He’d have gone down great with Keeley and Branagan back in the day. Unfortunately the game has become a lot less physical since then. He’ll have to learn to stay on his feet more if he wants to stay on the pitch.

I can’t see it. Burnley need players to get them out of the shit now, not in a year or two’s time. Buckley’s not nearly at that level at the moment. Having said that if they’re already resigned to being relegated he’d be a good signing.

That’s a bit too convenient.

If we don’t get promotion this season, and hand on heart given the way the club is run I don’t think we will, there is absolutely no chance that Brererton will be at the club next season. Even if by some miracle we do get promoted I still think he’d leave given the clubs that are supposed to be wanting to sign him.

When Carroll gets it all together he’s a handful. Wether he can still do it at top level remains to be seen. I wouldn’t write him off without seeing him play.

I’ve recognised PUMA boots in photos of the 1958 World Cup. I don’t see and ADIDAS or PUMA boots on display there in that photo.

Just look at the boots ! How did they play in those, they’re more suited to working in a foundry.

If we are bringing a player or two in they need to be of the standard to go straight into the team and not just be here to “ give the lads a lift “.

You never know with Mowbray. Ayala back in at centre half. JRC at right or left wing back. Gallagher on the right instead of Khadra

That’d be my team but I’ll be surprised if that’s what Tony starts with.

They’ve got more of a chance if they bring a good midfield player in as well. Should be able to do it on £25 million plus . When they sold a player in the the past they always had a player ready and waiting to step in. What they’d give now for a Brian O’Neil and a Willie Irvine now. Wingers were a speciality. I remember them selling Connelly to bring in Willie Morgan, when he went Coates came in, then Thomas, Kindon, James, the winger who went to Everton. It was a never ending supply until the scouting system fell down.

If you could bring back one player in that team at the height of their powers to play for us now, who would it be ? I think I’d have to go for Garner but Sellers and Barker will have their fans.

There’ll still be a long way to go. I read somewhere the Burnley play Newcastle in the final game of the season, it could go down to that.

How many of them has Ayala played in ?

Yeah, my go to pin up in the 1960’s. I used to be in the Phil Spector Appreciation Society. I’ve still my “ Back To Mono “ badge somewhere.

That’s not too bad if you Ayala in the team.

2-2 27th July 1986. Rovers Team O’Keefe Branagan, Keeley, Fazackerly, Rathbone Miller, Barker, Sellers, Patterson Quinn, Garner. subs not used Gennoe, Mail, Ainscow, Brotherston, Diamond Scorers Quinn 2.

Yeah, get that striker from Fulham at the same time and the job’s a good ‘un.

We dodged a bullet with Obafemi.

Sounds like there’s a lot of good work going on with the young players.

I thought we bought Duncan Shearer as a replacement when Mike Newall broke his leg.

And a few we wouldn’t want. I would have thought £25 million could get you two out field players good enough to make a difference if it’s spent wisely. If we’re talking strikers it may take £25 million to get a good striker in. I think Newcastle paid well over the odds for Wood but that might now be the going rate. Keep signing Championship players and ultimately you end up with a good team - in the Championship.

Paul Downing - remember him ? Supposed to be signing on loan at Rochdale from Portsmouth. Making way for Carter going there on loan ?

I can’t see that happening, they couldn’t afford the fee now. It’d be a hard decision to make though - the Dingle dome or the Nou Camp ?

Get in the queue behind Real Madrid and Barcelona. That’s what the papers say.