At last I've finally got the Tony M masterplan! No scintilla of a clue as to player recruitment/tactics/team selection/corporate structure or any of that shit? Compliant,dozy faraway owners who don't give a toss and will continue to bankroll you, seemingly endlessly? Then just wait for all the the teams above you to go into administration! It might take a while, but hey, we've got plenty of that, and I think those dozy arseholes in Pune will welcome a long term, well thought out plan.

I'm 67 years old, I've been watching and supporting the Rovers since the late fifties. And I'm bloody depressed.

What's that destination called again, the one that we've been heading for for the last 10 years? Oh, I remember now; it's called nowhere.

One thing often overlooked about 'The greatest Rover of them all' is that number of England caps - 41. In his time England didn't play in World Cups and there were no Euros (or qualifiers. England only played the Home Nations and a few friendlles. I reckon if he had his career in modern times that total would have been between 100 and 150.

Truly the best ever.

Excellent stuff. Can I suggest a couple of additions to the lexicon-

Intack  (n.vb)

A meandering , midfield attempt at at  shilly-shallying tiki- taka football which ultimately results in no shot on goal, as the players don't  possess the requisite skill.

Corporation Park (n.)

Valiant battle to protect a precarious one goal lead for 74 minutes, always ending in abject failure.

Thanks for sticking that up. What a fantastic watch. I was a bit misty-eyed at times...

Nice work Leonard. I've still got a copy of your 'Relegation Row' somewhere...

I was at the Palace match in 92 and must confess to wondering at the time who this Shearer lad was that we'd just signed.... Then he scored those two goals - I think it was love at first sight.

Let's get real -can you see this outfit being capable of playing in the Premier League?

Has Tony got one of those contracts (like he who shall not be named) that pays him more for being in the Championship than in the Prem? Only asking.

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I used to go to Rovers in a collar tie and a suit. What else would  you wear ? Casual clothing was for working in then. I got my first pair of training shoes in 1966. We'd been playing one night and I kept them on to go to the pub for an after match drink. When I walked into the pub it was like  I was Spencer Tracy in " Bad Day At Black Rock ". A stranger in town ! It was like I had two heads ! Everybody stared at the trainers.

The past was a different place.

I've walked up that bit of road with a spring in my step on many,many occasions,.

And I've walked back down it many a time as fed up as buggery...

A Forest season ticket holder of my acquaintance laughed out loud when the BB deal went through. He reckoned that the lad was one of those 'big for his age' kids who bullied his way through junior football and then got found out when everybody else grew up. Seemingly what the Forest heirarchy thought as well.