Luxury player.

The O’Brien of last season would comfortably have been our best midfield player without a doubt. . What’s worrying me is the amount of time since he last kicked a ball in anger. We can’t afford to lose any ground at the moment if we want to stay in the top six. Would we lose momentum while we assimilate him into the team ? I’m old enough to remember City signing Rodney Marsh who was going to be the final piece of the jigsaw. Fitting him into the team caused a stumble when they were well on the way to winning the league. By time they had got him up to speed they got pipped at the post.

Would that be the Rothwell that had a good 3 month spell then went missing for the rest of last season ? The guy that normally had one good game in 5.

Brierley started in midfield for Rochdale today.

Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels

He probably did it brushing his teeth.

Carol - Chuck Berry

I wonder if they try stuff like that in training. Malcolm” Super Mac “ Macdonald started out as a left back as well.

Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525

A pass to the unmarked Vale for a tap in was the right finish.

He sounds like he was one of the best. We don’t value people like that enough. RIP.

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray

William Bell And Judy Clay - Private Number

Dobie Gray - Drift Away.

He should have passed the ball inside. Vale was on the penalty spot waiting.

Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters

My Little Girl - The Crickets

Living In America - James Brown.

He was a great player in my book. He was brilliant when he dropped into midfield later in his career at Stoke.

I wouldn’t have signed him the second time around. He’d done next to nothing in two seasons after he left Rovers

He’s gone backwards over the last season or two. He was never the greatest but at the moment he’s dire.

The crowd scenes are amazing.

Fred Else in the one were the Preston team are linking arms.

No Jim.

I think that’s film of the FA Cup replay in February 1960. Look at the scorers - Dobing 2 and Dougan 1. We won 3-0 away after drawing 1-1 at home with a last gasp Mick McGrath goal. Incidentally the gate for the home game was 51, 223 ! Most of the male population of Blackburn ! Team for the home game - Leyland Bray, Whelan Clayton, Woods, McGrath Douglas, Dobing, Dougan, Vernon, McCleod. For the away game Bimpson played in place of Douglas and Douglas played in place of Vernon. Vernon must have been on his way to Everton between the games.