of business.

I remember being on holiday at some caravan site when I read in the papers we'd signed him. An Arsenal supporter also on holiday told me what a great buy this was. It wasn't! Although Haverty's legs moved so fast they disappeared he never actually got anywhere because he was so small! Crowd liked him because he always looked so busy but in reality it was a bad signing.

Wasn't the greatest strike force ever assembled at Ewood Shearer, Sutton, Gallacher and Newell or is this a joke?

I thought the same about Pedersen. When won the penalty I thought "when was the last time he was seen in the penalty area?"

So you hope we win every game and hope Sam leaves! Isn't that bizarre for a Rovers supporter? If we win every game surely we'd want him forever?

You're either a Rovers supporter or you're not. It really is that simple. It just doesn't matter who the manager is. Anyway I reckon you are exiling yourself for a long time,because Sam is on a 3 year contract and Rovers won't be paying compensation twice even if it goes pear-shaped as some apparently(and bizarrely) seem to hope. What if Sams a rip-roaring success and we stay up and have a great season in 2009-10. You still going to stay away?

and he told us Fred Walker was going to take over and pump money into the club!

Not really to do with anything but does anyone else think that Rooney is looking increasingly like Henry V111? Its the piggy eyes, the girth and those fat calves. I'll stop there.