Murphy: I’m at Blackburn Rovers for success (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Murphy: I’m at Blackburn Rovers for success
1:00pm Saturday 30th June 2012 in News
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
DANNY Murphy admits he would only consider Premier League promotion as ‘success’ for Blackburn Rovers this season and is confident a squad is being built to make that happen.
The former England, Liverpool and Spurs midfielder believes the ambition of the club will be proved over the coming weeks and insists that was a huge factor in his decision to join.
The 35-year-old admitted he turned down an opportunity to remain at Fulham or move to other Premier League club in favour of embarking on his Rovers challenge.
He said: “I can’t talk about what the other lads think because I haven’t met them but my attitude is certainly only promotion is success.
“I think you will be surprised by the players they are talking about.
“There will be hopefully a couple of really good signings and that was another factor in me wanting to come.
“There is only so much I can do on my own. There are other areas, for example replacing Yakubu if he leaves. The ambition of the owners, Steve and Shebby will be proven by these signings.
“The fact they are not shipping out every good player at the club is another good sign. That would be the easy option, you have seen it before.
“The majority will stay. These are good experienced players, with some terrific youngsters. I am looking forward to it and really think it is going to be an exciting year. You need that bit of luck of course.”
Murphy was aware of the unrest at Ewood Park last season as the club dropped into the Championship amid protests against the owners and the manager.
But, after meetings with the regime at the East Lancashire outfit, he said his mind was quickly put at ease, He said: “It is very difficult for me to comment on what went on in the past because I wasn’t involved. All I can base what I am saying on is the assurances I have had from the owners, Shebby and Steve about how the club is going forward.
“My worries were put to bed quite quickly in that respect. The fact I have signed should say that and I know they are moving forward in all departments.”
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Comments (122)
1:09pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Come the Revolution says...
1:19pm Sat 30 Jun 12
bypass06 says...
1:21pm Sat 30 Jun 12
RUinsane says...
1:24pm Sat 30 Jun 12
1rover says...
1:24pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Bangkok Rover says...
Plus, there won't be much home advantage in a two-thirds empty stadium.
Interestingly enough, there's a single solution to these two problems.
1:25pm Sat 30 Jun 12
RUinsane says...
1:28pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
The pressure on you is going to be enormous.
I hope that you have put in place your views with the 'Odious One', and you don't fall foul of him when the formation, tactics go against your better judgement because let's be honest here senior pro's such as yourself have fallen foul of this man, and are now plying their trade in pastures new.
Hero or Zero, Danny ?
Good luck and I'm sure that the vast majority will back you in aiding the recovery of our club ?
I hope you will do what is best for BRFC, and give the 'Odious One' a piece of your mind should it occur ?
Go get em Danny.
Arte et labore
1:38pm Sat 30 Jun 12
the genuine cypruslad says...
“I think you will be surprised by the players they are talking about".
We have heard this before,they talk about a lot of things but do little about it.
1:40pm Sat 30 Jun 12
smellthecoffee says...
ACTOR FOR ROLE AS WASHED UP PRO AT EX PREMIERSHIP FOOTBALL CLUB. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE OF MASQUERADING AS A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER UNDER INSTRUCTION FROM A CLUELESS INCOMPETENT MANAGER. NO FOOTBALLING SKILL NECESSARY BUT AN ABILITY TO CONVEY STREAMING BULLSHIIT TO THE PRESS IS ADVANTAGEOUS. A FULL CLEAN DRIVERS LICENSE WILL BE REQUIRED. ALL APPLICATIONS IN LEGIBLE WRITING TO KIT MAN KEAN AT THE BLUES BAR, EWOOD PARK - THE KENTARO ACTING AGENCY.
1:42pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
Must be selling well then!
1:43pm Sat 30 Jun 12
garyintandem says...
However, did you manage to speak to Chris Samba before signing...he and we have heard all this BS before and instead of Ronaldhino, we got Petrovitch, in place of Phil Jones we got Myles Anderson. We all hope they deliver this time.
COYB
1:44pm Sat 30 Jun 12
gleechy says...
1:47pm Sat 30 Jun 12
givet82 says...
1:50pm Sat 30 Jun 12
jogalot says...
2:01pm Sat 30 Jun 12
burner says...
2:05pm Sat 30 Jun 12
stick to football says...
As for Season tickets - what a deal who is going to pay more for a season ticket even if there are 2 more games compared to last season in the Premiership - absolutely barmy but then what else would you expect.
2:09pm Sat 30 Jun 12
roversupreme says...
2:14pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Wild Rover says...
