Chris Brown was awarded the Viking Chat Player of the Year 2013/14 yesterday, voted for by the Viking Chat Forum users. VSC Director Rob Williams presented the trophy.

Following each match Viking Chat forum users are invited to vote for their man of the match, with each of the top 4 players receiving 5, 3, 2 or 1 points respectively. Chris had been leading the votes table for a number of weeks, and his position at top of the table was confirmed with a few games to spare, finishing ahead of Turnbull in 2nd and Coppinger in 3rd.

Brown has impressed most fans and followers of the club this season with his 9 goals and relentless work rate, which has also earned him the Supporters Club Player of Year and "Star Player of the Year".

We asked Chris a few questions after presenting the award:

Out of the nine you scored, which was your favourite goal this season?
Against Sheffield Wednesday, winning us the match and a South Yorkshire derby.

Which was your favourite match?
Definitely Leeds away.

What is the aim next season?
To win League One again.

Who do you think is the biggest rival for League One promotion next season?
Sheffield United

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The VSC board wishes to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Ray Dunning, who was taken ill at Leicester City's King Power Stadium towards the end of the match on Saturday.  Confirmation came from Ray's wife, Ange, on Sunday morning that he had tragically lost his life.

Ray was a lifelong Rovers supporter, and his passing has put into perspective the events that unfurled at Leicester.  The Rovers relegation seemed to be all that mattered, but that's no longer the case.

RIP Ray.

by Paul Williams

Of course, we all want Rovers to win at the King Power on Saturday and save our skins under our own steam - who would have thought that Leicester would be champions and targeting 100 points when we beat them at the Keepmoat in the autumn?

But we wouldn’t be human if we weren’t also closely following the action at the Reebok, where a win for Bolton over Birmingham will see us safe whatever happens elsewhere.

You have to congratulate Nigel Pearson and the Foxes and we wish them the best of luck in the Premier League. Kevin Phillips plays his last-ever match but let’s hope he doesn’t mark his retirement with a goal. We don’t have a great record at Leicester but have every incentive to get a result this time and, hopefully, both sets of fans will have something to celebrate come the final whistle.

by Paul Williams

It’s almost 30 years since we last beat Reading, but who takes any notice of the history books?

Paul Dickov’s team must be due a change of luck – the sending-off of Abdoulaye Meite last week was almost comical and came just seven days after Ipswich should have been reduced to 10 men after an horrendous challenge on Gabby Tamas.

Reading are firmly in the play-off picture but Nigel Adkins is complaining of having to field half-fit players –  he’ll get no sympathy if the Royals run out of gas at the Keepmoat, considering the injury list that Rovers have had to contend with this season.

A win and we’re just about safe; anything less and we’ll all be sweating through 90 minutes at the King Power next week. Let’s greet Reading with a sea of red and white and cheer the boys to three points.