I fail to understand the logic. A manager tells a player to sort himself 'and you will be play'. He even puts mutually acceptable goals in place (by McCarthy's own admission) to help. However the manager is ignored as the player thinks he knows best. How the f is that the managers fault?? Astonishing! We all saw the arrogant git wobbling about with crumbs round his mouth! I was told by one of them they were glad to see him go and dont want him back because 'hes a cocky twit' and a 'lazy (do not use that word again)er'

Philipl is deluded in thinking Sam is responable. McCarthy was told to pull his socks up and put the pies down but couldnt be arsed - he has a big head with nothing inside it other than a self inflated opinion of his own worth and pictures of pies. Basically a stupid, arrogant b'stard. Ive not doubt the London journos will be waxing lyrical over his performances in the coming weeks having a laugh at poor little Rovers' bigshot striker wanting to play at a higher level at West Ham but I'll bet we have the last laugh next season. Oh and a senior player also told me he was an arrogant twit and that many down there were quite glad to see the back of him.

...anti Sam crap and you must be having a laugh mentioning the word entertainment in relation to the dross we are trying to get rid of. Making rumours up about unrest with the senior players doesnt help matters either and you know its bollux too - look at the facts and dont listen to the ill informed or those with another agenda. List of senior players stamping their little feet. Roberts - being pushed (entertaining???) Pederson - being pushed (entertaining???) Diouf - Benni's bezzy mate and Bolton (frequent) drinking partner. (entertaining???) Hoilett - Wants to be a striker (entertaining?? - can be) Benni - being pushed (entertaining...bi-annually!) Dunn - wants a long contract but Rovers worried about his fitness (entertaining?? - can be) Warnock - we neded the cash Tugay - can't play with a zimmer. Anyone want to keep them??

Benny is a prick - always was and always will be. He threw his pies out the pram when he was at Porto. Hes better out that in as far as I'm concerned.

He probabaly had a letter about his permit at some point but couldnt be arsed reading it. He just put the letter to one side with his big thick bank statements and take away menus. I wouldn't want him after this as he will have a right sulk on him. He has had issues at every club hes been at - West Ham are welcome to him. Sam won't lend him out btw - we need the cash now!

What a 2 faced scumbag Psycho really is Pearce wary of Richards burn-out Chris Bailey 7/ 9/2006 Clickety Click tio see what he said about burnout and Richards

I dont understand some of these criticisms - there is Rovers merchandising in shop including hats, scarves badges so whats the problem? Might be a good idea to go and check it out before commenting.

...and Mr Kidd is going to be his number 2...it just gets funnier

Where has this confrimation come from? its not on the news wires

How can the gate be accurate ?? the electronic card scanning system packed up at 2.45 at both ends of the Riverside and the stewards opened the emergency gates and let everyone pile in.

One of the half wits was behind me in the Riverside last season banging his firkin drum so loud it was bloody ridiculous...you couldnt hear a thing. A good few around me were really annoyed and told the beating gurning idiot to bugger off home and play with it somewhere else - he looked to the steward nervously for help who said that he had lost his hearing so he wouldnt be able to hear the slaps if anyone fancied beating the drummer

Alan Smith's reputation precedes him - if Savage had broken his leg in a similar fashion then you could cruise the boards of many a team reading how delighted everyone is by his injury...but this doesn’t necessarily make people ‘sick’. Human nature likes to see the 'baddies' get their comeuppance and this is what is being reflected in some of the comments on here. I don’t like Smith - I think he is a very, very average footballer with sh!t for brains who is trying to build a hard-man reputation but is not clever/skilled/hard enough to carry it off . However, I wouldn’t wish the injury he received to day on any individual but the persona some of these guys deliberately cultivate means I wont be judgemental of anyone gloating over his broken bones and dislocated ankle.

100s of Geordies are demonstrating outside the ground...looks like its all Rover for Graham. They have just been infering on the BBC that he's bought crap naming Titus Bramble and Boumsong Sven's leaving after WC according to the BBC

"...off you pop Matty we dont want you anymore cause we think you are crap - Oh and by the way, you cant play against us with your new team whoever they may be" I know what I would have said....

...whos laughing at us FFS... If you leave your job you can go and work for anyone you choose - are some people suggesting that Jansen should have been put on bloody garden leave?? Another point is that Rovers have not being paying vast wages to Jansen as the insurance policy was void due to the nature of his accident - he has been paid on appearences since his accident which I believe will not amount to very much (comparitively). He has hardly been milking us since squashed his melon in Rome. I for one wish him luck and do any of you really honestly think for a minute that he will come back and haunt us? Hughes is no fool - he would not have let him go if thought for a moment that Jansen could return to form.

...admiral of the windward passage who likes to drop anchor in poo bay

...I hope its Bernard Cribbens at the big club. I'd laugh until I needed treatment and clean pants.

...he seems marginally better with a tan and his little gold bootees on bless him. Anyone else notice he always falls on his front with his arse in the air?

One thing that really struck me last night was what a waste of space Ronaldo is - he just runs fast, jiggles his legs a bit with his little red bootees on ( ) and falls over every bloody time anyone goes near him...talent wasted on showboating and trying to get others booked. I work in Manchester with loads of pub reds who also reckon he's a waste of space. ...and as for Smith being the new Keane...FFS

It's amazing how Sullivans claims are still being treated as gospel on Sky and the BBC today despite the 'horses mouth' saying Brums claims are abject garbage. I hate Brum so much I could burst...

Didnt he break his finger fighting with one of his sons?

We will always be a small club ripe for 'a good slagging' from the southern based media if we don't fight our corner. A good proactive (clever!) PR Agency can turn public perceptions on their head for businesses far smaller than BRFC. Imagine if you are a player on the receiving end of the vitriol last week looking for support - Hughes comes out and whispers his defence of tactics but what did the club say???

What really hacks me off is the fact that the Rovers PR machine doesn't exist and as a result they never publically counter critism like other clubs...they just sit there and take it. Think back to all those times of negative publicity for rovers - whats the club done to counter?? Absolute Jack.

Anyone know when the replay is?

The Rangers Manager, who sounds like Rab C Nesbitt, has just been on Radio 5 live stating that Rovers are not in a position to negotiate as Baz is intent on joining Rangers. The idiot was more or less saying that we had no choice other than to give him to them. Does anyone else feel like they have just banged their head on a cupboard when they hear the utterings of idiots like this??