You’d have a good view then.

If Eustace got knocked down by the proverbial No 17 bus I wouldn’t be happy if we signed up Lampard to replace him.

I had a paper round so I could afford it. We won in a canter against Sheff Wed on the previous day. The thing I remember about that one was we got a pen and Fred Pickering took it. Ron Springett in the Wednesday goal had his own technique when facing pens, he stood a yard to the left of centre. He reckoned he was stronger on his right hand side than the left. Fred went for the bigger space on Springett’s right but Springett got across and saved the pen. Why Fred took it and Bryan Douglas didn’t was a mystery. The first goal in the West Brom game the next day was a penalty and Dougie took it and scored.

You’d only join Rovers if you can’t find anywhere else and you'll leave as soon as you do find somewhere else.

The Sutherland Brothers And Quiver - Lying In The Arms Of Mary

The Falcons - I Found A Love

It’s gone beyond that. We were poor then but we were proud. Now we’re a Zombie club.

I never buy suede trainers. Not in this climate.

The O’Jays - Now That We’ve Found Love

That’s if he gets over his injury. He was out a long while last season.

Another thing I remember was Mick McGrath scoring one of the other goals. He was the Tronstad of the team so he rarely scored goals. Again it was right in front of me. A ball was fired in from the right wing all along the ground. Mick came sliding in on his backside on the near post, stopped the ball with his left foot, and knocked it in with his right foot,from about 3 yards out whilst lying down ! It’s funny the things you remember.

Love - My Little Red Book

Ike And Tina Turner - A Love Like Yours ( Don’t Come Knocking Everyday )

Not only that but when we really needed him he put his hand up to turn out. He’d enough strapping for two players on his legs at Leicester but he still gave his all. In my top ten for playing for the shirt in the Premier League era.

I feel myself blessed to have seen that goal, you had to be there !

Chuck Berry - Down The Road A Piece

No, the polio outbreak was in the Summer/Autumn of 1966.

Myself, got the bus over from Rochdale to Blackburn. I was just 14 then.

With the Chicken Chokers in charge ? It’ll always be a shit show.

I was there, right behind the goal. Roughly in line with where that photographer was standing. It was an Easter Saturday game. I wonder how many of the 11,500 are left now. We’d hammered Sheff Wed at home the day before 3-0, maybe people couldn’t afford 2 home games in 2 days although going to the football was dirt cheap back then.

Thanks for that.

Yeah, they’re fine. It’s just his legs are too long.

I knew that would be a likely response. That’s why I said “ help me off with them “.

I agree, we’d have to take that. Not that we’d see any of it !

Just a shame they couldn’t both lose.