Tyrone Shoelaces

He's not my favourite but he'd be favourite to take us down again.

What does Mercerman think ? Just back the opposite you won't go far wrong.

They'll tell him one thing and do another.

What he expects and what he gets are two entirely separate things.

He will have enhanced his reputation some what in his time at Rovers. After all he came within an ace of pulling off a miracle. He'd get another job at some point next season.

Appointing Coyle was suicidal. A blind man on a galloping horse could see that. Give him a chance ? He'd had his chances at Bolton, Wigan and whatever club he managed in the US !

I hope not. He's done his best with the hand he was given.

I like your first sentence Athlete. " Private Eye " has a column for stuff like that.

Lower league is the market we are in. Some of these successful managers must have the potential to operate at a higher level.

I think on reflection it may be time for another change. We need somebody who's used to winning not somebody who's used to losing.

I agree, I was quite surprised Johnno was by passed in the recent re-shuffle.

Jesus Christ, that's hard to believe. These guys have been playing at academies since they were young kids and they still don't know the basic skills of team play. What have they been doing ? Practicing bloody step overs and keepy uppy ? Modern footballers, I've @#/? them !

We booked a full sized coach from my workplace in Rochdale for that game, 50 guys out of 150 staff. A great night out, for all concerned. I was on the big open end near the river. We were packed in like sardines. What a Bloody weekend , Rovers played like @#/? and my lot got a guy sin binned 10 minutes from the end at Batley, we blew a 14 point lead in that time to lose with the last kick of the game 38-36 !

Rochdale have never been as well off as they are now and that's on gates of 3'500. They've got plenty in the bank all courtesy of a manager who has found a succession of failures and turned them into big money sales. The latest of which went for £10 million plus in the last window, Rochdale got 25% of that for a guy he picked up from non-league football Same as he did with Craig Dawson. The manager who isn't good enough for Rovers.

Do yourself a favour guys. It's over. Of the ingredients you need to get out of a jam, we haven't got any of them. Once you accept the fact the pain gets a bit less.

The next two games will tell just what a poor collection of " players " we have amassed.

I'll be able to walk to one of them. Rochdale v Rovers. 20 minutes walk for me.

One of the best games I ever saw was Hornets 7- Dewsbury 2. The tackling was immense. Going back when Dewsbury were a top side with Stevo in his pomp at hooker. He's still be best hooker I've ever seen.

That's an old time rugby league score. I'm not a fan of the summer rugby basketball type scores.

Yeah there are some real knobs supporting Yorkshire rugby league teams. My lot have hit a bit of a wall. It's a really @#/? weekend when both Rovers and Hornets lose badly. Away at Batley today.

I was underwhelmed with his appointment but I was prepared to give him a chance. If you can't rally the troops for a game as important as today I'm sorry but you haven't got what it takes. Keith Hill again for me. Somebody who knows how to operate on a shoestring in the League we'll be playing in next season.

Okocha was top class. For Bolton fans he'd be up there with Tugay.

He played no 6 now and again but he was no 4 most the time. He had a spell at no 6 when Andy McEvoy was at no 4 before Andy moved up to join the strikers.

Dougie was quicker and he had that change of pace that did people. Tugay was a better passer of the ball though. First time I really saw him play he floated a long ball down field for Jansen to run onto. He'd put back spin on the pass so just as Matty got to the ball it sat up perfectly for Matty to lob the goalkeeper. Brilliant.

Tugay would have been what was known as a wing half then, either No 4 or 6. When I first started teams were just beginning to copy the Brazilian style of play which was 4-2-4. Teams had one predominantly attacking wing half supporting the forwards along side a deep lying forward and one predominantly defensive wing half covering the centre half. You can guess which role Tugay would have played.