Don't worry I won't be getting bent out of shape, two lads who were playing in Rochdale's division last season ?

Don Martin and Andy Burgin would get in for me as would Johnny Price instead of Bennett on the right wing, at least he could cross a good ball !. You could bring " The Don " on for Graham when he runs out of puff and Burgin was a better full back than the three left backs we have at the moment.

Yeah that's the lad, he looked quick, he sensed danger and reacted accordingly. He was neat and tidy on the ball but he knew when to stick and when to twist. I'd be over the moon if he signed for us. We've got to be a step up from Charlton.

We still had one or two players then that got you out of your seat whenever they got the ball.

I've only seen Bauer play once and that was on TV. I didn't think I was seeing an outstanding centre back that day even at that lower level., Given the number of other clubs interested in him maybe he had an off day. The kid they had on loan from Arsenal looked twice the centre back Bauer was.

I don't think I did. Different types of players.

Mm, Tony Field, what a good signing he was. He played a bit nearer the centre forward than Dack does. Not as strong as Dack but faster with quick feet, he was an excellent finisher. A bit Simon Garner style for those who never saw him play. Good enough to play in the old First Division when he left Rovers.

Lenihan is drawn to the ball too easily for my liking. He needs to learn to hold his position. Phil Jones suffers from the same problem

You first shirt always stays with you. Mine was the 1960 Cup final style, short sleeves and vee neck.

I'm thrilled !

I'd swap places with them if we could ditch the chicken chokers and be owned by a long time fan with a reasonablel amount of dosh.

He was just before my time at Rovers but I saw him play for Everton quite a few times as a pal of mine was an Everton fan.. Great penalty taker, always driven into the bottom corners all along the ground. I never saw him miss one. I remember reading an ex players all time hardman 11, Vernon was in it which surprised me.

I remember Souey sending Noel Blake on for the last ten minutes against Utd when we'd gone down to ten players after a sending off. All he had to do was run his tripes out for ten minutes and make life hard for their back four. As it was he just lounged about upfield whilst they bombarded us. He'd have done as much good sat next to me in the stand. Souey had him on his way shortly after that.

When he came at first he was still a bit raw and he wasn't really a team player. As we used to say " He needed a ball of his own ". Once the penny dropped he never looked back. One of our all time great players.

Whoever it was bursting through for us at the end of the replay should have put that one away.

If they aren't careful they could drop straight through.

I'm not a fan but he's better than any of Brererton, Samuel and Nuttall.

Terrific player and a great lad too. When you look back we had absolutely no luck with really serious injuries during Jack's era. Shearer doing his knee, Batty doing his foot, LeSaux doing his ankle, Warhurst breaking his leg, Wilcox was out a long while. There were others that I can't recall now.Then you have M atty.

What do you think we'd get if we offered him back to Forest ?

That reads to me exactly what some of us have been saying all along. We had a sum of money, we got knocked back on several players we'd been chasing. So rather than bank it, we lumped the dosh on a tip off at the last minute.

If you want a Rovers site were everybody sits around agreeing with each other I know a site I can direct you to.

I think you're probably right there barring unforeseen injuries, even if we sign someone exciting he'll have to wait to get a place. It's the Mowbray way.

I'll be buying it when it comes out.

Have you asked yourself why in all the minutes he played he only had " one clear cut opportunity " ? I remember that good shooting chance he had against Newcastle that he put out for a throw in.

Just thinking about Keegan myself, he made himself bigger out on the pitch just like Speedie did.