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Or a right back.

You won’t get many results without performances.

I haven’t followed much of the interviews. Mowbray cured me of listening to interviews. It’s not what they say but what they do that matters to me. Having said that you’d have to be churlish not to be impressed by the blokes general demeanour and manner. What a change to see the manager with a smile on his face.

Play to his strengths, get the ball in front of him, make it so his first touch is a shot on goal.

It was 5 wasted years for me. I’m 5 years older and we’re no nearer to getting back to the top level. In fact you could argue in terms of resources we’re further away.

Will Luton be up there again ?

That’s been my experience with marketing people in other sports unfortunately. I suppose the same applies to football.

He seems like the sort of person doesn’t need to demand respect from the players. It will come naturally. He seems to be comfortable in his own skin. Let’s hope they don’t Lambert him. If I was BBD I might be inclined to hang around and see what he could add to my game.

I’ve got a suggestion. - Get that bloody big Mowbray flag and cut it up into 6” squares and sell them on line. I’d buy one!

If you were sat in the changing room and he walked in you’d stand up. He’s certainly got presence.

Mayall was very blues driven as always. Clapton was obviously a cut above everybody you heard in the clubs then. They even played an old Yardbirds instrumental track called “ Got To Hurry “ . It’s a “ B” side. Once you heard that you knew he was a bit special.

I don’t think their fans were too upset about him leaving.

Yeah I liked them. It was an excuse to give your opponent an “ accidental “ kick and get away with it.

If you can’t divulge the full story say nowt. That way you won’t irritate people.

I’d say Allardyce was higher profile in terms of a managerial appointment and Ince and Lambert both had stellar playing careers at home and abroad followed by a modicum of success as managers. Only one of those appointments stood the test of time.

Dunny was born at the wrong time. He’d be a shoe in for this team if he was fit.

They run with it but they rarely go past people. Gazza took opponents out of the game with his ability to go past players with the ball under his spell.

They used Lambert in my opinion. He got all the grief for the Rhodes transfer and they keep their hands clean. Duplicitous snakes. If they told me today was Wednesday I’d have to look in the paper.

The manager hasn’t been born that could make a success story out of Rovers as long we have these owners. I just hope JDT doesn’t get the Lambert treatment off them.

No I wasn’t a massive fan. Saw Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry, Clapton with John Mayall, Alexis Korner, Elton John with Bluesology, John Lee Hooker, Screaming Jay Hawkins Etc etc there. All the bands of the time. I missed the Little Richard gig because I couldn’t afford a ticket ! One of my fellow paper lads at the time was a big Pretty Things fan. He was busy tearing out a full page colour spread of The Pretty Things in of one of those pop magazines on the door step when the owner of the house opened the door !

We’re crying out for a Gazza who can run with the ball instead of running after it.

They played at the same venue a bit later on but I didn’t go to that show.

It’s too early to say. Let’s see who we sign first. JDT will have his hands full trying to better last seasons position in my opinion. I’m hoping for better, more consistent over the whole season, performances though.

Sell, while the going is good.

I’m lost for words with England at the moment. Watching them play is like having teeth pulled. We’ll need a genius manager to get a tune out of those players in the World Cup and Southgate is about as far from a genius as you can get. “ Private Eye “ will be printing that old cartoon again. The players are filing down the steps from the plane at the airport, the pilot opens the cockpit window and says - “ Shall I leave the engines running lads ? “