jim mk2

Mowbray's subs are always by rote. Does Graham always have to come off ?

Someone said we were "cruising". Now the ship is holed beneath the waterline.

Meanwhile J Rhodes puts Norwich 2-1 up

Far too much confidence at half time. Mowbray's teams always likely to concede

J Rhodes equalised for Norwich v Villa. Rovers in 4th place as it stands

1-1 coming up

It's clear Brereton - whether he has potential or not - was a bad buy at this stage when we are in far greater need of players who can make an instant difference to the team such as a big centre back, a good winger and a proper centre forward to help Graham. Unless he suddenly starts to blossom Brereton is a luxury we cannot afford.

I di think of Dalglish in relation to slow forwards (but quick thinking) - except that the game is so much faster and more athletic than when he was playing. Bobby Moore could barely run either but read the game so well he was always a yard or two ahead.

I'll stick my neck and out and say Dack is unlikely to be a success in the Premier League. Skill alone is not enough at the top level and I don't think he would be able to cope with the high intensity and pace of the very best defenders. Spurs is entirely the wrong club for him too - he'd likely disappear with trace in the same way Bentley did. Chaddy says he's put me on ignore - is that a badge of honour these days ?

Silly "regardless of cost" comment.

Usual agony for the fans but a fine win over a very good team.

Can we hang on to give our long-suffering fans only our 2nd win at home this season ? Or will it be the inevitable 93rd minute equaliser ?

........ but will we ? Mowbray teams only usually play for 45 mins

Mowbray's soft defence strikes again and Leeds get out of a jail in a half we have dominated

BBC stats have possession 31 - 69 Rovers - Leeds

Um, Graham scored 14 minutes ago..... Hello ???

First up lad, we're Rovers, not "Blackburn". And I've never seen a Leeds fan "in peace" ; parts of Ewood usually end up in pieces after your lot have been. Having said that, Saturday should be a good game if we turn up - which we didn't for the last home game against your Yarkshire rivals Sheff Utd. Unfortunately I think you'll win because we've been poor recently.

Point I was trying to make was the Charlton game was bit of a nothing match against unglamorous opponents yet we still had 26,000 plus on. Club was in a good place under Souness before he went into Col Kurtz mode and I don't know if there were any special offers that day but I doubt it.

Que ?? Delving into the archives it was the 2002-03 season 2002/2003 Sat 12 Apr Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic League

I remember a towards end of season game against Charlton circa 2002. We were going well, though not top 6, nice day, we won 1-0 thanks to a Duff goal. Not many up fom London but there were more than 26,000 on Ewood IIRC. Cannot imagine that now.

Dougan - what a bas***d. Grew up in the stunning urban metropolis that is Belfast and subsequently went to play and live in the ungrey city of Wolverhampton. The all-time biggest hate figure to wear our beloved shirt. Q: Which famous Rovers player and England international was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele in the first world war?

That's appalling. A chap I used to work with always said "the game's bent" - and he didn't mean just football. People talk about corruption in Russia and China and third world countries but this country is as bad as anywhere. It's less obvious and more under the surface here.

Good idea. Works well in the oval ball game so why not footie? Creates interest for the fans and going down to 10 or 9 men for a short time gives managers on both sides the chance to show their mettle.

Too many yellow cards, too many sendings-off. I'd like to see a return to sensible refereeing where serious foul play or bad behaviour such as spitting is punished but players do not get booked for lesser demeanours. Players are getting sent off these days for 2 yellows given for only minor offences - it's plain daft and it spoils the game

Smith's is an opinion piece - you agree with him or you don't but he has every right to state his views and the LET shouldn't be castigated for giving him a forum to do so. Columnists do have to tread a fine line though between being thought provoking and unnecessarily controversial. I thought his latest effort was OK.