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There's another international break on Saturday 15th November. I'd have done something on that Saturday - either two 45 minute games (first team friendly & then legends game) or one single mixed Soccer-Aid style game with current first teamers and past players / legends. Just as with whatever they are planning anyway, it would need the presence of a couple of proper legends to draw interest - Shearer, Tugay, Sutton etc.. Make a day of it. Throw in a couple of unannounced surprises. Do the honour caps we've been doing on the day. They should have compiled all previous "goal of the season" winners to let fans vote for a 'goal of the millennium' competition (Reidy). Launch the book and get it signed. Hell, even rename the Riverside in honour of Tony Parkes on the day like they should have done already. There's all sorts you could have done on a day of celebration. But if you are going to do something do it proper, or don't do it at all. Instead they are bolting something which is still lacking detail onto the end of a league game, when people will have been in the ground already for 2.5 hours. It's like they don't understand that if we lose that game the last thing people will be in the mood for is a 'celebration'. And if it is poorly attended people will question why.

Phats And Small - Turn Around

No sorry Tony, I don’t know anything else.

98% of the whole EFL are better run than our club , unfortunately !

Ive seen a few mention on X that Henriksson 2 and Morishita with 1 were the goalscorers.

More likely to see the Brendan Rodgers laughing video tbh.

I think the only logical explanation is spite / petulance / pettiness by the current 'power broker' keen to remove any positive things done by people long since removed from the club.

You’ll have to wear them now just in case.

Get Souness out of retirement...will put the fear of God into those Celts!

Ouch!

We have been asking for years with no real answer as to its removal.

Thanks Carl. Any more information on team selection, scorers etc?

As you say the 100th and 125th games were celebrated against Football League founder members, together with the books issued at that time. If a similar event had been put on this time, I don’t imagine there would have been too much comment. But, if the club want to celebrate by putting on an extra ‘special game’ then at least make it a game against a proper club with some history or relevance

It finished 3-3 apparently

If they turn up I'll run on the pitch in frilly knickers

Agreed. @only2garners , can this be on the agenda please? I’ve asked this to be raised before as I just can’t fathom it… at least the de-Roversisation of Blues Bar they can blame on Sodexho.

To be fair, the league game is a perfect anniversary game without the amateurish add on. Playing a team with a manager, captain and a few other players who left us directly or indirectly because of how shoddily we are run sums up our 150th anniversary very nicely. I presume the owners will all be turning up to mark the event?

Something that would stand in time for future generations. Perhaps a couple of statue unveiling. A home kit worthy of 150 years and not just a one off game (yet to see if it's match worn) A spruce up of the exterior. Perhaps some blue and white gates. Gable end celebratory paintings. The timeline returned. A Ltd edition program. Reduced prices/season tickets. They could of capitalised on the occasion by doing more of these more 'gestural' things rather than fk all. Oh and a bigger Tifo flag that one is tiny. There. Said it

Well, we've been here before... "The Scottish Wayne Rooney"..( Steve Kean on Goodwillie) "The Brazilian Denis Irwin" (Steve Kean on Rubeiro) And, last but not least, the reason for Salgado losing his place was nothing to do with his contract situation, but "..the emergence of Jason Lowe"..( Paul Agnew)

They are due to draw a blank.

That needs to be asked at the next FF where is that timeline

Do invites usually come with an entrance fee?

Talks were ‘Progressing well’ on Friday. You’re spot on OjF, these things don’t even start unless an initial skeleton agreement is in place, so something has changed.

I've watched a few games both home and away on TV this season. This includes the highlights packages offered by Sky and ITV. At no point in any of those broadcasts have I seen any reference to this being out 150th anniversary season. You wouldn't know about it. They've done nothing to update or alter the club badge for the occasion, nothing to introduce a commemorative home shirt (quite the opposite it is one of the least unique and recognisable home shirts in club history, including the halves being wrong), they've got a random away shirt that we've worn a couple of times with town 'landmarks' on it but I'm struggling to understand the relevance of that to our 150th anniversary. As far as I can see (from a distance) there's nothing at Ewood to commemorate this occasion. You might expect boards around the ground, flashing advertisements, flags. Nothing. The pitiful banner on the BBE effort seems to have been abandoned after one game and not seen since. What would I want / expect to see for our 150th? 1) A new or temporary club crest for the season - perhaps in gold or altered to make reference to the occasion - so that anyone who sees it recognises it is different and special 2) Programmes (digital and paper) being reintroduced even just for the season and each edition being comprehensive and accurate about significant occasions and people from our long history - plenty of material to go at 3) A proper anniversary shirt worn for the whole season that would be immediately recognisable as different and unique and be worn by players and fans all season long (not a sticker on the back of the neck that nobody can see from any distance). Not worn on one day only (why limit such an occasion to one afternoon?). 4) A proper range of merchandise to celebrate the occasion - not a few t-shirts of dismal quality 5) A new timeline being introduced with it being permanently installed around the ground or an exhibition open in the Darwen End lounge each home game with food and drink available 6) A fixture against opposition of some relevance or stature in the game. Perhaps Athletic Bilbao or similar. Yes someone who costs money and effort to bring here and organise - good things cost money you see. 7) A club documentary - released on Youtube and media channels - make it a feature length film presented by a 'legend' or two chronicling it all the way from start to present (preferably ignoring the last 15 years of hell).