Seeing as I have stolen back the Sunday slot, here’s Andrew in his new home of Wednesday. What better way to spend your hump day? He’s got a brand new idea too…

Hello, and welcome back to another series of bringing a squad back to life for an unwise crack at the Premier League of 1997-98. This time, its Blackburn Rovers. Had Kenny Dalglish not resigned as manager following the title win, and the squad had been kept together, would things have been rosier? The only way to find out. Put them back in CM9798 and see what happens! Let’s take a look at the squad.

There’s not a lot of depth. We’ve taken Witschge even though he was just on loan and played 1 game. We’ve also pulled all the released players through the season back. We’ll ‘have’ to re-sign Richard Brown so he can never play and get Le Sock sorted too. Carss and Coughlan might get re-signed if I can be arsed! How will we setup? The old trusty:

Bringing back the SAS will hopefully plunder us a significant number of goals. Flowers is out injured so a no longer so young Given will get the nod. I’m actually feeling pretty confident. This is a decent side compared to what we had with Newcastle 92-93 and Leeds 91-92. If we ever have to call on Bobby Mimms though, we’ll be knacked. We take on a pre-season where we hope the handbags are at a minimum.

There is still a lack of discipline but at least it’s a result. SAS in hiding. We come up against Legia Warsaw next, surely this is a fake name…

He scores, but we win. Who’s the big dobski now eh!

Fergie has room to improve his squad…lol.

Fast, can’t dribble, can’t shoot, won’t create anything. Have it. Pre-season is a success.

Except for this:

It’s a Witschge hunt to see who attacked him. Bloody Burnley. The first goal of our season comes from an underrated player for the Premier League winning side, Mark Atkins.

Coventry are blown away and I’m beginning to like these odds.

That said, Man Utd have played two big sides and haven’t conceded…

Timmy Flowers is back, but half of SAS is unhappy.

No, you can’t move to Chelsea, you’ll be a flop. You can f*** off as well.

Sheff Wed can’t take the secret ops as SAS strike again.

Big Al is having one hell of a start.

But whatever he can do, Sutton says he can do better:

A Sutton hattrick helps us see off Derby, who pounded our goal all day long.

If this were trip adviser, we’d be recommending the view.

We finally drop points at home to Chelsea, but we should have got them all. SAS wasteful in their execution of our tactics.

An easy game against relegation threatened Everton is always a happy weekend.

SAS missing in action again though. Has the form gone already? We can’t let Paul Scholes get the golden boot. Sherwood and Wilcox pick up injuries, so rotation is forced on us already. SAS help themselves to some League Cup goals.

But it’s another injury to a key player. And another…

We drop points and Batty picks up a knock.

The impact of those injuries is brutal.

So, we rotate a bit more.

Leeds are dispatched 2-0 and the race is already hotting up for the golden boot:

Jeff Kenna handle it, and that’s another injury so more shuffling to do. That is another Andrew’s problem as I leave it there for now.

We’re just about squeezing Man Utd out at present, we know they’ll push us all the way but hopefully they stay in the cups and fade in the final month. 31 goals in 10 games. Shearer and Sutton on double figures already. Exciting times ahead for King Kenny and the Lancashticos.