It’s convenient that it allows Mowbray to have another go at the dreaded 5 at the back. To paraphrase the late Graham Taylor “ Do I not like that line up ! “

Yeah, nobody is going to tell me Bell was a good fullback, he was really poor. The next time he stops a cross coming in will be the first.

Me too, as we’ve seen recently nothing beats Test Match cricket, it’s the highest form of the game.

That’s very humble and modest plot. Thanks for all the memories Jack.

The best school boy striker I ever played with signed for Hull City straight from school back in the day. That’s where he discovered beer and women. He was back playing with us a couple of years later. He was still a class act but playing in central midfield and about a stone heavier.

I couldn’t care less about the Hundred. I don’t even bother to watch it at all and I’m a cricket fan.

Gallagher lacked that burst of pace to be a top striker, he was always a clever footballer though.

Mike England also played cricket to a decent level. I think it was for East Lancs but I could be wrong. Jim will know I suppose.

I’ve never seen any striker score more goals in off the inside of the post. Like Jimmy Greaves he always went for placement and rarely power. RIP Gerd.

No mate, that must be Mike England. He started out at right back for the first team, played a few games at inside right, got established in the team as a left half, made the centre half position his own when Matt Woods called it a day and later on played successfully as a striker in a crisis. The only positions he didn’t play were on the wing and in goal, if Mowbray had have been managing us then he probably would have got a run out on the wing with him being 6 ft 2 ins tall.

Yeah, no matter where you played him he wouldn’t look out of place. Mike England was the same.

Not really what we are desperate for then.

What level do London Irish play at these days ?

Where does Burgess play Chaddy ?

Feed him a few lines to sell the current Blackburn Rovers to Cooper. That’s if you can think of any because I can’t. He’d have to wait his turn and learn how to play centre half off Lenihan I suppose

I hope he picked up the bill.

I remember it being one of the hottest early May days ever.

Most of those will have walked away from the club and football in general.

Cole and Jansen were a terrific partnership. Once Yorke arrived he seemed to have a competition with Cole as to who was going to run the least.

Yes, what could go wrong did go wrong.

A bit out of our league at the moment ?

Yes, I got that.

I’ve lost count of the good chances we’ve had to get to an FA cup final in my lifetime. Drawing away at Fulham in the quarter finals only to lose at home in the early 1960’s. Little Oxford Utd away later on in the 1960’s with the best Rovers team I ever saw. Several opportunities in the Jack Walker era when we seemed to get good away draws only to lose the replays at Ewood. I was right behind the Pedersen header at OT. I thought it was going in right until it went past the post.

“ Race and Pace “ the story of West Indian cricketers in East Lancashire is on BBC 2 tonight at 6.00 pm. I think I’ve seen it before but it’s worth another watch I think.

Yes but can we bring players like that in under the new Brexit rules ?