spot on

Total agreement with that. I don't think that is too bad of a result, this was a "must-not-lose" game rather than a must win, and we did just that. Being back in the bottom three isn't great right now, but with our improving performances, especially at the back, hopefully with a few players coming in during the transfer window we can turn the season around and get away from the bottom 5 or 6 within a couple of months. I don't think things look too bad at all really.

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5-1 Rovers If we don't play well, at leat I had this minute where we looked good. Going to get back on track this weekend I think though

I've got a ticket for the friday test at Lords

Not too tought, but maybe a little harder than I would have hoped for in the first game.

And more importantly, turn a mediocre season into a good one. Though I can't really see us winning the FA Cup.

I know I would rather die than spend most of my days in a small cell for the rest of my life. Especially if you happen to feel guilty, I'm not saying that they do, but if they do then that really would be horrible and I'd rather be put out of my misery.

Bellamy I think you are right on the mark with that. I think a few on this board are being to hard on the team for yesterdays performance. It wasnt great that is true, but the only thing lacking was the ability to create chances, granted that is very important in football. Maybe it was an off day and we will see the team attacking again as a unit with good movement and creativity as they have been in recent games, if not then we have a good basis, and in the January window we will just have to try and get another striker and possibly a midfielder to add that to the team. We lost, not great, would have been nice to win and would have really helped us out, but I think there are a lot of positives that can be taken from that game, and I'm not that worried.

Hmm...unless of course an investigation into why this happened and how it was able to occur is launched. You also need to remember those on death row are usually still in prison for several years, so the tax money still has to be used. As well as funding the trials because of course there will be several appeals. On top of this dealing with all the demonstrators uses up valual police time.

We weren't really at the races today, having said that, I don't think we deserved to lose. Neither side really deserved a win today, but we certainly need to improve our performance. I don't think it's too much of a setback, we weren't terrible, and there were still some good signs. We just need to find that attacking spark from somewhere. In the recent games when we've attacked as a team with midfielders making good forward runs and using the full width of the field we have had it, but today it really was lacking.

...imagine what the response will be when he's actually played a good game for us

It's also now on the BBC as well. Is Defoe suspended or not? If they are both out then that really is good news for Rovers.

Voted for Duff. Only two on that list that I have actually seen live in person were Wilcox and Duff, and there was no doubt for me that Duff was the better player.

Totally with you on that. I too think that at times the criminal is released to early, but that doesn't mean kill him, just means take a look at the judicial system and make sure people get the proper sentence.

Blue Phil, many of those put on trial in Nuremberg were actually just given prison sentences. They had a special prison made for them. While all of our present day war criminals are sent to prison.

Rovers 3-1 Hopefully we'll get the win as I have a rather annoying football coach who supports spurs.

I know I'm very sad, but I'm happy that the tide has turned in this debate and some reason has been put forward.

I too would want to kill them if they raped my child, I'm sure of it. However, our judicial system doesn't work on the principle of the verdict the victims or their family would want to see passed.

And considering he scored 3 in 1 game, that really isn't bad.

I think not the local facists...just a guess though

I wasn't saying I had any sympathy for those who committ the crimes, I really didn't want to come across like that. I am just against the death penalty, and also against the idea that this crime is so hideous compared to all the rest that these men should be treated as inhuman and dealth with so harshly compared to the rest of the standards society sets.

Well if you look, 4 out of our 5 strikers have been on the score sheet within their last few appearances, with the only exception being Stead, so obviously something is starting to work.

I'm glad to see that at least someone seems to care with me. Most of you are just swept up in a wave of media and tabloid coverage that has made such crimes the hot topic for the past few years. I'm not saying they aren't horrible, but it's the main reason why such criminals are singled out, when others who may murder, rape and steal are simply left to be.

I really don't think I would be alone on that one. A life where you were offered the chance of doing basically nothing is a life I really wouldn't want to have, and if I had to choose, I would rather be put out of my misery than have to live through it. The examples I gave were just examples of the limitations you face.