Tyrone Shoelaces

We're carrying about 6 players more than we need at the moment.

Nah, he'd have had Rhodes on the left wing and King on the right. I've seen a few decent strikers over the years for Rovers who could head the ball but only Jim Fryatt comes near to Rudy in the heading department. He was exceptional.

For me the number of " Rovers 0 " scores at half time tells you all you need to know. When did we last give it a real go for more than a half ?

I think he may be " Sparks Rovers " favourite to take over there.

If you were a centre half who would you rather have to mark - King or Rhodes ? Rhodes every time for me. He won't out run me and he won't hurt me.

10/10. Exactly how I feel. Nobody at the club is busting a gut to win games. When did we last out enthuse a good opposing team ? I mentioned it before but listening to Mowbray after last weekends game it sounded like he'd just discovered a hole in his sock not that we'd just blown a great chance to get into the play off zone.

I read an article about him towards the end of last season. He's had a lot of injury problems apparently. I'd have the Rudy we sold to Villa back in a flash but sadly that's no longer an option.

A real football chairman will have an idea of who he wants next even if he's happy with the current manager.

I agree Chaddy, Bennett is bound to play but I'd be surprised if both of Downing or Armstrong start on Saturday

We've got people occupying the seats but what use are they ?

Isn't he a character in " The Jungle Book " ?

The next generation of successful managers are out there, that is obvious. It's being able to identify them. That means your board of directors having their fingers on the pulse of what's really going on in football. Sheff Utd are doing ok with Wilder and the dingles managing to spot Dyche and before him Howe. We've no chance of making a similar appointment because we haven't got a board.

Yeah we've an empty bed in the treatment room now Davenport is back playing, get him signed.

Before that ? Bloody hell - they should be in jail.

I was just looking at the records the other day. When did a Rovers player last score a hat trick ? In the 1963-64 season Fred Pickering score 3 hat tricks and Andy McEvoy scored 5 including 4 goals twice ! How things have changed !

Maybe we should have backed him instead of pissing him off ?

I despise the Chokers with a vengeance but if they tell Mowbray to get lost if he asks for more money in January I wouldn't blame them !

If you're being closely marked you've got to get on your bike and take your marker into places he doesn't want to go. Just wandering around looking sad won't do it. If we are to play two up front I'd rather have Armstrong and Graham.

We were still basking in the glow of us actually scoring a goal. Another example of our soft mentality.

I don't know about anybody else but I'm losing the will to get excited about Rovers games these days. Maybe it's that time of year.

Hughton.

He's the sort of player that runs after the ball and not with it.

I get your point - all smart players want to give the ref a bit if advice when they can. If you can referee it as well, that's better still.

It sounds like Steve Bruce had the " Hairdryer " out yesterday.

That's were your leaders on the pitch come in. They take responsibility when things aren't going right. " Give me the bloody ball. I'll sort this lot out ! " That's what you want to hear, not players playing each other in to trouble because the won't take responsibility.