Good luck and getintoem. I have my ST as have all my mates that I go with so there will be at least 7 cheering you on. I guess Mr Negative would like you to believe that Ewood will be empty but I think not.
The real supporters will be there
2:21pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
Will you keep going when Kean has shown you just how inept he is and the team take that downward spiral towards the 1st division?
2:24pm Sat 30 Jun 12
givet82 says...
2:25pm Sat 30 Jun 12
hasslem hasslem says...
"I think you will be surprised by the players they are talking about.There will be hopefully a couple of really good signings and that was another factor in me wanting to come."
Believe every Rovers fan Danny - we have heard it all before....in the last three transfer windows.
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In december our brilliant leader was going to get his business done early in the window - so we were right for rest of season. what did we get martin olsen's twin brother who was out of contract at a relegated swedish side.
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the clowns in charge will have to rack up a load of quality names on the credit side to even begin to make an impression on the number on the debit side of their own credibility account.
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the regime at rovers make city bankers look like honest brokers.
2:32pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
2:32pm Sat 30 Jun 12
hasslem hasslem says...
2:33pm Sat 30 Jun 12
roverinmanchstr says...
2:33pm Sat 30 Jun 12
gleechy says...
2:42pm Sat 30 Jun 12
givet82 says...
2:52pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
ble! So you are saying Samba, Robinson, Givet, Dunn, Pederson, Nelsen etc were so bad they couldn't keep us up. Personally I think, no I know, it was solely down to Kean. His tactics, substitutions, playing plans were all totally inept. He even admitted he threw games! If we could win at Old Trafford and hold our own against other top clubs then we could easily have beaten all the lower reach clubs we were defeated by.
3:01pm Sat 30 Jun 12
katrew says...
To have any chance of promotion at the first attempt we need a new manager. Stuffing the backroom with yes men and people who would say the earth was flat if you paid them enough won't get us promoted.
Extending the season ticket offer is because they are now desperate to shift any! The fans have voted to boycott in large numbers until we have change.
Keran out
Venkys out
Singh out
Agnew out
Shaw out
3:03pm Sat 30 Jun 12
givet82 says...
allers know there jobs end off, obviously keans tactics and advice were awful and he is a idiot im not denying that,and a decent manager would probably have kept us up but for you to say it's none of there fault is truely unbelievable, on 20 to 30k a week and showing zero passion and fight is there fault.He didn't admit to throw any premiership games as you suggested
3:06pm Sat 30 Jun 12
givet82 says...
3:10pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
3:10pm Sat 30 Jun 12
unclejacklegend says...
3:13pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
3:17pm Sat 30 Jun 12
1rubydo says...
3:18pm Sat 30 Jun 12
givet82 says...
3:24pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
3:25pm Sat 30 Jun 12
French Rover says...
Hope you quickly learn that it is better to let your feet do all the talking - on the pitch - rather than bigging-up Kean and co off it.
I think you will do a great job for us in midfield and give us something we lacked last season - vision, good passing and the ability to control play.
It would have been good to see you playing alongside Nzonzi but almost certainly looks like he will be off.
As for your comments about replacing the Yak, well just heard Best had agreed terms with the Rovers and will sign on Monday.
Allez les Bleus
3:30pm Sat 30 Jun 12
1066 hastings says...
3:43pm Sat 30 Jun 12
fickle fan says...
3:50pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
3:58pm Sat 30 Jun 12
fitz808 says...
good luck to murphy. i hope he, the rest of the old and new players that make up the squad, the management, the owners and the fans that turn up all have a smashing time next season.
good luck boys and get stuck in.
4:45pm Sat 30 Jun 12
BlueSkies says...
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We've had nothing but silence from the owners and absolute tosh from statistically the worst manager in the history of BRFC.
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3 generations of my family won't be going again till there are changes.
4:52pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Dan11 says...
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KEAN OUT
5:08pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Dukes says...
VENKYS **** SOD OFF NOW WE WANT OUT ROVERS BACK
5:10pm Sat 30 Jun 12
barometer says...
I am a long standing supporter of Rovers through thick and thin.
I am no fan of Steve Kean or the Venky's and perhaps things would be better if Venky's sold up and Steve Kean got the heave ho. However until that happens we have what we have. What about a bit of good sensible debate rather than the constant conspiracy theories.
So a few questions?
Danny Murphy does not seem to suit most of you so what would constitute a good signing?
Older experienced players seem not to suit and young promising players are also no good!! Who do you want?
What about the communication? Not good over the last 18 months it is starting to improve. The problem is that for most posters anything anybody says is lies or part of the conspiracy! Would you prefer Danny Murphy to say he saw a big fat cheque and the chances are Rovers will be relegated and he does'nt care one way or another!! Do you prefer Steve Kean to say we will be an easy team to beat next season?
