RIP Bill Withers xx

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

I wondered whether Leonard meant Neil Ruddock, who was pals with Shearer for sure.

Warnock?

The English Beat - Over and Out

The Who - The Kids are Alright

Franz Carr. I honestly thought he would be a world-beater having watched him play alongside my younger brother for a couple of years for Lancashire schoolboys and Rovers reserves in the very early 80s. I think the transfer at such a young age to Cloughy's Forest went to his head a bit.

Tony Lewis, co-inventor of the Duckworth/Lewis method of resolving weather-affected cricket matches, has passed away also today, coincidentally at the same age as Eddie Large. RIP to both of 'em.

Ha ha fair enough. Another memory of Newell - and it is a bit of an odd one - was a goal he scored in Simon Garner's (second) testimonial. He had already retired (I think) at that point but scored an absolute beauty, one touch and a clinical finish from the edge of the box. Thought he was a terrific centre forward.

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

You sure about this? My recollections of Newell are that he held the ball up really well and brought others into play with his football intelligence. He was a really good finisher too. Edit: That goal he scored in the first half against Derby at Ewood in the play off semi final in 1992 is one of my all-time favourite Rovers goals - and Sellars also scored a cracker in the same half.

Difficult to argue with any of that Silas.

He was a bit of a dick and definitely an underachiever, absolutely no doubt about that.

So was your post. The equivalent of posting "Peter Whittingham was shit" (which, if we are being honest, he was for Rovers) an hour after his death was announced. Absolutely no need for it. And by the way, I'm no snowflake, but your motivation - behind the cloak of an internet pseudonym - to post how 'poor' the bloke was just after his death was announced says more about you than it does about the quality of Little and Large's comedy.

Didn't Curry score the winner at Maine Road in the old second division once? And should have done likewise in a League Cup game at Spurs but for an awful decision to disallow it (against a Spurs side containing the likes of Gazza and Waddle if I remember correctly). Don't think he gets anywhere near a worst Rovers 11 to be honest.

He wasn't my cup of tea, but really? Posting this at his passing? Poor do mate and completely unnecessary.

The Style Council - Hope (Feelings Gonna Get You)

Paul McKinnon always springs to mind when talking about worst players. We bought him from a non league team where he scored for fun but he actually left Rovers owing us a goal (he scored an og but none at the right end). Way out of his depth. Dave Hargreaves (RIP) had a poor time of it at professional level under similar circumstances as I recall.

Ben Harper - I'll Rise

Thank you so much for this advice - I would not have known about it otherwise.

General Public - Never You Done That

Paul Weller - Eye of the Storm

That's brilliant Tony!

One of them I'm kicking myself for getting wrong but a couple of guesses turned out to be right. A couple of them I quite literally had no idea. Great stuff Tony!!

Crowded House - Fall at Your Feet