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We watched “ Inspector Montalbano “ tonight. I’ve been sort of a fan in the past but that was 2 hrs of my life I’ll never get back.

Best shin shot I’ve ever seen. He shinned it harder than some players can shoot.

If he’s learnt anything in his career that’s what he’ll do. Not like Mowbray who thought he’d have us playing like City. We’d have 65% of the ball and lose 2-1 every week. He’d seen Mahrez play out wide right and thought “ Who’s got a good left foot in the squad ? “ “Oh I know that left back I’ve just signed ——-fancy playing on the right wing son ? “

Yes you’re right. Although at most places I worked you could normally get a sub on your forthcoming wages. One place I worked you could get loans. They loaned one of the apprentices enough to buy a BMW motorbike. Later on they wanted to fire him for being a dipstick but they couldn’t get rid of him until he’d paid off the loan.

If the style of play doesn’t suit the players skill set we’re in big trouble. Or should I say the manager is, you can’t sack all the players so it’s the manager who usually has to go.

I subsequently read it was in his oesophagus. My cousin, who was a real Blackburn lad but played only rugby union unfortunately, died of the same thing in his early forties. He’d been quite a heavy smoker in his youth. The landlord of a pub I was a regular in also had oesophagal cancer. He’d worked for years in a bookies as well as being a smoker.

“ Prostate “ or “ bowel “ ?

What was he bowling with - a tennis ball ?

It’s funny but some players can seem to hang there and others can’t.

The thing is we’ve seen this before. They think they’ve got it made at 19 and it’s all about “ Rolex “ watches and “Lamborghinis “, football goes out of the window. In five years time half of them will be where Harry Chapman is now.

Yes but Wharton can jump for a ball as well. I’d guarantee he be all over Gallagher in an opposed heading drill. A lot of really big guys struggle getting off the ground more than a foot or so. Mike England was the exception to that rule. 6’3” and he could really jump. I’ve seen him head corners down into the top corner of the goal !

Yet in the first season I started going regularly to Ewood Ipswich Town pipped Burnley to win the old First Division title. Courtesy of Rovers winning home and away v Burnley I would suggest.

I thought that read head butted at first. That would explain a lot.

I’d stay well away.

That'll be during the warm up.

I always thought - goalkeeper, centre half, centre midfield, central striker. Unless you’re lucky enough to have two backbones of course.

When have they ever given anyone the feeling that they really want promotion ? Pound World or Pound Stretcher, take your pick.

We like it around here, it’s great bit of the country. Manchester in one direction and beautiful countryside in the other. However what I was inferring is if you don’t know a lot about British football you could assume a relatively long standing Prem club would be a bit more “ Big Time “. You might assume you were going to somewhere like Newcastle or Everton, and you aren’t.

I was only thinking about this the other day and then it occurred to me. How many of the foreigners have been to Burnley ?

He needs to start dominating games, and for more than 45 minutes.

He was a bit head down when he got into traffic. We had a saying about players like that - “ He dribbles when he comes up to a pair of feet “.

Which one?

The way prices are today it’s got to be £20 million. He’s bit different to most strikers because he can run with the ball instead of just running after it.

You look at a player and you think what has he got ? If it’s a winger - Is he rapid ? If not is he a tricky dribbler. Can he beat a man with either of those skills ? Will he take opponents on ? Is he a good crosser of the ball ? What’s his work rate like ? Are his energy levels good ? Is he aggressive ? Is he a pest off the ball, always in the oppositions face ? Is he always showing for the ball no matter what’s going on around him ? What’s his shooting/heading ability like ? Can he play off either wing ? I’ve seen Hedges play a few times now and for me I can’t answer any of those questions with a positive.

Good player for sure. They’re no fools at Brentford.