Tyrone Shoelaces

It had got to the point were we needed to score 2 or 3 to get a draw.

I haven’t seen many players recently at Rovers that I’d pay to see just because they were playing. Dack in his prime was probably the last one but Wharton is worth watching on his own.

That’s what I was thinking - what sort of “ defender “ does that. Not even schoolboy level football.

You can bet we won’t be “ doubling our money “ . “ Selling the paintings off the wall “ never ends well as we’ve seen in the past.

Jimmy Soul - If You Wanna Be Happy

He’s been Palace’s best player in every game since he’s gone there. What more could anybody want ? When did we last sign a player that made an instant impact like that I ask myself.

Al Green - Let’s Stay Together

Player of the match again today according to the BBC. A once in a generation player for us.

If it was put to the vote it’d make the elections in North Korea look tame.

When did we last score a goal with a shot from distance ?

We won’t stay up if we don’t win another game in my opinion. We’ll need at least one win from somewhere.

Johnny Rivers - I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water

How many wanted Rothwell selling to Bournemouth at the time ? The board would have erupted. Ditto selling Brererton when he was having his purple patch. Not many on here said let’s sell at the time. Let’s have it right.

That was the crucial mistake. Most of our attacking creativity went out the door with him.

Even the dogs in the street know what they are like. Nobody in pro football can make the excuse that they didn’t know the Chicken Chokers were out and out liars.

Do remember when we sold Ken Knighton ? Selling Wharton was a similar moment. That was when we threw in our hand.

I didn’t see tonight’s game. What worries me is we’re try to play a Big Sam type game with JDT type players. The problem is we have no alternative at the moment.

Anybody know why MacFad is missing ?

Gallagher , what a sick note. He must get injured pulling his shorts on.

My last suit was a dark navy blue with a fine green pin stripe. Nice but I never wear it now. It’s in the wardrobe along with my forty silk ties. Off the peg, not made to measure, it’s not the same.

Nah, solid colours. I don’t think they did a pin stripe mohair. I did have a really nice pin stripe blazer at the time though. It was a bit “ Small Faces “ style

I think it’s becoming clear that it wasn’t a happy camp at Ewood. For whatever reason, I don’t really know. Players who weren’t getting picked were never happy in the past, but with massive benches these days most players get some game time. I’ve seen enough relegation “ battles “ at Rovers to feel we were going down under JDT. Not much was working and the feeling of Rovers being a “ Zombie “ club had emerged again. The new guy may keep us up, he may not, but to judge him now after the really difficult start he’s had is ridiculous. I say “ battles “ because we don’t do battles normally, we just go down.

The Walker Brothers - No Regrets Mrs Shoelaces is a long time Scott Walker fan. She’s out in Cincinnati at the moment so she went on a pilgrimage to his old house on Wednesday !

Not really, tight trousers and very fine material probably.

It was a strange programme. At one point he had a “ mod-ish “ haircut and at another point he had flowing locks a la Tim Sherwood. I used to get my suits made by “ Mr Senior “ in Rochdale. A great tailor. When the postcard dropped through the letter box telling me to go for another fitting my mum would go mad - “ not another bloody suit, I don’t know where you get your money from ! “ I always had two pairs of trousers made with the jackets, the lightweight cloth wore out between the legs easily. I’m not bragging.