Tyrone Shoelaces

They weren't in it until 'Boro got a player red carded.

Pele, Cruyff, Maradona. All were better than Messi and Ronaldo. The Brazilian Ronaldo was a better player than his namesake until injuries took their toll.

With a back five of Gennoe Branagan, Keeley, Fazackerly, Rathbone we'd have been in the play offs this season with about 25 goals conceded.

If I'm out I always check the scores on my Ipad when I get back. Tonight I decided to have a change and I checked the scores on my lap top. So I claim the credit for our change of fortunes.

Great 3 points, we can stop looking over our shoulders now. It's significant that we always seem to do much better when we score first. When I saw the team I put my hands over my eyes.

Maybe he didn't sign Whittingham and Gladwin either ?

Never mind that, get the fire brigade round and make sure.

If that's true that's foolish talk.

Yeah, you could do that.

If one of the centre backs gets injured he'll have to do. When you look back at the old centre halves like Keeley, Hawkins, Hunter etc they might not have been great at step overs and keepy uppies but they could put their bodies on the line every week and play every game.

I can't see any other options for the middle of the back four. I'd at least play a back four and not the dreaded 3 at the back. Bennett, Nyambe, Williams, Bell. I can't believe I just typed that, what a rubbish selection.

The money spent on some battle hardened players comes when you get promoted.

We have been for a while. When did we last sign a player with real fire in his belly and a bit of aggression.

I slated it then. It would have been a sensible decision if you disregard the fact that Mulgrew and Rodwell are made of bone china and Lenihan and Williams have had lengthy spells out injured. Downing isn't great but I'd have him over Williams, Magloire or Nyambe as a centre half any day. At least he seems made of centre half type materiel. And then you have the farcical situation were we let both of Wharton and Platt go out on loan. Idiotic doesn't do it justice.

Nice trainers, I always preferred Puma to be honest.

No.

Tell him you play scrum half, you might get a game at centre half then.

Never mind the boots, can you head the bloody thing ?

His head's gone. That explains a lot. What would happen if he threw the cups and saucers at him, a heart attack ?

We'd have to sign some battlers first.

I've been saying for ages we don't look like a team that actually has a coach. Good pub teams these days are better set up to play. Individual players don't win their own personal battles. Centre halves need players screening them, full backs need their wingers to help them out against opposing wingers. It's a joke.

Football is a young blokes game, I just think he's out of touch. That's why we had to keep Conway on the books as a sort of go between. The older you get the more cautious you get. I know that from personal experience. I've tied two ladders together with a rope to get up high, now I wouldn't even go up one ladder. Football is no different, it's a job.

Or Wharton or Platt.

I just pointed out on another thread that we stand a very good chance of staying up on less points than we were relegated with two seasons ago. I don't see how that can be described as " moving forward ".

If I thought the Chokers would make a sensible appointment I'd be in favour of making a change now. He has taken us as far as he can. The trouble is they won't make a sensible appointment. When Coyle was binned and we were discussing prospective new managers dozens of names were mentioned but nobody that I recall mentioned Tony Mowbray.