Ferguson has to take the blame for that debacle; he picked the wrong starting team and United had no game-plan. Barcelona worthy winners on the night but they were lucky to beat Chelsea and only in the final thanks to a Norwegian referee.

Mike Ferguson dribbled round the entire Villa defence and walked the ball in the net. 2-2 draw if I recall but might be wrong. Remember seeing Harrison coming out of the bookshop at Sudell Cross and get in his brand new VW Beetle. Stylish chap and good player for Rovers - strange running style with his head going backwards and forwards.

The rain helps to make England a green and pleasant land .... and is one reason why it's such a wonderful country. Another reason being our PM Gordon Brown of course

Remember also Hughes was one misplaced header (by Pedersen) from taking Rovers to the FA Cup Final.

Unlikely because salaries on local papers are so poor. Sounds like Andy Neild is getting out before Johnston press goes belly up.

Agreed. Where were Newcastle in the table when they sacked Allardyce - 11th or thereabouts ? And where did they end the season under Keegan and how long is he likely to last at St James's next season ? Allardyce was badly advised going to Newcastle but the likelihood he would have made them into a top six club within 2 seasons. Whether that would have been good enough for the imbeciles who run that club is doubtful though. You're wrong about Ince. I don't want him anywhere near my club.

I'm sure the ladies on here would be pleased at Sam's appointment too. Regarded as a bit of a pin-up so I'm told.

So you would rather watch a losing team than a winning one ? Bizarre. The notion that all games involving Bolton under Allardyce were "boring" or involed "one-dimensional" football is nonsense too. I recall plenty of exciting games on MoD involving the Trotters under Allardyce, and they usually ended with victory for Bolton too. Rovers under Allardyce would be no more "boring" or tactically sterile than they were under Hughes; they would be hard to beat and they would continue to get up the noses of the southern media and the likes of Wenger and Benitez. Good. Just how I like it.

One more than you, apparently. This campaign against Allardyce is nonsensical. What would Rovers fans rather have - an entertaining 3-2 defeat or a 1-0 win ? Professional football is a results business and the club cannot risk appointing a manager who may or may not provide "entertainment" but takes the club down to the championship. Steve Coppell anyone ? My preference would be McClaren but Allardyce would do a good job for Rovers.

BECAUSE HE LIFTED IT FROM THE DAILY SIEG HEIL

The difference is, Mr Silly Billy, is that the Clough misfits weren't nasty violent yobs ; the last thing that bullyboys-dirty-northern-@#/?s-the-club-the-media-loves-to-hate Blackburn Rovers needs on its books is the most reviled footballer in English football. Please engage brain next time Gordon.

Very good, but you're fighting a losing battle with the MoD team. Jug ears Lineker hates Rovers too - remember his comment "shame Blackburn went down" on They Think It's All Over when we were relegated ? Worth every penny of his £2m taxpayer-sponsored salary that lad.

Blackpool fan actually.

Fair enough ; the prospect of spending 3 years of your life in Liverpool would deter most students.

No joking, you're correct. The BBC even has an "Northern Correspondent" as if it's some minor region on the edge of the civilisation. Last summer's floods in Tewkesbury and the West Country received huge publicity yet similarly disastrous floods in Hull and Sheffield were ignored after the first day. And you only have to look at the sports pages of the national newspapers to realise the media bias towards London and the south. Eh ? What's more important ; hold-up on the roads that may or may not delay you or an university interview that may affect the rest of her life ?

Britain would also be a more pleasant place if this berk were put behind bars for some considerable time. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/20...89520-20347501/ No doubt plod were too busy to arrest him because they were harrassing some poor Asian for non-payment of a parking fine.

The number of times McCarthy is caught offside is ludicrous. Why doesn't he look across the back line before he makes his runs ? Watching him at Derby today he's also evidently a supremely selfish player. As a sharp hardworking forward myself in my pomp I would have hated playing with him.

Pedersen's too nice a lad and his confidence is in tatters from the bollockings he receives from his team-mates. At one point in the second half McCarthy ranted at Pedersen for shooting instead of passing the ball. He was still ranting at him five minutes later.

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Three - four years is the usual stretch for most managers before they are either found wanting or are unable to motivate their team any longer. It could well be that Hughes has reached that point with Rovers.

Stories emerging that McCarthy stormed out of Ewood after being substituted against Newcastle and has told Hughes he wants to leave.

Said the Englishman.

Everyone bow to the great Gord, for he knoweth all. Lancashire United anyone ?

His problems at Middlesbrough were temporary. They avoided relegation and he quadrupled his salary six months later by landing the England job ! What a sad tosser [a] for remembering that post and for posting it again.