THEY say records are there to be broken, so I’m delighted to congratulate Jordan Rhodes on replacing me as the youngest player in Town history to reach 50 goals.

It couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke, and it’s been great to watch Jordan enjoy such a hot scoring streak in recent matches.

Three hat-tricks, two for Town and the other for Scotland Under 21s, and 13 goals in five games is fantastic.

Jordan’s obviously playing with confidence, but there is more to it than that.

It’s about working hard in training, listening to what the coaches tell you and putting it into practice, and Jordan does all those things.

He’s got his feet very firmly on the ground – except when he’s heading the ball into the net!

The great thing about Jordan is that at 21, he will get better still, and as has been said, if he keeps going the way he is, a full Scotland call-up is surely in the offing.

And it was fantastic to hear the chairman confirm that Jordan, Jack Hunt, below, and Gary Roberts have all committed themselves to the cause following inevitable speculation over their futures.

That’s something that comes with the territory, but all the players here are focused on what really matters – winning promotion.

There’s a real unity about the group, and the fact that the club has no need to sell during the January transfer window is a major help.

There’s a long way to go, but there’s also a real will to succeed.

IT’S no surprise there has been such a reaction to suggestions that some Premier League clubs want to scrap relegation.

You can see why some owners would want a guarantee of top-flight football, because losing that status is a costly business.

But for those who look at the broader picture, taking away the chance of going up to the Premier League is a nonsense.

The dream of competing at the highest level is what drives any player or club on.

I wasn’t born when Town last played in what was then the First Division, between 1970 and 1972, but I’ve heard plenty of people talk about a time when Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and the like came to Leeds Road.

Frank Worthington, Trevor Cherry and Jimmy Nicholson, to name but a few, are still household names to Town fans.

And it will be the same at places like Carlisle, Bristol City, Luton, Watford, Bradford and Barnsley, who have all spent seasons up there.

In more recent times, Reading, Hull, Blackpool and Burnley have made the step up and provided their fans with great memories and hopes that they will one day return.

The other part of the argument is that by scrapping relegation, the clubs at the lower end of the table will have far less to play for.

Let’s be fair, there are probably only four or five sides who could realistically win the title.

For some, the challenge is making the top 10, for others, it’s avoiding the bottom three.

Think of all those dramatic final days of the season where five or six sides have fought it out for survival.

It would all be a thing of the past, as would the excitement of knowing your team had won promotion to the Premier.

We’ve seen rugby league go down the ‘licence’ route, and to be honest, it sometimes seems that what happens on the pitch is the least important thing when it comes to earning a place in Super League.

Sure, financial stability, stadia, producing talented young players and involving the community are all very important.

But we’re talking about sport, and the biggest thing has to be success out there on the pitch.

If you succeed, you get the rewards, if you don’t, you should pay the penalty.