Derek Shaw has been appointed and of course he is a waste of space as well. What do you want? I know John Williams back! He did a lot of good for the Rovers without question but he did preside over the sale to the Venky's. So if not Derek Shaw a very experienced administrator who do you want?
Sensible debate welcomed.
Ps any suggestions were I can go for some less hysterical debate
5:15pm Sat 30 Jun 12
gleechy says...
5:19pm Sat 30 Jun 12
gleechy says...
5:31pm Sat 30 Jun 12
A Darener says...
More rhetoric less content!!!
5:34pm Sat 30 Jun 12
vicn1956 says...
5:34pm Sat 30 Jun 12
blueblooded says...
Best and Silva to sign this week.
Olsson next to leave. Expect announcement this coming week.
5:42pm Sat 30 Jun 12
vicn1956 says...
"I have many degrees you know."
5:50pm Sat 30 Jun 12
barometer says...
On another point whilst Steve Kean was seriously at fault last season we also need to look at some of the players. Roberts, Salgado and Nelson keep being talked about. Roberts you all criticised him for not being able to score so he went. Nelson lets be honest he was knackered how many appearances do you think he will make this season, pobably best he went, Salgado struggled early on what would he have brought to the team at the end of the season? Not doubting their effort but probably not good enough. Nzonzi bit of a sulk really no doubting his talent, attitude dodgy (that of course will be Steve Keans fault ) what about a bit of professional pride. Who missed was it two penalties against Everton?
JUst a thought
5:51pm Sat 30 Jun 12
blueblooded says...
www.roverstalk.com
more debate, less moan.
5:57pm Sat 30 Jun 12
gleechy says...
6:09pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Norfolkrover says...
6:20pm Sat 30 Jun 12
gleechy says...
What then new set up won't do is tell you they don't care about the club, you get that from trying to match their words with their deeds.
6:20pm Sat 30 Jun 12
bburnrover says...
I have not heard of the ortugese guys but i hadnot heard of Rochina and Formica so how do we know if they are better and what is happening to all the dead wood he bought in last years exciting transfer window? Are they being sold off?
6:31pm Sat 30 Jun 12
dangerous dave says...
And Kean feeling a bit more confident to start spouting nonsense once again - as he said 'his boys upstairs' are supporting him for putting them into these lucrative positions!! What Manager other than the idiot Kean would address the Directors as his boys - they would not dare - so yet again a display of words from Kean that suggest he has a bigger involvement in the club other than just Manager!!!!!
OUT WITH KEAN AGNEW SINGH AND THE BLOODY VENKYS
6:48pm Sat 30 Jun 12
malcs17 says...
if your'e not going to ewood next season, fair enough, like they say, you pays your money and takes your chance, if your not paying, please give the new players a chance, before you slag them off. rtid.......
6:57pm Sat 30 Jun 12
OnePostThenTheOther says...
I'm guessing not because the torrent of BS appears to have resumed.
KEAN OUT - BLACKBURN ROVERS SUPPORTERS IN
7:27pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! says...
Anyone know what kind of contract Fickle Fan got from Kean and Venky's?
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I went on holiday thinking it can't in all honesty get even funnier can it whilst I am away? - but it has. A new MD who failed at Preston and who starts by praising Kean and immediately alienating all the fans (Thickle Fan excepted!) - Will Derek Shaw surprise us and finally be the man brave enough to forget his pay packet and tell Venky's to sack the useless manager? - don't hold your breath.
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Then we have a new operations Director who was the new General Manager when I went away - is that his 5th job title since the New Year?
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Meanwhile the SEASON TICKET renewal is extended yet again - could it be they are not selling well?
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Is there anyone at Ewood who can work out that the VERY SIMPLE reason 15,000 former ST's are holding back their support is because of the useless manager and they are not going to change their minds until he goes?
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Funny - It only hurts when I laugh!
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34th.......
7:57pm Sat 30 Jun 12
champs95 says...
8:00pm Sat 30 Jun 12
vicn1956 says...
MY boys upstairs!!!!!!!!!
8:04pm Sat 30 Jun 12
blueblooded says...
8:22pm Sat 30 Jun 12
thresholdweller says...
8:29pm Sat 30 Jun 12
OnePostThenTheOther says...
Pushing for promotion?!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Is this before or after we sign Ronaldinho and Beckham? At least your use of the term "hypothetical" takes some of the risibility out of that notion.
The dingles are more likey to turn us over than Kean will be able to maintain a push for promotion beyond November.
