Just now, SkipDonoghue said:

2-5 Platt header from corner

if this stays the same this is an exceptional result absolutely brilliant

They seem to be putting the first 11 to shame.

Perhaps they have done this on purposes, as they don't want to be picking up this award again and sending staff down to London, all expenses paid, to pick up the award!

It is with great delight that Blackburn Rovers has been named the Nickelodeon Family Club of the Year at the 2017 EFL Awards.

Some very good debate on this topic today and glad to see different opinions, which is after all, what football is all about.

2 minutes ago, ruggles1995 said:

Nuttal - 6 goals in 3 games.... From the fans that have gone to watch our academy teams is he worth a shot? not a bad ratio. Obviously in a bit of form.

The lads who have seen him play, will no doubt be in a good position to comment. There is one thing for sure, the step up, is quite often greater than people realise. I do recall us signing a non league striker years ago called Paul McKinnon. He was prolific at none league level and many thought he would make it, be failed miserably at Ewood.

Signed for Slough in the summer of 1991 from Sutton United.

Made 525 appearances for Sutton, scoring 278 goals in the process. McKinnon also played abroad in Sweden playing for Malmo and briefly in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers. Scored 36 times for Slough in his 97 apperances for the Rebels.

8 hours ago, Stuart said:

There is always a danger when cost cutting impacts on your core values...

This is complete ridiculous and needs bring to the attention of the media. Josh I think you have Alan Myers E Mail and I know he communicated with the fans, will he help, or do we have other Avenues?

4 hours ago, AggyBlue said:

Well I missed Radio Rovers whilst sat in the car waiting for the car park to clear. Had to make do with listening about PNE, Blackpool and the scum on Radio Lancs.

Surely it could be run by some of volunteers, I only want to listen about Rovers, even if it isn't positive.

A Tweet has been sent out this afternoon, where apparently someone has suggested that any blind or partially sighted fans, should get their carer to provide commentary. If this is true, then another two fingers up from the club to their disabled fans.

It could well be the Taj Mahal, before the end of the season, as a mark of respect to our gallant owners, with a picture of Sachin Tendulkar thrown in, for good measure.

We all know there is no easy solution to getting rid. Just less over a week ago, the season kicked off and plenty were optimistic, that we would at long last, see some positive results and start to enjoy the football again. Seven years of demise, will become eight, then nine etc. No promotion this season spells disaster and the end of the club. We either all rally and make a concerted last desperate attempt to oust them, or we kiss goodbye to our club.

50 minutes ago, sympatheticclaret said:

I must correct you, Burnley have reached the quarter final twice in your lifetime ( 1982-83 & 2002-03 ) and the semi final once ( 1973-74 ,when we actually finished 3rd in the Cup, as there was a 3/4th place play off game that season )..

To cheer you up, we are though the only top-flight Club to lose twice at home to non-league opposition in the FA Cup, Lincoln last season and Wimbledon in 1974-75 ....

Sorry, I obviously don't follow things, quote as closely as a fan, so thanks for the information. I genuinely do not ever remember a play off for 3 and 4th place, but given I was 10 I have obviously forgotten. I knew the bit about losing to non league as top flight. I think the Wimbledon one, was when their keeper was Dickie Guy, who saved a Peter Lorimer penalty in a later round. We all have the embarrassing  ones I guess.  

For those suggesting we will get turned over easily, think Lincoln or Accrington Stanley. Lincoln on their own patch prevented them getting into the quarter final, for the first time in my lifetime and I am 52. They will bottle this I reckon and embarrass themselves, yet again. COYB

3 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Injured or 'injured'...ski?

As bad as Bradley going clubbing with a tight hamstring, skiing when injured.  

1 hour ago, blueboy3333 said:

Who thought he was the messiah?

I don't know anyone personally, but we have a chant going round, which started last season and has carried on in pre season friendlies. Something like we've got Tony Mowbraaaaaay, so I think a few are expecting god like things of him.

Lots of negative posts about Mowbray today, many having thought all summer he is the messiah. I have thought for a while now, that things have always seemed a tad better when we haven't played, for example, when we have had an international break. With the summer recess, perhaps many of us have thought, Mowbray is the bees knees and we are going to have a good season. We are only one game in and painful as that was, a week is a long time in football. Hopefully, we can get a couple of wins under out belt and hail Mowbray again, I am wishing like hell, he is the real deal.

Coventry got off to a good start on Saturday, with a 3-0 win at home to Notts County. I won't be putting my house on it, but see us going out, so will have a couple of quid on Cov to win the tie at 6/5. I will be happy to lose the money, as I do want us to progress and get the first win on the board, to set us up for an important game on Saturday.

If you look closely at the picture in the paper, you can see Bradley trying to block out the hidden camera, with one of his fingers. Perhaps we could have a fox in the box after all.

On ‎31‎/‎07‎/‎2017 at 19:56, arbitro said:

A new system for a penalty shootout in the Carabao Cup called the ABBA system. Presumably the winner takes it all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40783273

If it goes to penalties, I'm gonna wann a loo.

1 hour ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Valid point on the injury. I had forgotten about that. He should have been resting that. Would have been the professional thing to do alright 

Looks to me, like he could have been about to get the injured hamstring massaged, free of charge. Given that we are offering redundancies all over the place, any free medical attention, should be grabbed, with both hands.  

5 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I was at the Gigg Lane game. Happy days, we never looked like not winning. By some quirk we played Bury at home on the following Saturday for the last game of the season. We played like we'd been on the p--s all week ( which we probably had )  and lost 2-1. Steve Johnson getting two great goals for Bury.

The Ewood pitch centre area was like a sandy desert and it was a blustery day. The referee must have stopped play half a dozen times to whip out his hanky to remove grit from players eyes. It's funny what you remember about games but I've never seen a game stopped like that so often before or since.

I remember it well and it was on TV too the following day, with Gerald Sinstatd.

I live in Spain and hope I have this sorted. I won't know until Saturday when the Southend match hopefully appears, so we shall see. I have some very technically gifted friends, so hope they have done me proud.

1 minute ago, roverstdt said:

Thought I would put this here but anyone looking for some positive news to brighten there day I can confirm that Steve Kean is struggling in the S League and has 4 points in 11 games. 

 

http://www.sleague.com/competitions/s-league/table

Yeah, but they definitely won't be relegated and they are going to bottle all the dew on the grass and sell it as holy water. Last match they got into their opponents toilets 5 times, so it can't all be bad.

11 hours ago, Gordon Gekko said:

Just read that the Channel Islands counts as domestic so no viewing of the live games for me! Hugely disappointing, costs about £200 for flights and travel etc from Jersey to Ewood for one game, so was hoping i would be able to view every game for the £110 deal.

VPN required at around £30 for the year and away you go.

www.tunnelbear.com

24 minutes ago, perthblue02 said:

Just tried that, same result  . Oh well just emailed them again so will see what happens

Also tried on mobile, no paypal, must be an aussie thing

 

Edit : Just (cough cough)swam across to New Zealand and can pay 110 GBP via paypal, initally it showed payment in Au$ , what a strange way of doing things

Hope the swim wasn't too dangerous, with all those great whites over there. I bet you have found that to be V ery P leasing N ews.  

19 minutes ago, J*B said:

i'll be in touch once people confirm the service actually works..!

No worries mate.

Just now, J*B said:

Hello Carl, from Spain.

Hi Josh and yes I will help you if you need me to.

Just now, J*B said:

So essentially we need some Rovers abroad to offer up their card as a method of payment, assuming one card can have more than one account? Then we can all reimburse them and use a VPN?

I reckon that would do the trick.