Bobledgersheart

Would think he's a certain starter next match so we can play a back three with him and Kitching as wing backs and Conlon slotting into midfield alongside Sheron and Lundstram ?

Strong possibility - not certainty. FWIW I thought we could have gone slightly stronger on Saturday but who knows what niggles some players are carrying ?

Hindsight's the only certain thing with 20:20 vision.

At least we've not made a last minute decision !

We can't really call a game off without giving it a chance to be played but agree it should not be a last minute decision.

We seem to gain our best results when we need to battle and fail when we're expected to roll teams over. Although far from the finished article I'd be fairly confident we'd acquit ourselves well if we achieve a play off place.

Not penaltys again !!

Had a year off with a broken leg ( second break !).

Wasn't Norman injured in training the week of Langley's signing ?

A bit like Manure's scatter gun approach.

Agreed. He seems excited to be playing for us !!

Frazer Cookson goes on one month loan to Nantwich Town.

Sent off after 11 minutes !!

Thought we had a vote and picked that ? Never liked it when we, or Andy Williams, sang it !

A very happy new year to all at Salford City.............now they've got Karl Robinson as manager !! A perfect match !!

Eyersy is his agent ( may have been mentioned previously ).

He's weak enough tackling with his left foot so doubt it would be a career changer for him. Regarding Irwin, if Stuart Pearce had signed for United when they wanted him we may never have heard of Gary Neville !!

He did but was predominantly right footed.

Stones out for 3 months with foot injury sustained on Saturday.

That would rule out the home players then !!

Lightweight, released at end of the season.

It's basically either laziness or thoughtless not throwing the ball directly to feet or passing the ball to a team mate's "wrong" foot when under no pressure. It slows the game unnecessarily.

That's the theory but we're not good at it. Good teams also play on the front foot and show some urgency most of the time not traipse about as if they're on holiday. I'm not overly concerned when we slow the game when leading but we just seem a bit lethargic at times. When we've scored I'd prefer us to push on for a second or third which is a much more effective way of "seeing the game out".

The thing that really annoys me is the time taken over throw ins, goal kicks and corners. Hudson was warned a couple of times on Saturday yet still moved the ball whilst taking a goal kick prompting the inevitable pointless booking and six minutes added on. The lackadaisical body language of our players who saunter around the pitch when the ball is out of play must influence the refs when deciding the amount of time added on, and as such is counter productive. It also subdues the crowd to some extent when they see players strolling about showing a lack of urgency. Just look as if you're on the front foot and we may not be playing after five on a Saturday afternoon.

Story of the Blues, The Mighty Wah.