from what I have seen of the second team, no one is pushing for the first team.

I would love to see some youth players pushing for a first team places, but there have to be ready for it and as yet there are not.

so its time to push on and get as hogh as we can

I agree Des, the only youngster that I believe has any chance of imminent involvement is Gary Harkins - he is a centre half though..... I dont fancy dropping either Nelsen or Toddy (especially Nelsen given his likely work permit issues next season!)

Personally I think Lucas is a really nice bloke.

But this season, and in fact last season, he has been very poor.

I am not very a big fan of Matteo in general, but in recent weeks he has been excellent.

GO CAROLE!!!

i'm not a niell fan but to call him when we had gone to 3 at the back is crass

What about the cock up he made when we played four at the back?

I thought he was very average on the day, and certainly not one of our best three players!!

I was told by a United fan at work that United had sent back part off their allocation.

Your friend was mistaken.

United got the same number of tickets as we did.

They have more than 30,000 ST holders, and a further 120,000 active members of their ticketing scheme.

Perhaps, but Van Persie was wheeling away in celebration and was caught totally by surprise with a stray arm going in the opposite direction. He was completely floored.

And Andy Todd looked equally as surprised by the contact.

Thank God for the voice of reason from Jimmy Hill on Sky sports who absolved Todd and instead condemned the divers and cheats (Ronaldo today for one.  I dont often praise Riley but he was spot on today).

Hill did though infer that Van Persie had over done the incident. The blood in his mouth would suggest otherwise.

Having bust my lip a few times as a result of falls, elbows, slaps etc. i can honestly say I have never rolled around on the floor for 2 or 3 minutes afterwards. One of them was so hard it loosened a tooth. I bled. I didnt act like I had been shot like Mr Van Persie did.

Well ladies, gentlemen, and Jordan.

The wife is home and ready so I shall jump onto the M6 and down to Bristol.

Ill see some of you tonight, and Ill see 27 others of you on the Wilkywagon bright an early in the morning.

Any problems, my mobile has been circulated to about 9 of you!!

Who's the ref for tomorrow's game, and does anyone know where Jansen is?

Jansen is with the seal, working in a sweatshop for Nike, making next seasons kit

Anyone know who the referee is tomorrow?

I shall say this for the third and final time.

The referee is Steve Dunn

Last place I expected any pre-match banter with the opposition was at today's antenatal class with the wife. When asked by the facilitator what special item of clothing we had bought the baby, this one dad-to-be said "An Arsenal football shirt". I don't know if it was the 20 or so pregnant women all going "Aaaah" in unison or the pre-match tension but I couldn't help myself and replied "Yeah, but that's not as good as the Rovers babygrow I've got". I suppose I should have realised that the audience weren't really interested in, or understood the significance of my response, but from that moment on I lost all interest in learning about natural child birth and spent the rest of the session exchanging glares with the other guy. Suffice to say the wife was a bit disappointed with my attitude and even told me to stop being immature and to grow up!

I just hope he's not brought before me for sentencing.............

Firstly, congrats.

Secondly, I bet you are looking forward to next week!! Rub in the victory...

Christ, I coyuldnt sleep last night. And its still 50 hours (well 49 hours 50 minutes until kick off)

Im gonna be a nervoud wreck.

DMF,

I very rarely agree with you, but on this occasion I think I do.

"you can stick your lunchtime kick off up your arse"

COME ON YOU BLUES

Are we all ready for the ticket fiasco when we get through to the final ? Hopefully fans who attended the semi will get first stab at the tickets, but knowing Rovers track record ???

Would have thought that will be straightforward

1- St holders who went to cardiff

2 - st holders who didnt

3 - anyone else.

yeah you only need one Kidney and one lung, sell the spares

Thats how I am paying for the final.

Can't blame the FA for me not being there - I'm bloody working and the manager is on holiday so I have to cover. I was gutted and I definitely gone had it not been for that.

Still, the FA have cocked up big time. Mind you I'm getting bored of slagging them off - they are a clueless band of numpties with the interests of the game/fans certainly NOT at heart.

Can you not feel a migraine coming on?

who's the ref btw?

Steve Dunn

100 per carriage,

big f***ing carriage you've got there laaa

Not really.

Apparently the capacity of a standard railway carraige is well over 100.

In fact the hold over 150 on some routes in rush hour.

But is this really a) relevant interesting?

But around 5,000 people does not go into 4 trains

It does.

100 per carriage, 12 per train...... easy, be squashed mind you!!

They do permit standing on trains.......

Anyone else stopping in Barry on Friday night, I'm there with a group of Liverpool based Blues.

Barry Island?

ONLY 122?

Slacker!

Can anyone else confirm that the ticket prices for Rovers are more expensive than the prices for United fans at the Millennium? In last weeks programme at OT it says that the ticket prices are from £21 - £29. The FA maintains that we are undersubscribed and so are charged more. I find this particular rumour very hard to believe but if true is scandalous.Rovers fans want to go but are being priced out.

Thats their match day price.

Prices for the semi final are IDENTICAL for all four clubs.

there is no way on gods earth that I will ever see a team i support win penalties - im sorry wont happen

IF we lose on penalties Flopsy, you might find your ride home disappearing!!

Superb!!!