No surprise there then. Tiresome, insular lot.

Says plod turned cinema usherette. Marvellous.

Excellent ! I hate these things but in this case There's a story going round that Turks have adopted Scousers out of sympathy because they'll do anything for a bent copper.

Hear, hear.

Before tonight, Milan had conceded nine goals in four games; now 12 in five. Hardly the best defensive team in the world. Maldini is 37 next month, Kafu 35 next month, Stam 32 and Nesta a relative spring chicken of 29. Washed up and finished some would day.

I'm not surprised in the slightest that the Scousers nicked it. After all, it's the one thing they excel at.

3-0. Cue riot by the Scouse hordes.

The TV's broken in the day room. Have the Liverpool "fans" attacked their AC Milan counterparts yet ? 1-0 Milan in the first minute. Oh dear what a shame.

Agree absolutely. And unlike many other Rovers fans, I'd also like to see Burnley in the top division. Add in Blackpool and it will be like the early 1960s all over again.

Don't remember him being convicted as a paedophile, but when was accuracy core to your profession ? What next ? Saddam in a romper suit ? 318247[/snapback] Comments on professional integrity from a racist, bent copper. Ho hum. What next ? Lily-livered soldiers who don't like pop guns ?

Over-rated southern nonce who will be remembered for his petulant temper rather than any (limited) ability he may or may not have had.

And talking of next season's season tickets, Chelsea have increased the price for prime seats near the halfway line from £1,750 to £6,000 !!! Even their seriously rich executive season ticket holders are not happy.

Perhaps Shepherd is right. Despite the league position, Newcastle - along with Chelsea - are today expected to join the the G-14 group of elite European clubs at a meeting in Lisbon.

It's easy to deride Norwich but they have already sold 19,000 season tickets for next season.

Does Glazer own the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without any borrowing (I read somewhere that it is worth £300 million plus) ? If so, he may be considering selling it and using the cash to pay off the United debt. As a global brand perhaps he sees United as potentially far more valuable than the Buccaneers.

I read this week that the United board asked Dave Whelan (he of JJB Sports and Wigan Athletic) to take over the club in 1989 around the time of the Michael Knighton debacle. Whelan was tempted but declined because he said he didn't want bricks through the windows of his JJB shops on Merseyside ! Instead, Whelan advised Martin Edwards to float the club on the stockmarket, which he did, making the Edwards family significantly richer. And the price Whelan could have bought United for ? ... a mere 10 million pounds.

In order to qualify for Europe, Tottenham need to beat Rovers by two more goals than Man City score in beating Middlesbrough. QED: unprofessional inept Rovers have given up for the season, so in a reversal of three years ago: Tottenham 4 Rovers 0

Might I suggest getting rid of the smilies ?? Though I have used them once of twice in the past , they are usually used by the lazy and the stupid as a substitute for words .

I'm not defending what he said - only his right to say it.

Old chestnut. Just because he didn't "play the game" (professionally ?) doesn't mean he knows less about it or is not entitled to have opinions. After all, this place is stuffed with football "experts".

I like the Throstles; can't explain why, just do. Rovers are starting to look tired after the effort of avoiding relegation. 2-0 to Albion. Is it possible to pay on the gate at the Rovers end ?

The LET missed a few tricks this week. They could have contacted David Moyes, Alex Ferguson, Raphael Benitez, all of whose teams have played against Rovers in recent weeks without any problems (and in two cases actually congratulated us on the way we played), and got quotes backing our approach to the semi-final. Ferguson, in particular, would have relished the chance to have another pop at Arsenal, and I'm sure other managers such as Sam Allardyce, Graeme Souness (!), Iain Dowie and Alan Curbishley would have supported us too.

That did occur to me when I was reading the Sunday papers. Some of the stuff about Todd was libellous.

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) Britain’s Court of Appeal said on Wednesday“wear and tear” could be considered a contributory factor in a soccer injury claim, dampening a Premier League team’s hopes of a multi-million pound payout. Blackburn Rovers have fought for seven years to get insurers to pay out £4 million after Swedish international striker Martin Dahlin suffered a career-ending back injury. In November, the club won a preliminary ruling that a pre-existing back problem did not, as the insurers argued, contribute to Dahlin’s more serious injury sustained during a practice match in October 1997. The High Court had ruled it amounted to ordinary wear and tear, experienced by most sportsmen. But the appeal court overturned that ruling on Wednesday and said the impact of Dahlin’s earlier back condition could not be disregarded. Standard insurance policies include a get-out clause which means insurers do not have to pay out if a player’s career ends through injury caused by degenerative conditions like arthritis. Insurers Avon Insurance, Eagle Star, AGF Insurance and IC Insurance, have refused to pay. In the absence of a settlement, the case will go to trial to establish the contribution of Dahlin’s existing back problem. The Swede scored four goals in 26 appearances for Blackburn, 13 of which were as a substitute. He also scored 28 goals in 60 appearances for his country.

Found the missing Hughes quotes: ......"the whole angle on the game was shaped by one unfortunate incident at the end of 90 minutes. "We played the likes of Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United and competed in exactly the same way and there was nothing like this. "But we go up against southern-based teams like Chelsea and Arsenal and we cop all the flak going........" On another theme, Steven Gerrard has cancelled plans to buy two £2.2 million properties in West London. Seems like he's decided to stay at Liverpool.