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I have - almost - no memory of Dalglish and Blackburn Rovers. This is all the more disturbing that during his time there, 91-95, I was regularly up in Accrington, right next door to Blackburn, as that was my girlfriend/now wife's home town. It must have been so traumatic, I've erased the memory.

I hadn't heard Ian Rush was into property, although he may be. I thought Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen were the property barons. Dalglish must have been a premier league winning manager during my wilderness years.

That sounds about right. I have no doubt that RDZ can be hugely inspirational, while someone like Hodgson less so. But you're right in that the main factor is the personality of the player. I'm not sure of the age when those in your list retired from playing, but the difference in their...

Funnily enough, I began to answer your comment, just as I was watching Eddie Howe talk on MOTD about how it wasn't easy for Newcastle to motivate themselves after exiting from Europe. You can probably tell what's coming. I would rather Brighton motivated themselves after the success of Thursday...

I'm happy to take that data, but it isn't really the point, is it? By all means, swap out Lineker and Shearer, and substitute your own chosen successful ex-players, who you consider have achieved more success. The point was, how do they motivate themselves to keep delivering towards the end...

Harsh but fair. What he does, he does well. He does the drills - and it works - but he lacks the invention and creativity of a Pep or RDZ. That's not wrong. It's just different. But the difference in spectacle for the punter leads to a very different customer experience...

It's an interesting question. Perhaps it should be addressed to ex-players who have achieved considerable success (Lineker, Shearer). How do they motivate themselves to keep on delivering towards the end of their careers? The manager has a role to play in the search for approval, but...

I don't know if anyone was watching the post-match analysis, but Sky showed Everton top of the 'goals from corners' and 'goals from set pieces' stats. That's not an accident. That's down to hard graft on the training ground.

You beat me to it. I was going to post exactly the same thing. Dyche has already made up the 10 point deduction. Say what you like about him, but he's effective.