2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

So still no answers to very simple questions. Well Guess its no surprise. Time to put you on ignore again I think

JAL answered at least one of the main questions before on this forum a while ago, and the answer to the main question is also available elsewhere provided by a different person although a little harder to find since a certain website was taken down which you apparently read. So you should have your answer already.

Now I don't always agree with JAL's sometimes OTT criticism about certain players , and think the infestation that JAL hints at, is now tightly contained,

I will use what you have said when evading questions previously to help you get the answers,   search for it yourself!   

7 minutes ago, Bepeja43 said:

 

I thought it was earlier, around the time of Villeneuva.. May be wrong though.

Just did a search, it was (I am pretty certain)  a story from our favourite red top funster, mentions six players, of course non of which arrived

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/blackburn-target-tottenhams-robbie-keane-3326352

No doubt if it appeared in his twitter feed would be followed by #unbelievable #unexpecteddelay #bitinpapermaybe

15 minutes ago, Bepeja43 said:

Burnley play espanyol in a friendly at turf moor tomorrow.. The Spaniards team includes one Pablo Piatti.. Anyone remember that name..?

Linked to us during the early days of Kentaro's reign and 50 million warchest?

Just finished watching the full re-run on bein sports, unfortunately missed it live.

Thought we were very unlucky not to get the win, never really under the cosh and dealt well when Ipswich did threaten, apart from a couple of panic moments.

Graham played well winning nearly everything that was launched at him, slight worry that we do not really have anybody similiar if he gets injured.

Do not really think our subs changed the course of the game, flukey goal to equalise at the end.

Edwards a nice tidy player for them, also liked the look of their 19 year old defender that came on Wolfenden?

Do not know if they have not put a geoblock on it yet, but the EFL show can be viewed live (obviously when it is on  ) on the following link from outside of the UK  *

https://www.questod.co.uk/live/quest

* FOR MODS : Link is the official Quest UK site not a third party one 

34 minutes ago, Gumbi said:

That's the darkest shade of the blue the numbers and letters are available in. The next darkest colour is black. It's possible they tried both and decided the blue looked better in. What I don't understand though is why we have blue numbers on our blue away shorts.

So from reading elsewhere it is a EFL restriction on the colours apparenty (six available), what a bunch of tossers.

3 minutes ago, Stuart said:

I can never understand the logic of the shirt manufacturers marketing team. They seem to think that they need to make the shirt sufficiently different each season to encourage people to buy one. But a shirt is the identity of the club - especially one as iconic as Rovers blue and white halves - the changes need to be in the stylisation, not fundamental thing like the blue and the mirroring of the halves.

Fans will buy the new shirt if they like it and not because it’s different from the last few seasons. I’ll be wearing the first dafabet one a bit longer yet. I won’t even buy this one when they are selling it off in April.

It does not need to be marmite, it needs to look good to the fans they are selling to. We aren’t United or Liverpool. There isn’t huge demand outside of the local catchment area.

At least that is one thing, they have never butchered a home shirt with a terrible one colour back with halves on the front. Was thinking about that whilst watching the Sheff U game with their full white back of shirt

10 minutes ago, Stuart said:

 I jus my think it looks much more fitting with the shirt. The colour will be less of an issue the more we see it. The logo won’t.

Can not understand the logic with the choice of colour of the names and numbers on both home and away kits, looks terrible (taking into account it seems like the colour of the sponsors logo was out of Rovers control) but surely dark blue / navy blue on both would have been a logical choice, or black at a push.

Do not know about late in the game (80 minutes +) stats for conceding but the problem last time in the Championship was us conceding in the first 15 minutes and chasing the game. We actually topped the table (jointly with Wolves) for most goals against in first 15 mins

Last season (L1) we were bottom of the table for conceding in the first 15 mins

The gift that keeps on giving

Burnley set to request away match first if they reach Europa League group stages after UEFA reveal 2,000 wooden seats at Turf Moor must be removed if they get through

Link

4 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Call me blind but I can't find your post where you said what stations the match is on tomorrow?What channels are showing it mate?

