Just a couple of lads you wouldn't know.
"But they are the most honest bunch of lads you would wish to meet.
"Whatever comes out of that mist, lads, you will hold the line," the men are told.
But I don't know what logic there is in drafting in players from God knows where, lads you haven't even tried yet.
If it is football clichés and tiresome stuff about "banter with the lads" you want then best steer clear of Nigel Reo-Coker.
"It also means that whenever we've needed to or wanted to make changes, you feel the lads you bring in are in good enough condition.
I can't go into the dressing room next week and say: 'Lads, you need to score at five an over.' That's ridiculous".
I remember coming back to the dressing room from the exchange of team sheets before a Crystal Palace match when Rob Styles was reffing and saying, "Sorry, lads, you won't get much from the ref today".
But lads, you will not find such stories here, though you will locate them on the Internet, where it often feels as if the authors did most of their research and then hit Print.
We said to the lads, 'You need to step up, because me and Mike we haven't got all the answers.' And they talked it out and day two they turned up and were a lot better.
"As much as my last couple of clubs were brilliant, I think it's everyone's dream to play with a bunch of lads you can class as your friends, and then to achieve what we have – the promotions, and now the cup run – has just been unimaginable and amazing.
