In my experience centre halves aren’t the sharpest knives in the box. All that heading etc.

Nobody in their right mind signs a player going off one performance. Especially if it’s a big money signing. I used to knock about with a guy who was a City scout. He’d watch a player 4 or 5 time and it would always be at an away match. He reckon that was more of a true test of a good player. We’ve all played amateur football and had the odd game were we looked like world beaters.

I’m pretty sure that is Tommy Gemmell and not Denis Law. My immediate impression of the other mystery player was Bobby Moncur of Newcastle United.

I liked what Johnno did with what is effectively the reserve team in previous seasons but I wouldn’t want anyone who’s involved with the current “ performances “. It’s an example of how not to play football.

Absolute shite interview on radio Lancs from Mowbray. I don’t know why I listen, he spent more time talking Wycombe up. Mumble, mumble, mumble. He’d talk a glass eye to sleep. Same old story today, the players have downed tools already and are being allowed to get away with it. Losing to the bottom of the league without a whimper. Anybody with an ounce of integrity would be calling it a day after that. If he’s still here next season I’ll be breaking the habit of a lifetime and putting a £10 on us to go down.

I thought we missed Grealish tonight. I don’t like this way of playing were right footed players ( Stirling ) play on the left and left footed players ( Foden ) play on the right. Foden had a great chance second half and the goalie could have thrown his cap on his right footed shot

I though not.

Anybody fancy England after watching that, fill your boots. I thought the pen was a dive.

Too many think they’ve got it made already. They’re on easy street. Having a decent coach would help though.

Dull game. I could have played in goal for England tonight in my slippers.

There aren’t many good slow fullbacks.

That was my first thought. Southgate’s not related to Mowbray is he ?

Nothing to do with England but the lad I thought was a good keeper, Sanchez who was on loan at Rochdale from Brighton last season, has been called up to the full Spanish squad. And we got Walton instead.

I take it you never saw Bryan Douglas . If you had you’d know the difference between dribbling with the ball and just running after it.

I don’t recall him trying many. That wasn’t his game. Running into space past people brought him most of his goals, like lots of strikers.

How many successful dribbles did Shearer complete in a game ?

He’s caught my eye on the Blackpool highlights this year. He’s quick and he knows where the goals are. He’s more of a “ leader of the line “ than Armstrong is.

He seems to either score or make a goal every time he plays. They aren’t tap ins either. They love him down there.

Yeah, good finish.

He’s keeping them up on his own at the moment.

We’ve already invested £12 million in the “ right “ signings and we’re nearer to the bottom 6 than the top 6. I wouldn’t give Mowbray another penny to “ invest “.

I’ll be watching it later. It’s got a 5 star review in today’s “ Guardian “. That doesn’t happen often.

I saw him a couple of times, a taller, better, Bradley Dack. He was one of the Stan Bowles, Tony Currie, Alan Hudson, Charlie George generation that were too “ unconventional “ to get more than a couple of caps. I liked to see players do things I could never do in a million years, those players never let you down. I read his autobiography a few years ago. His life will have definitely been lived to the full.

Play him at right back.

Rhodes had an attack built around him with the sole purpose of creating chances. If he was playing up front on his own with our current line up he wouldn’t be scoring anything like as often.