and the Raos will say, 'we'll have some of that - will finance the club for another year without us dipping into our pockets again'. Assets will be made to sweat next season!

As would most clubs in the Championship. Easier said than done and I think we'll see how good, or otherwise, Mowbray is. With Warnock in charge, I'd put my house on us staying up - that's the difference.

I've been through three promotions with Rovers from this league and without doubt, this is the worst squad of the three by a long chalk. Two of our key players this season are the wrong side of thirty and I am not sure how Mulgrew and Graham will cope now with the gruelling intensity of the Championship over another 46 game season. Will Dack be anywhere as effective in the Championship - he's an unknown quantity at that level. Mowbray has a huge task on his hands to reshape the squad and unless he gets big backing from Pune, I fear we will be back to 'Coyleesque' signings. Will be no surprise if we do 'a Bolton'.

Would you like to share that with us then? I believe my bet is alive and kicking!

Wouldn't be my choice but generally seems highly rated throughout the game with both Fergie and Hodgson among his admirers.

No chance of Leicester job. Understand he's Sunderland's number 1 target. Lumped on him at 12/1. Now down to 6/1 but still good value.

No but think Appleton has !

If I was a Blackpool fan, I would hardly be feeling euphoric this morning. Think this could all get really nasty and I am not sure where the football club will end up.

Think it's strange that this injury still hasn't been reported on properly on either Rovers' website or LT. Feels like there's some worse news than expected coming our way.

Think many would concur with the first two points. As for third point, there is medical expertise in the family and also a friend's son did his hamstring playing cricket which required a surgical repair. So I am not whistling in the dark! IMV, we've just lost our most potent attacking threat for a considerable amount of time. Don't think there's any good news at all in that.

Horrendous news Firstly, if Chapman had started the game, as most fans hoped, it's very possible this injury would not have happened as his state of game readiness would have been that much better and higher. Secondly, at the hint of any hamstring distress (and I think he does have a history of hamstring trouble), he should have been hooked off. Agree with Arbitro that there's shades of Lenihan here. Have been saying for a while now, I think our medical team has regressed as a unit just like the club generally. Thirdly, and it's not possible to be too prescriptive without knowing the detail of Chapman's injury, recovery from this type of surgery is generally in the 4 to 6 month range for even athletes (2 months sounds optimistic to me - look how long Nelson was out although that was a real bad one). Generally speaking surgery in athletes is carried out if the muscle rupture is greater than 2 inches and on occasions if greater than 1 inch. Needless to say, it's very likely that this will always be a vulnerable area for Chapman (remember Michael Owen's issues) and hamstring surgery, as with cruciate ligament surgery, is highly likely to take the edge off an athlete's pace (Michael Owen and Alan Shearer being cases in point). It's a hammer blow for the lad in particular as well as Rovers. We can only wish him well

Looks very snazzy! Well done and thanks to those concerned.

Spot on. To Dougie and Clayton, you can add illustrious names such as Fred Pickering, Mike England and Keith Newton - the three were class acts and it was a privilege to see them in the blue and white halves.

Think he was pretty clueless really. His views on Reading when they played down here were embarrassing. They reached the play off final! Very disparaging about Barnsley as well prior to us going there.

Burnley have sold Keane and Gray and I think it's pretty certain it's with the blessing of Dyche otherwise he would have walked and into a very good club within weeks. He knew it was time for Keane to move on and the offer was just too good for Gray. How many seasons have Southampton sold their 'star' men yet seem to improve year on year. I think Burnley will be fine this season although I think the next few weeks are going to be very interesting for the club and their supporters in more ways than one !!! Didn't realise this match is to be played so soon (w.c. 21 Aug.). If it's on tv, a friend (Burnley fan) is putting on a bit of a bash at his house so looking forward to some friendly rivalry and banter which is just as it should be.

Very good post. As you get older, the fixture means less and less to you.

Kendall was a real gentleman. Always had time for a word. Bumped into him and his 'sidekick' (Mick Heaton) on a number of occasions in the Bulls Head, Wilpshire which in those days was a thriving Duttons Grill Room Restaurant managed by a larger than life character (Harry D). It was some party there when Rovers won promotion.

When Venky's go, I feel certain they will want to max out on their recoveries. Administration wont do that, liquidation would.................

Says it all about him. They need a miracle worker to save them with their fixtures. Still think they've gone.

Davalsuker should learn that when you are in a hole, it's best to stop digging!

Presumably, you do not participate in Christmas at all then ? If you do, is that not just gross hypocrisy ?

They say you make your own luck in football! The harder you work the luckier you get! We've had some bad decisions go against us this season, conversely, we've had the rub of the green a fair few times. It's only the costly ones that go against you that you seem to remember and not the fortunate decisions that give you a point or points. The bellyaching of managers when something goes against them is a pet hate of mine. Take the rough with the smooth and get on with it.

Brighton and Reading away, Cardiff and Leeds at home. If Wigan get three points from those four games, I'd be very, very surprised. They are done for.

You live in hope. We could lose both this Easter and even win our last three to stay up! There is always a club in a relegation battle somewhere that defies the odds and produces some stonking results to come through. It's Easter celebrating THE biggest miracle of all time - anything is possible.

Improvement in outlook there Jim. Now IF not WHEN. Keep it up!