Tyrone Shoelaces

Bobby Moore said Byrom was the second best British player he ever played against and he played against some top class centre forwards.

He lost me after the Burnley game. To not come out and apologise after that shambles told me a lot.

It’s really hard to judge against this quality of opposition.

No, but I was expecting to see the “ something “ that special players can do. Just now and again. I haven’t seen anything yet.

Willie Tee - Walking Up A One Way Street

Back in the day Wales had three really good centre forwards. John Toshack, Ron Davies and Wyn Davies. Because the fans were agitating to play all of them the Welsh coach at the time did it - once. It just didn’t work.

John Byrom was scoring hat-tricks for us in the old First Division at a similar age. I was expecting to see a player with similar levels of ability as John had. I haven’t seen them yet

Not enough end product from Gordon for my liking. He runs across the field more than he runs down it. Top defenders will have his number.

One where too many. However. Don Covay - Have Mercy

I think we learnt a bit about some of the players. Gordon for one, I learnt he always takes a touch too much and he’d rather shoot than pass to a better placed team mate. Watkins isn’t the next Harry Kane. Saka has got a good left foot but is weak on his right, I’d have thought the Welsh players might have known that. Spence can play in both full back positions. Rice is a good box to box player. Etc etc.

I think the subs made us worse not better. There’s more than one or two players I’m still not convinced with.

England moving the ball around really well. Wales haven’t turned up yet.

I used to get “ LoadsAMoney “ from the late and much lamented “ Sportspages “ just off St. Ann’s Square in Manchester. My mate was a Darlo fan and I used to get him their fanzine “ Mission Impossible “ from there also. Great title for a Rovers fanzine these days.

Candi Staton - Stand By Your Man

Bo Diddley. - Before You Accuse Me

Johnny Burnette - Lonesome Tears In My Eyes

v Ipswich at Ewood in a 1-2 defeat.

Taking the season as a whole we just don’t make enough clear cut chances. It’s the old chestnut of playing a back four and two holding midfielders that rarely get into the last third of the pitch. We have 7 players who will probably not get more the 7 goals between them all season. It’s asking a lot of the other four players.

Once upon a time I was going to have a tee shirt printed that said - “ I saw Stuart Munro play for Rovers. “ One for the fans with a long memory I’ll see if Baradji can do better than Stuart did.

I saw him riding Shergar over in Wiltshire the other day.

They could play them on the moon for all I care. On the dark side preferably.

They’re just like any other team now. Back in the day you could tell a Brazilian team just by the way they played no matter what shirts they were wearing.

The Bobby Fuller Four - Loves Made A Fool Of You

Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance

Sean Dyche knew how good he was. He was trying to sign him when he was at Everton but he couldn’t convince the board there to splash the cash.