I haven't had a chance to listen to this interview yet, so I don't know what else has been mentioned. However, I do remember that Hughes also wanted to sign Kompany for us along with Zabaleta and Lassana Diarra. Thinking back to the squad we had back then...with a couple of rocks at the back in Nelsen and Samba, plus Bentley, Morten, Tugay, Benni, Roque. Imagine adding Zabaleta, Kompany and Diarra to that squad. To a squad which had just finished 7th. It wasn't to be, but it was not for the want of trying. We've had the opposite of that for 13 years now and that absolutely stinks.

It will be along those very lines. The likes of Duffer, Pires, Ginola, Gillespie etc would be lost if they were playing today.

David Bentley was another who only needed half a yard. The amount of times wide players in general get into crossing positions today, only to then turn back and play it backwards, is incredible and also frustrating to watch.

If only Leeds had to worry about stopping big Al today:

Quick heads up, if anybody can't make it to Ewood . Our game isn't live on Sky tomorrow, but there is a stream available for supporters to buy from Rovers TV for £10. That includes UK based supporters too.

But that's just it, islander. He isn't a Director of Football. He never has been previously. Yet has been put in that role here. A role that is above him, imo. An actual Director of Football comes up with better than Hirst, Telalovic and Ennis, in my view. That's even with our lowly budget.

Thanks for the added info, Glen. My post was in response to those three being used as examples of his signings coming good. The scouting legwork had been done previously, before he arrived. True, he concluded the deals, but I don't think it's right to credit him for those signings. Hill looks a very good signing, as does Moran, so fair play there. But it's truly desperate stuff upfront, imo. Yeah, that's what I read too regarding Brittain. Exactly. The dominant theme of the last 13 years.

Telalovic and Ennis are both desperate signings. Neither are of the standard required for this club. I've seen a few say, Chaddy being one, that a lot of scouting and effort has gone into signing Telalovic. I'm not of that opinion. Telalovic is represented by the same agency as Kaminiski, Wahlstedt and JDT himself. Yet JDT doesn't seem to rate him? Smacks of a last minute panic signing to me. Not one to try and big up Broughton or the recruitment team for looking far and wide.

Something that hasn't been picked up on, from what I can see, is point 9 made by Glen in his update: It was noted that Hyam, Smodzics etc were scouted prior to the new Management set up and have been a success in terms of purchase price, but also the previous recruitment team. Unless I've got it wrong, the credit for signings of Hyam, Brittain and Szmodics can't exactly be put at GB's door. This is the work of the previous recruitment team, that he has seemingly made use of. Broughton, imo, is in above his head, and the signings of Mola, Hirst, Telalovic and Ennis are more reflective of his 'talent' spotting ability.

This is the best thread for it. An outstanding display from Brad against the red rats:

19. Stuart Ripley

Every Rovers goal scored at Maine Road/Etihad since 1993:

18. Benni McCarthy

To get the mood going ahead of this tie. How I wish we had just a couple of these guys in our side for Wednesday. Every Rovers goal scored at Stamford Bridge since 1993:

We've got it in us to pull a big result out, even when in a not so good state. I'm taken back to early 2013. Drawn away at Arsenal in the cup, everybody thought it was a home banker (including me), but we dumped them out with a Kazim-Richards winner. Wednesday has a similar feel about it for me. It could be wishful thinking, but it feels set for a Rovers win. Chelsea low on confidence, woeful infront of goal, all the pressure on them. We got Mourinho the sack in 2007 after a 0-0 draw at their place. Poch out after Rovers knock them out of the cup? It's got that smell about it. COYB.

Thanks for that. I was thinking I would have to settle for Radio Lancs, but it should be easy to find a river for it now.

What a start for the lad. I'm sure he's just as grateful to you today for taking him back then 😁.

17. Roque Santa Cruz

On this day 21 years ago:

One more for tonight. Duff to Cole to Yorke. What a goal. We've seen some real quality pull on a Rovers shirt.

Definitely. Sutton for England! This is more like it:

A classy striker. The skill and composure he showed for both goals there. Fantastic. There really is a shortage of quality strikers these days. So much money in the game today, but not a lot of quality out there, imo. I think Sukur is a taxi driver these days in America. I saw an article not so long ago where he was speaking fondly about his time at Rovers and he was saying that he wants to see Rovers back in the Prem. Good man!

Rovers v Fulham (September 2008)

Rovers v Bolton (February 2008)

The present is absolute shit, Rovers wise. Nothing changes until the bastards sell, so I'll post some old highlights in the meantime: Rovers v Aston Villa (October 2004)