Tyrone Shoelaces

And Rothwell.

That’s what we should have done once he got us promoted. Obviously the Sunderland senior management aren’t as green as our lot were.

Z Z Hill - The Chokin’ Kind

Peter Wolf - Lights Out

That’s a conservative estimate, I’d say we’ve lost many more. Matty will be along any minute to tell us how many.

They might be fitter but they aren’t better technique wise, look at all the one footed players you see, poor headers of the ball, weak tacklers etc.

I’ve got a mate who’s a Sunderland fan. We were visiting him when they played West Brom away so I watched the game. I was impressed with how they played. They were passing it out from the back really well. Way better than we do. Having said that the WBA goal came from a defender dwelling on the ball and losing out.

Great free kick from Hignett. If modern day players are so much better how is it we’ve nobody playing for us at the moment capable of scoring free kicks like that ?

Conway Twitty - It’s Only Make Believe

Cannibal And The Headhunters - Land Of A Thousand Dances

My view hasn’t really changed. Shelling out that sort of dosh on “ one for the future “ when we desperately needed championship standard players to go straight into the team was a mistake.

The Rockin’ Berries - He’s In Town

Gene Chandler - Nothing Can Stop Me

Yeah I can’t understand why anyone should be “ negative “ about Rovers after the last dozen seasons of unbroken success we’ve just had.

Duff was the outstanding forward in the 2002 World Cup. BBD isn’t nearly in the same class, Duff was head and shoulders better. The best winger I’ve ever seen at Rovers with the sole exception of Bryan Douglas, and I’ve seen a few.

Jackie DeShannon - When You Walk In The Room

Plus David Speedie

Craig Hignett scored some good goals for us. Oh to have had him playing up front this season.

The Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In

The Markeys - Last Night

That was the pits. If I’d have been scouting Pickering I’d have put away my notebook and got up and left after 90 seconds. Anybody capable of such a misjudgement shouldn’t be playing pro football.

About two months too late.

I didn’t “ give it to Burnley “ back in the day. I never felt the need to. Rovers winning trophies was enough for me, I never bothered to think about them. I’ve been around football long enough to know that nothing is forever. That’s why I thought all this flying banners over grounds completely stupid.

It’s when it crosses over from a “ gentle ribbing “ to piss taking that I object. When I played it was drummed into me “ be a bad loser but a good winner “. That stuck with me - winning was always enough in my book, after the game I never felt the need to denigrate the opponents. Sometimes the margin between success and failure is very narrow indeed, I never forget that also. i’ve mentioned it before but some of the posters that are on here several times a day were missing for months on end last season.

More likely to struggle than thrive unless the Chicken Chokers decide to get interested. Not much chance of that.