Pretty sure Boro didn't loan him to us for him to play 15 minutes a game! Really starting to doubt Mowbray - I cannot see the logic in not starting Chapman.

As with a number of posters, my initial reaction was one of being completely underwhelmed and disappointed, but having reflected and done my research on him, he has my full support. Seems a decent honest straight talking bloke which is something we haven't been used to for the last 9 months. Had to overcome personal tragedy with death of his first wife at early age in 1995. His record really isn't that bad at all. Kept Boro and Coventry up when appointed at similar time and circumstances as this. Most fans at his previous clubs seem generally positive about him. The link to the Coventry site is evidence of this. His biggest failure seems to be at Celtic where he was sacked with them being in 2nd place having won 17 out of 30 games albeit 10 points behind Rangers. i really struggled to get excited about Rovers under Coyle.

Surely Mahoney has got to be worth a punt in the first team? He looks the part.

Good read. 12 quid tickets in all areas for this one. I wonder if a few more will turn up? Probably not!

RIP Kelbo. Been a household name on here over the years. Will be sadly missed

Always sad to see a fellow die hard rovers fan pass away. As a side issue, is that the neil arthur from blacmange who is pictured in the photo?

I am annoyed that Goodwillie has never been given a proper chance. He showed his capabilities in the SPL and so is therefore more than capable of doing the same in the Championship. Fitness is a two way thing - if he was actually picked to play in some competitive football then his match fitness would increase and he wouldn't look so rusty. After his cameo against leicester he should have started last night instead of these Portugese no marks. I listened to Radio Lancs and they said he was a threat last night when he came on. Obviously he scored but he also shot from about 40 yards away and nearly scored. He has also scored against the current world champions in a euro qualifier... Edinho plays like he hasnt scored a goal in a back garden.

with due respect, you didn't witness it. I accept though you are probably thinking what many are thinking who weren't there. I think those of us who genuinely witnessed this absolutely tragic incident, and have a basic understanding of law, will understand why nobody has been charged.

well said stuart ripley. I was there and echo everything you have just said its the first time ive been on this board since the incident and trying to come to terms with it. I also gathered it would be full of idiots throwing their two penneth in and starting rubbish and sick rumours. I darent read the earlier pages of this thread, after hearing about some of the crap on the telegraph website. If you genuinely saw the incident, do the right thing and contact the police. rip taylor

rubbish. for the last 2 year of his rovers spell he was one of our best players, he gave nothing less than 100% in every game he played, can play both full back sides and centre half and was also quality in world cup 2006 there's no doubting his move to west ham was borne out of greed and its amusing it seems to have backfired. As has been previously said, he handled it badly because he publically stated he wanted to leave. At least he was honest though and didnt hide behind a transfer get out clause like a certain mr bellamy! In my opinion if he became available in the summer for an affordable price, was prepared to accept a real cut in wages, and wanted to come back, Hughes should really consider going for him

yeh i watched this as well and thought the same thing. absolutely pathetic atmosphere on ewood yesterday. even at 3-1 up and cruising the only songs that could just about be heard were the really creative and imaginative 'going down' and the embarrassing drummer lead 'barmy army' chant. still its not just ewood where the atmosphere is often rubbish.

Amoruso was spotted at the worst club in the world, roxy in darwen, about a year ago. Someone clearly having a laugh taking him up there! Another who goes up there regularly is mark patterson! Vince O keefe has been quite a succesful football agent. I think his biggest name is/was chris sutton. He is also to my knowledge still a football coach at QEGS blackburn.

I actually quite like this song. Sheff weds used to sing it about david hirst, except number 8 was roland nielsen. Better than a lot of rovers player songs. At least it dont involve a drum beat

What planet are you on? West ham put in a 10 million bid for unproven Ashley Young of Watford who id barely heard of. Relatively speaking, 2 million for a proven player in Dunny is a snippet. I take it judging by your location you didnt see Dunn much in his prime for rovers. One of the best players to have worn the shirt for rovers in my opinion of watching them regularly in my lifetime. With any player whose had his injury problems, signing them is a gamble. But its a gamble thats worth it given his proven ability and local lad factor. I dont get yourself and others with their anti-david dunn views. The only pie boy around here will be you when your eating sh*tloads of the humble variety!

