Tyrone Shoelaces

It’s usually 1964 in our house but I did branch out well into the 1970’s and the punk era. I was playing “ The Back Of My Hand “ by The Jags and “ Little Does She Know “ by The Kursaal Flyers the other day. I remember going a pub somewhere once about 20 years ago. We were with friends who had a young daughter so we were ushered into the “ family room “. There was nobody else in there but us. I noticed an old juke box in the corner so I had to go over and have a look. It was like a time capsule. They must have bought the juke box in August 1964 complete with the top 40 records and never changed one of them !

True. I always walked on the side of the road opposite to the infirmary/hospital. I remember walking along there a bit further on towards the ground on match day and a lad on a motor bike was coming towards me on that side of the road. All of a sudden a car pulled out from a side street right in front of him. The poor biker had no chance, he hit the side of the car and went flying in mid air. He was only doing about 30 mph but he went about 15/20 yards before landing.

I’d say does it suit the skill set of our existing players ? If it doesn’t he better bring some new players in that are up for it.

How many of them are worth that much ?

Back in the day I think it was before you got to the Aquaduct. I suppose it depends on what direction you were walking.

I like how you said that with a straight face. He’s probably on more than any complete first team we choose to put out.

I used to look for the floodlights walking up from the Boulevard. Once I saw those I knew I was “ home “ again.

Yes she was brilliant. What a loss. An old guy once told me - “ Always check your shit and your spit son “.

If we go back to the “ pass it around at the back until we lose it “ style of play that Mowbray tried I won’t be happy.

I’ve just got a long term herniated disc. Nothing too bad but limiting in terms of playing sport, gardening etc. Lifting bags of sand or cement out of the boot of the car is a real no no. 1 hours 5 a side football and after 45 minutes I was struggling to bend.

He looked a player before he had the long term back injury. Speaking as a long time sufferer those sorts of injuries are not easily overcome.

Or as somebody else once said - “ You don’t have to be a race horse to train one “.

Back in the day a lad I played with and against got taken on at Huddersfield because his dad had a word. He was a Football League ref at the time.

As time went by he couldn’t see. Nearly any shot from outside the box on target was a goal.

Being able to communicate your ideas clearly is one of the most important things. That’s as long as your ideas make sense of course. I was thinking “ transition “ was when you changed from a bloke to a woman and vice versa. Now I find it’s the buzz word for passing the ball out.

Yeah, he cried all the way to the bank.

You don’t have to suffer in silence matey. There are treatments you can get these days.

Charles “ Sonny “ Liston.

Which boxer once said “ You can’t put friends ( or new managers ) in the bank “ ?

They’d have to mess up badly not to.

Great result. There was a time not long ago that we wouldn’t have chased down that score.

I’m not too upset to see Park is leaving. I wasn’t impressed with him.

They were waiting for a manager as long as us.

Apart from injury I think Phil Jones marred his United career. He never developed the mental side of the game. He was still making the same mistakes at Utd that he was making as a lad at Rovers.

There’s also gaining football intelligence. Where to pass and when to pass. Some players just lend you the ball. They pass it to you just to get rid of it. Anywhere will do. Good players pass it to you so you’re on your better foot etc I remember listening to Malcolm Alison talking about what a clever player Alan Ball was. He showed an incident were Ball was in possession in the old inside right channel about 30 yards from goal. The right full back broke on his outside and was looking for a pass. Ball could have easily passed the ball into his stride. He didn’t do that, he played the ball up towards the byeline so that when the full back sprinted to the ball his only option was to cross the ball. Allison said that was “ Bally pulling the strings, he knew the full back would dither if he passed it directly to him, so he played a pass that only gave him the option of crossing the ball. “ Clever.