rog of the rovers

For those accusing me of recency bias 😄this is the record over the last 50 years (since 1974/75). I never knew we played Portsmouth so many times in the Cups in the 80s!

Interesting statistic that the 4th Round meeting between Rovers and Wolves will be the first time the two have met in the competition since the 1960 FA Cup Final. I was then wondering about the teams we always seem to be drawn against in cup competitions, can you guess who the top 10 are? (since 1992) There are a host of teams on 4 and beyond. Leeds United are on 4, with all 4 clashes coming in the League Cup. Derby County, Millwall and Queen's Park Rangers all have 3 FA Cup clashes to 0 League Cup

Mildly ironic that Darren Ferguson, who benefited massively from nepotism, refused to play ball and bring Ashley Young's son off the bench! Cue quotes from Alex Ferguson at some stage bemoaning the loss of the "cup romance"

One of the best abilities is availability Siggy probably leaves this window with 22 starts and 19 sub appearances (up for selection 41 out of a possible 80 games)

The Finale Day 30/30 Premier League Champions 94/95 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/fairytale-of-blackburn-rovers/645 Thank you all for the support and comments surrounding this series, I've loved writing up the reports and hope you've enjoyed reading them over the past 30 days. A very Merry Christmas to you all Lets hope 2025 is full of more memorable moments for Rovers!

The penultimate article. Day 29/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/joyeux-newell/644 Joyeux Newell - Rovers win in the Champions League!

Day 28/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/grudge-match:-shearer-edition/643

Day 27/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/wednesday-walloped!/642 Magic start under Hodgson.

Day 26/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/gone-south-ampton/641 Alas another relegation season! The last one though, I promise! 😁

Day 25/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/blake-superior/638

Day 24/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/5-0-and-you-can't-go-home!/637 Rovers 5-0 Burnley

Day 23/30 Cup success! https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/joy-of-the-rovers/636

Day 22/30 Super Brad https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/super-brad/629

Day 21/30 The King is Stead, long live the King! https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/the-king-is-stead-long-live-the-king!/615

Into the twenties! Another reminder of derby days from the recent past. Day 20/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/the-toast-of-the-town/608

Day 19/30 That Man Utd classic. https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/signed-sealed-delivered/606

Day 18/30 That FA Cup Semi Final, That Jason Roberts goal, That Morten Gamst Pedersen header! https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/a-whisker-from-wembley/604

Day 17/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/santa-cruz-is-coming-to-town/602 or https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/category/30 Year Christmas Countdown/41/page

Day 16/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/it-ain't-pretty...but-its-pretty-effective!/601

Halfway home (and it’s all pre Venkys from this point onwards!) Day 15/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/and-cheers-to-you-mr.-robinson/605

Day 14/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/staying-up!/598

Day 13/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/the-chickens-have-come-home-to-roost!/596

Day 12/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/miles-onside!/595

😆 Look forward to reading it!

Day 11/30 https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/sloppiness-in-sheffield/594