It wasn't Gav. Not that it really matters. Unless you've spoken to Alex himself your source is as second hand as mine (and others) was and he was pretty adamant that he had been sounded out. We may never know.

This could be a painful afternoon for us England/Lancashire supporters........

He wanted a break from the game for a while is what I heard.

I don't mate

I don't know about them chaddy but Neil was definitely approached.

Simon Fowler - Courting Blues

Yes

I'm not usually a fan of posthumous releases of 'new' or 'undiscovered' material, as there's usually a reason why it didn't see the light of day while the artist was still alive, and that is because they didn't deem it good enough. However, Gerry Rafferty's daughter has just put together some of the things he was working on in the years before his death, enlisting the help of many who played on the sessions to finish the songs off. Its a mixture of his own compositions and a couple of folk classics, with the album ending with Gerry's re-recording of Stuck In The Middle With You. The album is called Rest In Blue Its worth buying just for his rendition of Wild Mountain Thyme, which apparently reduced Billy Connolly to tears when he heard it.

The Style Council - Mick's Company

29 is definitely at the upper end of the age bracket for a boy band/girl band just starting out. For a bit of context John Lennon was 29 when the Beatles recorded their last album and Paul Weller was 24 when he split The Jam.

The Zombies - She's Not There

I was surprised at how old they all are Gav - they were obviously no spring chickens when they won Eurovision all those years ago.

Sweet Sensation - Sad Sweet Dreamer

You're not meant to repeat the same word twice (e.g. I can't use addict in this choice), but I don't think anyone is really that bothered mate. David Bowie - Black Star

Three runnings there Sparks but we'll let you off for getting an orgasm in ha ha The Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict

The Jam - Running On the Spot

The Style Council - Long Hot Summer

The Good, The Bad and The Queen - Three Changes

Philip Sainton - Opening Theme of Moby Dick (apologies but there was little wriggle room after Sparks' choice lol)

He was an 'ok' player but a complete bell-end off the pitch as I recall.

Ewan MacColl - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Not really the point you are making but Paddy would be the first to admit that he wouldn't have made it as a pro in this day and age. But to answer your question, Buckley isn't in the same league as Paddy.

We were promised a big name signing and here he is.

Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning

Good luck to Lancashire today in what is a huge game in the county championship. Win this one and I'll start believing.....