Tyrone Shoelaces

I knew I was less than impressed with the appointment. I didn't realise I was that unimpressed. I think it was the absolute lack of communication from the club that did it. People kept being appointed out of left field. He's done a lot better than I thought he would be but I realised that after about 2 months, it was clear that he was a decent guy. Given the massive handicap of working for the Chicken Chokers he's done really well.

Score sounds about right !

Yeah, wouldn't he be great to have in today's team. I was brought up on the two Mikes, Ferguson and Harrison. One a tricky mercurial dribbler and the other a very direct hard running player. We were spoiled in those days.

Given the fact we no longer play with wingers that's always going to happen. My point is a real winger would get there more often and the crosses would be more meaningful. I was watching some old film of Scott Sellars murdering a team from out wide on the left the other day. It was like watching somebody playing another game to what we play.

Come back the next time it happens. I believe he had a nose bleed after, he'd never been that far up the pitch before.

I accidentally stumbled across the site that some other people have left for the other day. It makes " The Daily Mail " sound like " The Socialist Worker " . One or two on that have seriously fallen off the edge of the planet.

He won't be going to a " top Premier League side " in a million years. Let's not get carried away.

Not many full backs get to the bye line, they're usually lumping it in from about 25-30 yards out. You end up with the worst of both Worlds - players who aren't particularly good at attacking or defending like Williams. Modern football ! They've lost the plot, we'll end up with a goalkeeper, a centre half, a centre forward and eight midfield players. It's a bit like rugby league since the advent of Summer Rugby. You have a scrum half, a hooker and eleven centres.

Well if Todd Kane is starting for them how good can they be ?

Atkins was ok , great trier. Let's have it right though, he wasn't in anything like Batty's class. We regressed for all sorts of reasons but Batty wasn't one of them.

Just as long as they don't see Dack as a replacement for Grealish.

I know, how do I sleep at night ?

No shit Sherlock ?

City have just won their league in a canter. Do you think they sat down in May and said " Well we've walked this league, no need to sign anybody ? Not a chance. When we won it that summer we should have gone out a got a top class left winger to replace Jason Wilcox and a top class centre half to replace Ian Pearce. The next close season look at your two least effective players and replace them. That's how you keep on winning things. Not like we did, sitting back and saying " Aren't we great ".

I was thinking West Brom, especially seeing they lost at home to Bolton on Saturday. As I said earlier we've done all we can to keep him. I can't complain there.

Trying hard not to be negative but a bid for Dack wouldn't come as a shock. I think we've covered all the bases with him though hopefully. He's not ready for the Prem but one of our more wealthy rivals might be interested.

I don't think Ipswich will struggle. Hurst knows what he's doing, he'll sort them out. Any away point is a good point, it's just a shame we couldn't get all three.

What you need to understand is not everybody has the same opinion as you . I wasn't at Saturday's game but lots of people said Nyambe was our best player. Some people said he was pretty poor and a weak link. One or two said he was our worst player. Those three groups can't all be right. That's what happens in football . It's a game of opinions. It's a Rovers Message board not the North Korean Central Committee. If Jim or any one else wants a moan this is the place to come.

I'd agree with you there. We've got him quite cheaply. If he's a roaring success we'll be able to ask a good fee for him and if he isn't we won't lose out financially.

My reaction is one of caution. Players sometimes make systems work and sometimes the right system makes players look great. He could turn out to be the new David Bentley ( slightly different in style, I know ) or he could turn out to be the new Matt Derbyshire.

That's what I suspect is behind this signing.

Last time we played 4-2-4 was in the mid 1960's , we were awesome, a team chock full of goals. Ask anybody who saw that team.

There in lies the problem. The dreaded 3-5-2 looms again. If that's not the case I don't see how we're going to get the best out of Armstrong.

He's not a winger Jim, right or left. He's better running after the ball than with it. Normally his first natural movement is away from the ball not towards it. He's a striker pure and simple.

Well it's our 1-4-2-3-1system on display.