Blackburn Rovers have plenty to think about now, according to Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson.

Mobbed - Craig Fagan is congratulated by (centre to right) Greg Halford, Pat Baldwin and Neil Danns.

The U's supremo leads his charges to Ewood Park on Saturday in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

And he does so on the back of a sensational 5-0 demolition of Walsall last night in the Coca-Cola League One.

Parkinson was both delighted and relieved with how his team performed as they secured their first League win at home since beating Port Vale 2-1 in early October.

He said: "Thank goodness for that.

"We have been waiting a long time for a win. I would have been happy with a scrappy 1-0, but that was fantastic and the first half was as good as it gets."

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Published Wednesday, January 26, 2005

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