Was at a family party last night and all the young uns (5-10 year olds) love the new away kit! Seems to be a hit with the kids.

Paddy Power played it perfectly. As said, nice shirt too. What time does today's event start? I'm not an 1875 member so haven't got the official details, seem to remember seeing 3pm? Downing, Chapman and some one else?

Giving Vince Grella a run for his money! Hoping its nothing serious

From what I've seen with other Umbro shirts, and the styles of recent seasons, I'm predicting a monochrome badge on the away shirt. Obviously from what's been reported in grey and yellow.

West Bromwich set to spend £8m on Kenneth Zohore... Games gone indeed! Though it does make the Sam Gallagher deal seem sweeter!

I thought Filan was magnificent for Rovers, made some unbelievable saves. Player of the Year 98/99? I think there’s a decent argument he was better than Flowers. Certainly think he edges Robinson. Obviously all behind Big Brad.

Those look like the training shorts. Sure they won't use the orange logo on the training kit AND the change kit.

Valid point. I was meaning more their run to the playoff final with Johnstone.

Still only 13th July so reserving full judgement, but a squad is coming together. Yes, a goalkeeper and centre half are desperately needed, but with 3 weeks to go, there’s still plenty of time. Interesting to think that teams who have had recent success in this league (Villa/Sheff Utd) have done so with goalkeepers on loan.

Gallagher dropped off during the 16/17 but the potential was there early doors, so not unhappy with the signing. That said...... I can't be the only person who shudders a bit whenever I see the name Gallagher...... ''Why did he cross the ball? Take it to the corner!!!!"

Brentford must be selling Benrahma and/or Maupay otherwise what is FFP all about? Some big money being thrown around the Championship this summer!

Don't like the departure of David Raya, but trust Mowbray and the teams judgement. Made the right decision putting Raya in at the end of the 16/17 season, helped us in the playoff season, but was part of a defence that shipped 69 goals last season. Also errors against Birmingham (h) and others underlined his naivety. Maybe we should have read more into the lack of game time towards the end of last season? Would like a keeper from the Premier League, either on loan, or another experienced head. Jakupovic (Leicester) Darlow (Newcastle) Forster (Southampton) Ruddy (Wolves)

The right shade of blue!!! YES!!! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-ZeSLLWwAE4Q-6.jpg

Some turnover of managers in the Championship! Mowbray is the 4th longest serving manager at this level. 1. Neil Harris (29th April 2015 - present) 2. Lee Johnson (6th February 2016 - present) 3. Neil Warnock (5th October 2016 - present) 4. TONY MOWBRAY (22nd February 2017 - present)

From my memory (1992 onwards) we've never worn a 'new' kit for our final home game. That's not to say they hadn't been released, or shown, but for the asics kits. First use of asics strips, in a competitive fixture, away at Crystal Palace Southampton away was the first use of the Championship winning kit. Famously Shearer was photographed in the 96/98 strip, the one with the grandfather collar and CIS as sponsors, but only debuted at home vs. Tottenham By 1998/99 season we had moved to Uhlsport

Good spot First time we'll have started the season at home since Norwich (h) 6/8/16 - 1-4 loss: Stokes First home Boxing Day fixture (which I must admit, I always prefer a Boxing Day home vs. a New Years Day home) since Rochdale (h) 26/12/17 - 2-0 win: Dack, Mulgrew pen. Burnley are away on 21st December and at home on 28th December, so Rovers will probably have 21st December/Boxing Day (home) and 28th December and New Years Day (away)

Would have made a nice away kit, I’m taking this as a hopeful sign. Also memories of our Orange away kit in 97/98.....which I’m sure, still divides opinion!

Another Umbro release https://www.thekitman.co.uk/umbro-2019-20-hearts-home-kit-revealed/ Not sure whether I like the design to be honest. Shorts and socks should be a give away though, I'd imagine our designs to be the same, but with Blue on the shorts, and Blue or White Socks with opposite trim.

