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tonygreenbank

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  1. I’ve watched a few games of BCD Football from the German league and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed them. You get to see skilled footballers plying their trade without the histrionics of playing to the crowd. It’s pure football and if anyone is doubting the Premiership being diluted BCD then we might be in for some special games. I’m sure the Championship will be the same. The start of football will give a big boost to a lot of us after 11 weeks of lockdown.
  2. Apart from the result a highlight for me was when the players put the blue and white shirts on as they went to collect their medals. Having a unique kit with our famous history will always make me a proud Rover!
  3. Elliott is now self isolating at home for seven days. The other players have been tested and their tests were negative. Training can continue at Brockhall under the strict guidelines as before. Bennett will be tested next week and hopefully return to training on June 5th. So far his was the only positive test at the club. This is information from Rovers official site.
  4. I loved the “exchange of views” between Shearer and Dave Bassett?! Didnt Souness have a similar spat with an Arsenal player at the Emirates? Was it Arteta?
  5. Great videos Herbie. I have to admit that for the first 3 seasons of the Prem I kept a scrapbook containing press reports from the LET and others of Rovers astonishing progress. Ive forgotten a lot of those games and these videos of yours have brought the excitement back to me. Thanks for your effort in bringing them to us.
  6. A bit harsh! I thought it was a fabulous goal. He opened his body up and stroked it in.
  7. So many wonderful memories! I decorated my car with blue and white balloons and a Union Flag. Parked outside the Manxman as we watched the game from there. Came out elated to find all my balloons deflated and the flag knicked! Got interviewed by Sky Sports at the Manxman and the same guy spotted me after the game down at Ewood for another interview! I remember saying “we’ve beaten the big boys” a number of times! The amazing feeling when the guy who was filming us in the Manxman told us the game at Upton Park had finished and we’d done it. Cue bedlam in the pub! A total stranger and I just embraced and hugged each other with tears streaming down our faces! The car journey into town took forever as the streets were lined with scores of people just shouting and singing. The Monday night seeing Ewood packed with 32,000 Rovers all singing their hearts out. Scenes we’ll not see repeated in my lifetime if ever. Just a magical day for everyone!
  8. I am really opposed to declaring this season null and void and also opposed to this AI approach to working out the results of matches still to be played. Why can we not wait for the all clear before resuming football? This may entail waiting for a vaccine or perhaps the new tracker app may ease everybody’s fears and lead to an ending of lockdown. The Government see football as “bread and circuses” to raise the morale of a significant portion of society. How can football resume within the social distancing guidelines even behind closed doors? It may take many more months and the EFL clubs need financial support but in my opinion we have to wait. The 2020-21 season can be put on hold. This current season has to be completed properly however long that might be.
  9. Brilliant news which has just made my day! I hope you and your wife make a full recovery. What an amazing NHS we have!
  10. Great spot Ricky. Might just tune in to that!
  11. Without seeming to be a bighead, I emailed the EFL a few weeks ago with that proposal of Regional Divisions among the Championship, Div 1 and 2 together with play offs etc. They replied and stated that their intentions were to get this season done first. Perhaps they did take it to heart after all? My only criticism of this proposal is that it includes in the leagues West Brom, Leeds and Fulham who could well be in the Premiership when this starts.
  12. You’re right! It was Don Mackay! In 1988 it was the season before the Selhurst Park debacle.
  13. Probably the Palace result would be up there. Another big disappointment for me was Stoke away under Howard Kendall when we lost our 20odd unbeaten run. Thousands of Rovers fans packed one side of the ground but were devastated at the end. A draw or win there would have seen us promoted at the end of the season and Selhurst Park probably wouldn’t have happened.
  14. Great stuff Leonard! Nothing like a good old public confession to ease the conscience!......but I still think you’re to blame? Will tell my brother John and Andrew to tune in!
  15. That match was the only Ewood game where we were physically threatened by opposition fans. We were making our way through the wooded area up to the Manxman when a group of Geordie fans angry at the last gasp goal were trying to get us involved in a scrap! We just ignored them and tempers cooled! I’d forgotten they were in the Championship at the time.
  16. The Rovers fans are right behind you Kenny. We pray you pull through.
  17. I still don’t think this is the way out of the crisis but a positive of this would be that ifollow would be encouraged to show all the remaining Rovers matches live. To me next season doesn’t matter as yet; it’s necessary just to complete this season and then plan accordingly after that. I still think the idea of regional football for one season has some merit.
  18. Hi Ricky I agree with you that transfer fees are a minefield of credibility! Who do you believe? The figures state that Roque was sold for £17.5m to Man City and that Phil Jones went for £15m to Man Utd but who knows what happens to undisclosed sections of a contract!
  19. I’ve found another appearance for us in 1919 so 3 in all but he then seems to have moved elsewhere.
  20. Hi Mike Ronnie was born on August 8th 1934 and made his debut on April 25th 1951. I make that 16 years and 237 days. Please check! Our youngest ever player was Harry Dennison who was 16 years and 155 days when he made his debut. Harry was still at Blackburn Grammar School and played one game in that 1911 season, one game the following season but he then seems to have disappeared. I would love to know what happened to him!
  21. I was mortified to give the wrong answer to Q19 to a lot of posters! When I was verifying Tugay as the oldest since the War the website mentioned Karim Rekik as our youngest player. It was only when Renrag mentioned Ronnie Clayton that the penny dropped! He was 16 when he made his debut in 1951. I’m ashamed not to have checked my sources? Anyway well done to Oldjamfan and had.e.nuff who were joint winners with 32/36!
  22. Such wonderful memories! Thank you for putting those videos up. It really does help at this challenging time.
  23. Well done to you Mike and 4,000 Holes who share second spot with 31. A good Rovers supporting friend got 29. Can anyone do better?
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