I have an identical one hanging in my garage with many of the same signatures. I think it's from 2001. Matt Jansen top right I think.

I think he means we initially offered to buy him, which rangers rejected and offered him on loan to us instead.

Bugger... I'm for Loftus road on Saturday, first rovers match in ages and was really looking forward to seeing Wharton in action.

Anyone know what happened to Wharton?

Doc: Please remove your trousers and lie on the bed. Rebelmswar: Ok Doc, where should I put them when I take them off? Doc: Just put them over there,... beside mine!

I know... I nearly fell of my seat when I saw it on my news feed. Seems very out of the blue, cant remember us linked with him. must say whilst I've heard of him I couldn't provide much info on whether or not he is any good.

Blackburn Rovers submit £2.5m bid for Hyam - exclusive (footballinsider247.com)

Impressive couple of days I must say. Can these signing be involved tomorrow?

That's a great result... get in!

Without having read all the debate on the 'nobody through the middle' topic... could it just be as simple as he intends to play 2 upfront rather than 1. As in 2 running the channels instead of Graham up front on his own?

Has Brereton stayed on after that challenge? He looked in some pain.

I'd rather see Rodwell get a run out at centre half... he claims that is his more natural position and it's a position of greater need for us currently. I'd like to see what he has at centre half.

Fair point, but I think Reed is an upgrade on Evans (and I'm a countryman of Evans')... and based on what I'm hearing Davenport looked good when he featured in pre-season. Although I must admit I have never seen him in action myself. Is the consensus on here that Davenport should start in the 2?

The potential Reed signing does seem a bit unnecessary given the numbers we have in that area (the 2 in front of the back 4). However, in my view he is better than anything that we have in there currently and Tony sees it as a chance to upgrade in that area. Yes, Smallwood and Evans were good servants last year, but Tony needs to be ruthless and if there is an upgrade available at a manageable cost then he has to go for it. Especially with it being such a vital area of the pitch - if you have a good 2 in there it makes a world of difference. So I say go for Reed and pair him Davenport, with Palmer, Dack, Rothwell/Armstrong in front of them.

Yessssssssssss! Certainly sounds like it was against the run of play. We'll take it. That'll do wonders for the confidence.

Apologies if it's been mentioned before, but what type of front man is this Nmecha? Target man or a quick skillful type? Cheers

I don't think Bell's attacking strength alone warrants us playing 3 at the back. I would even suggest that when Bell is solely responsible for wide attacks on the left he struggles. He would be more effective as the left back in a 4, taking advantage of overlaps and 2 on 1s in combination with a left sided midfielder.

I always look to the kit launch and I'm usually quite easily pleased. This is one of the very few times I would consider myself not pleased with the home kit. The sponsor isn't great but I can get over that, it's the fact that the blue is much too pale which means there is not enough contrast that annoys me. Wishywashy. Looking forward to the away kit making up for it now.

RIP Jimmy. I always enjoyed his contributions on the 5 live commentaries. Said what he thought.

Thanks Glenn and Ste B, I may not post every day but I'm never off the site and many of us most likely take the service for granted. Much appreciation and thanks to all of you (past and present) who put in the work to keep everything going. Good luck to Kamy, Josh and Ian and the rest of the backroom guys going forward.

Don't knock it Bob... that just might be enough to get you a saucer of olives down the country club!

3 -1 Samuel.

...antlers always the extra TV money to consider as well. (scraping the barrel now)

Also playing devil's advocate here ... but are we sure Adkins, Jackett, Hill etc. would have took the job if asked? I suspect not, given the circus at Ewood. Anyway, good luck Tony. You'll need it in spades.

Nelsen's fit to play a part in New Zealand's game tomorrow night: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/2845...es-Jordan-clash On Zurab ... I always thought of him as a very good squad man, didn't complain too much and filled in admirably when played in his preferred centre half slot. although as someone mentioned earlier, if getting rid means that we have more scope for deals in january, then I'm all for it. Roll on saturday ... I'm feeling good about it!!