AS A Burnley fan living in Blackburn, I had to giggle at the full page spread (LET, March 5) of Rovers supporters snapping back at comments made by my fellow Claret, Stephen Cummings.

Come on, Blackburn, where's your sense of humour?

You've just won the Mickey Mouse Cup, have a premiership squad full of quality and yet you still can't take a knock on the chin.

My Dad has taken me on the Turf since I was eight years old.

Yet, as I grew up and live in Blackburn, all of my friends support Rovers. Every time I walk in the pub, I hear 7-0 or a Dingle jibe, but that's life -- that's football.

You're currently in the relegation zone in the Premiership and the Clarets have recently experienced a poor run of form.

I'm sure we all know how a bad result can spoil the weekend and how football leaves us all a little downbeat from time to time.

Yet I pick up the Evening Telegraph on a Tuesday and Stephen never lets us down - I always have a laugh at Blackburn's expense.

At the end of the day, the fun and friendly rivalry that comes with the game is what football's all about, isn't it?

When we lift the First Division Play-Off Trophy at the Millennium Stadium, I'm sure our fellow Lancastrians in Blackburn will be overjoyed for us, won't they? I think not.

If you can't take it Blackburn, don't dish it out!

JAY TAYLOR, Blackburn.