150th Anniversary kit/celebrations

[Herbie6590]

I’ve asked them to add this one to their directory as “The 4000 Holes” 😆

 

https://www.ryderamies.co.uk/scarves/shop/create-your-scarf/

[Mike Graham]

As stated on the LT thread I will be in self imposed exile for the Derby game.

I was at Ewood for the 100th anniversary season as part of the ‘Leyland Blues’.  This is me on the pitch (note: I suspect the club may use this as an excuse to ban me from Ewood Park for this pitch incursion):

I was there for the 125th anniversary and have continued ever since apart from 2 seasons when I boycotted but donated my ST to a refugee charity in Blackburn (I never published this before).

The club, sorry my club, is rotting from the head down.  For someone with an emotional contract with Rovers it is painful to watch.  It is run by folk with no emotional contract; they do not engage, it is all one way.

Enough is enough.  I am not going along to what will be a 3rd rate farce.

I even heard from my club contacts that they were thinking of presenting Steve Kean with one of those silly flat caps - if / when Rovers staff members read this please deny this will be the case.  Alternatively please go ahead; it will be your downfall.

 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Kean eh?...I fully believe they would have the Brass Neck to do just that,I really do.

[Herbie6590]

3 hours ago, Mike Graham said:

As stated on the LT thread I will be in self imposed exile for the Derby game.

I was at Ewood for the 100th anniversary season as part of the ‘Leyland Blues’.  This is me on the pitch (note: I suspect the club may use this as an excuse to ban me from Ewood Park for this pitch incursion):

I was there for the 125th anniversary and have continued ever since apart from 2 seasons when I boycotted but donated my ST to a refugee charity in Blackburn (I never published this before).

The club, sorry my club, is rotting from the head down.  For someone with an emotional contract with Rovers it is painful to watch.  It is run by folk with no emotional contract; they do not engage, it is all one way.

Enough is enough.  I am not going along to what will be a 3rd rate farce.

I even heard from my club contacts that they were thinking of presenting Steve Kean with one of those silly flat caps - if / when Rovers staff members read this please deny this will be the case.  Alternatively please go ahead; it will be your downfall.

 

This is me on that same photo.

Like you Mike, I am being stretched beyond my elastic limit of tolerance for these buffoons. 

[arbitro]

Don't shoot the messenger here but I have been told that plans are being drawn up to play Old Etonians in a celebratory match to mark our 150 year anniversary. Rovers will be represented by a veterans team.

The plans are to play the match at Ewood after the Derby County match which is a 12.30 kick off. 

Old Etonians play in the Arthurian League, something probably akin to the West Lancs League.

https://www.arthurianleague.co.uk/etonians.html

[Rogerb]

28 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Don't shoot the messenger here but I have been told that plans are being drawn up to play Old Etonians in a celebratory match to mark our 150 year anniversary. Rovers will be represented by a veterans team.

The plans are to play the match at Ewood after the Derby County match which is a 12.30 kick off. 

Old Etonians play in the Arthurian League, something probably akin to the West Lancs League.

https://www.arthurianleague.co.uk/etonians.html

Preparing for the future then.

[MarkBRFC]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

Don't shoot the messenger here but I have been told that plans are being drawn up to play Old Etonians in a celebratory match to mark our 150 year anniversary. Rovers will be represented by a veterans team.

The plans are to play the match at Ewood after the Derby County match which is a 12.30 kick off. 

Old Etonians play in the Arthurian League, something probably akin to the West Lancs League.

https://www.arthurianleague.co.uk/etonians.html

Like anyone is going to be sticking around for that after Trav, Weimann, Batth, Eustace and co have just inflicted the ultimate humiliation on us.

Better idea would be to do it the following Saturday on the international break wouldn't it?

[StHelensRover]

Not many will be sticking around to watch that if we get beaten by Derby.

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2 hours ago, arbitro said:

Don't shoot the messenger here but I have been told that plans are being drawn up to play Old Etonians in a celebratory match to mark our 150 year anniversary. Rovers will be represented by a veterans team.

The plans are to play the match at Ewood after the Derby County match which is a 12.30 kick off. 

Old Etonians play in the Arthurian League, something probably akin to the West Lancs League.

https://www.arthurianleague.co.uk/etonians.html

I believe Dunny also paralelled this 8n a podcast recently 

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

Like anyone is going to be sticking around for that after Trav, Weimann, Batth, Eustace and co have just inflicted the ultimate humiliation on us.

Better idea would be to do it the following Saturday on the international break wouldn't it?

Personally I just don't think a match against what is effectively a parks team has any appeal whatsoever. It smacks of laziness but overriding that would be the cost of bringing a proper team to play at Ewood.

[MarkBRFC]

3 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Personally I just don't think a match against what is effectively a parks team has any appeal whatsoever. It smacks of laziness but overriding that would be the cost of bringing a proper team to play at Ewood.

