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Full backs get a lot of stick these days regarding “ positioning “. I think they play too close to the centre halves but that is obviously where they’ve been told to play.

He just lacked real pace, apart from that he could have been a regular in thst team. He had a good football brain.

Just a shame he didn’t show any of that crossing ability when he was at Rovers. He couldn’t even take a corner properly back then.

There’s nothing smart down at Ewood these days.

If the weather in Blackburn is anything like the weather in Rochdale I can’t see the game going ahead. We had 2” of rain in my back garden yesterday. Plus it’s pouring down now.

It was the quality of his passing that stood out for me. A lot of one touch stuff that meant he was very rarely caught in possession. Always where the player receiving the ball wanted it. Always with just the right amount of pace on the ball. He was Tugayesque and still a teenager. As you say even the dogs in the street could see he was special talent. Anybody who thought Lowe was a footballer disqualified themselves from making a comment on Wharton. The first time I saw him play I was genuinely shocked. What did he bring to the game ? He could run a bit, tackle a bit, pass it 10 yards to a team mate, head it bit. Was he a game changer like Wharton is ? Never in a million years.

Every time I open this thread I expect to see he’s resigned.

Were you feeling particularly “ Blue “ yesterday ?

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Weather forecast for this weekend is terrible. I hope we don’t have another game abandoned or postponed.

Yes it was. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be paying that much though.

Belated and brief review of the 12 course taster menu at “ The French “ at “The Midland Hotel “ in Manchester. We were led to a private room at the side of the main lounge. The room would probably seat about 40 people. Most of the other diners were couples. It was nicely quiet with some smooth jazz playing in the background. The four of us were seated in a horse shoe shaped sitting area. Not particularly comfortable with our legs sort of colliding in the middle. Each course was brought to your table and described in detail by the particular chief that created it. All beautifully presented and set out. Every dish was possibly about two or three mouthfuls. The pudding was especially delicious. The service was very attentive without being intrusive. After sitting down at 7-30pm we finally left the Midland at just after 11.00 pm. So it’s a full evening of a job. I really enjoyed the evening and I wasn’t bloated at the end. However according to my wife the price of the 12 course taster meal is around £180 per head ! Plus drinks plus tip of course.

What an awful away strip that was. I can’t ever remember seeing them play in that. That snatch of film of the corner was interesting , only the forwards involved and no holding on to an opponent. Interesting the number of blokes wearing a collar and tie and a flat cap. The game was played in April 1960 incidentally.

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