Correct. That '92 Play Off Final evokes great memories, for reasons other than just the fact that we won. It was the one and only time that 4 generations of our family attended a game together: all avid Rovers fans and followers I hasten to add, my Grandad, Dad, myself and our eldest son. A Rovers following family stretching back to 1919 when my Grandad first went as a 9 year old just after WW1, we lost 3-1 at home to that shower down the M65! My Grandad sadly passed away later in 1992 following a stroke. He used to recount many tales of following Rovers, from The Cup Final in 1928 (I still have his programme and match ticket), semi finals in the fifties, totally aggrieved that he didn't get a ticket in 1960 etc. His favourite Rovers player of all time was Duggie, he loved him. With my son and his partner expecting the birth of our first grandchild in February and my Dad still fairly fit and healthy at 83, if Tony and the boys pull their collective fingers out, I'm hoping we may be able to repeat the 4 generations trick again in the not too distant future!

Mods, can this please be 'pinned', as a specific reference point, in order that it may be used as future evidence? Ta.

I have an old school mate that I'm still in contact with, a Blackburn lad and keen Rovers fan to boot, bloody good cricketer too, that has lived in Melbourne for years. He was apoplectic when he discovered the cnut had been appointed to his new home town club and has written to the club chairman expressing his grave concerns. I messaged him yesterday and he's still waiting for a reply. I'll keep y'all posted if one is ever forthcoming.

Edited slightly for you, hope you don't mind.

I love a decent bottle of red Mercer, having lived in between Cahors and Bordeaux for 10 years, it's hardly surprising! Unfortunately it doesn't like me, gives me horrendous gout, so I haven't touched a drop for over 5 years and haven't had any gout since either I'm partial these days to Provence rosé, Sancerre, Chablis or any other Borgougne whites which tend to be a touch less expensive. By the way, could you predict Huddersfield Town to win by a cricket score on 29 December? 😉🤣🤣

Me too, 100%

I didn't realise Bradley and Trav were both retraining to return as centre backs! I do agree with your general point though.

I agree with you but I don't think I'd like to watch a Warnock or O'Neill team twice a week. Stoke were particularly woeful. If 4 years ago, Mowbray had started the "slow build" starting with 2 strong, experienced centre halves and 2 full backs, who both have the ability to defend first and foremost, added to our current midfield and forward line, we'd be pissing this league. Can you imagine a back 4 of Hird, Fazackerley, Keeley, Bailey instead of the current incumbents? I feel that the failure to address something that has been glaringly apparent to even our least knowledgable of fans, has been Mowbray's (and every other manager in Venkys 10 year tenure) failing. I just don't get it.

Lost to a poor team. Possession counts for nowt. 3 defeats in the last 4, nothing more to be said. Slow build? Feck off Tony! Totally pissed off!!

He fecking did Mercer, don't think differently. With the exception of Downing we've wasted a kings ransom on useless 'Boro cast offs, why could that possibly be?🤨

I'd personally say 2. One experienced and the other a promising youngster who's already cut his teeth at playing mens football. I would recommend young Scott Wilson, who's come through the ranks with the Dingles, released last summer and is now at Barrow. Left footed, aggressive with an attitude, can play left back or left centre half. He's also an avid Rovers fan to boot!

Please everyone raise a glass at half time and toast the memory of John Taylor RIP. WE ARE The Rovers!!! COYB!!

So they've just sat at home with their feet up since Wednesday chaddy, have they? and if so would you find that acceptable? They don't have to be running their bollocks off doing laps round the pitches and pull ups on the crossbars, for it to constitute using the word "work"! "Work" is an all encompassing word, which could include any of the above: like sitting down as a group and discussing what's going wrong recently and how we could improve, to what tactics should we use today based upon Stoke specifically and looking to exploit their weaknesses etc, etc, etc. At times, you've a lot to contribute and I enjoy your insights into football generally and statistical analyses etc but on occasions, increasingly so recently, you just want to dismiss anyone else's opinions as if they're stupid and are argumentative for arguings sake. To be frank, you really piss me off on occasions, this being one of them. Please don't come back with a childish response like "put me on ignore then". Now I've got that off my chest: COYB!!!👌

Update today on Scott Wharton: sadly the lad is out for a minimum of 12 months before he'll be able to kick a ball again. Sad, sad news for a youngster and such a terrible injury. Hopefully he'll fully recover from it to play again.

