He looked really decent when he first emerged at Rochdale but nothing he’s done since has convinced me he’d be a good signing now.

Schrödinger’s signing ?

Walk away then.

I saw him several times back in the early -mid 1960’s at a local club. He had Clapton in tow then.

It’s the only way we’ll be able to sign a player. He’s far enough away in Japan not to really know what’s going on at Rovers.

I’d rather we kept MacFad than sign Batth. At least we know what we are getting.

The answer is in all our hands. Just don’t turn up anymore.

Much as I like Sammi and I love his attitude I don’t think Sammi is a Prem Level player. It’s a bit like Rhodes, he’ll score plenty as this level but the step up is big and getting bigger. I thought Armstrong had more of a chance of making it and look what happened there. Having said that it’ll be a big payday for him and there won’t be many more at 28. Hard to turn down.

Even doesn’t even look like scoring a goal.

They’ll all be low bids, they know we’re skint.

It’s not just about the fans though, you can’t afford to alienate the players in the position we found ourselves in last Spring. He may have been thinking “ I’ll sweet talk this lot until Summer and then I’ll be able to bring in some players who fit my idea of what we need “. If he did he obviously underestimated the Chicken Chokers. Of course he just say “ No Comment “ to every question at the press conferences. That’d be a great look.

The power dynamic has changed in pro football. It’s swung from the directors and managers to the players and their agents. You can’t give players the hard word like Cloughie did back in the day any more.

That’s why I can’t understand why anybody works for Rovers these days. One day you’ll be out of a job. Make the move in a time of your choosing, not theirs.

The Small Faces - In My Minds Eye

What do you expect him to say ? “ Jesus Christ, what a load of wasters I’ve walked into here. If I keep this lot up it will be a miracle “ ?