LAST season Stephen Cummings stated that he hated Rovers. He went on: "They hate us and we hate them -- that's what local rivalry is all about."

So he's not kidding anybody when he thanks the football gods for Rovers winning the Cup so they can make a fool of themselves again in Europe (LET, February 26).

I'm willing to bet him and his mates from across the Pennines were watching us win the Cup Final. As sick as parrots.

GEOFF HUDSON, Meadow Street, Great Harwood.