Super atko is also stuck with the accolade of cheesiest celebration ever. When he wins the second penalty in the play off final 92!

Im only 22 but I went to both games. Remember the first one coz my old man blamed Bobby Mimms more so than super atko or the ball girl! If anyone ever sees the goal again look out for how slow Mimms is trying to get across to it. Remember as well at anfield we had the whole of the end behind the goal for the replay. These days we'd struggle to take a 1000!

agree I miss the old ewood park. It had character. The novelty of these new stadiums has worn off as far as Im concerned. Basically there all the same. In recent years Ive enjoyed going to ninian park and hilsborough because there older, unique and have a more of a traditional football atmosphere. The atmosphere is crap on ewood nowadays (as it is also at a lot of the newer designed grounds)

top review! keep em coming in the future. ps the other way to get into the bottom tier at feyenoord was to climb the scaffolding at the back!

scf08 i have to agree with you on this point! you have brought up some interesting facts and good points. i watch quite a lot of dutch football on late night channel 5 tv. (perks of being a student) its fast paced, energetic and the crowds are more passionate than english crowds these days. I also enjoy it more than italian and spanish football because they are boring to watch. the dangerman for us is tugay! He and savage will overrun and outclass your central midfield. Our goalkeeper friedel is one of the best in the premier league feyenoord lack the quality of ajax and psv, the best teams in the eredivisie. The eredivisie lacks the quality of the english premier league. On paper we are a better team than feyenoord. You will be in for a shock on thursday night when rovers win comfortably.

depends what you want. If you looking for cheap budget place, ideal for group of lads, safe, good location etc look on hostelworld.com. Have big selection of hostels/budget hotels in amsterdam. Pay small deposit on the net now and pay rest on arrival. i think durty nellys inn has places weds and thurs but it is very budget. if you want a bit more class or more family orienated places i cannot help!

Cant really argue with most of what you say. Still feels commons lacks the pace required to be a quality player at the top level. And like pedersen he will quickly get found out. There again, playing with better players around him, who knows?

Im at uni in notts so go watching notts forest quite a bit. Trust me, we do not want kris commons! Yeh he scores goals and has a great left foot but he is a poor mans pedersen. He's slow, lazy, doesn't track back etc. He stands out in league 1 because he's playing against relatively average players. He wouldnt cut it in the premiership. Some games you wouldnt no he was on the pitch. Bad enough having one pedersen in rovers team!!! Id love to see Dunny back at ewood. Theres no doubting it would be a massive gamble due to his injury problems. But its a gamble worth taking. He's a proven premiership player and was one of the best players ive seen playing for rovers. Add the local lad/increased crowd factors and we should put in a realistic bid for him.

Not a chance Beckham would come here. Granted in the past we've pulled off big name coups. Dalglish, Archibald, Cole, Bellamy to name but a few. But Beckham??? At least by showing an interest in him it shows ambition. Also, a number of people have stated they see Beckham as a replacement to Tugay. I disagree with this. As ive metioned on a another thread, there was an article in yesterdays sun that tugay would like to continue playing until the age of 40. He reckons he can emulate Sheringham and would like to finish his career at ewood. Personally, i'd like to see Tugay here for the next few years. Given the way he plays, i think he could achieve this. Perhaps we should be looking at a replacement for savage for a couple of years time? I rate savage highly. But considering his main attributes are running, chasing, fitness etc, surely he has only a couple of seasons left at the top flight?

when qued for the salzburg tickets in person, they didnt even check the travel arrangements on the form etc. May as well have put anything down. Can only assume same thing applies re feyenord?

Completely Agree with will! Going football these days is codshite compared to the past. Salzburg away was how it should be. Getting drunk and having a laugh. Good banter in the bars and streets before the game. No stewards in the ground telling you off for pathetic little things. (boro away last year, got told off for stepping on a seat as i went to the bar downstairs!) Put a cage and net around us and leave us to our own devices. Best of all no drummer. Lets hope amsterdam/feyenord is just as much fun if not better. Loads of rovers out there, why be scared of a number of idiots who follow feyenord?