Leonard Venkhater

I was angry at last year's January window flop and the Brentford game and its injuries rubbed salt into the wound. I don't know what to think at the moment. A really dreadful run, followed by some good results with the Bristol game the icing on the cake. Then a thoroughly dispiriting 3 games. Now, I think we are being "softened up" for a repeat of last January, when the squad is a bit of a mess. putting it mildly. Too much dead wood, soaking up wages. The forward line is impotent and we have little or no tempo. Far too easy to play against. We know about the defence and now we have lost our main goal scorer and creator. I think it would take a helluva lot to make us into genuine contenders. Do I see the owners investing enough to make that difference? You know the answer to that!

I just thought he was a ****!

I still recall the affronted look on the face of my youngest, when Garner-a local lad- did that chicken celebration in front of the Blackburn End. Was he a Burnley fan, growing up?

I have a season ticket, but I can never trust them. For me it is like the old tale of the scorpion, being carried across the water on the rabbit's back. I do admit the conflicted nature of my condition!

Yep. Totally unforgivable. F.O.V.

...while we lose a few games...

Defeats are coming?

So.......God works in mysterious ways?

Do they still have them on the beach?

And I am old enough to think MRI means Manchester Royal Infirmary!

Thanks, Mr. Grinder FRCS lol

The fact that it is us might fire them up...

Not that astonishing, surely! The emptiness of our ground does hurt. I associated it with what has happened to our club over recent years. I know other grounds look empty, but I only care about us!

It has to be Turf Moor in '77 for me too. This is the one I always told my kids about. Snowy pitch, orange ball, Imperious Rovers is blue shorts, excitement and joy, as Waggy rounded the Burnley keeper, Fear's penalty miss, which could have made it 4-then wracked with anxiety as they got two back, before relief and total joy, That is what being a Rovers fan is all about. And I haven't been to Turf Moor, since the police started their OTT operation. Special place also in my heart for Halifax away on Boxing Day '71. Furphy's Rovers revival, huge Rovers following, John McNamee's winning goal and the floodlights going out

I thought that is what he was saying, to be honest...but I couldn't really care less lol

Nyambe quickly joined a junior team in Manchester, and within three years he was earning trials with professional clubs. He continued: “I joined a local team when I first moved here. I was playing with my school as well and two of my friends got scouted for Blackburn and obviously I wanted to get scouted as well. It was just a case of working hard and then eventually that happened. “I was 13 when I first signed and I worked my way through the age groups. We used to train on a Monday and a Thursday afternoon so they put transport for us to come in to training.

Maybe that is why he was top of the class in Year 7!

You are not kidding. I think he refereed 3 more Rovers games after Palace, awarding us 4 (maybe 5 pens)

So did Derrick Williams lol

I see Kiddo, as a Mancunian Jack Hawkins in The Cruel Sea.. And get on with your work!

Haha..connectivity...and what on earth did those, who appointed a certain, outstanding candidate in 2016 have to do with JA and greasy spivs from a previous era?

How could I forget!!

He had one in Billy Smarts Circus, as a shaved monkey. What's worse is that the eldest son of a friend of mine was jilted by a girl, who left him for said shaved simian!

Just wondering, if you could have guest appearances from other eras- like overage players in the Under 23's etc- would there be places for John O'Mara, John Coddington and Richard Brown?

Quite. But we have had far too many folk devil/ hate figures over the last 10 years. Once upon a time, it was only a poor headmaster from Spennymoor, County Durham. Lest we forget!