Tyrone Shoelaces

That should really say - " Mowbray on not improving the squad ".

It's the mental side of the team that is a worry and it has been for years now. We haven't got enough " winners " at the club. That starts from right at the top.

This time last season how many of Sheffield United's players did you think were ready for the Premier League ? In fact how many do you think are " Premier League " players at the moment ? How many big clubs are in for their " stars " ? There's more to it than individual skills. It's about, organisation, motivation, self belief etc. Most of all it's about having a good manager. That's were my argument falls down as far as Rovers are concerned. Going back in the mists of time we would have been OK going up with Ken Furphy, Jim Smith, Gordon Lee or Howard Kendall in charge. OK we'd lose more than we won but we'd make a fight of staying up. Unfortunately our current manager isn't as streetwise as they were.

They're still here because they don't know how to extricate themselves from their self created mess without losing a massive amount of face. So they just let things drift along.

He had a really good game. Players who can run with the ball from the half way line to the penalty area will always hurt teams no matter how good they are. He's been around the block a few times though.The thought went through my mind that he might be the sort of player that can raise his game for the big matches but not for the bread and butter league matches. If he can do as well in the tie at Anfield will be interesting. I thought Ebanks-Landell played well at the back. I didn't realise he was 27 though.

Good luck to the lad but I can't see him getting in front of the guy that played left back for Shrewsbury today.

Not another one that thinks Rovers should be known as Blackburn ? I thought we'd sorted that one out.

Re-signing Rhodes would be a backward step in more ways than one.

I thought the Adidas " three stripes " were copyrighted ? How would that play out with the " DasslersCraft " logo ?

Slightly more off topic I used to work at a place that provided you with safety boots for free. When the shipment arrived I went and got my boots and my workmates boots as well. We had the same style boots and the same shoe size. I swapped his right boot for my left boot in his shoe box. So he had two left boots in the box. When it was lunch time I innocently said - " The new boots are here Rod, are you trying yours on ? " Well he got the first one on the correct foot ok but watching him trying to get a left foot boot on his right foot was hilarious. It was only when I burst out laughing that he realised that he'd been had.

It might not be what Jack Walker thought but it was definitely what I thought. Kiddo was clueless.

A better analogy is we're all passengers on that aircraft that the co-pilot locked out the senior pilot and then set the automatic pilot to fly the plane into the ground.

Maybe the Chicken Chokers have told Mowbray " You can spend whatever profits you can make on Brererton and Gallagher ".

They need snookers now.

Anybody know any good IT technicians ? I think a tumbleweed just blew across my screen !

You wouldn't want a pair of the Brererton ones. They come with two left shoes and they cost a fortune. When I was a serious buyer of trainers for actually playing in I preferred " PUMA " until they started manufacturing them in fourth world countries like Treasure Island etc. I'm more of a fun buyer now so it's the fashion brands now like " Lacoste ", Oliver Spencer " etc. The last pair of trainers I bought were by "Trussardi ".

Not many players come back after being out that length of time. It's never a good sign.

It's just amateurish.

Put the thread on ice until next August.

You missed out the inexplicable loan of Harper.

Like it or not but Dack's worth nothing until he starts playing at his previous level again. Armstrong, we might get more than we paid.. Rothwell, the juries out as to what he's worth but it won't be a lot.

Or the fact that Robinson was a serious down grade on Brad. We were never going to get another Brad but Robinson wasn't anything like good enough.

Just what I was about to say. Maybe he could tell us who we won't be buying ?

A coach once said to me - " They don't bother booing bad players Tyrone ".

Plus he's been given finances and decided not to use them in the past.