The Dingles have played the same system all the time Dyche has been there. If they can they play 4-4-2 almost irrespective of the opposition. They had two up front yesterday against Liverpool away. He also knows his best 11 and when guys have to be brought in as replacements they know what the system is.

That team would walk this Division. If they played our current 11 it'd be like the Dingle rout, 5-0.

I had a drink on my birthday, March 14th. Then the virus started to lock everything down. Since then I've not touched a drop. I can't say I've missed it. It might be different the next time I go in a pub. It does wonders for your bank balance.

He's turned it around for two games ! Let's not get carried away.

" Enjoying seeing Rovers getting beat " ? I don't think my wife would see it quite like that on a Saturday night, or the cat. It takes me whilst Monday morning to start smiling again.

No, sorry.

We won 1-0 on the 21st of March 1987, Colin Hendry scoring the goal. The team was - O'Keefe Price, Keeley, Mail, Sulley Miller, Barker, Ainscow, Sellars Hendry, Curry No subs. Regarding the game on the 12th of December 1987 That one was also a 1-0 win with Chris Price scoring the goal. The team - Gennoe Price, Hendry, Mail, Sulley Dawson, Barker, Reid, Ainscow Garner, Curry Sub - Johnrose came on for Dawson. Looking at that line up it could have been an early attempt at playing three centre halves in Dawson, Hendry and Mail with Price and Sulley as wingbacks.

"Black Peas" ! Now you're talking. There used to be a bloke in Rochdale that had converted one of those ice cream tricycle's you used to see at the seaside to hold hot black peas. He used to go all around town with them. He'd stop at the end of our street and ring a bell. People would come from every house with a bowl or a pan. Monday night at around 6-45 where I lived. With some salt and vinegar they were fantastic..

I don't know wether this true but a Wiganer I worked with swore it was. At the old Central Park the players came out of the stand behind the sticks through a tunnel. When they re developed that stand the builders forgot to replace the tunnel. Nobody had realised whilst it was being built that there was no way for the players to get onto the pitch.

His appointment was another bollock. That was obvious at the time.

Homesick ?

I've got a pal who was equally red eyed. He's involved with FC United now for the same reasons.

If Gallagher and Brererton had have come up through the youth ranks they'd be out on loan like Wharton and Platt now.

I hope I'm wrong for Dunny's sake but I think Barrow have dropped a bollock there.

Is that really his name or is it a spelling mistake ? My Rugby League team once had an Australian player whose first name was Radney. The story was that was a spelling mistake on his birth certificate, being an Aussie who knows ?

I hate to say this but I'd like to bet that the Dingles have hardly dropped any points from winning positions. If they go 1-0 up they usually go on to win the game. Of course they've got two good defenders at centre half and a really good goalkeeper. As Brian Clough used to say " Nobody can lose you a game quicker than your goalkeeper, so get the best 'keeper you can ".

They will be with Walton in goal.

I've only seen Butterworth play once but I really liked the look of him. He reminded me of a very young David Speedie. Then he got injured. I've heard it's a back injury. Having had a long term back injury myself sometimes that can mean " you have a friend for life ". Those old enough to remember Alan Gilliver at Rovers will know a back injury ruined his career. I hope Butterworth gets his career back on track but there are no guarantees Paul.

There's plenty of top players who came from humble beginnings. Kevin Keegan from Scunthorpe to European Footballer of the year is possibly a stand out example. David Speedie made his name initially at Darlington.

I've only seen him play once for 1/2 hr in that " Egg-Cup " game at Rochdale. He was sent off in one of those incidents were two players both go in with a high boot for a bouncing ball and Wharton got there first and caught the guy. Their guy made a meal of it and as the incident was right in front of the Rochdale bench they all came rushing out also making a meal of it, so out came the red card. Of course 30 seconds later their guy was running around like a good 'un. Unfortunately that's football today. Going off the half an hour I saw he seemed to be quite a composed player and was always looking to find a Rovers shirt further up field with some nice measured passes. Given lots of teams let the opposing centre halves have the ball and press everywhere else having a good passer of the ball at the back is very useful. Matty Platt came on in his place and one of the forwards had to walk the plank to allow the substitution to be made. He looked a bit more of a back to basics player than Wharton but he didn't do anything wrong.

Did the Cardiff player get an " assist " for the pass ? He should have, best pass of the night.

That would mean Luton doing the double over us !

Bear in mind that centre halves can mature later than most other outfield players.

Let's sign Firmano then and give the false number nine plan a real go.

They are all tough lads in Rugby League. You wouldn't get me crossing over the white line to play Rugby League. I can't think of many footballers that would either. Maybe the likes of Kevin Moran and David Speedie, I can't think of many more.