also, jeffers shares the U21 goalscoring record (16games 13goals) with a certain mr shearer.

some stats and info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Roberts_%28footballer%29

a lot of scousers look older than they are. there must be something in the water.

i second that!

england's penalty nightmare is purely down to 'player mentality.' they dont have any self belief. you can tell by the look in their eyes that they are going to miss.

fifa make the silcilian mafia look legitimate. waggy, it's a scandal!

thanks for the link 'DownUnderRover.' interesting article.

how did england get on ?

the only prem ground where robert played well was..... ewood park! roberts is a great signing. he might not be a prolific goalscorer, but he offers pace, power and is suberb at holding the ball up.

correct, and the whinges are becoming even more 'knee jerk.' it's unbelievable, that a large percentage rovers 'fans' would rather slag off the club, rather than support it. it's always been that way, but i still i cant get my head around it!

kuqi proved his worth by scoring some important goals (particularly in the 1st half of the season). i think jeffers will prove to be a very shrewd signing and, with the incentive based contract, the only person that can lose out is jeffers himself.

it's better to see how he performs, before critising. with support like this, there's no way he can fail!

i think the only way germany will win is on pens. the home crowd wont be a decisive factor. the ARG squad are experienced of playing infront of partizan crowds ( in their own country and beyond). ARG strength in debt is the best in the tournament. not only will they beat germany, they'll win it outright!

biased chinese commentator story! www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17302607%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=a%2dbit%2dbiased%2dmy%2dold%2dchina-name_page.html

my cousin, from melbourne, is extremely dissappointed with the aussie displays (performance wise and inparticular playing too defensively) and is dismayed by the plaudits the 'socceroos' have rec'vd. i was wondering- is austrailia's campaign viewed as success/ or failiure, by the aussie public and media ?

if you're thinking in those terms, the portugal defeat is REALLY going to hit you hard! england havent come up against a half decent side yet, saturdays game will give a truer depiction of england's quality, on and off the field (or lack of it).

i expect he's nightclubbing and little else.

yep, very sad. i'd be physically sick, if rovers donated the number 12 shirt to the fans. retiring shirt numbers should only be done when club legends leave. the '12' shouldve been retired when the legendary nicky marker left!

ghana aint great at the back and their keeper is suspect (that's being kind to him). i expect today to be the day brazil start firing and i reckon they'll win 4-0.

nice of you to stick to the topic!

aussies can have no complaints. didnt create nearly enough and italy were always comfortable. stupid challenge from lucas, bet he hopes barca werent watching!

i'm sure he's been trying to get his contract cancelled with D. Moscow. remember reading somewhere,- he's threatening legal action, as they wont let him leave. maniche is a fine player, but cant see him coming to blackburn, not if a team from POR, ITA or SPA come calling.

come back to me on saturday evening and we'll see whose right.

i've heard a few loons on radio phone-ins saying " our peformance against ecuador at last has proved we have the quality to win it!" i've also heard people saying " we can play better", i disagree. i think we played to our optimum ,against ecuador. lump on portugal, theyre certain to beat us. poland and serbia apart, england have been the most boring, negative team at the finals- this cannot be argued!