I have the same problem as Benni in the last 10mins of the game, but with me it's my bladder won't hold the pre match and half time tipple.

A 6' 7" player who will give 100% week in week out. He was good to watch for part of the second half on Saturday, had he started you wouldn't have seen that sort of performance.

I can second that, I go to Usha regularly, although steer clear of the Sunday buffet, not a patch on the standard menu. The food at Usha seems that bit better than most Indians I've sampled. I rate it above Shajan on Longsight Rd & Shylet at Lango.

It was just my opinion, I think my line up would be effective against the dingles. I do agree that the current formation works well but it wont work for long if we play it week in week out. Horses for courses and all that.

Benni and Di Santo up front with Dunn in middle of the park with N'zonzi, Bert & Diouf on the wings and the defence speaks for itself. I think Benni and Di Santo could rip the dingle defence apart, then add the threat of Dunny running through. Diouf 1st goal, Rovers win 3-1.

Welcome to my world Sparky! I'll deffo safe C&B for a more quiet enjoyable meal with my Mrs. I could even leave my car there and go round all the old haunts of Revidge and Pleckgate! If any are still open...

Good call. It's a few years since I've been in there. Thursday nights used to be great! I don't mind paying that little bit more for good food. It may be wasted on the in-laws though, might save that one for the week after!

Thanks for that mate. Cheers for that Tris, sounds my sort of place. I'll give it a go.

Sounds promising. I might give it a go. I'm not after The Ivy, just some good home cooked food, I can't do with Brewers Fayre and the like. I take it it's near the little 9 hole golf course?

I'm out for Sunday lunch with the family and in-laws this weekend, can anybody recommend somewhere I can get a good home cooked Sunday lunch? Blackburn area preferably, I don't want to be going too far with the in-laws....

Carmines in the theatre district is the best Italian I've ever had, you'll have to queue for a table or try to book, it is well worth a visit. 4 of us went the first time and we ordered 4 dishes (as you would expect) and found that the dishes would actually have fed twice as may! www.carminesnyc.com I love Rays Pizza, it's take away only but the pizza's are the size of bin lids. You'll find Ray's Pizza outlets all over NYC. There is a bar just over the road 2 blocks down from your hotel, Scruffy Duffy's. I've been messy in there a few times! You used to be able to get a bucket of buffalo wings for around $10.

The Olive Garden at Times Square is a decent Italian, but you must try Smith and Wollensky's on the corner of 49th St and 3rd Ave. Smith and Wollensky's is the best steak and chop restaurant I've ever been too, however it's a little on the expensive side but well worth it. A good tip is to go into the bar grill rather than the restaurant side as you'll pay over the top in the restaurant and get treated more as a regular/local in the grill bar. www.smithandwollenskysteakhouses.com/new_york.htm

I've usually too much Guinness inside me to stand up for 90mins and my legs can't take my beer belly.

We do our bit in N02

No worries, let me know how you get on. Like I said, I've not been to any of them, it's just word of mouth from a Yorkshirite....

Here we go pal, I've not tried any of them myself but I've been told they're o.k. The Cow and Calf, Hangingstone Rd, Ilkley. White Cross Hotel, Otley Rd, Guiseley & The Fox in Menson, 129 Bradford Rd, Ilkley. To be fair, if you head over Ilkley way you can't go far wrong.

I'll have a word with one of my colleagues in Leeds when I'm over there in the morning.

Guisley is the home of Harry Ramsdens, not that I'd recommenced it though...

Well I paid a visit to the Crown and Thistle yesterday, and I've got to say it was excellent. We gave the starters a miss as we like our desserts. I had the roast beef dinner, lashings of tender beef with lovely fresh crisp veg, roast potatoes and a perfect Yorkshire pudding. Mrs.UM had Mexican Chicken, really spicy and enough to feed two. The in-laws had half a roast chicken with all the trimmings and a massive portion of fish chips and mushy pea's. Young Chloe had pizza chips and beans, the pizza was freshly home made on a baguette and the chips were the best I've tasted for a long time. Bro in law had crayfish linguine and 4 of us had chocolate fudge cake for dessert. The portions are extremely generous and great value for money. All that and a round of drinks came to £58. Another thing to point out is that the staff are very friendly and it is certainly service with a smile. Credit to what they have done with that place, it will be a goldmine once the extension is completed. I've got to say that is one added to my list.

Overpriced. I had them in a bar in New York and it was $10 for 50 buffalo wings!!! They were real hot. Small wings for such a big animal too. If you liked TGI's you'll love the Route 66 next door, it's far better in my opinion. although if your into a rack of ribs Frankie and Benni's are the best.

The Crown & Thistle used to be run by the current management at the Grey Mare on the Grane Rd, they used to do real home cooked food. I did quite a bit of work on the place from time to time and always got fed well. It's good to hear that it's on the up again. I think I'll have Sunday lunch there one day soon.

I wasn't aware of a fire, the fire must have been since I worked on the refurb. I must be getting old...

Do they still have the pot bellied pigs? (not on the menu..) I worked on the refurb of The Farmers Arms about 12 years ago.

I went in there a while back on a bit of a do from work, we were in there for the afternoon on the tapas and red wine, I hear it is frequented by a lot of the Corrie stars and a few footballers like it. It was my first taste of tapas and I must say I was very impressed. El Rincon has a great atmosphere too.

armers Glory on Haslingden Old Rd, Oswaldtwistle do cracking fish and chips and quite a reasonable price. other items on the menu are cumberland Sausage and Mash, Steak & Ale pie and a mean Stilton Burger. It's a real welcoming oldy worldy quiet country pub.