Cesc Fabregas says “That’s not Barcelona football”.

So in these minutes Rovers:- - admit Rudy was treating us as fools regarding us not spending money cos we only receive fees in instalments - Admit 65% of season ticket holder have to pay a higher price than other local sides (Preston) - Complain about the average home fan ticket yield for a game which was moved to 12.30pm kick off and which the tv deal they agreed already financially compensates them for this. - Says lower prices don’t significantly increase sales, despite the efforts of the fans takeover game (and certain other Saturday games previously) to the contrary. - Say ticket office staff doing ticket office things they have had to do for years is an “extra workload”.

As mentioned, nightlife is ‘limited’ locally. If you want a decent night out and rarely or never go to Manchester then I’d stop there Friday night. Even if the trains happen to go on strike you’ll get an Uber for about £45. If you are concerned about it and just want a few pints in different places that are OK but nowhere special then stay at the M65 J4 Premier Inn or one of the Darwen hotels and go into Darwen. Under no circumstances try and go into Blackburn centre. It’s rancid.

I work with a Stanley fan who has attended Ewood with me for some of the League / FA Cup games in the past. (Generally a football fan who saw the appeal of cheap tickets against a good club) If it had been at the Crown Ground I'd have probably gone with him to this with Rovers being away. But I CBA travelling to Liverpool.

Also we’re are now back to having a great view from the camera being on the JW stand and the Blackburn End to the left. This still confuses the hell out of me when I watch a game now.

Enjoying these Rog 👍

The years building up to relegation to league one was the worst period. Season after season of J-Lowe and a lightweight partner. It was a lower level, but Smallwood generally breaking up and controlling midfields was what we had lacked for years. He just couldn’t do it back in the Championship. Tronstadt can.

I don’t recall many issues with Leeds fans before (at Ewood anyway) Man City were generally the worst bunch to fill the DE. Always a load of dicks in their following.

Don’t think it is.

£35 to watch a Championship game of football in the Riverside. Absolute thieves.

And also a competition between goalkeepers for who could make the worse howlers didn’t help. Tronstadt is decent at this level. He’s stronger than he looks as well. He rarely comes out second in a tussle. I did say all last season, and stand by it, that I’m not sure he’s actually better than Trav, but fortunately they seem to work together.

I was very sceptical about Batth. He was a year older than when I first thought he was probably too old. However he brings that experience that McFadz brought in, but his legs haven’t gone fully yet. He’s proving to be far more than “squad filler”

I’d pay an extra few quid on next years season ticket just to give them 2k again and watch their meltdown.

It seems like Cantwell and his relationship with Rangers / Scottish football was a big story up north. Therefore these social media headlines (which have no substance when you read the articles) are just click bait. Probably has both old firm fan bases frothing and clicking.

Not sure how the process works. I’m less than a mile away and the heaviest of the rain seemed between 6am and 8am, so I imagine it was playable from a waterlogging perspective last night. @arbitro I presume only the match official can call the game off after inspection? If the club contacts the referee at 8.30 and says we may have a problem, is there any pressure on the referee to come immediately?