Well I think that's all it's meant to be.

A Rovers legends side against a side that played a part in our very early history, the game doesn't bother me so much.

Just think playing it after a game like the Derby game which could be a huge humilation with all our ex staff and players taking the piss out of us is a daft decision.

[Mattyblue]

Post game even after a win would see very few hanging round, get beat and it will be a very bleak ‘event’ (which is fitting, I suppose).

Not sure why there’s a need for a game at all. A pre-season friendly to mark it, fine. But a game of 50 odd year olds against some amateurs in an empty ground in November, err ok.

[Proudtobeblue&white]

2 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Post game even after a win would see very few hanging round, get beat and it will be a very bleak ‘event’ (which is fitting, I suppose).

Not sure why there’s a need for a game at all. A pre-season friendly to mark it, fine. But a game of 50 odd year olds against some amateurs in an empty ground in November, err ok.

Utterly pointless/meaningless, if true (no reason to doubt it).

The way we are going, there will be no one in the ground anyway, and a loss to Derby would be a fitting way to see the back of that lot. What more humiliation do they need to feck off?

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

We might win that game you know...they look like a pub side!

[JHRover]

It's just the low hanging fruit again. Cheap and easy. Play it straight after the Derby game so there's no significant additional costs in opening Ewood/getting staff and stewarding on. Play Old Etonians it requires no effort or cost to bring them here for it. 

Is there supposed to be some particular relevance to playing them? I mean I know we played them in an FA Cup final but didn't we lose to them? So it isn't even a commemoration of a famous historical success. 

Are we now really at the stage of playing a game against an amateur outfit from the other end of the country who happen to share the same name as a team we lost to in an FA Cup final 140 years ago? Seems a bit tenuous to me. 

[Mattyblue]

Come on now, Blackburn Olympic beat then though, so close enough, especially as half of the ChatGPT generated PR about the 150th has been about the borough of Blackburn anyway.

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Still nothing on this anniversary shirt either.  Really is an embarrassing celebration. 

[Herbie6590]

Just now, ... said:

Still nothing on this anniversary shirt either.  Really is an embarrassing celebration. 

Gonna be this isn’t it? 

[Penwortham Blue]

4 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Post game even after a win would see very few hanging round, get beat and it will be a very bleak ‘event’ (which is fitting, I suppose).

Not sure why there’s a need for a game at all. A pre-season friendly to mark it, fine. But a game of 50 odd year olds against some amateurs in an empty ground in November, err ok.

Yet another lazy and hopeless decision by a club, totally bereft of any competency and ambition. Last one out, turn the lights off, happy 150th 😞

[Hasta]

An exhibition game after a serious league game. No-one would be that stupid….

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Just now, Hasta said:

An exhibition game after a serious league game. No-one would be that stupid….

Would they.....

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

5 hours ago, JHRover said:

It's just the low hanging fruit again. Cheap and easy. Play it straight after the Derby game so there's no significant additional costs in opening Ewood/getting staff and stewarding on. Play Old Etonians it requires no effort or cost to bring them here for it. 

Is there supposed to be some particular relevance to playing them? I mean I know we played them in an FA Cup final but didn't we lose to them? So it isn't even a commemoration of a famous historical success. 

Are we now really at the stage of playing a game against an amateur outfit from the other end of the country who happen to share the same name as a team we lost to in an FA Cup final 140 years ago? Seems a bit tenuous to me. 

How about a full Ewood against the likes of Liverpool,Utd,or Rangers...show us the respect our History deserves.

[TheKitGuy]

16 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

How about a full Ewood against the likes of Liverpool,Utd,or Rangers...show us the respect our History deserves.

94/95 team against United 94/95 team under the lights at Ewood. 

 

 

[simongarnerisgod]

On 02/10/2025 at 11:04, arbitro said:

Don't shoot the messenger here but I have been told that plans are being drawn up to play Old Etonians in a celebratory match to mark our 150 year anniversary. Rovers will be represented by a veterans team.

The plans are to play the match at Ewood after the Derby County match which is a 12.30 kick off. 

Old Etonians play in the Arthurian League, something probably akin to the West Lancs League.

https://www.arthurianleague.co.uk/etonians.html

even the happiest of happy clappers won`t stay around on a potentially cold november afternoon,especially if we get beat,it`s a daft idea.orchestrated by someone with zero understanding of football (thats everyone behind the scenes at ewood)

the club should advertise the fact it is actually our 150 year anniverary and as a one off,slash admission to £5 for everyone,cut derbys allocation to a quarter of the darwen end and actively try to fill the ground with home fans,a simple idea is`nt it

[StHelensRover]

Just announced it will be £18.75 a ticket, so I can imagine they'll offer Derby the whole Darwen End?