I'd say Belgium have top players. England are ok at beating up the little kids, when the big lads come into the play ground it's another story.

There's a difference between World class and International class. In my book World class means the best 11 players in the World in their position at any one time. Freidel was the best goalkeeper in the World for a spell, Duffer was the best left winger at one time. Shearer was probably the best striker in the World in his time at Rovers. Dunny wasn't at that level and I don't think he would have been even if he had been injury free.

I thought he was the best left winger in the comp when he played for Eire in the World Cup.

Grealish looks a very good player in the making. The problem is we've plenty of good players but hardly any great ones. Alf Ramsey reckoned to win the big games you needed at least 3 World class players. That means if you were picking a World 11 you would have at least 3 of those players in your team. He reckoned we had 3 in Banks, Moore and Bobby Charlton when we won the World cup with Ray Wilson knocking on the door of the World 11.

Hakan Sukur, back in his hey day was World class.

It was sad to see Don go but his time was up. Nothing is forever.

I bet Danny Blanchflower hated playing against Bryan Douglas, he got run ragged every time. I'll say this about Danny, he never resorted to under hand tactics with Bryan in spite of getting the run around. Maybe he just couldn't get close enough ! I've seen Dougie come off with his shirt being ripped on several occasions. That old vee neck was ideal for players trying to pull him back after he'd gone past them. Brian O'Neil at the dingle dome and Frank McKlintock at Ewood spring to mind. Two good players but they weren't averse to a bit of manhandling.

As long as the mud wasn't over the tops of your boots it was ok to play on.

Cliff Jones for Spurs was the Gareth Bale of the day. A real handful of a winger. Bill Brown in their goal was top class as well.

Are you his mum ? What's he getting for tea tonight ? How long has he been here ? Hardly my first opportunity.

Brererton's a waste of a shirt out wide and he's a waste of a shirt playing up front. The only time he's done anything of note is when he's been played in what you could describe as the old inside left position.

Didn't Dolan play Armstrong in for a tap in at Fleetwood ?

That's if everything goes according to plan regarding the injury and he doesn't have the subsidiary issues that some players have following a prolonged time out.

Dack might not have played a first team game by December. Who's going to sign him in those circumstances ? You'd have to see him play a few games first and be sure that he's back were he was before the injury. Teams in danger of relegation can't afford to take gambles like that.

Not all of us were. I said at the time he might be the new Damian Duff but he's much more likely to be the new Keith Treacy. You can look it up if you like.

I took my youngest son to that one for his second ever game. He's still a fan even after that dire performance. Notable for the very expensive Stuart Munro's only appearance in a Rovers shirt. I think this was the final straw for Jack Walker and Don was on his way out.

Yes, that's where he should be playing in games such as that one.

So in spite of all that technology we still signed two non scoring strikers ?

I can't honestly recall another game were we were so much on top in a game that we lost. It was ridiculous.

There will always be gems to be found in the lower leagues. My local Club, Rochdale, brought quite a few through over the last few years. Craig Dawson to name just one. tI's being able to spot them that's the secret. That and being able to mend them if they're a " broken toy " sometimes. The guys that have lost their way, just like another one Keith Hill fixed, Grant Holt.

Only in theory.

You can put Walton in with them.

I think " Dolan cementing a place " is being a bit optimistic. Another quiet game against Forest and he'll be on the bench again.

I don't know about that but I could see them finishing higher up in the league than us, even with our 7 point start.

Dido Harding would beg to differ.