BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 hours ago, windymiller7 said:

I must admit, I always thought my first game was in 1983 - I knew it was the 82/83 season, however it turns out it was actually 16/10/82. A 3-0 win against Chelsea, Garner with a brace & Kevin Stonehouse. I can't find the Rovers lineup for that day but the main things I remember was being in the old Riverside stand with my Dad with the smell of pipe tobacco wafting up every few minutes and a bit of a scrap going on in the BBE, presumably with some Chelsea fans who'd got in there.

I managed to find a few details from a Chelsea site, which shows a young David Speedie in the Chelsea team that day! Attendance? a whopping 6,062!

All that really mattered to me that day was that I knew I wanted to back again. I was hooked.

Gennoe

Branagan, Barton, Fazackerly,  Rathbone,

Miller, Randall, Lowey, Brotherston

Stonehouse, Garner

Sub Hamilton for Barton.

 

 

[windymiller7]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Gennoe

Branagan, Barton, Fazackerly,  Rathbone,

Miller, Randall, Lowey, Brotherston

Stonehouse, Garner

Sub Hamilton for Barton.

 

 

That definitely looks about right. Although I don't really remember Barton, it was always Glen for me in my early memories.

Thank you so much for that, & I mean that from the bottom of my heart! 🙏🫶🤝

Where the hell did you find that? I've been searching for years!

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago today - on Kenny’s birthday…

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

10 hours ago, windymiller7 said:

That definitely looks about right. Although I don't really remember Barton, it was always Glen for me in my early memories.

Thank you so much for that, & I mean that from the bottom of my heart! 🙏🫶🤝

Where the hell did you find that? I've been searching for years!

Mike Jackman’s “ Blackburn Rovers, a complete history “. I would have thought the club shop would have similar books. I bought that in 1990. I also have an up dated version that I bought in about 2010.

Dave Barton came on loan from Newcastle. He only played 8 games for us.

[CottonTownBoy]

Another memory that has stuck with me, of sitting behind the directors box in 1980, was before a game, the "dignitaries" came up to the directors box area. One was a man wearing what looked to me as a 9-10 year old boy, a very expensive navy blue suit, shirt and tie and a matching navy blue overcoat. I'd never seen such an immaculately dressed man before. He just screamed money and class.

My dad asked me if I knew who he was, I was thinking, captain of industry or a prime minister, no it was Trevor Francis, the first million pound footballer. Signed by Nottingham Forest, 12 months before. Boy he certainly looked a million pounds worth. 

It was nice that he made an effort to look good as he was going to Ewood Park.

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago…

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago today…

[Herbie6590]

https://x.com/retrofootballnw/status/1900613397646880780?s=61&t=YzghmFC1hBTxrcVJBu1kGQ

[arbitro]

Next Saturday at 10.30 am on ITV4 Rovers v Fulham from 84-85 is featured. 

 

[rigger]

13 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Next Saturday at 10.30 am on ITV4 Rovers v Fulham from 84-85 is featured. 

 

And we win.

[Gav]

Great bit of footage here, cup against Shrewsbury 

 

Edited March 17 by Gav

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

11 hours ago, Gav said:

Great bit of footage here, cup against Shrewsbury 

 

I don’t remember that game at all. We defended like the current team going off the highlights.

[oneandycrawford]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I don’t remember that game at all. We defended like the current team going off the highlights.

I was there. The relief when David May scored the equaliser was immense! Interesting to see how seriously the 'big' teams took all competitions then compared to now.

[Gav]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I don’t remember that game at all. We defended like the current team going off the highlights.

Even from those highlights, watching Batty put his foot on the ball, make a simple pass, gave me a warm fuzzy feeling. 

Those bastards in Pune can't take away our memories Tyrone.

[oneandycrawford]

The other thing those highlights show is the myth around the moneybags tag. Ian Pearce winning goal, David May equalising goal. Money spent in the key areas but bargains used elsewhere.

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago today…

[Waggy76]

Venkys Out !

[Herbie6590]

https://x.com/brfcsdotcom/status/1903544875917750717?s=46&t=cjTtFiLH6Hff-zlAsQbAUg

[Gav]

Picture of a fan being ejected from Highbury 1973 - Arsenal v Man Utd. Bit of a Clockwork Orange theme going on here:

[rigger]

8 minutes ago, Gav said:

Picture of a fan being ejected from Highbury 1973 - Arsenal v Man Utd. Bit of a Clockwork Orange theme going on here:

What a great film.

[simongarnerisgod]

this is a proper bit of nostalgia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

[Upside Down]

2 hours ago, Gav said:

Picture of a fan being ejected from Highbury 1973 - Arsenal v Man Utd. Bit of a Clockwork Orange theme going on here:

Clockwork Orange meets Aladdin Sane

[oneandycrawford]

2 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Clockwork Orange meets Aladdin Sane

And just to the right of the policeman it seems that Demis Roussos was taking in a game whilst in London.

Edited March 23 by oneandycrawford
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[Riversider28]

I’ve just watched a short feature on the BBC News at 1 about the impact of footballers developing dementia due to heading the ball. It featured our very own Tony Parkes and Alan Gilliver. It’s so sad to see the effect this devastating condition has on individuals and their families. It certainly brought a tear to my eye seeing them now and how I remembered them wearing the blue and white shirt. God bless them. 

[rigger]

21 minutes ago, Riversider28 said:

I’ve just watched a short feature on the BBC News at 1 about the impact of footballers developing dementia due to heading the ball. It featured our very own Tony Parkes and Alan Gilliver. It’s so sad to see the effect this devastating condition has on individuals and their families. It certainly brought a tear to my eye seeing them now and how I remembered them wearing the blue and white shirt. God bless them. 

In the future, I wonder what ailments will be put down to hitting the ground too many times ?

Edited March 25 by rigger