It was in the Ipswich travel thread, but link below . few more countries have been added

LINK

6 minutes ago, Stuart said:

That’s a really odd one. They’ve already got two of the four England GK candidates. Pope or Heaton must be on their way out.

Hope this one happens tbh.

Think they are both injured, there was a news article the other day that they applied to UEFA for a special dispensation to sign a keeper for the Aberdeen game

Edit : Link

6 hours ago, philipl said:

The trams finished in Blackburn in 1949 but the tracks were still in Kidder Street until Jack built the new Blackburn End- they survived construction of the cantilever roof in 1961.

For many years, Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington football specials parked the length of Kidder St awaiting full time on match days. The stop in Blackburn was along the road where the Blackburn-Darwen expresses ran from. 

Bridge Street? , happy memories queueing with my grandad waiting to get on the buses there to Ewood

Any updates @chaddyrovers - Film any good ?  Cruise worth his contract?

1 hour ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Everyone should have been captain EXCEPT Lowe. 

Coyle..what were you thinking...

Getting paid to be near my new Grandchild, thank you Mrs Desai and those who made it possible who I have never heard of

55 minutes ago, philipl said:

So does this mean midweek games are not on ifollow?

Overseas subscribers

It seems that all midweek games that are not selected for TV coverage in that area will be on ifollow

The link below you can select country / league /team and it tells you what games are not on ifollow in your particular country

https://www.efl.com/broadcast-schedule/

I just did Aus and then Malta and it gave different results, for instance this Saturday game is available on ifollow in Malta but not in Aus as it on TV. No midweek games apart from the League cup come up as unavailable on ifollow for each country

In the EFL Kit cup - Rovers home kit (36%) got through the group stages beating Bristol R home (32%), Tranmere home (19%) and Oldham away 16%) 4276 votes

Knocked out in the round of 16 to Luton Town  3rd kit 48% - 52% (4792 votes)

18 minutes ago, AAK said:

Sky have confirmed that all EFL midweek games will be live on Sky Sports this season. Attendances sure to take a hit now.

I thought they were going on ifollow for uk subscribers ?

As there is no match thread at present and for those who are not travelling, the game is being shown live in Aus on Bein Sports and in the US on ESPN+ and a few other countries, so will no doubt be available elsewhere 

https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/3039339/ipswich-town-vs-blackburn-rovers/

"The kit, which will be worn for the first time during Saturday’s season opener away at Ipswich Town, provides a modern take on a classic design that has proved popular throughout the club’s history.

Most notably, the club wore yellow during the 1992 Division 2 play-off final victory over Leicester City at Wembley, which sealed promotion to the newly-formed Premier League."

If they stick to the historical story , hopefully next season we get funny little hats as well, which surely should have featured this year  140th year anniversary since their appearance

6 minutes ago, yellowsubmarine said:

I guess its more cost effective to print just the black logo compared to 2 different colors of the logo.

When you are talking about the numbers that will be produced the cost between black and navy garment vinyl is negligible.If it is screen printed same applies

So the collar on the shirt is Dark blue and the umbro decal on the arms is black ?

3 hours ago, OnePhilT said:

I suspect that's more to do with sponsors than the club. The kit and shirt sponsor(s) will always want the say that they pay for to have their adverts put on. I doubt they would ever allow fans to take any part in that.

Do clubs have to use "certified" kit sponsors (Umbro, Nike, Adidas, etc.) to create a kit in the Football Association?

I don't think so, its just easier (manufacture /distribution/stock), no upfront costs and probably more profitable through licensing to let a specialised company produce them

12 minutes ago, markhayhurst said:

Squad numbers released any clues?

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/july/squad-numbers-for-2018-19-confirmed/

4,5 and 7 available  =16  the position I currently expect us to finish without filling them. 

Bennets car just spotted filling up at Leeming Bar services on the A1, after he adjusted tyre pressures for two passengers

announce Greer ?

https://twitter.com/Rovers/status/1023198386344869890