Why were Arsenal allowed to play in white shorts? Tugay, as usual, brilliant. Hughes' tactics spot on. Todd however is a little perplexing. He seems to raise his game against the top teams: his concentration improves compared to playing the likes of West Brom and company.

Draw.

I thought this one had run its course, but Pleasure, noone is having a pop at Toogs because of his religion. Please reread the thread.

Wrong again Blue Phil, it's you who gets them mixed up and that was the whole point of my email.

A bit paranoid there Theno. I don't think I've ever complained to admin, and certainly not about you. Fife, as for my comments about Tugay, I was poking fun at Blue Phil. You might want to read his views on race issues on others threads to understand why.

That's right Blue Phil. We'll be cheering a Muslim to the rafters.

Tugay has been so good for us it makes me want to cry thinking that he'll be on his way out some time soon. And to think he was let go by Rangers to make way for wee Barry.

I have to add my vote to Tugay's performance. Then only man on then pitch with any vision.

I'm afraid remarks like that beggar believe. And there was Theodrog musing recently on how we can get more Asian fans to Ewood. Acting like it's the C21st rather than the C19th might be a start.

It's galling when you shell out a lot of money and see poor performances. But looking at the season as a whole, we are still doing better than we could have hoped in August, or November for that matter. All mid table teams ahve good and bad runs - it's our turn for the results to go agaisnt us. Afterall it's only a bloody game.

My experience away at United I'm afraid. A bunch of low life scum.

Please explain.

Time to amend you're daft message son? And an apology to Michael Gray?

Incredible. As for Ferdinand, I was gob-smacked by his behaviour. The lad was getting as much abuse by the Rovers' crowd as I can remember. It felt like bullying. However I joined in long and loud. What I did find bizarre was his return to the pitch before the second half started. He ran round the perimeter of the pitch sticking his chin out, grabbing the United crest on his shirt. It was like a ten year old, rather than a top pro on £110k per week. I've never seen anything like it. I was surprised he lasted as long as he did. The best game I've seen in over 30 years following t'Rovers.

I like the Britons Protection neat the Bridgewater Hall.

Neil, I work in city-centre Manchester and live in Chorlton, South Manchester - a twenty minute walk to OT. Getting a tram to and from the ground from the city-centre can be very very difficult, especially for an evening game. I have to leave work an hour earlier than usual to have any chance of getting home on match days. One option is to get the Eccles line tram and get off at one of the Salford Quays stations, therefore avoiding the busier Altrincham line.

Jim, Your best choice of parking is dependent on where your nursing home is.

For me the next level is having a team which is expected to finish in the top half of the league each season - and not to be banded in with the usual suspects at the foot of the table.

Times report here which is kind to the Rovers. This week's good luck makes up for last week's bad luck.

I understand the frustration of those who are calling for more investment in players, but with our decreasing crowds and the lack of a sugar daddy, where are these millions to come from? I can't pretend to understand the finances of the club, but we must be losing a lot of money at the moment. Gambling with the club's finances could mean meltdown if we were to be relegated in the next couple of seasons. The lower leagues are littered with clubs, a lot bigger than the Rovers, who were reckless, and who are now in real trouble.

Tugay on at half time or close after would have made sense - with hingsight. But the real porblem was turning possessionj, in the last third, into goals. We had enough chances and good situations to have won easily. As for Bolton. Dear oh dear what a disgrace. And then Allardyce has the cheek to criticise Riley. After last year's justificationm of the Diouf dive "Big Sam" has swown himself to be a man with no class.

United are a team of great individuals not a great team on this showing. We looked tired and nervy second half, with Tugay and Savage unable to compete with a younger, stronger midfield pairing. I think Reid on earlier could changed things. And Dickov on could have closed down United more effectively at the back. A 25% chance of success in my book.

Says 3.00pm on the 28th on the BBC site.

We had as many clear cut chances second half as Pompey. We have to expect periods of being on the back foot. You'd think we'd lost listening to RevBlue and some of the other professional pessimists.

There was a small group of young men, to out left, who sang it once or twice as far as I could tell.