I agree regarding Dack. Only the really determined and dedicated return to exactly where they were after injuries like that.

I was just reading the pen picture of Mike England. Apparently the club sent him back to Wales as a youth because they thought he would never develop physically ! He ended up a 6' 3" and 13 stone colossus ! The Dingles sent Bryan Robson home because they thought he wouldn't be big enough.

The pen picture of Bill Eckersley says he only played one game in the top division, his debut game in our last match before relegation. Although he played most of his career in the second division he was still playing when we returned to the first division in the 1958-59 season.

Yes he is, very much so. But I remember Smallwood knocking one in from just outside the 6 yard box away at Rochdale before the manager decided he was better off playing more in our half.

There were plenty on here saying " It's only Luton, we'll batter them ". What they were forgetting is newly promoted teams still have that bounce about them, they have a full squad- no injuries , no suspensions and their confidence will be high. Maybe the players thought it was going to be easy also.

I don't think Rathbone is a good replacement for Evans. He's more of a Travis style player. He's a good bit younger and more mobile than Smallwood but I'm not sure he's better.

I'd forget about Cunningham, he'd be a gamble we don't need to take. He can't be the only half decent left back out there. Somebody was asking about Rathbone. I've seen him play a few times. He's a poor mans Travis. If we were selling Travis he might fit the bill as a replacement.

Why, what's he done wrong ?

I thought that was nailed on for Chaddy ?

You don't want to be playing newly promoted teams so early in the season. Play them now when their confidence is rock bottom.

Apparently Phillips has a problem with Cameron. A Phillips " tackle " put him out of the game for three months last season !

I'd need to see more than one game before I hung my hat on him. I liked what I saw but anybody can look good once.

I'd say better than Walton, possibly equal with Raya.

Maybe a swap with Smallwood going the other way ?

He had two things you can't coach, pace and strength. That was obvious from early in his career. It was just a question of wether those assets could be built on.

Tall, slim and agile. What I liked about him was in the game I was at was his sense of danger. Sunderland we're bombarding the opposition and he hadn't had anything much to do. All of a sudden a ball was crossed in by the opposition and the Sunderland centre half miss headed the ball completely. it was heading to drop in right under the cross bar. He was already on his toes and he moved backwards really quickly and then flung himself backwards to claw the ball out from under bar. It was a really top class save and he'd been stood watching the game for 10 minutes. He looked very competent and calm, nicely unhurried in his approach to the game.

I've seen him play. I rate him.

I can't stand divers, no matter what team they play for. It's cheating, pure and simple. I watched that Flamengo v River Plate Final a while ago. If that had have been refereed by a British ref it would have ended up 8 a side. No wonder none of our guys ever get the big World Cup games anymore.

Or on " A Question Of Sport " in the what happens next slot.

Without much success. Not a mark on Travis's sock that I could see.

He was worth the admission fee on his own back in the day. A true Rovers legend.

Yes, he took that very well. That's the sort of through ball strikers need. Give him something to gallop on to.

That was embarassing. Probably not even a free kick when I was playing. Tosin overplayed the pass and Travis dived in to get the ball back. Their guy thought about a tackle and then pulled back. Travis started rolling around like he'd broken his leg. The players and officials are killing the game. Message to referees - when players are seriously injured they don't roll around, you lie very, very still. I suppose it makes up for Bennett getting the early bath for an equally innocuous " foul " against Huddersfield.

It's becoming a non contact sport. I wouldn't have made it to half time these days. Great win though.

Yeah, a faster Bradley Dack.