Johnny Rivers - I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water

The Rolling Stones - Key To the Highway

Free - My Brother Jake

Doctor Feelgood And The Interns - Mister Moonlight.

Also a really great player in his day. One of the few, Roy Keane was another, capable of playing teams on his own when it was necessary. If you saw that European Cup final were Liverpool beat Roma you’d know what I mean.

Richard Anthony - Too Late To Worry

Get around the sides of your opponents and goals will come. Play in front of them all day and you’ll hardly ever make a clear cut chance.

He’ll have been drinking the “ Keep Ball, Walking Football “ Kool Aid like most of the coaches today.

There’s a really good article in my paper today regarding the new Bournemouth manager. Referring to his previous team Rayo - “ Unlike the typical small promoted team, Rayo did not park the bus. They took it on a ride and it was wild. “ He doesn’t want the game to be under control, he wants things to happen “ says their midfielder Mario Suarez. “ Rob in the oppositions half, be direct, open the pitch, get into the area “ ” Organised chaos may be one way of putting it and it’s a description Iraola likes. In fact , he says “ I prefer too much chaos to too much organisation. I prefer to play at a high pace, even if that means a touch of hastiness, than play at a slower pace and have a bit more control “ Only one side won the ball more in La Liga last year; only one side lost it more. “ ” Iraola talks about “ volume “ As Alvaro Garcia puts it ; “ If there are lots of crosses, lots of people arriving in the area, lots of attacks …..if there are three crosses in the same move, one will come off, it’s a matter of time “. Sounds like the football I grew up with. Death to “ Keep Ball “. It’s be interesting to see how he goes on at Bournemouth. “ Three crosses “ , that’s about our ration for a whole game. “ Lots of people arriving in the area “. He’s playing my song.

Little Anthony And The Imperials - Tears On My Pillow

Love - 7 And 7 Is

Bob B Soxx And The Blue Genes - Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts

There used to be two “ Robinson’s “ pubs in Rochdale. Now there’s only one. Neither of them would sell you a pint of “ Old Tom “. You could have a half or a “ pony “. A “ pony “ was about a third of a pint. My first wife liked a few halves - until she walked out of the pub one night and just collapsed in the middle of the road. The pub I’ll be off to in half an hour still sells “ Old Tom “ all year round but only in bottles. About a month before Xmas he’ll get it in on drought for a couple of months.

The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Night. A nice bit of Doo-Wop.

Phillips is supposed to be on his way out of City. They’re also trying to sign Guardivol. He’s going to be a top player in the future.

I think he had a falling out with Souey, nothing new there I suppose. Didn’t he leave him out for a game at Old Trafford only to bring him on as a sub when it was too late ? The game when Dunny missed a penalty ? After that he wasn’t hanging around at Rovers. A truly great centre forward. See if you can find that bit of film from the 6-4 Turkey v Wales game.

Tomorrow - My White Bycycle

Moon Martin - Bad Case Of Lovin’ You

I was just browsing the BBC football site and I came across video of the Turkey v Wales 6-4 match. Nathan Blake scores for Wales, then Robbie Savage gets a belter. After that Hakan Suker gets 4 brilliant goals for Turkey. What a great player he was.

Jack Scott - What In The Worlds Come Over You

Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High

Plus Czechoslovakia splitting into two.

Chris Kenner - Something You Got

The Doors - Love Me Two Times

The well respected Jonathan Llew has it right in a really good article in my paper. ” Perhaps it is too much of a simplification to say England play cricket as they would like it to be while Australia play the game that actually exists. But it was certainly true here. England played the game of sprites and vibes: Australia played the surface and the ball that was bowled and however you want to spin it a defeat on your own terms is still a defeat. Now comes the real test. Do England want to wake up ? Or do they want to keep dreaming ? “