You’ve got to play in your opponents half and get balls and bodies into the box. There isn’t another way.

Travis, Buckley, Morton or Wharton when he’s fit again.

Money’s Too Tight To Mention- The Valentine Brothers.

Crazy Arms - Jerry Lee Lewis

One Fine Day - The Chiffons. Yes, I can keep it in the 1960’s.

Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles.

From Me To You - The Beatles.

That’s were it’s not working. Three will always dominate a two.

I had disc problems - playing football was murder, even at amateur level.

What was more worrying was the playing staff and management seemed to be thinking along similar lines. Straight off to the airport for a break in the sun. I’d be laid down in a darkened room. The two local lads that would have given their right arm to play in that game were left out !

With all due respect were the “ project “ argument falls down is that clubs like Rovers can’t sustain a successful team over that period of time. If we had any really good players they’ll be lured away by clubs further up the food chain just like Armstrong was. Let’s just say we’d stormed up the league playing brilliant football - how long do you think JDT would hang around ? One of the bigger clubs that had just been relegated would be after him like a shot. The only way it works is if you have a shit hot senior management and scouting system that can identify replacements before you need them as Brentford and Brighton have done. We couldn’t be further away from being run along those lines if we tried

Time Is On My Side - Irma Thomas.

Time Of The Season - The Zombies.

Projects are for clubs with A* senior management such as Brighton, Brentford, Fulham etc not for clubs like Rovers who basically have no senior management at all.

I did until he got that long standing back injury. That’s guaranteed to make life more difficult for a footballer - see Dahlin.

I’d be happy if I could see some style and a coherent way of playing emerging. As it is at the moment I can’t. This season has been really poor so far.

Too many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes.

Here I Go Again - Country Joe and the Fish.

He’s a better bet than Vale. That’s all that matters at the moment.

On The Road Again- Canned Heat

Dolan is one of the few players we have that looks like he enjoys playing football and wants to be out there.

Good to see. I believe their first team was playing tonight at Blackpool.

Mowbray didn’t like guys with a bit of fire in their bellies, he preferred son-in-law material.

They’ll be better off. Saving the 35k a week and the £10 million fee if by some miracle we were to get promoted.

I’m not a fan. That fuck up at Rotherham was enough for me. If I saw that in an under 15’s game I’d be shaking my head.