It’s so easy to go down divisions in sport, yet brutally hard to go back upwards. Rovers Women’s team have gone back a generation today. No matter what you think of women’s football, it’s a bad look and a narrow minded, short term decision. Another tremendously embarrassing day for our once proud football club.

A farewell to Goodison Park, the first away ground I ever did, Everton 0-0 Rovers (26/9/98) a ground full of history no doubt, but an awful fan experience as witnessed on my last visit to L4 for Everton 2-3 Rovers (Paul Ince’s first game in charge - 16/8/08) as we were on the back row of the lower tier and could barely see the pitch! Hope Rovers get an away day at Bramley Moore Dock soon!

Thanks for the kind words and continued support for the podcast @Bronzed A Donis Well done Ian @Herbie6590 also, the podcast is a fitting tribute to the memories of a wonderful season. Well done, all that hard work has produced our best podcast yet!

24 - 4th - Southampton 23 - 3rd - Luton 22 - 4th - Nottingham Forest 21 - 3rd - Brentford 20 - 4th - Fulham 19 - 5th - Aston Villa 18 - 3rd - Fulham 17 - 5th - Huddersfield Town 16 - 4th - Hull City 15 - 3rd - Norwich City 14 - 4th - Queens Park Rangers 13 - 5th - Crystal Palace 12 - 3rd - West Ham United 11 - 3rd - Swansea City 10 - 6th - Blackpool 09 - 5th - Burnley 08 - 3rd - Hull City 07 - 3rd - Derby County 06 - 3rd - Watford 05 - 6th - West Ham United 04 - 6th - Crystal Palace 03 - 5th - Wolverhampton Wanderers 02 - 5th - Birmingham City 01 - 3rd - Bolton Wanderers 00 - 3rd - Ipswich Town 99 - 5th - Watford 98 - 4th - Charlton Athletic 97 - 6th - Crystal Palace 96 - 5th - Leicester City 95 - 3rd - Bolton Wanderers The last 30 years of Championship (Division One) Play Off Finals 3rd - 40% 4th - 20% 5th - 27% 6th - 13% The common misconception of sneak into 6th and then go up in the Playoffs, hasn't happened since Blackpool in 2010!

The Ruel Fox effort? I always think the Peter Beardsley save in the first half is the most underrated. Doesn't even make some of the highlights!

Which one? 🤣

Was taken by my dad to a game when I was 4, no memory. A 0-0 draw against Plymouth I believe. The first I have real memory of, what I’d call “my first game” was the Playoff Final at Wembley against Leicester aged 5. Memories of the day are hazy, but I remember the train ride down and the colours/sights/sounds/smells. The old Wembley being a pretty cool place to start.

Paul Gascoigne from Spurs to Lazio for £5.5m the British record (at least involving a British club). I have no memory of Lentini 🤣

Blackburn 'we're not Leeds United' Rovers fans forum minutes

If you are under 31 you've never seen Rovers win at Bramall Lane. 15th January 1994 the last time Rovers won in South Sheffield. As of 15/1/94 UK Number 1 Song - "Twist and Shout" by Chaka Demus & Pliers feat. Jack Radics & Taxi Gang Number 1 Film - Tombstone with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer (RIP) Prime Minister - John Major Pint of Beer - £1.58 Pint of Milk - 36p Newspaper price - 50p for The Guardian US President - Bill Clinton World Record transfer fee for a footballer - Gianluigi Lentini - £13m Torino to AC Milan

Lets say Tyrhys and his agent go to the club and say "I want the money that Emmanuel Dennis is on (reported 20k a week) and a five year contract, with a Premier League release clause" circa £1m a year or £5.2m over the deal. Do you commit to him being your 'top man/top earner' til 2030? I don't know what I'd do to be honest, probably err on the side of caution and say no, but would love to hear the consensus.

Dear Senior Leadership, please make these podcasts stop! No winners, only more questions, queries and quotes.

