Wharton is already here. Within two more seasons I expect to see Ash Phillips challenging for that position. The club will hope Ayala will remain fit enough to fill in when needed, in the mean time.

Darren and Nigel ?

In their own minds they can.

John Bond, now there was a football manager who is a legend.

Leg End

I would have thought undersoil heating would be a given at a premiership ground.

Or John Travolta ?

For me Mowbrays worst trait is, the bollocks he spouts in interviews.

Mowbray isn't even in the same league as Furphy, Lee. Kendal.

It is never to late. Offer the Birmingham game for £10, to anyone who has bought a preston ticket.

They have made a couple of appearances each and never all at once. The U23s have mainly been made up this season of Eastham, Pike, Annesley, Saadi, Cirino, Nolan, Harlock, Durrant, Brennan, McBride, Burns. Not a view, a fact. Anyway time for bed I have an early start tomorrow. Don't feel obliged to reply.

No they are not, some do, most don't. Name the under 18s that regularly play for the U23s. Against Arsenal the only two were Ferguson and Pratt.

What I do know. If you are in a winning team, you will have a winning mentality, and that is always important.

Not if they can't win.

Another narrow defeat 1-0 to now top of the table West Ham. We have to start winning.

Wingers do still exist, it's just that they are usually played on the opposit wing and asked to cut inside.

Same as what happened to 4-2-4

Lets hope it is something that doesn't involve him being at Ewood.

So it took Mowbray a full season to realise that the system he was trying to implement, was no good in the league his team were playing in ?

To tell you the truth, at the right price ( a couple of million ) I would take Van Heck. I quite like his physicality in games, but that is purely personnal.

I reckon the trains tomorrow are going to be all over the place, because it's going to be windy ?

There would be big queues for a beer, thats for certain.

I seem to remember him saying in the Telegraph that he wanted to build a team of Northerners. I can't remember that coming to fruition, but he became god like to me and my young mates.

What I wouldn't give to follow a team lead by someone like Gordon Lee, again.

I just hope , for the fans that made the bet. He gets to twenty before the new year !