Pedersen ! Why don't we just play with 10 men and have done with it.

" Radio,Radio " - Elvis Costello.

" You Beat Me To The Punch " - Mary Wells.

You've got me thinking now. I'm pretty sure we scored the opening goal of all the leagues in the 68-69 season. That was v Derby at Ewood but Eamon Rogers scored that one from the penalty spot. I liked Gilliver, he was a real trier but you could see he was handicapped by the slipped disc. I used to go to the same osteopath that treated him, I'd done my disc as well.. This guy told me Gilliver had decided to have a disc fusion as a last resort and he'd lost a lot of movement in his lower back as a result of that treatment.

That's a good one Patrick. " Dance With Me " - The Drifters.

I don't remember Gilliver scoring the first goal of the season at Ewood. He may have sorted the first goal of the season after we got relegated in 1966 but that game was at Derby County.I remember the Coddington penalties very well. He'd never taken one for us before. He started his run on at goal on around the edge of the centre circle and ran in like Jimmy Anderson. I thought " this one will either burst the net or end up in Darwen ". When he got to the ball he weakly side footed the ball straight at a bemused Palace goalkeeper who never moved ! For some reason the ref told him to take it again. I couldn't believe it when he did exactly the same thing with exactly the same result ! I've never seen anything like it before or since. Later on the ref gave us another penalty ( he must have had us down as a home win ! ) and Eamon Rogers calmly scored that one. The team that day - Barton Newton Wilson. Clayton, Coddington, Hole. Ferguson, Rogers, Martin, Gilliver, Connelly. sub Ben Anderson. It's amazing when you look at that team that they let Coddington get anywhere near the ball for that penalty.

" Walk Like A Man " - The Four Seasons.

I could. " Turn Back The Hands Of Time " - Tyrone Davis.

The season so far comes down to this. A win and things are looking good, lose and we're back in the kean. We've had some under performing players from Hudds over the years. Alan Gilliver, John Coddington and that guy who made Jason Wilcox look like Gareth Bale , the one and only Brian Hill.

I used to have that on an old " London " label 45. Then I got divorced and my wife got all my records ! So called weaker sex ! They're having a laugh. Crap record though, The Isley Brothers version is the boss version. Back to the comp. " I Count The Tears " - The Drifters.

" C'mon And Swim " - Bobby Freeman. 60's dance craze number. You can guess the rest.

I've not heard that one for a while Audax, good choice. " Good Times " - Sam Cooke. Later covered by The Rolling Stones.

" Everybody Knows About My Good Thing " - Little Johnny Taylor.

" Fire " The Pointer Sisters.

" Cry Myself To Sleep " - Del Shannon.

" Love Attack " - James Carr.

" Nashville Cats " - The Lovin' Spoonful. Not an ode to our feline friends but to Nashville session musicians.

" Jessie's Girl " - Rick Springfield.

" People Are Strange "- The Doors.

Baxenden's been famous for years. Have you never had an " Hollands " pie ?

" He's Got The Power "- The Exciters.

" Baby It's You " - The Shirelles.

I didn't mind either of those Jim, it was all the glam rock garbage I couldn't stand. Back to the comp. " Duke Of Earl " - Gene Chandler.

" When Will I Be Loved " - The Everly Brothers.

" Long After Tonight Is All Over " - Jimmy Radcliffe.