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It took me about 30 minutes at the Accy Stanley friendly. He looked like somebody who had just come out of the crowd to make up the numbers.

Brian Clough said “ When I came in Robertson was living out of a chip pan “. He was proof that you don’t need lightening speed to be an effective winger.

Now he was a real legend.

I think he’s OK, I just think that Sanderson had a bit more about him, he is quicker for a start..

I think we’ve got 50% of our signings right. Given we’re negotiating with the bag of magic beans that’s a decent score. I expect normal clubs to get 50% right. Really well organised clubs possibly get 75% to 80% right. Nobody gets every signing right. Even Fergie had his share of duds.

A lot depends on what he and Big Club wanted for him to sign. I liked him and I thought there was a player there. I’d have preferred him to McCloughlin I think.

When you’re at Baath’s age there is always the chance your form will fall off a cliff. The history of Football is full of examples of other players. That was the gamble Derby took and we didn’t. I think we got that one right.

That’s right and some of them are really difficult passes to get right. Yet he makes it look so easy.

Mick McGrath behind him.

I’d have to see the lad play before I comment further but defensive midfield players like Tronstad are born and not made. You need to have the right mentality to play that role.

Two new strikers ? In an ideal world yes, but we’re talking Venkies Rovers here. I’d be happy with one. But not a loan like that waster we signed last season who’s name I’ve already forgotten.

On reflection that sounds a bit odd. You’re a pro footballer, presumably desperate to get back playing, and you don’t follow medical advice ? Wouldn’t he be getting the massage treatment at the club ? Strange.

That doesn’t sound good.. You can’t be playing or training if you’re in constant pain. If it wasn’t for the bad luck we wouldn’t have any luck at all !

If we only sign one player it has to be a striker. Both Ohashi and Gudjohnsen are doing ok and are looking like a real partnership. Ohashi does all the running for both of them and Gudjohnsen puts away the scraps. The problem is if one of them gets injured we’ve nobody else to replace either of them as a starting player. We need a back up striker.

OK Gav - The Rovers team in a 4-2 defeat. Scorers for Rovers - George Jones and Mike England. Attendance.20,851. Else Wilson, England Mulvaney, Newton Clayton, Joyce Darling, Byrom, McEvoy, Harrison sub Jones A strange team in my opinion. No wonder we were struggling.

I’ve been boycotting until a year or two ago when my grandson became really interested in the club. I’m at an age when the Venkies could easily outlast me. He is still in his teens so I’m pretty sure they won’t outlast him. I want the love of Blackburn Rovers to remain in my family. So we began attending games again. I’ve discussed the boycott with him and his opinion is he’s up for it as long as it has some noticeable effect. I’m in the same camp, so neither of us will be at the Watford game. In my eyes the Chicken Chokers are a cancer running through Blackburn Rovers and until they are gone the slow downward spiral will continue. Nothing will change for the positive while they still own the club.

That was the first thing that caught my eye the first time I saw him play. He’s rarely caught in possession.

The cricket we play at the moment in England is not conducive to producing spin bowlers.

That’s a crazy rule but it is what it is and we have to be cognisant of that. Regarding our best starting 11, that’s not only a pretty good team but we would have decent players on the bench to bring on. As it is at the moment they are stating for us and our options from the bench are pretty average.

Interesting.

They’re playing him in his best position. None of this out on the left cutting inside bollocks.

Yeah, and you have all the defenders running back towards their own goal not knowing exactly where their opponents are.

Plus the fact that players like Morishita or Yuki and Dolan last season are next to no use at defending corners. They may as well be on the halfway line occupying an opponent or two. The more players you can get out of the 6 yard box the more chance you have of your goalkeeper defending the corner effectively. I’m sick of seeing keepers trying to make a save on the goal line and failing to keep the ball out. On another point your attacking players are more likely to concede a penalty in those circumstances. Somebody will come up with the idea in a while and it’ll be hailed as a new master stroke.

Look at the teams that are already in the play off zone. How many of them are better than that team ?

I’d honestly be surprised if we went for a centre back. Wharton can’t be far off a return, maybe Carter too. Then you have the three young lads - Acheson, Pratt and Litherland all knocking on the door. In the unlikely event that we do bring somebody in it’ll probably be O’Riordan back from his loan at Donny.