I like to give the new guy a bit more time before deciding he's the answer to our prayers. I really hope he is, I'm well Walton'ed out. He did have to pick three out of the back of the net yesterday when all said and done.

His half time motivational speech - " Don't leave anything out there on the pitch lads, give it all you've got, try dying, oops sorry I meant die trying "

That's always going to be the problem, the Chicken Chokers don't know the first thing about the game and in ten years they're still as clueless as they were when they first bought the club. That takes some doing when you think about it. At 16 I didn't know how to read a micrometer, at 26 I was a skilled engineer with the world at my feet. We can only dream though, it's either that or pack up watching all together !

I'm not looking for son in law material I just want someone who's a winner and who will get us out of this division whilst we've still got a club left.

That's more like it. I always liked Richardson, a very skilful player.

Better than Walton ? My mum would be better than Walton and she'll be 90 in November. Did he ever make a save apart from the shots that actually hit him ?

Alan Whittle scoring there I think.

I just checked Mike Jackman's book. Mick McGrath's last game in the 64-65 season was against Everton at Home on March the 6th. Fred Else was missing from after the Home game with Burnley on Feb the 24th until the game with Man Utd on April the 3rd. So logic suggests that the photo was taken before then. Like you I don't recognise the ground. I the photo was clearer I might be able to recognise the opposition forward.

You won't win many games with only two shots on target.

Duff wasn't a world class talent at Dolan's age.

Looks like Fred Else in goal and Mick McGrath. Maybe Mike Harrison in the distance, the photo is a bit blurred. That's the first kit I ever had.

I'm more used to watching Bournemouth playing at Rochdale.

He dropped a bollock or two but he also pulled off some saves the like of which we haven't seen since Freidel was here. It was obvious to most people who hadn't got a downer on him that once he got a bit more experience he would turn out to be a Prem standard keeper.

Me too.

Yes, he was up against Dennis Irwin if my memory is correct. He'd been a class full back over the years but age caught up with him that day.

Gordon Lee's promotion team would beat that lot 2-1 most games.

Downing ? Are you thinking of Brennan ?

" The Curse Of The Chicken Chokers " !

I think you're right on the team and the score. I reckon anybody who can get 9 out of Mowbray's starting 11 correct is operating at genius level.

He's definitely missing his way at Rovers. A job in Parliament must surely be his next move.

That's very revealing, the bookies are right a lot more times than they are wrong.

Possibly not. We know what we're getting with Williams at centre half, he's half decent most of the time, especially if you want to hang around in mid table. Presumably Swansea have had look at Sarr and Williams and apparently they prefer Williams. I'm hoping Wharton will come good, I think I've seen a footballer there. Certainly if I was scouting I'd be back for another look at him.

I don't know much about Sarr but the fact that he played for a relegated team doesn't mean he's a bad player. When we were relegated in 1966 we had the best centre half in Europe, possibly the best centre half in the World, playing for us.

Bloody hell, the defence then was worse than the current lot !

Put the goals at the side of the pitch and we've cracked it then. I learnt a long while ago that I could pass the ball a lot quicker than I could run with it.