Lindsey was fired. RIP Fleetwood Mac.

[Mr Scarrott]

A couple of weeks after it was all confirmed I still don't know what to think, given that we don't know the full circumstances yet.

Much as the Mac's live shows had become more than a little ritualistic, even with Christine's return, I always enjoyed them and got a kick out of the fact that casual fans came out of the gig feeling the same.

When you've had a realistic claim to being the world's biggest act at one point, even though that was 40 years ago, a line-up change at this stage in the game is not going to work in the same way that the growth and setbacks pre 1975 eventually did. Neil and Mike are in a class or two above Billy and Rick, however and the uninformed fans plus Stevie diehards may still make the band a worthwhile live proposition at this point, although you have to worry about Christine's continued ability to deliver.

I admit I am intrigued by the possibility of studio recordings, particularly involving Neil Finn. Maybe Christine's desire to do a blues album could somehow morph into part of an album with the FM moniker in it. I wouldn't put the mortgage on that happening. What an irony it would be were a new FM album to emerge.

Logic somehow dictates that Fleetwood Mac #14 has been put together to fulfil a contractual obligation to tour and that may well be it. Christine surely didn't come out of retirement for this and John has indicated that by 2020 he will be done.

Given Lindsey's solo and BuckVie creativity over the last few years I'm just annoyed that a wider audience will miss out on his full potential in the setting of Fleetwood Mac. I'm sure he's difficult to work with and that's partly how we've got to this point. So many lost opportunities. It's just too sad.