BLYTH Spartans manager Harry Dunn has urged his players to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when they face Premier League side Blackburn in the FA Cup third round tonight The Blue Square
North outfit are staring relegation in the face but will step on to the Croft Park pitch knowing they have the chance to become heroes.

BLYTH Spartans manager Harry Dunn has urged his players to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when they face Premier League side Blackburn in the FA Cup third round tonight.

BENNI McCarthy insists Rovers will enter 2009 without the worry factor after backing boss Sam Allardyce to inspire a Premier League great escape.

GRAHAM Fenton has warned Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce to expect a night from hell as his Blyth Spartans side bid to carry out the greatest ever FA Cup upset.

JASON Roberts has urged his team-mates to keep believing after experiencing a rollercoaster festive period both collectively and individually.

CARLOS Villanueva insists he does not regret his loan move to Blackburn Rovers after admitting any Ewood Park future is now looking unlikely.

LOVE it or hate it, Thursdays reopening of the January transfer window is sure to raise the stakes in one the tightest Premier League relegation battles in history.

BLACKBURN Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz has not received an offer from Real Madrid, according to the players father.

Benni McCarthy scored in the final minute of the first half as Blackburn Rovers piled the pressure on former manager Mark Hughes.

VETERAN midfielder Tugay is handed his first start of Sam Allardyce’s Blackburn Rovers reign for the visit of former boss Mark Hughes’ Manchester City.