That doesn’t say much about the standard of coaching at the club does it ? All skills that can be worked on.

Not when we’ve already got Ayala.

I don’t think the ball is lumped in the air quite as much in Italy. Plus if the guy playing alongside him was a dominant header of the ball you could get away with a shorter player.

It’s more about how high you can jump. Imagine Gallagher playing at centre half. He must be the tallest player in the team yet he probably can jump the least.

It’s like some rugby league players. They look like monsters out on the pitch but it’s amazing how slight some of the are in a tracksuit when you’re stood next to them in the bar.

I had it in my head it was a Saturday afternoon game ?

Sounds like we endured a real siege in the second half.

He could take Wharton’s place on the treatment table now the lad is fit again.

Deluded.

Or Mo Salah ?

That’s his main failing - he’s too easily drawn to the ball.

The thing is, he was shit. He’s as good as admitted it himself.

It never ceases to amaze me reading the comments of people who were actually at the game. Person A will say player X played really well yet person B can say player X was awful ! They can’t both be right.

Thanks for that Tony. You really capture the ebb and flow of the game. It’s nearly as good as being there. The scores are very revealing as to who are the key players in the team.

You mean “ The Crown Oil Arena “ now Jim.

Get well soon.

I’m only 10 miles away from the stadium in Rochdale and there’s blue skies appearing now.

Yeah, my money would have been on the Dingles in those conditions.

I’ve played in conditions like that. Sweep the snow off the white lines and away you go.

Brererton has only himself to blame. Booked twice in two games apparently for kicking the ball away. The club should fine players for that sort of booking.

I see the Dingles v Spurs game as been called off at late notice. I’m in Rochdale and the conditions don’t look bad enough to call a game off.

Big Ben should have gone with his left foot with that chip in the first half. Going with the outside of his right foot made it much more difficult. He should have put the laces through that one at the end, like he did with that chance the other day.

Well they’ve managed to ruin Xmas for us over the last few seasons but today’s result has made my day. I’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Given the playing conditions more than normally it’ll be the team that want’s it the most that’ll thrive today.

Dolan not fully fit apparently. He came in for some rough treatment the other night.