8:48pm Sat 30 Jun 12
champs95 says...
8:59pm Sat 30 Jun 12
RUinsane says...
9:14pm Sat 30 Jun 12
BlueSkies says...
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We're Blues not Kean luvvies.
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20 months of hurt and individuals are still prepared to give the clowns a chance!
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Steve Kean, the only man with Blackburn connections who will be given a standing ovation at the Turf for being a legend in his own lifetime. He'll be more popular than Jimmy McIlroy LOL!
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9:15pm Sat 30 Jun 12
BlueSkies says...
9:22pm Sat 30 Jun 12
champs95 says...
9:25pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Wild Rover says...
You say you have had a ticket for 50 years but you are on record as saying you would not buy one when Sam was in charge, in fact you said you were boycotting Ewood until Sam was gone...funny how you are now saying the same about the man you welcomed as the Saviour, Oh Yes you did!
Liar liar and LIAR
Worse than Kean, at least he knows something about football
9:25pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Wild Rover says...
You say you have had a ticket for 50 years but you are on record as saying you would not buy one when Sam was in charge, in fact you said you were boycotting Ewood until Sam was gone...funny how you are now saying the same about the man you welcomed as the Saviour, Oh Yes you did!
Liar liar and LIAR
Worse than Kean, at least he knows something about football
9:31pm Sat 30 Jun 12
RUinsane says...
9:36pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Wild Rover says...
You say you have had a ticket for 50 years but you are on record as saying you would not buy one when Sam was in charge, in fact you said you were boycotting Ewood until Sam was gone...funny how you are now saying the same about the man you welcomed as the Saviour, Oh Yes you did!
Liar liar and LIAR
Worse than Kean, at least he knows something about football
9:50pm Sat 30 Jun 12
BlueSkies says...
9:58pm Sat 30 Jun 12
BlueSkies says...
9:59pm Sat 30 Jun 12
merlinrabbit says...
10:06pm Sat 30 Jun 12
reiko082 says...
10:07pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Daniel81 says...
10:08pm Sat 30 Jun 12
champs95 says...
10:09pm Sat 30 Jun 12
merlinrabbit says...
10:11pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Daniel81 says...
Kean has a massive pressure from the owners to succed.
10:11pm Sat 30 Jun 12
Daniel81 says...
Kean has a massive pressure from the owners to succed.
10:18pm Sat 30 Jun 12
merlinrabbit says...
10:21pm Sat 30 Jun 12
merlinrabbit says...
10:40pm Sat 30 Jun 12
BlueSkies says...
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There has been these last few days a noticeable increase in the pro-Kean posts, mmmmmmmmmmmm. I wonder why and by whom.
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Trying to sway the faint-hearted perhaps.
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It's simply not my club anymore. I'll be around for BRSIT no problem, my money promised already.
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I watched Kean, Murphy, Shaw last night on TV feeling totally adrift of everything they were saying. Like they were alien beings in my world.
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We're entering into another season of lies and deceit.
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I hate with a passion what Venky's and Kean have done to us. You have ripped the heart from our club.
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You will never be forgiven, EVER!
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Truly a curse on their souls.
10:46pm Sat 30 Jun 12
moh says...
10:56pm Sat 30 Jun 12
BlueSkies says...
11:11pm Sat 30 Jun 12
i8dingles says...
11:50pm Sat 30 Jun 12
blueblooded says...
Probably because the previous bullying is being dealt with by LET and users don't have to be afraid of posting in fear of the hate police abusing and insulting them?
Just a thought..
11:58pm Sat 30 Jun 12
baldie says...
12:09am Sun 1 Jul 12
Shane says...
Is this is the best tactic Shaggy, Agnew, Kean and Shaw can come up with? Basic stuff boys sorry but thanks for the laugh.
12:48am Sun 1 Jul 12
MxMave says...
1:23am Sun 1 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
I suspect you are one and the same. He was obsessed with mass debating too. Just as you are. Just coming on here trying to get a rise out of Rovers fans by posting rubbish.
Bye BB4claret, you will have to come back and be less obvious with your wind up wording and chain yanking.
Just stick to debating behind closed doors please, and also get back to the bumley forum where, as there is no-one to converse with, shows why you are so obsessed with your bigger and better neighbours. until your next new username,
bye.
2:18am Sun 1 Jul 12
smellthecoffee says...
6:59am Sun 1 Jul 12
Roverthere says...
7:06am Sun 1 Jul 12
Roverthere says...
However I believe new players should be given time, but also until they do something on the pitch they should keep their mouths shut!
8:47am Sun 1 Jul 12
bring back the good old days says...
