Tyrone Shoelaces

He’s playing in the old “ inside left “ position. He’s much better running from deep. I don’t think he could play up against a centre half as effectively.

It’s no bad thing that he was quiet today. Him playing deeper let’s Travis off the leash a bit. Didn’t he move the ball out to the right nicely to start the move that led to one of the goals ?

Yeah, not long ago he wouldn’t have rode that “ tackle “, he would have gone over.

Yep, he always had that in him. In added time as well, just stupid.

I was having a look through my wardrobe out in Spain recently. I came across a “ Philosophy Football “ tee shirt I bought years ago. It features a quote from John Paul Sartre- “ In Football Everything Is Complicated By The Presence Of The Opposite Team “. Other choices are available also. Henrik Ibsen - “ If The Game Is Lost Your Earthly Life Is Wasted “. Jaques Derrida - “ Beyond The Touchline There Is Nothing “. Che Guevara - “ It’s Not Just A Simple Game, It’s A Weapon Of The Revolution “. I think I’ll wear the Derrida one this afternoon to try and bring us some good luck.

Possibly, especially at Burnley.

For some reason back in the day I always thought she was carrying a bit of timber compared with other women in music. Now she looks pretty normal in that film. Just shows how we’ve all got bigger over the years.

I would have thought they’d be on their best behaviour today, relatively speaking of course. It’s when you play them at Luton that you’ll need to take your boxing gloves. We got a 0-0 draw there last season I think but it was awful to watch. They just wanted to fight us and the ref let them get away with it. It was like the old days in the Rochdale Amateur League Div 2.

No, it was an old pro called Stephen Dawson. We were losing 2-0 at one point but managed to steal a draw with a late goal and a really weak MGP free kick that their goalie miss judged completely in time added on. We were beyond poor. I came away really down hearted, we’d shown absolutely nothing and Dawson had bossed the game.

It was really terrible. I came away from the game depressed. The Rochdale lad was way better than either of them. I’ve forgotten his name but he later moved to Scunthorpe. The lad was called Stephen Dawson and he was an experienced lower league journeyman but he was way too good for Lowe and Marrow. He made them look like amateurs.

He was really bad. I remember going to a pre season friendly at Rochdale. They had a lad playing in midfield that ran rings around both Lowe and Marrow,

If they used “ there “ when it should be ” their “ no wonder they were shite.

The first time I saw Lowe play I couldn’t believe how bad he was. All the things you look for in a pro footballer - he had none of them.

I think Szmodic might be on the bench tomorrow. That’s what managers do these days.

You’d think they’d have Ayala locked in a bank vault only to be brought out on match days.

Chief Drone Pilot.

If it was the old Dack he might. However we still await the return of the old Dack.

Correct decision making at speed under pressure is what separates the average players from the top class ones. Khadra’s decision making wasn’t that of a top player. He got more wrong than he got right. I remember watching New Zealand v Australia at Rugby League. Australia were losing by about 2 points with 10 seconds of the game to go. They mounted an attack were about 6 players all handled the ball. Each player had to decide when and where to pass, which player to pass to. Pass inside or pass outside etc. This was all done at amazing speed and every player in the move got the critical decisions right. If any one of those players had made a mistake the move would have broken down. Result - a match winning try in the corner.

I agree he’s not normally a finisher but he’ll get his share and he’ll make goals for other people. A massive up grade on Gally.

They used to excuse Scholes when he committed a bad foul. “ He doesn’t know how to tackle “. Bollocks - he knew exactly what he was doing.

He blew hot and cold too much for me. Nothing changed there.

I’d have been a lot more put out if Buckley had have gone to Bournemouth instead of Rothwell. If Buckley can sort out his ability to attract needless cards he could easily play at the top level in the future.

You are talking about Rothwell here aren’t you ?

Buckley is set up to have his best season this time. He just needs to cut out the silly, pointless bookings he picks up all the time. Tripping somebody up from behind on the half way line doesn’t make you a hard man.

With plenty of end product. Players who can carry the ball from the middle third to the last third can kill you but they need to be able to use the ball when they get there.