I was on the Riverside by the wall facing the incident.I got a good view across the pitch. Every time Fergie got the ball Bruck was chopping at the backs of his legs from behind. Eventually he’d had enough and lashed out backwards. A classic example of what was wrong with football then, and now to a certain extent. The guy causing the trouble gets away with it and the retaliator get the earlier bath. That taught me to always be the guy causing the trouble and never retaliate. Bide your time, you always get a chance to get your own back if you’re patient. I also though Bruck made a meal of the incident, that was the first time I’d seen somebody do that. It wasn’t a game for divers in those days. The other abiding memory from the game is Coventry launching a long ball down centre field. Ronnie set off after it with Bobby Gould in the distance behind him. Just as the ball reached the Rovers keeper Gould caught up with Ronnie Clayton and gave him an almighty kick up the arse ! For no obvious reason. He got a booking but stayed on.

It was pretty common knowledge at the time that they were struggling for finance at the time.

I’d only let him go in the unlikely event of us receiving a “ daft “ offer fr him.

Does that say “ Breaking news “ or “ Faking news “ ?

Who was it that described watching Savage play as - “ Like watching a dog chase an empty crisp packet across a pub car park on a windy day “ ?

That’s one good thing about the pitch cutting up. Playing out from the back is a non starter.

It’s like the old story - players come in two types - the ones that play from the start and get you on top in a game and the ones that play when the first group have got you on top. I’ll leave you to decide which group Morton belongs in.

If he was that good Norwich wouldn’t be letting him go.

Really ? Do you live in the Blackburn area ?

That’s another gift the Chicken Chokers have bestowed on us. Since they turned up we seem to get a player out injured after every game. Sometimes more than one player.

No, winning the play off final is what really counts. Anything less and I’d swap to win the other derbies. You get nothing for losing in the play offs.

He sounds like hard work to me. Attitude problems ?

Dolan’s out for a while apparently.

“ Just don’t get involved “. There’s a reason their guy gave him a nudge.

Archer yes, Khadra no. There’s a reason Sheff Utd have seen enough.

The more balls you get into the box the more chances you should create. The more chances you create the more goals you should score. You won’t create many chances knocking it about in your own half.

Andy Todd had a short fuse. I don’t think that is news to anyone who saw him play.

Bessie Banks had the answer to that. Or the Moody Blues if you prefer.

Or Jerry Lee Lewis playing gospel songs just to piss the audience full of bikers off.

Yeah, it was ruined for me once I found that out a few years ago. I’ve never watched it since then.

Just a bit. I wouldn’t have described Todd as petulant. Not to his face anyway.

You’d have to be about 80 to remember the last time we lost 1-4 at home to Preston.

The worry is it doesn’t take long for people to discover that there are other things you can do with your time. Especially on a Saturday afternoon. Things that are more enjoyable and less stressful.

They’ll be looking for as near a certainty as they can get, Going of his last 12 months BBD would be a big gamble.

You have a good look at what you’ve got in terms of players strengths and weaknesses. Devise a way of playing that plays to their strengths and minimises their weaknesses. Then you stick with it. Coming in thinking “ I’ve got my favourite system, I’ll get this lot playing it “ is madness.