Tyrone Shoelaces

All that matters is you get more points than the team in third. What other teams do in other seasons is irrelevant. I was pretty grateful that Shrewsbury ended up having too many games and faltering at the death. Let's not rewrite history.

Obviously it goes without saying that I'm delighted with our League position. We've consolidated roughly in mid table. Nothing much to complain about there. The football on display has been up and down with more down that most of us would like but given the playing staff at our disposal I suppose that's to be expected. Looking to the future we are at a real crossroads. Some good reinforcements from outside along with judicious use of our up and coming younger players will set us up nicely for a shot at the play-offs next time. Do I think this will happen ? Previous experience suggest not.

They've been up against Luton who are having a tremendous season and Barnsley who've been going well from the start. Last season Shrewsbury were our " Luton " and Wigan were our " Barnsley ". Luckily for us the wheels fell off at just the right time at Shrewsbury.

He's a limited player. When you're a limited player you need to realise you have to work twice as hard as the more talented players to have an impact. If that penny doesn't drop your career as a pro footballer is likely to be very short. At the moment he's Rochdale/ Accy Stanley standard.

Could be they're one and the same person. When did you see them together ?

First shirt I ever had, minus the badge of course.

If we play our best 11 in the Norwich game I think we could get something.. We can give the younger players a game against Swansea at home.

Or a Wes Brown situation. There must be a decent stopper type centre half in the whole of western Europe without looking at guys who are looking for a last pay day.

If Bowyer hadn't have been fired he would have relegated us in that season.

I remarked on that after watching the " highlights " video before we signing him. Obviously he was in camera shot throughout a 7 or 8 minute long video yet he never headed the ball once. Pretty unusual for a striker even in todays football.

You've got to be careful with players that age. It really can be here today gone tomorrow. Look at Charlie boy and before that Danny Murphy. One for the old timers on here - John Radford.

Injured apparently.

If we could have played for 90 minutes in games we might have actually been in the play-offs !

I agree about Nyambe, there's a solid right back in there, it just needs bringing out.

Sunderland have been unfortunate in that Luton have been unstoppable. Shrewsbury last season started out in the same manner but ultimately fell away, Luton haven't.

Why, have we found a supply of the old blue and white shirts. I wouldn't mind looking like Man City if we played like them.

Yeah he'd lost the plot completely. It was a shame because he'd done great things for us previously.

Exactly why we'll never ever be a " normal " club while we have these idiots running the show.

We know that but does Mowbray ?

I thought Davenport was in the frame for that job. From what I hear Buckley could also be a contender for that role.

Fred Else wore a flat cap from time to time also.

Rochdale have a lad on loan from Wolves who looks like a decent centre half in the making. Ethan Ebanks-Landell. His shoulders are broad enough for his name to go straight across his shirt !

Absolute success story - Dack. Potential success story - Rothwell. Armstrong, Reed ( loan ). OK signings - Samuel ( I'm being generous here ), Smallwood. The Jury is still out signings - Rodwell, Chapman, Bell, Nuttall. Where are they now signings - Gladwin, Davenport, Hart, Caddis, Downing, Antonnson ( Loan ). Flops - Whittingham, Brereton, Harper ( Loan ). I wouldn't say that list was exactly glowing.

Apart from signing the cheques every month what good have they actually done ?

Yeah we need another midfield player to add to our collection.