Miltonaggro

It's going to be interesting to see the difference Boruc makes when he comes in. The last 'vocal' keeper we had was probably Neimi, and that type of keeper can make a huge difference to the positioning and timing of centre backs, Shilton was an absolute master at it. By all accounts Boruc marshals, encourages, and b*llocks his defence non stop, and having a seen it done it back five 'skipper' may raise confidence and help the back four to settle down. Just need to get the big guy fit...

Surely people have seen the Manchurian Candidate, sports psychology at it's most intense...

The Southampton based advertising agency given the contract to produce the brochure for the sale of Portsmouth FC were pleased with the photograph chosen for the cover under the headline 'The Best fans in the Universe'...

Golac, Williams and Dennis...

I used to love the T-shirt, Dennis was like Freddy Starr, only with a more volatile personality. Love to see him do well down there and he'll probably end up chinning droopy...

They are being replaced with 'fans power breakfasts' to be held quarterly on the concourse standing up. Delegated to Les Reed...

Having Boruc on board is a massive positive, once fit he will give us a strong last line of defence and organise those in front of him. Adkins knew full well we needed two centre halves and a full back in September and for whatever reason the 'transfer panel' only achieved one from three, so all we be aware now. I still think we have it in us to do a reverse Blackpool and keep on improving as the matches come...

Back to the tight results methinks, one goal in it again, 2-1 to them or 1-2 to us...

We made our own entertainment in those days ;-)

Same era, do you remember the other Everton bell- end John Bailey. He always came in for a load of stick. Hated Everton with a hatred in the 80s, some of which was immediately relieved after said semi-final. What a memorable day...

That was a wonderful performance, but right up there was the 4-1 win against Nottingham Forest with Shilton in his prime in 1979 (Channon, Boyer 2, Watson). At the time they were a brilliant side winning league titles and European Cups (not to mention League Cups, FFS) and we ****ged them. Clough said afterwards that we had passed them off the park...

This could be the one Turkish, nice work...

He reminded me of a six foot, super fit, Ronnie Ekelund. Gaston the six foot Ronnie Ekelund ;-)

My thoughts exactly, a good chance of Neimi mark two, and a lot of those recent performances and clean sheets were against the better Italian clubs...

Mustard at Fiorentina Dave as well as Celtic. Another full international in the side...

Very, very good player, and a strong character. Cracking signing for nowt...

I think it would work too...

Solid keeper and a commanding presence. He would be the borrucs...

Felt that the Man City game would be tight, and gut feeling is this will be also. Five goals, 3-2 to us or them...

From my addled grey cells I remembered this, could be adapted reasonably well once the carnival atmosphere starts at SMS:

He is doing his best to emulate George Best...

The boy Clyne. Once we get a winger it will be like the 7th cavalry...

It was a genuine shame as he had a great touch, and a bit of an edge. Sounds incredible now, but I though we had found our midfield general for the next ten years. My first game was 1977 so I missed out on Stevie Williams's debut, but what a player - Mr silk and steel...

Steve Moran, electric. One from left field is David Hughes who Alan Ball debuted in a friendly against Gothenberg, looked an absolute class above in that match...

Agreed. Think that the club has always had an eye for young players. Once he had been here for three or four years the McMenemy 'youth policy' was providing a large chunk of the first team squad, stars like Williams and solid pro's like Bambi Waldron and Graham Baker. The Nicholl side that reamed the 'best ever' Liverpool side had the last stream of this youth policy pulling the strings, grounded and nurtured brilliantly by Merrington. Crediting Lowe in this area is like crediting One Direction for inventing rock and roll...