Whilst we are on the subject of “ Adidas “ Samba trainers. I bought a pair a while ago. Black leather with a sort of corrugated tongue. They squeak like nothing on earth when you wear them. It’s that bad Mrs Shoelaces has refused to let me wear them when we go out together ! The problem is the tongue. Anybody else come across this issue and if so - how did you cure it ? I’ve tried talcum powder and it only works for so long.

Yeah I bought a “ Yeti “ - it’s a sort of very thin puffer style jacket but made fom some sort of magic ingredients. It’s so warm I can only wear it two months of the year. The rest of the time it’s in my ward robe. They started out making sleeping bags for the German Army. I used to dress really smartly. Nice suits, best quality shirts and ties etc. When you’re were wearing overalls all day it was nice to have a change. I just wear casual stuff now. I’m going out later so I’ll be wearing “ Puma “ Oslo City trainers , dark “ Pantherella “ socks, dark blue “ Wrangler “ jeans ( not distressed or with holes in ! ), “ DSquared “ underpants , a black/brown “ CP Company “ shirt, black “ John Smedley “ sweater, and a thin light blue “ Montane “ sort of zip up rain top. All of those came from TkMaxx apart from the “ John Smedley “ sweater the came from the late and much lamented “ Jenners “ of Edinburgh.

If Coventry play like they did on Sunday in the second half we’ll get nothing. If they play like they did in the first half we’ve got a small chance of getting a result.

Overdose of poison Norbert. The Tokens - He’s In Town

The Coasters - Poison Ivy

Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream

The Kinks - You Really Got Me

According to the BBC Brighton want Kompany if their current manager leaves. I’m a bit surprised by that, if it’s true of course.

The Showmen - It Will Stand

We Five - You Were On My Mind

I don’t want to appear to be picking on Gally, nobody is+playing well at the moment, but as you say “ where have the goals gone ? “ He doesn’t even look like scoring a goal. Even Hedges and Siggy were a better bet for a goal.

I see Burnley won one. Welcome back.

That’s why I look forward to the international breaks. They can’t ruin that weekend. Crazy isn’t it ?

Joe South - Hush

Z Z Hill -The Chokin’ Kind

Just thinking about the other strikers besides Sammi - Exactly what have they contributed this season ?

Without that no team will ever thrive. Expecting Rovers to flourish under the Chicken Chokers is just silly.

I watched the FA Cup game this afternoon and Roy Keane in the after match comments on Man Utd said an interesting thing - “ this set of players are extremely difficult to like “. Just how I feel about the current Rovers team.

Experience won out in the penalties.

At a proper club if a player has repeat poor performances they’re out. At Rovers we can’t do that because we haven’t got the players to bring in to replace the weak links. Drop Pears - Who for ? Drop Brittain and Pickering to bring in whom ? Drop Gally to bring in Telly ? The bottom line is our squad is poor as piss.

Let’s hope so. That only works though if we put them under pressure. Just trying to cruise through will only end one way.

Definitely. No real team shape at all.

Yes, worst Utd team I’ve seen in a long while.

I agree regarding spirit but - 1st one shinned in a la Jason Roberts, 2nd a massive deflection. 3rd a pretty kind pen. We could have done with just one of those today.

It was ok at Leeds when we knew we be under a siege but today at home in a game we needed a result from ? Not really.