The guy who used to write about my local rugby league team was banned from entering the ground by the clubs directors because he was on their case. He ended up going in through the turnstiles with a false beard and clear glasses.

I’ve never seen him have a good game for England. He looks overawed by the experience. Bowen looked more of a threat out there.

Well done Matty - 300 pages and counting.

Yeah, I thought he was badly at fault for their goal.

Lacklustre display by England. Germany passed us off the park, especially in midfield. England stole a point in the end. Grealish did more in 15 minutes than Mount did in the whole game. Saka ? What is he for ? Stirling really poor tonight. I don’t like two defensive midfield players along with Mount in midfield, much too defensive. Southgate too cautious, just like Mowbray, we’ll never win anything with him running the show.

Getting over run in midfield. I missed the start and I only realised Mount was playing after about 40 minutes.

Common sense isn’t it ?

Like any other football club board they will have had their eye on a possible replacement or replacements even when Critchley appeared to be settled. You never know in football and it pays to think ahead in any business.

Maybe Birdie is from another planet ?

Nyambe to WBA anybody ?

I’m counting on you to get us there Chaddy.

I was inferring that’s why the players want to get back into the Premier League. You mean our “ Slumdog Billionaires “ ? If brains were gunpowder they wouldn’t have enough to blow their caps off.

Anyone of those three could be the new Gordon Lee, on the other hand they could be the new Jim Iley.

Yes but he’d be behind the rest of the players in terms of pre-season preparation.

“ Money, money, money “ as ABBA sang.

It’d been a long season for Wharton and don’t forget he started behind everybody else.

The only teams I heard him talk up were our opponents, and that was irrespective of who they were. I stopped listening to him eventually.

Correct, Mowbray didn’t sign potential captains. He only wanted lads who weren’t going to make any waves.

Again.

Harper. Was that Hart kid a signing or a loan?

It’s hard to argue against that. By and large he’s been coming in when the score was 25 for 2 or 50 for 3 as well.

Let’s see what he averages in the future.

DOF ? I reckon they’re waiting on the outcome of tonight’s vote. We might have a new candidate.

I think that might change now he’s not weighed down by the captaincy.

I know things have changed in football but three of our successful managers back in the day - Ken Furphy came from Watford when they were shit. Gordon Lee came from Port Vale who were roughly where they are now. Jim Smith came from Colchester, again roughly where they are now. All three went on to be poached away from Rovers to manage in the First Division.