Talks between the Scottish champions and Blackburn are at an advanced stage. Jansen has been out of the Rovers side since the sacking of Brian Kidd and could be signed before a new manager is installed. A Rangers scout, Ewan Chester, this week saw Jansen play for Blackburn's reserves, scoring one stunning goal and making another. The Ibrox club are poised to offer Blackburn around pounds 3.5m for the player who would replace the injured Michael Mols.Paul Ritchie has turned down a move to Derby County and decided to stay with Hearts and let his contract run out. Leconte also beat Britain's Jeremy Bates in straight sets on Wednesday.. RANGERS are ready to bid for Blackburn's forgotten man Matt Jansen - and give the Rovers owner, Jack Walker, his money back.

I haven't got a big serve and he could always return it so we played some good points." Lloyd's next game is against Borg tonight.Henri Leconte, neck and neck with McEnroe in the series' points standings going into the season-ending Honda tournament, beat his fellow Frenchman Yannick Noah 6-4, 6-4 to progress into the semi-finals. It was a throw back to playing Jimmy in the old days and I always used to play well against him. "We've been friends for a long time, we play a lot of tennis and golf and to play him over here like this adds to it."Lloyd, who was brought into the singles event to replace the Australian Pat Cash, said: "I was pleased with my game. If we can produce tennis today like we did back then it makes the atmosphere a whole lot better for everyone."The people have missed me. They've seen Borg, they've seen McEnroe - Bjorn went away for eight years and I'm sure he had the same feeling. It's a very nice feeling and I think the fans like the kind of tennis that we play."Connors' first game in the tournament on Wednesday was against Lloyd, the former British No 1."Once I get out there it's always fun and I always enjoy playing John," Connors said after winning 6-4, 7-5.

So it comes down to one point here and one point there and today I hit the one good point."Commenting on the reaction British fans have given him this week after a seven-and-a-half year absence, he added: "I like this atmosphere and the fans seem to really like it as well."They've watched me play for a long time and because of that they really get into it. "He comes in smartly behind your shots and it makes you have to hit better passing shots. Although both have guaranteed places in tomorrow's semi-finals, there could still be fireworks even though McEnroe has so far not resorted to the tantrums that punctuated his career."I've got a few more days to go so there's plenty of time to work that out," he said, "but I don't feel like the crowd is clamouring for it quite yet." That might all change today.""We know each other's game so well that we have to do something a little bit different to win now," Connors said after beating Borg. Connors' match with long-time rival McEnroe will be the first between the two Americans in Britain since McEnroe swept aside Connors in three sets to win the 1984 Wimbledon title. McEnroe cruised past John Lloyd 6-3, 6-2, while Connors overcame Bjorn Borg 6-3, 4-6, with a deciding 10-8 tiebreaker, which is used in seniors' tennis instead of a third set. JOHN McENROE and Jimmy Connors won their second matches of the ATP Seniors' Honda Challenge at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday to set up a fascinating head-to-head meeting today. Slade has now been advised to stay away from the club until Monday, when his future will be decided.Bury say they hope to announce a replacement for Warnock in the near future Gary Megson, the former Stoke manager, is a contender..

I want them to help me to fulfil my long-term ambition to be the best club in Sheffield in the Premier League."Warnock will bring Kevin Blackwell, his assistant at Gigg Lane, to Sheffield, which leaves a question mark over the future of Russell Slade.Dooley admitted that caretaker-manager Slade had "not been very happy" about Warnock's appointment after staking a claim for the job himself. I believe when the United crowd are on song, they are a gold star. They have to forget their differences with the players and if a player has a nightmare now they've got to get behind him."If anyone thinks it is going to be an easy job staying up, they've got another thing coming. It is a job that has always been at the top of my list."The fans have said their piece in the last few years and I think they've been right in most cases. But they've also said that when certain people leave the club they will come back in numbers."My objective is to make sure they come back and I need to put No 12 on my teamsheet as the crowd I want them to influence officials and other teams.