Bill Foulkes about to take the doggie out. Probably a red card coming up. I don’t recognise the other two but the player clocking the dogs arse could be Wilf McGuinness.

Dogs on the pitch used to happen quite often back in those days.

We were all “ taller than that “ once upon a time !

My uncle was a drayman for Duttons back in the 1950’s and 60’s.

It was a shame, Bonnetti was a class ‘keeper. I saw him have some great games for Chelsea, one in particular at Ewood when they won 1-0. He won them that game. I reckon my mum could have saved the Beckenbauer shot, maybe the fact that he didn’t hit it cleanly fooled Bonnetti. Bobby Charlton was spent by then and he was supposed to be marking Beckenbauer but he just let him run with the ball from the half way line. Ramsey subbed him right away after that, not at 2-0 as most people think. Our Keith got out jumped on the last goal but he’d played all the game in that heat and made two goals. The lad jumping with him had only just come on. Ramsey never picked him again after that game. Bonnetti was gone after the first goal. I couldn’t get to sleep after that game I was so wound up. I genuinely thought we had a chance of getting to the final again.

Best team I ever saw. They could give the current England team a 2 goal start. The best England team I ever saw was the team that played Brazil in 1970. Very unlucky not to get a draw against them.

I suspect that team is for the opening game of of the 1968-69 season. Home against Derby County 1-1. Att 13, 686. If my memory serves me well Eamon Rogers scored from a very early penalty which was the first goal scored that season. Back Row - Billy Wilson, John Coddington, George Sharples, Adam Blacklaw, Don Martin, Barry Hole. Front Row - Les Chappell, Stuart Metcalfe, Malcolm Darling, Keith Newton, Eamon Rogers, Jon Connelly. They probably lined up - 4-2-4. Blacklaw. Newton, Coddington, Sharples, Wilson. Rogers, Hole. Metcalfe, Darling, Martin, Connelly. Sub. Chappell.

The bowler should have stopped in mid delivery, stepped right back to the wicket, and then said “ Next time, I’ll run you out “. Fair enough after that. Headline in my paper today says the “ MCC states the win was properly officiated “. Of course it was, that’s not the issue, as soon as the Indian player appealed the umpire had to give the England player out.

I almost got run out in a similar sort of way. I’d played and missed at a ball with the wicket keeper standing up. He’d had it his gloves for a while so I wandered out of my crease. The keeper whipped the balls off and appealed. Before the umpire could make up his mind the captain of the opposition, who was fielding at first slip, said to keeper “ Don’t be a dick, put the bails back on “.

You’re wrong there mate. Sutton marked Tugay out of the game at Ewood. Even the dogs in the street know that.

It’s really sad that we have so called international players that can only play on one side of the pitch. Keith Newton played right back and left back for England without a problem.

The accepted rule in my experience was you warned the batter first. After that if they did it again it was fair enough. What the Indian player did yesterday was unacceptable.

I know who it is now but in took me a while. It’s a good competition. My first thought was Brian Hill who played on the left wing in the early 1970’s.

It’s like watching another sport entirely. Too much running around and not enough sideways passing.

Thanks but you should also salute my collection of Rovers related books.

I think I know the player in the photo but the number on the shorts is fooling me. I think it should be number 11 if the player is who I think he is. I’ll let somebody else win the free shirt. I stopped wearing replica shirts when it became obvious that I was no longer a player of any standing. That shirt is probably my favourite shirt of all. It’s a beauty. They did a warm weather short sleeved version as well.

He got on the ball a lot more but nothing came of it. At least he went looking for work. Foden never came out at half time for me. Sterling has learnt nothing about football since he was 17.

I was disapointed with Grealish last night.All he seems to do is wander about with the ball looking to get fouled.

I saw Lofthouse play once at the tail end of his career. Very much like Shearer in style. He chased a long bouncing ball out onto the right wing. When he caught up with it he was about 3 yards in from the touchline and the byline. He just smashed the ball on the volley past an amazed goalie who thought it was going out and was getting set to take a goal kick !

Go on any other clubs message board and they’ll be saying exactly the same. I’m sorry but I’m too long in the tooth for this” Kings New Clothes “ malarkey. If I’ve just wasted two hours of my life watching a rubbish performance I’ll say so. That goes for Rovers equally. We can’t play this walking football. As soon as we upped the tempo late on we looked a better team all together.

Looks like the Beeb, Sky and ITV dodged a bullet. That was 2 hours of my life I’ll never get back. I’d rather have Mowbray than Southgate. That tells you how highly I rate him.

He was tremendous when he took over from Mick McGrath at left half for half a season. It gave him the opportunity to show his true all round footballing abilities. Centre half limited him somewhat. He’s still the best centre half I ever saw in the flesh.

I like Southgate as a person but as an England manager ? Never in a million years.

I forgot he was playing in the second half.

Best right back in the world at the 1962 World Cup.