Gav I was exactly the same at the time, and again in 2000 promotion year. The first and last thoughts every day where about Rovers getting promoted. Been said before but Rovers have outlasted 4 long term relationships/marriages, but luckily I'm with someone who feels the same!

No idea but on an average gate of 1,000 at average price of £13 they'd get £299,000 a season on 23 games, so a third of that to come from a 3rd round defeat is good news

£75,000 tv money, and another 20k if they lose, more if they win!

I thought he let a soft one in against Millwall last night really. But generally good, an improvement on Walton

Went to that, a rare sight of Russell Beardsmore one of Fergies Fledglings. Pretty dour game IIRC. Bizarre stadium at that point.

Nope, I knew you'd ask that! 1984, he was getting on a bit. Used to do Central League games, told a few good stories about Garner!

Very interesting @arbitro . I did level 3 refs course at Runshaw with Griff, did you know him?

I'm just yanking your chain man. ?

Think BIGGER then! Culvert the Darwen. ?

THINK BIG

The Youth Zones are excellent, I met with some of the Blackburn staff over the years and my son often uses the Chorley one too. ( next door but one to the Ale Station ?)

This is a development .....

This was what caught my eye more than anything else, the rest is copy/paste pattern from previous years. It's really weird that Steve Waggo is rinsing literally every penny from the supporters, yet the directors got a big wack up on remuneration. Could explain the Waggo tax though.

@pk1875 Would you agree with this?

There are most likely 25,000 dead, with a 1,000 more a day, every day, dieing right now in UK. Football can wait.

Great them Gav. For newer posters, I uploaded these from 84-85 about 10 years ago, but here are a load more on Flickr. https://flic.kr/s/aHskhk1orv

Pete Davies-All Played Out. Story of England's World Cup at Italia 90. Brilliant

Problem with that is like me their budgets and outgoings would probably based on a fixed income. Even if it is significantly higher than mine. Any drop could be an issue on mortgages car payments etc.

I don't know where extra income can be achieved though without promotion, which is a 5% chance right now. Currently just about getting blood from a stone, but looking at those numbers it would take huge increases in match day and commercial income to even come near to being enough. 154% wages to turnover? Every tenner we take, we The V's have to add £5.40 just to pay wages. Never mind anything else. Madness and in any other walk of life we would not be allowed to continue trading.

Courtesy Bobby Saxton

Boxing Day 1984. An all time classic.

Those figures are absolute total nonsense

Greg Coar?

Blimey. That does makes Rovers look cheap. Maybe Rovers could do a Riverside ticket for say £279. So £12.13 a match. You can miss half a dozen and still be paying less per game than some none league clubs. At least the facilities would be comparable. And at that price they should spark a fair bit of interest in new sales and tremendous good will with existing holders. (I promise I have nothing to gain in this ?).