Can we play you every week.

Bert Trautman. George Hudson 1959.

48 minutes ago, 47er said:

Me again!

I’d be interested to hear your experience of the semi final 47er.

33 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

The huge gates folk always remember from the 50s and 60s were for FA Cup ties, a national phenomenon in that era.

Our top flight league gates were largely similar to what we had in the 90s/2000s

Yeah, you’re right Matty. The only thing I would add is that in the fifties rovers were mainly a second division club.

attendances from 1889. No idea how accurate they are.

http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/blar.htm

47 minutes ago, bazza said:

Not me, Den. Wish I had been. Story goes that Dougan said to the Wednesday centre half, Peter Swan, " Want to buy a ticket for the final?" Swan punched him in the privates.

I thought you might have been there Bazza. I’ve not knowingly met anyone who was there. I’ve never even spoke to anyone who went to the final. I know many rovers fans fell out with the club and never went to Ewood again over allegations that fans couldn’t get tickets while players were making money selling them.

There is a video of the full game against Wolves on YouTube. Although there were the allegations and rovers lost the game I personally watch the video and see stills of that final and feel proud of those players and the club at that time.

Did you make the final Bazza (or anyone else)?

Was anyone on here at that semi final?

Rovers vs Sheffield W. FA cup semi final at Maine road 1960. Two Cheyenne goals.

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Of course is age us relevant cos he is learning and developing his game, finishing. He's around 20 years old and currently our first choice striker. He is 6 years of his peak. If we continue to develope him we will have a very good striker there. He was gutted not to score yesterday or on Saturday. 

His movement is good and under JDT his finishing will come no doubt. 

At 20 years old a striker should be ready for the first team.

49 minutes ago, 47er said:

He didn't even punch throne for the goal, he just slapped it. Never seen anything like it.

He’s not a youngster either. He’s 24. 
 

All goalkeepers make top saves. The best ones are the consistent ones - the ones who very rarely make the big gaffes. You can count on one hand the number of absolute clangers the best keepers make in their entire career. I’m very doubtful about Leo.
 

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

Love this crowd - a trickle of messages as the game is going on, then an explosion of hate because the GK has possibly made a mistake leading to a goal.

LOL, never change. 

Possibly - have you seen it?

Keeping you’d see at junior school.

Happening too often. Worrying.

Played for rovers 

The last ever game where?

10 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

1950s boots - I’m presuming no one remembers these 😁

Certainly do. The most uncomfortable things ever. Leather was Rick hard.

*rock hard.

4 minutes ago, bazza said:

I recognise Fred but who are the other two? Don't the strips look great with no sponsors.

I believe the North End player is Bill Cranston. Tommy Hutchinson was MOTM.

Another one.

PNE vs Blackpool 1970. Blackpool promoted, North End relegated. Who scored a hat trick for Blackpool in a 3/0 win?

20 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

That may depend on who or what you have in mind 😁

😀 well football obviously.

I don’t see why we can’t expand a bit. If mods aren’t happy, then please remove. Here we go. Pitches that yesteryears footballers had to contend with.

Is there any objection to opening this up to non rovers related nostalgia? 

On 30/10/2023 at 13:31, oldjamfan1 said:

I don't think the 50 over format will be around for much longer. Not at World Cup level anyway. With a couple of notable exceptions most games are as dull as ditch water. As for England, Morgan and Plunkett were such important players (and captain) for us in the last world cup and they have never really been replaced. Albeit it was played in English conditions obviously.

The T20 will become 'the' world cup and played every two years. 

I don’t really agree with that OJF. I think the entertainment level depends on the closeness of the game, the wicket etc like it does in any format. 
 

I watched a Lancs 50 over game last season where over 700 runs were scored in the day. Which other format gives you that? Unlike the T20 it allows for the hard hitting alongside the need to build an innings.

All I would say is that if it’s a crap game then it’s a longer day to suffer. There again Test matches used to provide 5 days of suffering when scoring rates rarely got above 2 per over.

3 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

It’s not unusual for one or two players to be out of form but what is unusual is for the whole team to be failing with the bat and what’s more failing in every single game.

There’s probably a combination of reasons for the individual and collective failures but something obviously ihas gone seriously wrong. Buttler and Mott need to provide a convincing explanation in the inquest to come and even they should probably be sacked

I would argue that not one player - batting or bowling- has been anything but poor or worse in every game.  Maybe Rashid has done the best. How often do you see that throughout a series?

Something is very wrong. 
 

The team is ageing but I don’t see the replacements anywhere. We are in for a long spell in the wilderness I reckon. 

I would suggest that what we have now is a large chunk of cricketers who have become individual freelancers who simply follow the money. They play for anyone anywhere to the highest bidder. 
I’ve been a member at LCCC for the last couple of seasons. Don’t get me wrong I’m thoroughly enjoying it. However it’s so very obvious that the only players playing county cricket nowadays are the young lads making their way in the game, or -and this might sound cruel - those that can’t get on the money go round. The fans realise it and just don’t turn up for county games. The players they want to see, those contracted to LCCC who should be representing their counties are anywhere but at those counties. Cricket started to follow football quite some time ago.

maybe some of these bigwigs have lost all sense of direction. Maybe they’ve got dizzy on that money go round. Or maybe they’ve just run out of time and can’t do it now. I don’t know what the answer is. There isn’t a quick answer though. 

6 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I get that the some of the players are getting on a bit but how on earth have they gone downhill (as a team) so quickly?

I doubt anyone can say definitively because we still have a lot of top players but not necessarily world class players nowadays - as we did under Eoin Morgan. Morgan is the difference. We miss his leadership, his batting and his insight. We also don’t have the Hales or the Roys and a number of others around the squad that we used to have. The bowling is much weaker and Stokes not bowling is another big loss. Livingston isn’t good enough.

That doesn’t really explain why we’ve dropped off so badly, so quickly. I think it’s the end of an era.

6 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

156 all out - I think you’re being polite.

England are completely shot. No leaders, no confidence. In all honesty the cracks were showing just before the World Cup.

Diabolical 124/7