you need leaders on the pitch aso it doenst matter how many ex captains we have in the team. if they are professional enough then it makes fine sense to me

carsley and graveson versus Fergy and Flitcroft ? looks like a midfield battle that can only be won by the wide men having a bit more space. they have kilbane we have emerton they have cahill we have pederson/gallagher they have bent and ferguson we have stead/dickov and bothroyd

or Paul bradshaw to Wolves

bit of advice lock up your cars, take your valuables with you and keep your wallets down your undies ! the scousers are in town

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Pre Chrimbo the crowds are annually down on their averages. I think this year we will see a crowd of around 28k for the Everton game as they have sold their full allocation.

Scotty thats a one off from you, a short summary ! Whats all that about then ? I was looking forward to reading a full length version from you and am disappointed to see only a few lines

Bryan, I like your point. Now then if you could please bottle me up some of that optimism please send it over to Leyland

my point was that looking at our fixtures over the next 12 games we can ill afford to be bottom 3 going into the new year. we can close the gap on the next 6 teams above us and put a bit of distance between those lesser teams IF we pull our tripe out and that means beating everton, newcastle,drawing at bolton and villa, beating charlton and then beating bolton at home. we are seriously in trouble and if you dont think that then your blatant ignorance of the relegation factor is one you should bottle up and sell as you will make millions

have that one then !!

FFS Reid is NOT suspended for next week, where do you get this from ? The players out for definate next weekend are Thompson and Dickov, both have one match suspensions. there is every chance that Reid may actually get found not guilty ala atouba. MGP will have his chance I am sure

the problems are there for all to see. next we have everton who are riding on the crest of a wave, 2nd in the League, 36 points already in the bag, a team who dont know how to concede a goal, a team that has an excellent work ethic, a team that will have 8k fans behind them at a ground where we just cannot seem to put it together. our midfield options next week are going to be severely tested. no thommo, no tugay, possibly no ferguson (IF the injury he got is worse than we think). Just how can the rest of the midfielders cope with the likes of Graveson and Carsley not to mention Cahill ? How can we cope with the pace of Bent and the height of Ferguson ? Without Dickov who can we rely on beating up the two solid defenders that are Weir and Stubbs ? Hughesy has a massive problem for next week. We dont want to be bottom 3 going into the Christmas period as if we are we wont get out its that last bit that has got me seriously concerned

now what a what does that mean? stupid way to get yourself sent off. The man should be fined more than 2 weeks wages now we have a palace player lunging at ferguson who is down and out we will wait and see what the ref does now, Yellow I dont believe it

and the ref curse strikes again

we NEED to convert this pressure

If your listening to the match it appears the Rovers have the edge and possession, we need to convert this and get a goal otherwise we all know what will happen. Sound like Matteo is doing okay although Flity is conceding needless free kicks. Come on

oh deary deary me

Price or Neill ? now then pro Price = fast and direct, scored goals, good crosser and reasonable in the tackle pro Neill = fast and ?????????? lost for words

No Capt my friend try DELUDED Yes I am very distressed about Rovers current situation but its a hell of a lot healthier than that of the Ninian Park boyos. Does anyone else remember the reception we Rovers fans got the last time we went down there ? Owens coaches had to have at least 6 windows replaced and I remember travelling back with glass all over us, coats pinned against the holes where the glass was and a bottle for the toilet ! Oh Happy Days

The Boyoz may well sell their whole allocation for the FA Cup match, the Rovers will sell at least 2000 leaving the Ninian Park Club with their biggest attendance for a few years. However although they used to have a formidable home record life under the current regime is not so rosey due to the departure of their talisman centre forward Earnalot earnshaw. Currently they are a pale shadow of their former selves and although we hear the cackle of whoopie doo from the taffs it will be the same old story, a welsh team getting spanked by the English (on this occasion that is). A cardiff supporting friend of mine who is now resident in East Lancs goes to EVERY cardiff city match home and away and he is seriously delusioned about the way they have fallen apart after a couple of good seasons. Lennie Lawrence and co hold no fear for Rovers, and I shall listen from afar in sunny Cuba at their plight as Rovers win comfortably to progress to R4.

Tugay right back ?? now you are either ill, seriously inebriated or just plain stupid

it was Tugay who lost the ball was it not ????? then there was 3 non existant challenges JHC tugay couldnt even bring the player down correctly

a very damaging 1-0 loss

someone got it right with the headline of Will the Real Rovers stand up ! I have chewed and chewed over the weekend and serioslt the best thing about the game was the idiotic fella behind us complaining about standing up when we came forward towards the Blackburn End. What a complete prat, say no more ! Seriously, yes Scotty we are in a dire situation only tempered by the fact that our main rivals have all lost this weekend. Rovers now have to win some vital games, Palace and Everton as well as Newcastle need to produce some points before the xmasa period ends, bolton away swiftly followed by villa also needs to produce some points. We now have some must win games norwich - h wba - a portsmouth - a palace - h and a city - h bolton h and a any others will be bonuses to our cause. Its sad really thinking about how we can achieve safety so soon in th eseason.

ummm I wonder if I will be able to get radio Wales or dragon FM out in Cuba ? On that weekend I will be Marlin fishing off the cuban coast, so for those going enjoy