Tyrone Shoelaces

Serbia at home v Albania away.

Not a Rovers players any more but Zak Gilsenan came on as a sub for Grimsby late into the second half.

Ask the dingles whether he can tackle or not. You don’t often see a tackle that takes out two players at once.

I was in that scratching shed in front of the railway line. I can still see the Billy Holiday drop goal going over and it gets from further out every year. Up there with Rovers thrashing of Spurs 7-2 in my book. The final was lost in team selection., picking Nipper Harris instead of Peter Clarke at hooker. My mate shouted out to Alex Murphy at half time - “ What do you think of our hooker Alex ? “ Murph shouted back - “ He couldn’t get a ball out of Woolworths “.

I don’t think Rogers did much last night. I can’t see him displacing the likes of Palmer once he’s fit again. Anderson has been playing well against very average teams with very average midfields. He’s got qualities that Wharton hasn’t got - extreme mobility for one, but Wharton has qualities that Anderson hasn’t got - that first time defence splitting passing ability.

The only good thing as far as I can see is we’ll be able to say to potential young players - “If you sign for us you’ll get a chance early on if you’re good enough - you could be the next Adam Wharton “.

I would have thought last nights game would be classed as “ competitive “.

It was in the Kel Coslett era, I think the centre was called John Hughes ? We signed him from Bramley.

We just about did enough to win and no more.

He should have been on instead of Henderson.

Yeah I’ve been on Fartown. The embankment was absolutely huge. I remember Hornets playing there in a Challenge Cup tie. We were right by the right hand corner flag at the end we were attacking. Hudds were on the attack on the far side from us and they threw out a pass to their winger almost on our line. Our centre intercepted the ball and set off for the try line. He made a bee line for where me and my mate was stood. He was weaving around as he ran in a diagonal from one corner to another. It seems like half the Hudds team were chasing him. They caught him just as he made the try line and he carried a couple of them over when scored. He was gasping like a landed fish right in front of us.

That’s a blow. We are counting on him and Archer.

Didn’t he sustain a really really bad knee injury at Northampton ?

Los Bravos - Black Is Black

He’d be a fool not to.

That’s what you get when you go looking for proven experienced talent at this level and not bargain basement signings. He’s been around the block long enough to be all those things. How he’d go on with our corners is another story.

That’s my thinking about him but it’ll be interesting to see how he does back at Brighton.

You’ve forgotten to mention DeNeve , understandable I suppose. I agree with you regarding Alebioso, he’s a better all round player than Brittain.

Speaking of shoving - it was going on throughout the game as was the new fashion for shirt pulling at every opportunity.

How many will be back for the next home game ? The first half was terrible and the second half wasn’t a lot better.

21,658 at Bolton yesterday. That Cozier-Duberry scored 2 and made the other 2 in a 4-0 win. Did we loan him a season too soon ?

The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin’

Given the fact we have no game for 2 weeks Gueye could also do with a run out.

I could have played in goal for us yesterday. I could have watched those two headers sail in. Did he have a save to make after those ? Unfortunately I could have played in goal for Derby equally.

I don’t think Baath is the answer as a starting player. I think Derby have found that out if they’re starting with Sanderson instead of him. Handy to bring on for the last 10 minutes though if you’re holding on to a slender lead.