BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[wilsdenrover]

1 minute ago, 47er said:

What a night that was. Ewood shook with joy. Walking (or trying to) up Livesey Branch Rd. Everybody singing and dancing around us. Tumult of noise. Just wonderful.

It was amazing, although I do recall being ridiculously nervous for the final few minutes. 

[47er]

3 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

It was amazing, although I do recall being ridiculously nervous for the final few minutes. 

You did well! I was a wreck from start to finish. Such a shame we faltered towards the end and had to depend on Manu not winning.  Best memory of that game for me was Flower's save.

[K-Hod]

20 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Two days ‘til VE Day…

 

My 11th birthday and still one of my favourite days as a Rover.

[rog of the rovers]

50 minutes ago, 47er said:

You did well! I was a wreck from start to finish. Such a shame we faltered towards the end and had to depend on Manu not winning.  Best memory of that game for me was Flower's save.

 

Which one? 🤣

[47er]

4 minutes ago, rog of the rovers said:

 

Which one? 🤣

2nd half, foot of the post,very low down to his right. I had given it up.

[rog of the rovers]

The Ruel Fox effort?

I always think the Peter Beardsley save in the first half is the most underrated. Doesn't even make some of the highlights!

[47er]

9 hours ago, rog of the rovers said:

The Ruel Fox effort?

yes

[Herbie6590]

Bottle

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, Herbie6590 said:

Bottle

I was looking through the list of names for Junior Rovers birthdays and two stood out (if they are who I think they are). One is a local radio presenter and the other played Premier League and international football.

Edited May 8 by arbitro

[DuffsLeftPeg]

[frosty]

3 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Bottle

I wonder what D Fletcher thinks about Sky and kick off times these days….

[SuperBrfc]

 

[Herbie6590]

11 hours ago, arbitro said:

I was looking through the list of names for Junior Rovers birthdays and two stood out (if they are who I think they are). One is a local radio presenter and the other played Premier League and international football.

It’s almost certainly *that* Anthony Pilkington based on Wikipedia birthday. 

as for Mr B…I reckon it’s him too…good spot!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[wilsdenrover]

9 hours ago, Tugayisgod said:

Isn't he a left back, or lwb ?

Can't see it with Ribeiro and Pickering here and Powell also. Unless they let Pickering go ?

 

9 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

been playing on the right winger and left winger. 

At last, a replacement for Ryan Giles.

[47er]

18 hours ago, SuperBrfc said:

 

He was a giant that night. And his career at Rovers ended too early for me. Some poor manager decision-making from Woy.

Edited May 9 by 47er

[Herbie6590]

Waggy, Waggy, Waggy… ⚪️🔵

[oneandycrawford]

3 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Waggy, Waggy, Waggy… ⚪️🔵

Him and Gordon Taylor were two of my earliest heroes!

[simongarnerisgod]

4 hours ago, oneandycrawford said:

Him and Gordon Taylor were two of my earliest heroes!

my dad was team mates with gordon taylor when they were both in the reserves at bolton in the early 60`s,he was said he was a right big headed w*****r!!!,franny lee was also in and about the reserves due to his varying levels of fitness!!!! and they had a small lad called alan ball coming through the ranks,who they rather stupidly released,stating he was to small😁

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

my dad was team mates with gordon taylor when they were both in the reserves at bolton in the early 60`s,he was said he was a right big headed w*****r!!!,franny lee was also in and about the reserves due to his varying levels of fitness!!!! and they had a small lad called alan ball coming through the ranks,who they rather stupidly released,stating he was to small😁

Allegedly they had to chose between Taylor or Ball about who to sign.

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On 07/05/2025 at 13:40, rog of the rovers said:

The Ruel Fox effort?

I always think the Peter Beardsley save in the first half is the most underrated. Doesn't even make some of the highlights!

Ah yea that Rocket shot gets parried over

[simongarnerisgod]

48 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Allegedly they had to chose between Taylor or Ball about who to sign.

well someone got that one wrong🙂

[oneandycrawford]

4 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

my dad was team mates with gordon taylor when they were both in the reserves at bolton in the early 60`s,he was said he was a right big headed w*****r!!!,franny lee was also in and about the reserves due to his varying levels of fitness!!!! and they had a small lad called alan ball coming through the ranks,who they rather stupidly released,stating he was to small😁

TBF when he was in charge of the PFA Taylor did come over as very self-important and arrogant. When you're 10 or 11 years old though you only think about players as players.

[Herbie6590]

The final programme from 1994/95 ⚪️🔵

[oneandycrawford]

5 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

The final programme from 1994/95 ⚪️🔵

It's funny how your mind - and the situation at the time - plays tricks. I remember the run-in after the QPR game being a total disaster. In reality the only result prior to the Liverpool game that looks really bad was the home defeat to Citeh. The others (away draw at Leeds and away defeats to WH and Liverpool) are not that surprising over a 42 game season and, at any other time of the season, probably wouldn't have caused too much worry.

[47er]

The Leeds draw was a shocker because we completely dominated the game from start to finish and had the clearest penalty denied you will ever see. We should have won 2-0 and we deserved to.

Things just didn't go our way in that run-in.