You can see it going utterly a rye at Bolton. It’ll go against the grain if Warburton manages to get a rise out of these players.

I think his PS would get him sacked.

Never say never. If you’d told me in 2009 that then-League-One Leicester City would win the PL within a decade, I’d have sent for the men in white coats.

I think it’s this: Dougie, Clayton, Crompton are the 3 most well-known legends for the majority of fans imo. Shearer - The figurehead of our PL win. Garner - Record goalscorer. Fazackerly - Record apps. Freidel - Record consecutive apps.

I think each player here has a club record of some sort attached to them. There'll be time for other legends in future years. I await the day that Aaron Mokoena is inducted.

Might it be that we’re not signing centre backs because we’re going to promote a couple in quick succession? A bit like how Jones and Hanley were introduced only a few months apart?

For what it’s worth, you guys are doing a great job of modding. I remember how I really struggled initially as a mod by implementing the new and stricter rules, particularly in the ICBINF section. Hellfire it was hard not making enemies, and we lost a lot of good posters then. Luckily we’ve done rather well since, probably in part due to my no longer modding (been nearly 2 years now?), after getting really quite unfair and personal with posters I’ve no issue with in person. It’s hard work, but done very well on here.

He might have actually turned us down, Dingle bastard.

Ideally, would like to keep it that way tbh.

Do you wonder if you annoyed someone at Ewood, hence not heard much since the initial revelation?

*ahem* WE HAVEN’T PAID £7M FOR BRERETON.

When you were saying ‘70% done’, what did you mean? And any further on that figure?

Sol Campbell: ‘I’d have been England captain if I wasn’t black.’ He played in teams with Paul Ince as captain...

Haven’t we just signed a virtually unheard of Gibraltan?

Hang on, so other clubs never sign duds?

Not sure why SG is underwhelming. Everyone who played under Coyle has massively improved under Mowbray. I think he’ll get a good tune out of Gally.

Gallagher would be a good signing in my book, as the heir apparent to Danny Graham. A striker of CA or BA calibre would be a huge bonus, but I’d rather secure Gallagher if I’m honest.

Dad: ‘When the keeper saw those thighs, the penalty was in before it was kicked.’

Every report said deal ‘could be worth up to £7m’.

We were on TV at least 6 times that I can remember with Gallagher scoring that awesome low volley vs (I think) Wolves.

Mark Atkins used to live on the Jacks Key estate up Bull Hill in Darwen.

Agreed on the first 2, but Givet was a CL finalist from Monaco!

Worst: Orr and/or Murphy vs (I think) Ipswich under Appleton. Best: I have to say Rio Ferdinand vs Man Utd, assisting in our 4-3 victory. Also seem to recall a game where we beat Charlton. Think it was Curbishley’s last game for them as manager and it transpired Nelsen had been playing with a broken leg.

Equally, when I saw your initial next to the bold topic title, I thought Chadster had returned!

After today’s performance, should we play this team next? Raya. Bennett. Rodwell. Lenihan. Bell. Rothwell. Reed. Travis. Armstrong. Dack. Graham.