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It’d be handy if they’re playing predominently on that side.

It’s just a better, more balanced set up. Common sense really, nothing to do with Prp.

That’s exactly what he isn’t.

I’d have rather kept Gent than sign both of MacFadz and Baath.

Give over, Sammie’s a legend, just like Speedie is.

One is enough for me.

I watched “ Cause Of Death “ tonight. The cases are set in Blackburn.

Mike England was another - 6’ 3” and he could really jump. I’ve seen him head corners down into the top corner of the goal. Not many tall guys can get up like that. They rely on just being tall.

A few haven’t seen him play then.

Not many tall players are good in the air. Gally’s really not a good header of the ball in an opposed contest.

If he just ran half his weight he could be devasting. You can’t put the mongrel into players though, they either have it or they don’t.

He never looked happy playing as a No 9. His first touch isn’t good enough and he plays like a ten stone weakling that’s just had sand kicked in his eyes. If Stoke think they’ve got a guy that can lead the line they’re going to be disappointed..

A three year contract ! Christmas came early for Sam.

I saw that, jaw dropping. The lad is a complete creep.

A lot of those goals came early in his career. Last season he didn’t look like scoring one. He wasn’t even getting into positions to miss chances.

I can’t see the point of signing both of Fadz and Batth, unless the plan is to give them 45 minutes each ?

Pickering and Brittain probably, but will they get far enough forward ?

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If you were playing centre half and you had him lining up against you you’d be thinking “ Bloody hell I’m in for a rough old afternoon here “. 15 minutes later the armchair and cigars would be out. 6’ 3” jumps about 5’ 8” - I don’t know how he does it. Just let it hit you on the head !

Last season he wasn’t even missing chances, he just wasn’t at the races .

Sounds like the new Jim Fryatt, hopefully he’s the new Rudy Gestede

He’s what I call “ a manufactured player “, there’s a lot of them in modern football. He’s not a natural. A big athletic looking lad. He looks the part - until the whistle blows. He’s never developed a football brain. How many times do we see a ball come into the penalty area to be attacked and he’s back on his heels.

I had an estate agent around valuing my house the other day. He noticed the signed photo of The Beatles with Pete Best on drums in the Cavern I have on the stairs wall. He said “ Look at this house I valued a few weeks ago”. The owner had converted his cellar into a replica of The Cavern with the famous wall backdrop. He had Cavern era Beatles like they were playing painted life size on the wall. It looked brilliant. He’d got the guy who’d actually painted the replica wall in the modern Cavern to do it. The estate agent reckoned it cost the guys £thousands to do.

I saw the Kinks the week “ You Really Got Me “ went to number one at the same club. John Lee Hooker was another good gig there. I missed out on seeing Little Richard because the tickets were 50p and I couldn’t afford that. Alexis Korner and various hangers on, Long John Baldry, Georgie Fame etc seemed to be on every Sunday night. Elton John, with a band called Bluesology I think, were regulars. The house band was David John And The Mood from Preston. They were in the Stones style and went on tour with them. When they got back off that tour their gear had had a massive up grade. All really nice “ Gibson “ guitars and brand new “ Vox “ amps.

We won’t have to wait whilst Christmas if we don’t get some players signed soon.