Tyrone Shoelaces

To paraphrase an old film title - “ The Club That Died Of Shame”.

Simon Dupree And The Big Sound - Kites

Yeah “ drawring “ used to drive me mad when I worked in the high school. All the teachers I worked with said it all the time.

The series about the scandal of the postmasters and postmistresses with the always excellent Toby Jones is worth watching. “ Mr Bates versus the Post Office “ on ITV at 9.00 pm.

It’s a Zombie club. Zombie Rovers.

A “ city “ too many matey. Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone

It’s like I said before - the football teams will out football us and the ale house teams will out muscle us. We’re in a bad situation. We need some fighters rapidly

I think I’d play him in the FA Cup game.

I was looking at an autographed Everton programme the other day because Fred Pickering’s autograph was on it. Roy Vernon’s was on also. Every autograph was clear as bell, you could easily name every one. I have an autographed Rovers ball somewhere. A friend won it in a raffle a few years ago and gave it to me. You had to have a printed sheet with the ball so you could decipher the “ autographs.”

Britain, Hyam, Wharton, Pickering Travis Tronstad, Wharton Szmodics Gally ( Ennis or Telaovic for now ), Sigurdsson. And play more of the game in our opponents half.

If we do end up in the drop zone this lot won’t get us out of it.

The full backs, if Tronstad, Wharton and Travis have the brains to cover for them when they go forward. etc. Basic football. Make us harder to score against, we need 2 goals every game to get a draw.

Play all three in midfield in a 4-3-1-2. And stop conceding goals. I’d try it in the FA Cup game.

We’ve got more chance of getting Tommy Cooper.

Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour

I was thinking earlier today - when did Rovers last bully a team in a game, as opposed to being bullied of course ? It must be before the Chicken Chokers arrived.

On that occasion he had a game to forget. Dived over one my mum could have kept out then went to pieces.

Brierley almost ticked those boxes but he’s a regular on Brentford’s bench now. I believe we’ve signed a player when I see him running out in a game at Ewood Park.

Not a film but a live musical. We saw “ Hamilton “ at the Palace in Manchester earlier this week. Fabulous performance, it’s jaw droppingly good.

Tommy Tucker - Hi Heel Sneakers

Spanky And Our Gang - Like To Get To Know You

I think I was at that game. I think it’s the one we lost 1-0. Bonnetti always played really well at Ewood. Pity about the World Cup quarter final !

Bobby Bland - I Pity The Fool

First requirement of a full back - pace. Second requirement of a full back- you’ve got to like a tackle.

That’s were the “ fatigue “ thing puzzles me, how can you get fatigued when half the time you’re playing walking football ?