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Number 12 in the queue at 9 O'Clock, sorted. Rang back later out of interest - 47 in queue

What options does he have? Neill is the only realistic candidate for right back and Matteo is defensively, the best left back in the club.

Good to see you can be so open minded, Shillito.

Billy, I was just about to turn this into a vote when you posted. Thanks for the input. I can't see the article on the LET website, maybe someone else could enlighten us to that article.

Me and Baz both saw it. Definately offside and interfering with play. The flag should have gone up.

It's all a bit depressing. We've got a squad full of first division strikers.

Got a phone call today to ask if we wanted thursday or sunday! We applied for friday two months ago. Don't ever call ewood ticket office to me.

Apart from which, the last time we played them, the tickets didn't go on open sale, even though we didn't sell out.

I was joking Dan.

What's wrong with old people getting a ticket?

Fairly sure you will have to have been to two away games this season.

Keep on topic please - Robbie Savage.

Fantastic post Philipl.

We're not taking tactics into consideration Al. Simply 11 players who deserve to be remembered as "great" Even though there's one who isn't

Savage is a wind up merchant - always has been. He's always been first choice which ever club he's played at though. Plenty managers see something in him, don't they?

I know where you're coming from Mark, but last night wasn't the best game to call him. After all, the Chelsea midfield were nowhere to be seen. I saw very little of Duff, Lampard, Makelele [except when he pushed MGP -which you're complaining about Savage], or anyone else.

Someone else is sorting it out, I've got a rough idea but not exactly certain.

He did not play football, he bullied. Reasonable question - what's wrong with putting yourself about? [on the pitch]

Final result: Alan Shearer, [ 179 ] [82.11%] Fred Pickering, [ 2 ] [0.92%] Andy McEvoy, [ 0 ] [0.00%] John Byrom, [ 0 ] [0.00%] Chris Sutton, [ 3 ] [1.38%] Tommy Briggs, [ 5 ] [2.29%] Simon Garner. [ 15 ] [6.88%] David Speedie, [ 3 ] [1.38%] Mike Newell, [ 0 ] [0.00%] Andy Crawford. [ 0 ] [0.00%] Matt Jansen, [ 10 ] [4.59%] Roy Vernon. [ 1 ] [0.46%] Duncan McKenzie [ 0 ] [0.00%] Kevin Gallacher, [ 0 ] [0.00%] Total Votes: 218

There WILL be a preview, yes.

What did he do, to deserve sending off? Or do you mean taken off?

The 179 who voted for Shearer are going to have a big say!

I agree USABlue. Chelsea were very ordinary last night and somehow I'm not sure they can regain the sparkling form they have had up until now. Their season is going to get harder from now on. Having said that, games are running out and they have a sizeable lead.

First time I've done this, but another testimonial for Southworth. It's too good to leave out: Sorry, I'm just stumped with that. Just thought I needed to bring it up. Amazing. Amazing it is to be sure ; I simply can't imagine present day kids being allowed to handle a violin let alone being taught to play it .... Here's a bit more about Southworth (who later played for Everton) taken from aa Everton website . Can you imagine this bloke up front with Shearer ? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Victorian Gary Lineker! JACK SOUTHWORTH was an early Everton sharp-shooter christened the "Prince of Dribblers." A more modern description, however, might have been the Victorian Gary Lineker. Like the England sharp-shooter of the 1980s (left), he served Everton for just one full season, finished that campaign as the top division's top scorer, but still left the club empty handed. But while Lineker left Goodison voluntarily, Southworth's departure in October 1894 was forced on him by injury. It was an awful blow for the Blues, who had invested the considerable sum of £400 on Southworth's signature 18 months previously. But with a haul of 27 league goals in 22 appearances in his first full season Everton recouped immediate dividends for their outlay. That haul was boosted by an astonishing scoring spree either side of Christmas - a blitz which created a club record which stands to this day. On December 30, 1893, Southworth became the first - and so far the only Evertonian to celebrate a double hat-trick . . . a week after he had scored four goals in an 8-1 defeat of Sheffield Wednesday. The double hat-trick came in a 7-1 defeat of West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park. "Southworth scores 6 out of 7 goals" was the Football Echo headline that day, although Evertonians were fortunate to witness the momentous feat. With three other First Division games abandoned through fog, Everton's was completed despite a gloomy mist shrouding Goodison Park. The gate at kick-off of 12,000 was described as "enormous" by that day's Echo. When the second half commenced the attendance had increased to "some 18,000" and before the finish had swollen to "about 25,000." Maybe the extra numbers had been attracted by rumours of Southworth's goal-getting feats. "Southworth gave one of his wonderfully good displays," reported the Football Echo. "There is not the slightest doubt but that the whole of the Everton successes just now are traceable to the skilful manipulation of the ball by Southworth, who displays a masterly control of it. The rest of the team apparently recognises Southworth's grand form and unselfishly afford him every opportunity for displaying it." Sadly for Everton that form lasted only a further 10 months. After finishing the League's top scorer at the end of the 1893-94 season, he kicked off the following campaign like he intended to repeat the feat. He scored nine goals in nine games, before an injury ended his career. It brought to a close a career which ended with the incredible record of 139 appearances for Blackburn Olympic, Blackburn Rovers and Everton - scoring 139 goals. He was also capped three times by England, and predictably registered three goals. After his enforced retirement Southworth proved his talents didn't just extend to his shooting boots. A gifted musician, he played with the Halle Orchestra in Manchester. The musical accompaniment to his prematurely ended career might well have been titled Unfinished Symphony. At least he enjoyed the honour of becoming the first Evertonian to finish as the Football League's leading scorer