oldjamfan1

You make it sound like Marker deliberately crippled the lad. What happened that night was an unfortunate consequence of football being a physical sport. There must have been a big crowd on for a reserve game for so many people to make a judgement on the tackle.

The Beatles - Good Morning, Good Morning

The Stranglers - Hanging Around

I think that's the very point I was trying to make mate - based on getting rid of Sam rather than any Kean qualities, whereas Dean Smith's 'style of play' is very much a known quantity. I do see the similarities in fans' views on the outgoing managers in both examples, it was the mention of the Scottish crook that made me question the comparison. Nobody deserves to be compared with that scrote.

Not sure this analogy stacks up really - unlike Dean Smith, Kean had absolutely no track record so therefore no style of play to speak of when he got the manager's gig, so I'm not sure on what basis his appointment was being welcomed (other than "he's not Allardyce").

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - Tramp

Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

The old boy resurrected Private Hell last week mate. Sound Affects is my favourite Jam album, but the two that preceded it were sublime as well. Happy days!

The Jam - Little Boy Soldiers. Still gives me the goosebumps this one, 40 years later.

Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up

Electric Light Orchestra - Four Little Diamonds

The Electric Light Orchestra - Turn to Stone

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Mister Brown

The Beat - Doors of Your Heart

Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train

The Beautiful South - Just Checking

The Jam - Burning Sky Quite how a 21 year old could write this song is beyond me.

The Jam - Hey Mister!

It is. That's why Ramprakash is not a person he should be working with. Hugely talented player but with fragile belief in himself at the highest (e.g. test) level. Agree that Cook would be a good mentor.

There you go, that explains his dip in form then.

John Martyn - Stormbringer

Tony Burke - Sounds of Love and Violence

Hue and Cry - Looking Out for Linda

The Blow Monkeys - Celebrate (The Day After You)