IT WAS great to see my lad, Joe, make his debut for Blackburn on Tuesday night - though it did spoil my holiday plans!
I was supposed to be going to Portugal for two days. Everything was booked, hotel non-refundable. Then we found out on Monday that he was playing.
It was quite a surprise because he’s not even been sub or anything. The nearest he’d come was getting on the bench for the Under-21s in the Checkatrade Trophy.
I’d planned to watch him on Monday for the Under-23s, but he told me on Saturday that he wasn’t playing.
When I asked why, he said &...