I don’t think Middlesbrough are as attractive a move as they were a couple of years ago. Will be interesting to see how Edwards does, will he be the boss that took Luton up? Or the boss that all but took a Luton down two years later?

id be onto my agent to go higher than Boro and Derby if I was Cal.

The only disappointment I have is I wished they'd gone with this, nod to the 50/60s also

I like it, wish they'd used the town crest though.

A map of Blackburn town centre from 1910 showing three PH (public houses) on the corners of King William Street and Lord Street.

One of these had to be the St Leger Hotel, presumably the one to the left of where it says 373 (where Derian House charity shop is)

I do hope they put the town crest on this shirt, got a feeling it could be a 'good un'.

Green with white accents (Hero logo/Sponsor/trim) I'd bet

As a proud Blackburnian of nearly 40 years I have to admit….

I have no idea where those tiles are!

and if Blackburn is famous for those tiles then it’s gone completely over my head.

3 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

look at the gold detailing on this Huddersfield shirt & compare with ours…

That sponsor ruins it no matter what

Genuine question. 

Our records on 'giving players another year' or 'not giving players another year' in the 30+ bracket.

Andi Weimann and Danny Batth - to be determined, but doesn't look good at this stage.

Adam Forshaw - to be determined

Kyle McFadzean - should have just been a 1/2 season signing.

Daniel Ayala - 25 games for Rovers in 22/23, wasn't retained, went to Rotherham United (relegated - 7 apps for The Millers)

Stuart Downing - a season too far, should have just been the one year, 2 starts and 16 sub appearances in 2020/21, though COVID had a huge impact.

Forshaw is actually younger than both Weimann and Batth.

As a squad depth option on a cheap deal who will mentor/fill in, its not the worst. It isn't exactly inspiring though!

Burnleys fixture release gives us some clues as to Rovers fixtures.

Usually when Burnley are at home, Rovers are away and vice versa for policing purposes.

Therefore using this logic

Home - Weekend of November 8th (closest to 5th November) for 150th Anniversary, New Years Fixture, Last game of the season

Away - First game of the season, Boxing Day,

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!

50 minutes ago, 47er said:

You did well! I was a wreck from start to finish. Such a shame we faltered towards the end and had to depend on Manu not winning.  Best memory of that game for me was Flower's save.

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.

2 hours ago, Blow-in said:

Insane to think Italian football was so far ahead of other leagues we had not even signed Sutton for 5m at that stage so British transfer record was 3.75 for Keane at that stage?

Even so that money was insane for Lentini, he was never even close to the best player in the world. I wonder was there shady dealings going on?

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

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?