I'm shocked and saddened. One of my all time favourite Rovers players. Fergie was worshipped on the Ewood terraces as much as Duggie. Wonderful skill, a great player to watch. RIP Fergie, and thank you

Did anyone watch the Sky piece last week on Bury's plight? Sky sent a camera crew to one of the player's homes, which he has had to put on the market because he hadn't been paid. The house is near Saddleworth, and very nice it is too, just like you'd expce but it is on the market for £1.2 million which, assuming it is mortgaged, does beg the question of the sort of salary Bury was playing this player and presumably others like him.

Lovely. Football reflects wider society and the way the country has gone over the past 30-40 years with the gap between the elite and the rest widening to unprecedented levels. Bury and ordinary folk are just collateral damage

The Worthington Cup victory in Cardiff is one of my best memories in 60 years of supporting Rovers. We won't be going up this season so why don't we take these competitions seriously?

Leutweiler was possibly unsighted for that but it's a soft goal nonetheless.

Leutweiler for a big athlete is weak as a kitten. Is he frightened of getting hurt? He's a poor goalkeeper who should be replaced.

Great photo. Some tough looking nuts in that team - and I bet they had boots with nailed-in studs. They were lethal - one lad I played against aged 10 had borrowed his dad's boots and one of the nails sent a lovely gash down my thigh. My school teacher called it an "old-fashioned injury" . Mill Hill St Peters were hard to beat - remember a hard 0-0 draw with them around 1965.

Quite right. It could so easily have been us, and could yet be in the future. It's unthinkable that the mighty Bolton Wanderers, founder members of the Football League, one of the great historic clubs, a powerhouse in the 1950s and which enjoyed considerable success in the Premier League only a short time ago, could go out of existence. The League must not, cannot, let it happen.

....exactly, which is why the Sheff United game is important. The League Cup win at Cardiff in 2002 under Souness was a magical day for thousands of Rovers supporters. I'd love us to get to the final again. Unlike Kean and the debacle at Cardiff a few years ago, I hope Mowbray takes it seriously.

Stokes is an astonishing cricketer - in the context of the game that innings today has to be one of the best in the game's history. It was probably better than Botham;s too. Botham had Grahah Dilley with him- Dilley scored 56 while Stokes had to protect Leach, who is a rabbit despite his heroics against Ireland. And Stokes was probably our best bowler in Australia's 2nd innings. I just hope England can follow it up winning the series.

We haven't had a draw this season so this one looks a fair bet for a 1-1.

Hameed's problem is his over-protective, overbearing parents, I've read. Lancs have tried but the parents always have the final say. The lad has talent but there must be doubts now he will ever make it as a pro

I was there yesterday. I couldn't understand it either but Archer didn;t seem to be running at full pace - maybe because of the very soft outfield because of the rain . Apart from Broad and Archer, England bowled poorly overall. Australia at one stage were 130-2 on a bowling day Weren't any of England's batsmen watching Labuschagne who gave a demonstartion in the art of leaving the ball. If England lose this Root has to give up the captaincy

34-4, and 3 of those batsmen got out with horrendous shots. Only Root got a good ball.

Letting the opposition get round the back of our defence umpteen times in the first 30 mins is not a pattern you want to see every game. Cunningham shows the difference a solid full back makes. Mowbray needs to sort out the right back position now. Good win though. Unexpected.

Someone should remind him there is no law against successive promotions - many clubs have achieved it over the years. Tony loves playing for time. And so does his pension adviser

Mowbray is already overdue to leave the club, according to these stats. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/9875915/average-tenure-of-managers-in-england-just-1-23-years The vast majority of managers have a limited shelf life. They do well for a while, then get found out or cannot sustain it long term. Mowbray probably knows his time at Ewood is almost up.

Madame thought Big Ben was a clock in London. At £7m it was a snip.

Do our owners know who Brereton is ?

There's a "feeling" something's not right at Ewood. Call it experience or just old age, but these feelings have been right in the past and it has not ended well for Rovers. Mowbray's demeanour is different too. Does he know he's made a mess of the transfer window, signed the wrong players, wasted money, and failed to fix the team's problems? Or has he realised he cannot take the club any further and his days are numbered as results gets worse? Either way, there's a growing sense of unease among supporters.

I'm not bothered about being entertained, Philip. Nor do I want fancy formations and strategies that confuse fans as well as the players. And yes, he's wasted money on players who aren't good enough and we don't need. I just want a pragmatic manager who gets the basics right. And for my own sanity I would like to see a defence that does not cave in under the slightest pressure. Mowbray shows no sign of delivering any of these.

Irrelevant. The comment was about how the best managers back their kids, and don't berate them in public like Mowbray.

You don't hang them out to dry in public, like Mowbray loves doing. Ferguson used to give the class of 92 the hairdryer treatment behind the scenes but would always back his kids 100% i the media

.............as we try to retrieve yet another 2-0 deficit.

Woodgate seems a daft appointment by Boro - would he have got the job if he hadn't been a Boro lad and former player? It seems they are short of money and are looking for the cheap and cheerful solution like most clubs in the hope it might work. Early signs are that Woodgate is a mistake but they have some potent players who will easily penetrate our soft and useless defence. 2-2 draw at the very best but wouldn't be surprised at another defeat.