But for him to sing the praises of Venkys, Kean, the new people arriving and the current squad is yet again very naively over the top.
There are many if's, but's and maybes in there as well.
I don't blame DM for grabbing his 2 yr deal, it's his final pay day before hanging his boot's up.
He has been a good player and he is certainly as good as anyone we currently have got and prob. better.
But it's the whole infrastructure that is under question in regards it's ability to perform as publicly stated and intended.
Since Venkys arrived all we have had is hollow spouting's, so the reluctance for the vast majority of the support to buy into this 'clean slate' regime is very understandable.
I for one will not be making my mind up about this 'new lot' until Oct/Nov. when words are finished with and actions are on display.
9:11am Sun 1 Jul 12
bring back the good old days says...
The achievements of the team/squad would be happily congratulated, but I suspect Kean not so readily (sour grapes maybe, but he has certainly not helped himself).
I think it would take a lot more than that though for this majority to finally forgive the previous 12 months i.e. if then he progressed to elevate us to say top 8 Prem.
This of course would only return us back to what we originally were (but slightly elevated). But would be an achievement all the same.
Can this/will this happen? We will find out soon.
9:14am Sun 1 Jul 12
ag, agr, agro , AGRO says...
9:16am Sun 1 Jul 12
ag, agr, agro , AGRO says...
10:28am Sun 1 Jul 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
10:45am Sun 1 Jul 12
BashirShah says...
Hes like that kid in school you couldnt stand because you could always hear his loud voice above everyone else's and he was always bragging about things he was going to do, but never did.
To analyse him psychologically, I'd say steve was a lonely child at school, a passion for football gave him a little credibility, but his constant need for attention spurned by being the middle child (thus largely ignored), turned people off him. The few friends he made, he constantly bragged to about his ambitions and turned them off him.
Growing up Steve was a bit more successful, largely due to his sly, coniving brain, which helped him step over people by back-biting and bringing them down by gaining trust and abusing it, sucking up to those in charge and generally winging it on the back of other people's ambitions and achievements whilst gaining their trust.
Conniving, slimy, pretentious are words often used to describe him, though friends have found him loyal, brutally honest and easy to talk to (something he will again have often used against them)
Its not surprising then that he finds himself in a position that clearly exceeds his ability and those that know the REAL Steve Kean are probably not surprised by his current high profile media status - or the conspiracies that suggest his nefarious dealings to get there.
11:09am Sun 1 Jul 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! says...
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Other News - Paul Agnew's job title has stayed the same for 7 days.
1:38pm Sun 1 Jul 12
petergray says...
There seem to be alot of club insiders on here lately.
Please get Kean sacked so I can attend Ewood next season with my boys.
Ewood will only have to open up one stand until he has gone and the longer this utter nonsense is allowed to continue the more fans will be lost forever.
2:55pm Sun 1 Jul 12
blueblooded says...
3:19pm Sun 1 Jul 12
moh says...
4:26pm Sun 1 Jul 12
vicn1956 says...
Oh Danny boy
The lies the lies you've taken in
They'll sign more payers
And build a brilliant squad
We'll be surprised
At all the players they're lining up
My mind's at rest
I've had assurances
But this WE know
That Kean's a useless manager
He's the worst we've had
In all our history
He tells us lies
And blames it on the Rovers fans
He saw no plane
And heard only one per cent.
They wouldn't let me print the next verse!
4:40pm Sun 1 Jul 12
bburnrover says...
We will have a big problem if he goes arount boasting we are the best as he doesn't seem to appreciate he is the worst.
It i the time f year we start getting withdrawal symptons and all I can look forward to is a boycott of my team because of one person called Mrs Desai who likes playing around with peoples lives and does not have an inkling of the damage she is reaking.
6:00pm Sun 1 Jul 12
Coeur de Lion says...
9:04pm Sun 1 Jul 12
stefjam says...
10:38pm Sun 1 Jul 12
French Rover says...
2:08am Mon 2 Jul 12
Love Rovers Hate Venkys says...
7:15am Mon 2 Jul 12
58_enigma says...
7:15am Mon 2 Jul 12
58_enigma says...
7:34am Mon 2 Jul 12
Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! says...
7:37am Mon 2 Jul 12
lowelife says...
7:48am Mon 2 Jul 12
A Darener says...
1:01pm Mon 2 Jul 12
AndyW says...
I'm not sure who's the biggest fool - him for making more guff up, or you for believing him...
8:44pm Mon 2 Jul 12
doleboytrotter says...
Kean and Venky lovers out.
2:30pm Tue 3 Jul 12
Heidenreicher says...