Just been in Dil Raj for lunch and 1st team squad was in (No Hillflicker though!!) as well as Sir Dickie Bird - as the restaurant refer to him as!!! Must admit Mido looked very fit (please don't think I'm gay), the podge he had pre-season has all gone - minds you he did have a good plateful of curry so maybe I spoke too soon. But once he's matchfit we may just be able to welcome the goalpoacher we desperately need. With Rooney in the team - maybe we can be optimistic for oce - well at least some of us can!!!
I saw Mido yesterday. He looked very trim but muscular with it, athletic, and a beaming smile on his face. Then I realised it was actually Chris Dagnall.
I have a sneaky feeling this year we are going to have a much better 2nd half than we've ever had since returning to this level. With the returning players like O'Brien, Silva, McNulty and the possibility, although l'll not hold my breath that Mido may be first team fit it could be a little different this January. Hoping that we do manage to tie up a few contracts too. Once the returning players get into their stride the window could be closed.
Have same sneaky feeling that this season will be a reverse of last one, and that we'll come good 2nd half!! As to the Dickie Bird comments, when he left I told the manager that Dickie had settled our bill - the look on his face was a picture - Unlucky!!
