Personally I wouldnt be sorry to see him go as his work rate at times is laughable - against Peterborough he showed what a good player he could be but that was against a 10 man Championship side, in the Premier League he has shown precious little in recent years to justsify his wages IMO! After failing to secure his move to Chelsea he hasnt been the same player which is a shame...I would let him go but only if and when we had someone in to replce him. Benni is undoubtably talented but never achieved his full potential due to a lack of application and willingness to appreciate that hard work AND talent is what makes for a decent player.

Im going for Rovers to win 2-0 with Bellamy grabbing one of them. After the nightmare of the last home game and then winning away to ManUre I think the players will be determined to put on a good show for the fans...We look more solid at the back and with certain players finding form / full fitness we actually look like posing a threat up front... I would go for Bentley on the right with Reid in the midle and Emerton in the car park selling programmes...Kuqi up front with Bellamy.

Truefox, that is a sentance that has been written on this board countless times this season !! I think that both games against Bumley and Leicester need to be taken seriously as Rovers are great at cocking things up. It is an easy route on paper but in practice we know it will be harder...This is a nice distraction from the league seeing the games we have coming up though.

My prediction: Bumley 0 - Rovers 2 Goals to be scored by Dickov and a towering header from the captain Andy Todd (their reaction would be brillaint !). I would also be amazed if this game finished with 11 on each side at the end !

I wasnt going to put anything about this but then read the article again and want it public that I too think him a complete gobsh*te and will be hoping for a Celtic win this weekend !

Out of the frying pan.....

This comes as no surprise and as Ive said before in another thread the man was never fit to captain the club based on his effort on the pitch or attitude. We get £3.5 for him and that will pay for Savage and I know who I would rather see in the blue and white ! Send the 'wee ned' back to 'big club' Rangers where he can look like a 'decent player' in a pub league.

it may be here already... bbc sport

It does appear as though this is the work of his agent and it is about time the spineless FA crack down on these characters... That said, if Fergusson wants to go then let him. I havent been convinced by him yet and am certain that we could buy someone who is just as effective with the money (use 500k to up the savage bid and leave £4m or so for a striker ??). With the players we have been linked with and the ones he has brought in so far Hughes seems to like players who will stand up and be counted and are physically strong and 'up for it' (wonder why he likes these players...?) and I dont think that Fergie has shown any of these qualities with enough consistency.

Im not saying we cant pass and indeed, we do so brilliantly at times, but we should remember that was against an average Fulham and the reason we were able to pass is because people were running all over chasing the ball and closing down. What I said was that we arent the best passing team in the league (though we arent the worst) and as such improving the fitness and getting the players to work at 110% has seen us perform better. Im certainly not putting down the performance on Saturday.

No - no Drummer !! At least we dont have the full brass band that Sheff Wed used to have !

Whilst we may not put Brazil to shame with out attractive and skillful football it is effective and full of effort. This is the sort of thing that will get us out of trouble and leave us safe at the end of the season and certain players will play better in this set up. Dickov, Reid, Neil, Nissa and even Emerton are looking better players now that they are only being asked to do the basics that their position demands but at the same time give 110% to make up for it. We havent got the most gifted or talented sqaud in the league and Hughes knows this so he has worked on the fitness of the players. What you lack in skill you make up for in effort... This has worked with teams like Everton and Bolton in the past, and if it gets us out of the brown stuff then its fine by me. I would of course like to see us playing attractive passing football but we dont have the personel and I will sacrifice one season of playing as we are now for Premiership survival.

I may be wrong but I cant see the illustrious Simon Grayson mentioned anywhere here ?! Not only was he totally inept as a footballer but he also collected a fortune in wages for sitting in the reserves for years. No other team would buy him because of the ridiculous wages we put him on when we signed him (I saw somewhere it was around £30k+ please tell me this is wrong !)

Amen to that ! The landlord of my local is a Hammers fan and he has a different 4 letter name for Dailly Although surely Simon Greyson is going to get a nomination for this particular award ...

I honestly dont think he knew just how bad the sqaud that he inherited was before he took the job - if he did he would probably have stayed at Wales or waited for a better offer !! I hope that the board support him with money in January and that he is able to improve the sqaud (though where to start ... ?) We shouldnt be worried that he doesnt know what a relegation fight is just yet as neither do alot of managers who find themselves in there. Last year Dowie, Megson and Worthington were all winners and top of the first division tree and this (Megson aside) will be a new experience for them as well. The same can be said for Wigley at Southampton. It is man managment and coaching ability that matter not nesseccarily experience (Coleman for example) and I think that in Hughes we have someone who will prove he has both of these qaulities. That said this will be a tough season and if last weekends defending continues as well as our inability to score goals it may well be all over bar the shouting by Xmas