Tyrone Shoelaces

Machiavelli had nothing on you JH.

I wouldn't want to see that. I feel for their fans, " If you prick them do they not bleed ? " as Shakespeare said or words to that effect.

We got Mike Ferguson for £2000 out of the wreckage of Stanley. And people think Dack was a bargain.

One for the old timers - Eddie Thomas played for both clubs in the early to mid 1960's.

Well it looks like Tony's marquee signing of Whittingham made such an impression on everybody that he's been consigned to the dust bin of history. Bererton or Antonnson ? That's a tough one. At least Antonnson looked like a goal scorer occasionally. If you rolled them both together you wouldn't have a Danny Graham.

I agree to a certain extent but I'd need more than signing players. We'd need to be playing in a more coherent, consistent manner.

He certainly gave a good impression of a Billy Bigbollocks at Norwich on Saturday. Could you see him playing for Norwich or Sheff Utd and poncing around like that ?

When I played you put the ball out for your own player and only if your own player appeared to be seriously injured. Players didn't feign injury so the ball got put out in those circumstances maybe 5 or 6 times in a full season. You didn't get the ball back and you didn't expect to get it back.

I saw a few serious injuries playing amateur football, two involving myself. Rolling around on the floor isn't on the agenda. You lie very, very still and hope the pain goes away. My rule of thumb - the more rolls = the less injured the player is.

He could be whatever he wants to be When he's on song he's Rodney Marsh MK 2. A matchwinner. If he's not careful he'll waste his career. The lower divisions are full of players with ability but the wrong attitude.

Yeah I saw that incident. Dack was in bit a bit of a tussle for the ball out on the wing and lost out. He just let the Norwich player run away with the ball downfield. Can you see Speedie doing that, or Shearer ? I keep banging about it but we lack heart and we have done for years. I'd bet a pound to a penny he'd be thinking more about having a night out in London that beating Norwich.

I couldn't agree more, it's getting ridiculous. Norwich were at it last night towards the end. Players dropping to the ground for no good reason.

it was one of those incidents. Some refs see that as a red card, some see it as a yellow. It's a judgement call.

I think 1961.

Williams v Pukki in a foot race, only one winner there. Williams has been playing well at centre half but he was let down by his partner. Everybody but Pukki was expecting Lenihan to head it straight back down the pitch. He gambled on a cock up by the centre half and he was right. William would have had to attempt a tackle from behind in a situation were Pukki has all the cards. Lenihan commits one huge howler every game. That was last nights. Let's hope Sheff Utd were watching. The ref gave us that one but not much else after that.

I meant he was being played so other clubs can have a look at him.

She was only " Tired and emotional " as they say in " Private Eye ".

We could have got Pep for less than that !

I like Nyambe, not so keen on Bell. However if you're looking to play with effective wing backs who can both attack and defend those two won't cut it. I agree Williams did well last night but that free header he missed from a corner ! What an amateurish attempt, I think he closed his eyes.

If we could trust the idiots to appoint a sensible replacement I'd be right there with you on this. Trouble is we can't. We got shown up last night by a team playing 2019 style football. We're still playing last century football.

I'd drop him until he learns how to cross a ball ! I was biting the carpet after that one he ballsed up in the second half. I still have nightmares about that chance he missed at Oldham last season. Dribbled around everybody including the goalkeeper and then shot into the side netting ! My mum could have put that one away !

I thought Leuts did ok last night. He got caught on his line for the first one but apart from that he didn't do much wrong. He looked like Gordon Banks compared to their goalie. He got down for Travis's shot like he was getting into bed ! Just a shame we didn't give him more to do.

If you've played you recognise the little tricks. Just enough to handicap your opponent without drawing a free kick.

His worth now is about half of what it was in the Autumn.

We lost too many 50/50 balls and too many second balls. That little Spaniard they have burst through 3 of our " tacklers " in the second half out on the right when somebody should have filled him in. We've been a soft touch to play against for too long. Every one of their players knew how to leave a bit in on every tackle.