Dr. Feelgood

Which makes his call-up and being kept on very strange indeed. As he's there they could have put him on the bench with a known 'we won't put you on'. Not sure of the gain there, but it just seems there would be, somehow.

One of those was the rain abandoned one, so only got a few minutes. Obviously Evatt would be pissed as he'd HAVE to have a keeper on the bench.

My guess. Or it's when the Sky coverage starts & there's an hour's waffle to contend with.

Medics hide. They'll say if it's an absolute "no' but otherwise they rarely commit to something. It'll be a 'depends on how the player feels. His body & he knows how he is'. Oddly, didn't Baxter take longer to recover from an injury at Hull than the club were expecting ?

Loved Traff. Huge character & enjoyed his football. But he's been found out at Premiership level this year. Teams know how to discomfort him ... & he's behind a poor defence for that level. This isn't his fault. He's 21, he'll be a great keeper but he's Championship level quality at present ... & learning at that.

Well, if it's true he needs to fckg unfall-out with him. Jeez, he's the manager, he has to stop being a prima-donna and get on with things irrespective. He's found some very good players, but he's fallen out with a fair number too.

P'shaw. They were recovering from losing the 1903 Cup final 6-0, to Bury.

Has anyone said Blackpool. I know we've had a poor run but my memory had us better than them for a while.

Oxford ?

I'm not having that Mainoo is anywhere near ready. ... &, apparently, Henderson was injured in training or he'd have been first choice. I get loyalty, but it can be a failing as well as a strength.

Me too. 250+ games, 150+ with Villa. He's never entered my consciousness.

I'm astonished Macguire is on the pitch. Maybe we should be grateful Henderson's not there. Gallagher's an odd starter when Maddison's there.

"It's the hope that kills you !"

So saying his absence will have an impact is entirely consistent then.

It sounds like it should be a nice place, market town in a rural community. It's a serious shit-hole. I briefly had a factory there on my patch. Actually getting the fckrs to turn up was a major challenge. About 30% claimed 'mental health problems' & the town is overrun with Eastern Europeans & now various boat people. Poverty is rife.

Chubby Mann. Custodian of Rockley's famed Legge's XI fc 1960 -75. He could throw it into the oppositions goal, whilst eating a bacon sarnie .. & frequently did.

Ultimately I couldn't give a shite if we are first or second. I do give a shite if we're 3rd or lower. I suppose a draw there would be nice, otherwise Pompey win.

Bllx. No need to wait that long. I'm due in Oz next year. Zimmers at 20 paces.

The 'plan B', 'tippy-tappy football' critics were out after Blackpool & Wigan, then only a last minute draw last weekend. He's taken to 'being hurt & angry'. He's reacting to that. He's very thin-skinned.

He doesn't help himself does he !? God help him if the criticism ever does come.

Apparently singing about Brighton fans all geing rampant Queens is arrestable & the club being fined. Have you BEEN to Brighton ??

If he was THAT good get him coaching others. Is he now back on Oldham's books ?

Imagine. Missing out on that !! How do they cope ?

The guaranteed way to get Bolton fans rocking is a sense of injustice. Poor refereeing decisions early on get that going. The "we want a ref" chant is sadly missed.

v. Leicester, Savage & Mike Riley 2001. 9 men. 94th minute equaliser. I'd have happily strangled Riley with one of Savage's dismembere legs. No lack of atmosphere there. There were great days at Burnden. Many but let's not overlook the dull, lifeless, defeats against Hartlepool & Exeter. Rain pouring through roofs, standing 2" of piss going for a slash in an ever reducing terracing ... nor the fckg Normid.