Another Umbro leak with the West Ham United kits https://www.thekitman.co.uk/umbro-2019-20-west-ham-kits-leaked/ If we are to try and make some guesses from this kit, perhaps the simplicity of the away kit may signal a simple away kit? Grey/Yellow as predicted? Also the collar on both shirts is the same, perhaps another clue? Doesn't seem to be a uniform 'Double Diamond' pattern on the shirts (like the cuffs last season)

According to the leak, 'that lot' are having Umbro as their kit suppliers too, from next season onwards

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Would be surprised if we use a Teamwear kit, even as an away shirt, because it would be so easy to fake. Usually the designs stay the same, but the colours are unique to the specific teams, that said, the PSV shirt does seem to suggest I'm wrong. 10Bet.co.uk leaked the kit before Rovers did last year, albeit only by a few hours. That was 18th July last year. With the club keeping Umbro and 10 Bet this season, the unveiling/release should be well before 18th July. New fixtures are out on 20th June, which is almost the unofficial start of the next season, so would make sense to show off the new home kit around that time.

Talk about the heartland of football (in this country, if not the world) Going into 2019/20 National Champions - Manchester City *Possible* European Champions - Liverpool Most Valuable Football Club in the World - Manchester United Premier League - Burnley, Everton Championship - Rovers, Preston, Wigan League One - Accrington, Bolton, Blackpool, Bury, Fleetwood, Rochdale League Two - Morecambe, Oldham, Salford National League - Barrow, Chorley, AFC Fylde That's 17/92, or 18%, of Football League clubs reside in the Old Lancashire boundary. This list also excludes Cheshire clubs like Crewe (L2), Macclesfield (L2) and Stockport (NL) and also Tranmere (L2) Including these teams, which I'm sure would be most likely referred to as 'North West' teams 20/92 Clubs which is 22% of Football League clubs in the North West, or 24/116 which is 20% of all professional clubs, are in the North West. For comparison there are 10 London Football League teams. AFC Wimbledon, Arsenal, Brentford, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Millwall, QPR, Tottenham and West Ham

Fellow kit geek, always like it when Rovers play teams in Blue and white halves with (the same shade) blue shorts against teams with white shorts. This seemed to stop the last few years of Umbro (Ince kit) and never really came back, bar is bizarrely wearing navy shorts on a handful of occasions in the last few seasons.

My two penneth Firstly well done to the BRFCS Podcast group, good listen, well balanced and very entertaining. Would love to be a part of an episode in the future! To put the seasons conclusions into a succinct word it would be ''progress''. Particularly from our ill fated last Championship campaign and literally as we've held our own after being promoted in the 17/18 season. If Blackburn Rovers continue to progress, I will be very happy going forward. Without wanting to go over things already said, in my opinion, there is more to be encouraged by than there has been in a long time. Stability on and off the field, a youthful side, who have gained invaluable experience and the team spirit seems to have remained as strong as last season. Obvious failings at the back need addressing, the team has been crying out for a dominant centre half since Hanley left, a new left back would also be welcomed. With Cardiff, Huddersfield, Fulham, Luton and Barnsley added to the league, I really do see next season as being as wide open as this season. A dozen or so clubs will fancy their chances, I don't see why we can't be one of those teams mounting a playoff challenge. As the players did their lap of honour at the weekend (ironically I stayed this year - as the pitch was not invaded) the song blasting over the PA system was 'Sit Down by James' a great track from the early 90s. The song has one particular lyric that really resonates with being a Rovers fan, at the end of the second verse. ''If I hadn't seen such riches, I could live with being poor...'' As a fan of nearly 30 years, days out at Wembley and Cardiff, the European nights at Ewood, the ruffling of the feathers of the big boys, the team full of internationals, Tugay, Roque, MGP, Nelsen, Big Brad, Flowers, Hendry, Sutton and Shearer..... I think as a fan base have such high expectations and we can be a bit too eager to point the finger and have knee jerk reactions to poor runs of form. (see Mowbray out thread) We're all so desperate to see these days again.... its easy to overlook the baby steps we've taken this season. The fact we finished higher than Wigan and Rotherham and were never in any serious trouble in regards to relegation. The development of Travis, Buckley, Magloire, Butterworth, Raya, the return of Armstrong and Chapman, keeping Dack and Lenihan and the late season emergence of Joe Rothwell. Perhaps the right lyric that befits my overall theme is from the Take That song 'The Flood' which simply says ''There's progress now, where there once was none..."