john bailey was working as a representative of the PFA some while ago,

yes a welsh national team steeped in history and trophies ! he has made a bunch of no hopes and malingerers into a decent hardworking team. How many games has giggs cried off with other managers ? How many managers have grown tired of jobbie savage girly noknob ? The welsh team aint blessed with brilliance. If Hughes can instill the same hardworking ethic at Ewood then that is great cause he certainly has players with skill and flair at his disposal. Friedel dont need improving Matteo/Short/Nissa/Amo asd Todd can all be worked on. Hughes has done marvels with Gabbidon and co. He is more than useful at getting the best out of his wide defenders. Both Neill,Gray and Gresko can benefit big style. In the midfield engine that where it counts. Fergie,Tugay,Flitcroft,Emerton,MGP,Thommo and co can all be worked on to their benefit. Up front what more does Stead,Dickov,Gally,de Pedro and Jansen need when they have the ultimate goal machine with all that experience to add to their experience ? Hughes can bring a fresh breath of air through the club, its needed to blow the rest of the souness cobwebs away. It is needed to sweep the cupboard for a new era. A new backroom set up is required as the academy and reserves are doing well. Hughes will I am sure have his own fitness coach and will whip up the players. News of his impending appointment SHOULD give all the players the boot up the rear end for Saturday and that can only be good for BRFC. Lets wait and see eh ?

anyone read what the muppets on 606 are suggesting ? a saudi take over for Rovers ! if only.......

all bets off Hughes now 1/3 billy hill dowie out to 5-1 strachan 10-1

captain I really appreciate your views however flitcroft is a battler who can still actually run (albeit like a chicken) douglas cannot run to save his life ! In any case I would bring a youngster in Donnelly could do a job, so could mcEverley, chrsit even the kitman could do a job !

was it not just Souness and his deano against the rest ? I dont think tere is inhouse fighting amongst the players, I am pretty certain that any aggravation was between the manager and the players and the manager versus the ch exec !

the talks would more likely have been between the agent and the club would they not ? especially if Rovers have not approached the Welsh FA for permission to speak, or, have Hughes and his agent invoked the get out clause ? it will all come clear in the morning

story has now got more impetus and is appearing in the media. I does hoever shoot down the theory that he has already been interviewed about the job UNLESS the welsh FA know something we dont !

well at least they have identified the source as to the interest for the Rovers job ! All other reports suggest someone close to Hughes but now we have it in black and white ! i wonder if it has been made clear to the Rovers Board just how much he wants the job ?

that is almost a similar report to one that appeared yesterday afternoon on bbci

they never reached the 18th century never mind the 19th !

do you mean we might get 10k for the game ?

perhaps its a good thing I have a wife then (she does it to me !) Maybe it was just the excitment

cant wait till he pays 12 million for yakubu

JHC the guy was only giving us some information dont be too harsh

john bailey for me

JHC its bad enough the team not talking to each other never mind emploing someone who does not understand English !

...and the goalie, the lb, the rb,ch,midfield,forwards,coach,kitman tea lady dogsbody....etcetcetc

old news T4E Lets wait and see before frog croaks

Yes Lancashire United sounds really good

Exactly Captain. I am sure there is all sorts going on behind the scenes but on this occasion it is all extremely quiet. in fact apart from the tabloid speculation there are no rumours circulating around the football world that is SKY TV. There is absolutley no worthwhile rumours going around the production teams who are always at the forefront of such speculation. it very much appears that the lid has been well and truly clamped on this one

are you sure he meant some venerial disease, I think that mentioning he had got GS he may have gotten mixed up with gonnorhia syndrome

Breaking news......... Thue hurricane ahs missed the main holiday resorts on Cuba !

have you spent your student grant already Bjatre ?

douglas dependable ? your'e dreaming