I was reading an article in my paper by Jonathan Wilson today - “ When the authorities introduced the maximum wage for players in 1901, the aim was less to protect the profits of club owners ( although by time the maximum wage was abolished in 1961, that had certainly been the effect ), who were restricted in the dividends they could draw, than to prevent wealthier clubs offering higher salaries to lure the best players, upsetting the competitive balance that made the league viable. The two factors that have done most to destabilise existing league structures - the inflationary soaring of players wages and the ever growing gulf between rich and poor - were foreseen and addressed by the Victorians who established the football league “.

A draw would be a decent result but it’s essential we don’t try to play for one

The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved

We’ve all seen those given.

He never looked like scoring with any of the chances he had tonight.

Jackson could have easily had a hat trick. As for that Mudryk ! Two chance to put the ball into the mixer at the death and he put both balls out beyond the far post. Unbelievable, How much did the pay for him. It reminded me of MGP at the end of our relegation game against Wigan. Free kick with 30 seconds to go, everybody comes up for the ball into the mixer. And he put the ball into Row Z !

You’ll have to describe the top.

People wear trainers for everything now. I remember getting my first pair in about 1966. Light Blue “ Adidas “ leather ones , I can’t recall the name. I must have been the first in Rochdale. I had to order them specially from our local sports shop. Pre season we’d been training on our local pitch and we went to the pub after for a shandy. I didn’t bother taking them off and when we walked into the pub it was like I had two heads ! All the old blokes were staring at them and muttering into their pints of mild. Remember when you could actually ask a shop owner to order something for you and they would ? I was looking through some of my mums old photos the other day and I came across one I’d had taken by one of those freelance photographs that lurked around main streets in the day and pubs at night. They’d take your photo for a small fee, take your name and address, and post the photo on to you later. Oliver Reed plays one in the film “ The System “ which is all about similar guys at a seaside resort. It’s on YouTube if you ever have a spare 90 minutes. I’d be about 19, I think I’d just been for an interview, and I was wearing my Sunday Best. Navy blue 3 button mohair suit, a sort of paisley tie and a light blue silk pocket hanky. Made to measure at “ Mr Senior “. Everybody my age dressed like that then. Casual clothes were only just emerging on the scene. You’d wear a suit to go to the football !

The Earls -Remember Then

Lou Johnson - Always Something There To Remind Me

Love - Alone Again Or

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner

The Rolling Stones - The Singer Not The Song

James Brown And The Famous Flames - I’ll Go Crazy

Out of his league.

I see he was playing a “ Burns “ bass.

The Crystals - He’s Sure The Boy I Love

Plus the point that big followings only help if you’re doing ok. If you’re losing they can soon get restive.

Look where Leicester are ! Then I saw where Sheff Wed are !

Robert Knight - Everlasting Love

I should think so. Selling him without one would have been madness. Even the Chicken Chokers aren’t that stupid.

I think the difference is, to a greater or lesser extent, they all wanted to leave. I don’t think Wharton did.

True. I’ve still seen back passes end up in the goals though.

I don’t know why teams don’t play like that. What use is Dolan defending a corner ? Get him on the half way line.

Regarding the actual incident I was always told to pass the ball back wide of the goal if possible. Having said that we weren’t giving it back to the keeper on multiple occasions every five minutes.