I can think of about 10 bloody thousand for starters Matty!

Having read your negative comments on Bucko for a while, I really did feel you had some form of vendetta against him for some reason, to the point of thinking that he must be your wife's illegitimate son or something! That said, having watching him play for a while recently, I feel that some of your negative views may have an element of truth. He does flatter to deceive but does have something about him in terms of potential, even though he gives the impression that he's afraid of his own shadow at times. After all, were United and Everton not supposed to be courting his services a couple of years back? They must have seen something in him. I feel that he's not yet ready for regular Championship football, needs to beef up a bit and probably sent away on loan in January to gain more experience of 'grown up football'. Remember that fella' who cost £7 million and everybody wrote off as a dud (including me), now we're all clamouring for his first team return, who'd 'ave thowt it? Players can come good and perhaps Bucko is the current Jason Wilcox, who will then go on to have a sterling career! I bet you used to stand in the old Nuttall St Enclosure Sparks?! Give the lad a break, you just never know!

An accurate summation Tony, I edited your post ever so slightly, I hope you don't mind.

Where've ya bin Joe? Great to see you back posting.

Craig David - Personal

Feckin' hope so. Does Tony know yet?

It's not often I can say I agree with you 100% jim but this is such an occasion. We won (a shallow victory) but the team looked absolutely devoid of everything and for that, there is only one man to blame. How we scabbed 3 points, I'm buggered if I know but we'll take them nonetheless.

Next up, The Potters away at The Britannia Stadium. Having won our first game in the last four, Stoke City are our next opponents, in what is likely to be another tough fixture in the run up to Christmas. Michael O'Neill's side sit just a couple of points above ourselves after 19 games, following Tuesday night's goal-less draw at Loftus Road. They've had a pretty mixed bag of results so far this season, not too dissimilar to ourselves, having won 2, lost 2 and drawn 1 of their last 5 fixtures. The Britannia has been a happy hunting ground for The Rovers in recent seasons, winning the last 2. Season before lasts encounter particularly sticks in the memory when, after being 3 up courtesy of goals in the first 46 mins by Dack, Graham and Harrison Reid, Rovers were pegged back, conceding in the 79th and 80th minute to hang on to the 3 points by the skin of their teeth. Even surviving a late penalty which would have brought the scores level. I've many memories of games against them, particularly away, over many, many years and I thought it important to get the thread up and running, following our absolutely 'exhilarating win' (shit show) at Ewood against The Millers. This particular fixture evokes extremely sad memories for myself and my fellow Darreners: 10 years ago, 6th February 2010, an avid Blackburn Rovers supporter left The Craven Heifer in Darwen, on a coach along with 51 other Roverites, to attend our away game at The Britannia Stadium. There were high jinks at half time, as is often the norm at some of our away games, but nothing at all malicious. Tragically, one of our own, John Taylor, lost his life in the stadium concourse at half time that day. It is an event that those present will never forget. Moreso those that witnessed it and tried to revive John but in vain. So, for us Darreners (and hopefully all Roverites), please could we remember him, raise a glass and toast John Taylor RIP, he was one of our own. COYB!!

Well, after watching tonight, I'd like to be excused from any celebration if you don't mind!

I apologise if I'm wide of the mark but I just don't believe you. That's only 2 years more than me, but I can substantiate that, can you? Not that it bloody matters, stupid point to make in the first place!

Hopefully, I'll lighten the mood: that pissed off was I at such an abject performance, I knocked iFollow coverage off just after their forward rippled the side netting well into injury time. I thought what raggy bastards we were to escape with a point. I kicked the cat, went for a short walk and barked at my wife on my return. I then logged on here to vent my spleen (a process I'd started) and as the minutes elapsed, the penny dropped to check the score: How the fuck did we win 3 points there? I'd like to be ecstatic but our performance was appalling. I posted the Life of Brian sketches as being lucky bastards to escape with a point. I'm absolutely lost for words how the hell we won 3!!