You can't have seem much of Platini to say that. He was every bit as good as Zidane in his day. Regarding the best - Pele is head and shoulders above all the rest. Maradona is probably next in line.

Summerbee had that killer instinct as a player. If you gave him a kick you had big problems. He was a really hard case for a winger.

How did the " guy from Scotland " go on at Sheffield Utd ? Have we missed out or have we dodged a bullet ?

The only time I've seen him play in the flesh was in the egg cup game at Rochdale. To be honest he looked to be one of our better players that night but that's not saying a great deal. Nobody really looked the part, especially after we went down to 10 men. I thought he had a good touch for a big guy and a good change of pace that enabled him to get past people. He was two footed and could go either way. He played out wide at first but when we went down to 10 he came more inside. I'd say his best position is similar to the role Dack plays.

Mowbray's not infallible otherwise he wouldn't have signed Caddis, Gladwin, Hart, Harper Etc.

That MJ Williams who was released by Liverpool that somebody on here mentioned the other day has gone back to Rochdale. He was on loan there last season.

I think what we're talking about is players who didn't reach the heights that were predicted for them when they first started out. I think you could class Heskey in that group although he had a good career. Having said that he seemed to find scoring against Rovers easy.

I think you're right. He reminded me a bit of Devon Malcolm the old England fast bowler. He was playing against South Africa and at the time there was an unwritten rule you didn't bowl bouncers at tailenders who couldn't bat. They ignored that and bounced him a few times, they may have even hit him with the ball. He was still livid when he came on to bowl. He really got his mad up and bowled faster and more direct than I ever saw him bowl before or after. He gave the South Africans a taste of their own medicine and just blew them away. But he had to get mad first.

O'Sullvan did nothing at Rochdale apart from getting sent off. I don't think he did much at Bury either.

If he's starting games obviously we won't have signed anyone better. Not a pleasant thought.

I hope not for our sake.

I'll wait whilst have seen us play a competive game. I've seen us talk a good game and then roll over when the whistle goes too often.

If Conway is a regular starter next season I'll eat my hat.

I don't think so !

I'd be worried if it was Johnno.

I hate to say it but Dyche has a terrific record when it comes to signings. Not many flops and quite a few players that have turned out to be outstanding signings.

Yeah ? We've really missed your insights into the comings and goings at Ewood.

More attention seeking ? Haven't you got a fence you could creosote ?

All managers live or die by their signings.

Simon Ireland was another who just fell by the wayside.

Big Sam on the way back ? We could do with a no nonsense centre half.

" Private Eye" had it best with it's front page at the last World Cup. The England team are filing down the staircase onto the Tarmac. The pilot has opened the cockpit window and he's saying - " Shall I keep the engines running lads ? "

With a bad injury like that half the battle will be in his head now.

He'd walk Into this team at right back. Another Red Rat I thought was in for really big things was Wes Brown. I know he had a long career at a good level but when he first started out at Utd he had it all.

I remember seeing Emile Heskey as a very young player at Leicester. He was awesome, pace and power in a young body. He was running through and over good centre halves. I thought I was looking at the next Shearer. The older he got the worse he got.