We have got to be pleased that the draw for the third round of the FA Cup has paired Blackburn Rovers with Coventry City, who are having a torrid time both on and off the pitch.

I wouldn't really have minded being sent to Coventry (I'm used to it with the missus) but to get a home tie is a bonus.

Can Rovers this year be the first side outside the big four in 13 years to lift the famous cup?

I certainly intend to have a wager on us to be successful, 80 years after we last won it.

I know there will be very few Rovers fans still alive who recall that famous day in Rovers' history.