Back in the day a lad I played with and against got taken on at Huddersfield because his dad had a word. He was a Football League ref at the time.

As time went by he couldn’t see. Nearly any shot from outside the box on target was a goal.

Being able to communicate your ideas clearly is one of the most important things. That’s as long as your ideas make sense of course. I was thinking “ transition “ was when you changed from a bloke to a woman and vice versa. Now I find it’s the buzz word for passing the ball out.

Yeah, he cried all the way to the bank.

You don’t have to suffer in silence matey. There are treatments you can get these days.

Charles “ Sonny “ Liston.

Which boxer once said “ You can’t put friends ( or new managers ) in the bank “ ?

They’d have to mess up badly not to.

Great result. There was a time not long ago that we wouldn’t have chased down that score.

I’m not too upset to see Park is leaving. I wasn’t impressed with him.

They were waiting for a manager as long as us.

Apart from injury I think Phil Jones marred his United career. He never developed the mental side of the game. He was still making the same mistakes at Utd that he was making as a lad at Rovers.

There’s also gaining football intelligence. Where to pass and when to pass. Some players just lend you the ball. They pass it to you just to get rid of it. Anywhere will do. Good players pass it to you so you’re on your better foot etc I remember listening to Malcolm Alison talking about what a clever player Alan Ball was. He showed an incident were Ball was in possession in the old inside right channel about 30 yards from goal. The right full back broke on his outside and was looking for a pass. Ball could have easily passed the ball into his stride. He didn’t do that, he played the ball up towards the byeline so that when the full back sprinted to the ball his only option was to cross the ball. Allison said that was “ Bally pulling the strings, he knew the full back would dither if he passed it directly to him, so he played a pass that only gave him the option of crossing the ball. “ Clever.

Yes there’s a big difference in playing a 17 year old striker and a 17 year old centre half.

I just noticed Bill Ashurst has died. What a player he was, he could do it all, run, kick, pass, tackle. He was a natural who could beat teams on his own. They don’t make forwards like Bill nowadays. He was also no stranger to the early bath. In his RL Express obituary it mentions he was also a very good soccer player who had a trial at Blackburn Rovers.

Rooney was a once in a generation player as well. He had it all at 17.

You needed a bed with a softer headboard !

If somebody does spot a promising young player by time the owners have got their act together the player will have been picked up by somebody else.

I think it helps when your opponents play the right way also.

Edun I suppose. Let’s hope that JDT knows a left back when he sees one. I don’t think Mowbray did.

I wouldn’t have fancied playing in shorts so long. Flapping around you knees as you run. If you’re bringing a pass down on your thigh I’d like to be able to see my thigh. Jimmy Hill was the only one I can remember with a beard. Then Trevor Hockey.

Burnley must need 18 new players then. Get the cheque book Mr Pace.

It does have some relevance. We won the World Cup wearing shorter shorts !

It means his hairline is receding. He’ll be needing the Rooney treatment soon.

Maybe you haven’t got the legs for them Chaddy.