Or if Dack gets injured again, of course we have Gladwin to fill in for him though.

" Netto " were building a small super market near me. It was about a fortnight off opening, staff were being employed, then they changed their minds and pulled out ! Who does that remind you of ? It's an " Iceland "now. We're shopping in " Poundland " at the moment. Next step - the food bank.

I'm on holiday in Spain with a keen Sunderland fan who lives in the Midlands. He watches them now and again but his brother is a die hard and has a season ticket there. I asked him about Fletcher earlier. He looked puzzled and said " He didn't do much for us ".

Do they play at home every week ? No wonder they're doing well.

If he's the lad I think he is he looked very promising on the occasion I saw him play on TV.

Now that's what I call a shirt.

If I wasn't out in Spain I'd have walked over to the game and see what he's like again.

He's not nasty enough for me either. You've got to fight fire with fire up front. It's part of what's known as " presence ".

He's not good at winning " challenged" headers against brick outhouse centre halves.

What way do we play ? This season's pattern of play has yet to be revealed.

It would depend on what is written down in black and white. The Chokers aren't smart enough to put in a clause that encompassed every transfer a certain player was involved in. They'd just be grateful to grab the readies.

We wouldn't see any of it even if we were entitled to some dosh.

Mrs Shoelaces has a saying - " All your taste must be in your mouth ".

Chicken feed !

He made our midfield look very ordinary in the game at Boundary Park last season.

Didn't Byrne come here with an equally big reputation ? I seem to recall " The next Roy Keane " being mentioned. Where they got that from I don't know, he's nothing like him in playing style even allowing for the gulf in class.

Zola at Big Club went through my mind as well.

One of those players who could have played in any position on the field and still look a class act.

I get the feeling he'll be a flop. They'd be better off sticking with Bruce.

At this moment in time how are we a " much bigger club " than QPR ? Have you been in a coma for the last few years ? It's like the guy who referred to Everton as a " nothing club ". They're a nothing club that can afford to spend £50 million on a player. That's more than our club is actually worth.

Now that " better feeling " is being allowed to drain away down the plug hole because of the inactions of the owners. A couple of decent early signings ( players with previous recent experience at this level that I'd actually heard of ) would have done wonders for the momentum at the club. Don't even mention that travesty of a home shirt. Will they ever get anything right ?

Good little player on his day but he was another one who blew hot and cold. Also we struggled to fit him in to the same team as Dack.

There's an old Lancashire saying - " Clogs to clogs in three generations " .

That's it then, welcome to Ewood Liam.

Armstrong might be able to play in all 11 positions but how many is he good in ? I'd suggest playing up front alongside a target man is where you'd get the most out of him but are we going to play like that ?