Spotify threw out this song this morning, some appropriate lyrics "If that's your best, your best won't do" Being serious, what a sorry evening it was on Friday. Anger and frustration visible, yet it was the apathy of the majority which told its own story, this Rovers team (from top to bottom) has become easy to dislike. There seems to be some momentum towards change at some level, I just fear it won't be as sweeping and clinical as it should/needs to be.

Past the point of no return? If not now….it’s getting awfully close.

This is in no way an incendiary comment, just out of curiosity Do the groups have a response if they are all at Fratton Park tomorrow? What then?

Any comment on this from the trust? Personally I've not fared too badly as my ticket in the Riverside will actually come down £50 in price! But the decision to increase the prices when the fan base is so low is just suicidal in my opinion.

Cracking pod 👏🏻 a fascinating listen

Love these stories. Far more interesting 30 years on than hearing about “a night at the Bistro French” and the well trodden tales. Those players have come and gone whilst most fans remain. Gives us a chance to remember those Roverites no longer with us. Together we celebrated that glorious day. For the record I too was at my grandparents (they had Sky) and frantically asked my dad what he meant when he said “yeah but it doesn’t matter” as Redknapp scored the winner. Cue the celebrations at school, in the town and the Monday night at Ewood, where I stood on my seat as the players paraded the trophy around the ground. Where my dad leant into me and said “take this in Roger, this will never happen again”.

I agree that Ismael has hardly endeared himself to the fans with his first three games, the tactics and lack of clear plan has been alarming, he has to improve quickly and start building for next season, where survival will be our main priority once again. However, I do think that the players have to take a huge chunk of responsibility for this recent run of games. Swansea, Norwich, Derby and Stoke. Three dismal performances (one which pre-dates Ismael) in that stretch and lets not forget QPR and Oxford away before that. The performances since Christmas have been particularly concerning. Would anyone want to commit another 3 years with Hyam? The loanees bar Beck are replaceable. And last night for me was the peak of frustration with Tyrhys Dolan. I like the kid, his personality and as a role model. But I do really believe the best for him and us is for him to move on. Exhibit A - Cantwell feeds Dolan running through the centre in the 6th minute (0-0) Loses out to the defender Below is another at 0-0 Rovers on the counter attack with 4 on three, what happens next? You may feel this it nit picking but we know how crucial the first goal is at this level. This is twice before Stoke City scored! Gave the ball away on several occasions before and after that. One leading to a Manhoef shot which was blocked. I do give Dolan credit for the cut back for the Cantwell shot, but we need more and more often!

Just a quick lunchtime scan at some football protests from 2024/25. There are a lot of disgruntled fans out there! Arsenal - Ticket prices Manchester United - Ticket prices/ownership Tottenham - Daniel Levy/ticket prices/ownership West Ham United - ticket prices Chelsea - ownership Leicester City - board level Sheffield Wednesday - ownership Reading - ownership Morecambe - ownership Watford - ownership Bradford - ownership Ipswich Town - ticket prices Fulham - ticket prices MK Dons - ownership West Brom - ownership

Is anyone actually surprised? Consistently underwhelm and underperform in meaningful games, particularly away from home. First major blow in any playoff push, it’s going to take real character to get back into serious contention, character I just don’t think these players and the club has at the moment.

Let me be the first to say it....... He looks better in that training kit than Eustace did! The inverted chevron was doing nothing for JE's body shape. And......the badge and the Macron logo look decently aligned. Write this down as an early win in my book! 🤣

Footballing opinions are so changeable. Look at what West Bromwich fans would say about the Chairmanship of John Williams. Under his tenure West Brom sacked Tony Pulis and ultimately were relegated from the Premier League. I'm convinced no Rovers fan would have a bad word said about John Williams and his stewardship of the Rovers. Each club is different and will always be. I've been encouraged by what I heard, hard work, effort, passion. This is what we ALL want to see as a bare minimum. Souness and Allardyce weren't afraid to upset folk and they had success at the club.

Hoping Ismael becomes the most successful Rovers manager that has a last name beginning with I Jim Iley and Paul Ince - lamentable company for sure

Frederiksen has just finished a live press conference for Lech Poznan (available on their YouTube page) so I doubt its going to be him.