SEAN Davis's last gasp winner against Rovers in the Division One top of the table clash last season is a memory that's sweet in the mind of any Fulham fan.

But, while they may still be smiling at that goal which went a long way towards clinching the championship, Cottagers hero John Collins is sure that runners-up Rovers will be keen to make sure it's pay-back time for the Londoners.

The former Celtic, Everton and Monaco midfielder is hoping to be back for tomorrow's crucial clash at Craven Cottage after an ankle injury forced him out of the goalless draw with Aston Villa.

And he is expecting Rovers to be more than up for this one as they go in search of revenge and the three points required to ease the pressure in their battle against the drop.

"That victory was one of the highlights of last season," said the former Scottish international.

"We were down to ten men, losing one-nil away from home against our main rivals, and to get a win out of that was incredible.

"Blackburn were a very good team, so to get back to 1-1 and then get the late winning goal - like we did - which effectively won us the title, made it a very special day.

"It was a big, big game, it was really like the Cup Final of our season. We took a lot of support up there, they were on a good run, we'd had a little bit of a dip in form, and the pressure was on us to go out and try and get a result.

"We showed a lot of character that day. It epitomised our season for us, that one performance. It wasn't just the football we played; it was the team spirit, the determination to come back when things were going against us.

"Now I am sure that Blackburn will think they will owe us one for that game," continued Collins. "It was a hard one for them to take.

"There is no doubt that it hurts when you get beat in those circumstances, so I'm sure their players will remember it and want to put it right. It's going to be a very tough game for us."

Collins looks back on last season with pride and says it ranks alongside anything else he has ever achieved in football.

"It's always a special occasion winning a League Championship. I've only won one before - the French title with Monaco - although I came second on numerous occasions in Scotland.

"People say that it was only the First Division, it wasn't the Premiership, but it was still a great achievement and a terrific feeling, and I felt proud.

"To get the club back into the big time after being out of it for so long, and not just winning the title, but winning it with style by playing entertaining football, was fantastic.

"Wherever we went we scored goals and we entertained; we played football the way it should be played.

"And we've proved that we can do it in the Premiership, not as consistently as I hoped we would, but we've shown against some of the big boys that we can compete, that we can play well, and on our day, we can play them off the park.

"Our weakness is that we haven't been able to score enough goals this season, but as a collective we know that we've all got to work hard and put that right.

"We're not a million miles away from it."

Despite currently sitting eighth in the table, Fulham are still looking over their shoulders, however, as any team which suffers a dip in form over the next three months could still be sucked into the relegation zone.

"It is a very important game for us," he said.

"Blackburn are right down there fighting relegation and we're not that far away from the pack as well, but then again we're not too far away from that European spot, either.

"So it's a game that can kick us on again; we're at home so we can take the game to Blackburn and go for goal right from the kick-off. We're determined and optimistic that we can get the result we want."