(adopts Frankie Howard voice) Oh suit yerselves!

> The explanation as to how knackered the team probably were at Wembley in '85.
> How we managed to throw away the league and cup in '86?
> How he managed to win the league in '87 with what now looks like a right motley crew - that was impressive!
> What was the background to our right side being sold to Rangers? (Although that might have happened under Harvey)
> Why did he buy so many short players in his second spell?
> Why did he seemingly have such a problem with Andy Hinchcliffe?
> Was the board's refusal to buy Dion Dublin because he is black true and is that why Kendall marched the second time?
> What made him return the third time?
> Did he have to live with the over spending legacy of Royle and Walker?
> What was the logic in buying John Oster, Farrelly, O'Kane etc etc?
> What REALLY happened with Gary Speed RIP?

Lastly, does anyone recall the old gag going around Merseyside in late 1986?

If Kenny Dalgleish is the town crier, Howard Kendall is the Mayor...

1. We lost in Wembley 1985 because of the punishing schedule; we had just played Rapid Vienna a few days before the FA Cup Final. Sharp, in his recent autobigraphy, said that on hindsight, they could have rested more. Both he and Gray had also mentioned that after the game, they – as was the typical football culture then – were still having drinks to unwind.

2. We lost the double in 1986 because of an over-reliance on Lineker. When he failed to get the goals in the last stretch (I believe starting from the Oxford game?), our firepower was somewhat hampered.

I don't think we did that badly in the last stretch, but Liverpool went on an amazing 10- or 11-game winning stretch. Bearing in mind that they pipped us to the title by two (?) points.

Note that, in the FA Cup final, besides Lineker scoring and Sharp hitting the crossbar in the first half, the goals looked unlikely to coming from other sources. Even then, Sharp was basically looking to play Lineker in (as were all players).

3. The right side was sold under Harvey, I believe. Gary Stevens was still around during the 87 season, albeit injured quite a bit, but he still scored some cracking goals. Trevor Stevens left after the 89 FA Cup Final.

4. I'll be curious to know about the short strikeforce myself :) but you must admit that those players were quite something e.g. Cottee (who was already there), Beardsley, polish player whom I can't recall the spelling, Mark Ward. Pity it didn't work out; I can imagine that being quite something in today's game.

5. I think he returned because there was no-one else who wanted to take the job, and he probably came back out of sentiment; though it's clear that he was no longer up for it. Many say that he was already under too much alcohol most days, which impaired his judgement, and often, the ability to work, eg, coming in drunk etc.

6. I honestly don't think that Farrelly, Oster and O'Kane were such bad players. They showed promise and put in some good performances. I reckon a big part of it is down to Kendall's already dwindling prowess then as a manager. How often have we seen the "lump it up" to Dunc, when he had some many other options? I thought that Nicky Barmby lost his way under him (only to be rejuvenated under Smith). Cadamateri was a talent that could have been better utilized, other than just for his speed.

7. Whatever happened with Speed? I believe a big part of it – besides Kendall's alcoholism – is also how he manages player. Read Sharp's and Southall's autobiographies. Kendall could be great with players, putting a strong team culture in, motivating them etc, but he could be ruthless in the way he discarded players; not just ruthless but almost ungrateful.

8. But to round up, we have to give him credit for winning in 1987. It was probably the pre-cursor to the squad game that we see so often today. A team game.