....yeah, about 30 in the top corner (N01) make an effort. The rest are like victorian children......seen but not heard the BBE is pretty p1ss poor these days vocal-wise.

fair point Waggy I think Rovers sold about a thousand Darwen End STs. Those people will get chance to buy those seats 1 week before they go on general sale. It would also be a good selling opportunity for Rovers to market tickets for the Bumley game in another '3 game bundle' or something like that?? ie..... Retards game Portsmouth game Stoke game .......all for £45 (or some figure)

No it`s not. It will be well policed & stewarded with a larger than normal no-mans land.......& remember EVERY person in the Darwen End will be a season ticket holder from either club or will have been vetted. I`d hazard a guess that CCTV & highly preventative policing will be used to its full extent. Yes, it will be lively & extremely vocal & 1 or 2 numpties might try it on, but it won`t be a disaster. They`ve done it for years in Manchester, Glasgow, Sheffield, London etc.... You`re just scaremongering Waggy

A great loss. Sir Bobby was one of the few football blokes who could breach the 'tribal' barriers in football. Everybody seems to have a great fondness for the man. I remember when he was getting slated by the press during his early time as England boss. I really felt for the guy. You could see the hurt in his eyes. I`m glad he proved them wrong. RIP Sir Bobby. Football will miss you

I know quite a few 'proper' drummers who`ve played in rock bands & also military bands. Many have played for years & needed to practice almost every day. Very few of them complain of arthritis........but then again, they do tend to vary what beats they play If the drummer puts a claim in for repetative strain injuries......& wins, then half the lower BBE should be able to claim aswell for 'repetative tedium to the ears' #good luck to the drummer guy in his retirement#

when was that then? It`s simple....bring back a standing area.

This is brilliant! ...or as Flintoff might say "brilly-unt!"

Jeez!! Give the guy a chance ffs! I`ve never been a fan of Paul Ince (in his playing days) but i`m prepared to give the guy a chance to prove himself. If we win our 1st game 3-0......some people will go very quiet on here. You`ve got to give the guy at least a half dozen games to show promise , improvement & tactics. ....& we slated the Newcastle fans last year!! get real people!!

The wheel football factorwheeze.....sunderland Brilliant Danny Dyer p###take ........pwoper nawtie!! (the Danny Dyer walk cracks me up!)

System of a Lego......

Operation mindcrime.....excellent album! Didn`t know they`d done a 2nd one. Is it any good? Saw Queensryche supporting Dio many moons ago (at least i am told it was them) they were relatively new at the time (Queen of the Ryche EP era)

We were sat quite high up in the gods, but saw this going on for a good 20 minutes.... Human target practice A brave man indeed....

Went to see the Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium last friday. Twoz an awesome show indeed! They`ve been playing bits of the shows on Radio1 this week.

"You`d better watch out you`d better beware he`s great on the floor & an ace in the air Santa Cruz is coming to town" (to be followed by....) "Saaaaaanta Cruz is coming to town!! Saaaaaanta Cruz is coming to town!! Saaaaaanta Cruz is coming to town!! Santa Cruz is coming to town!"

I had to laugh when the Bumley link said 'goal' music I can imagine the tannoy operator ont` Turd (looking like Mrs Overall) rummidging around, looking for the record, blowing the dust off it, winding the gramaphone up & the goal music crackling into life! (by that time, play would`ve started up again)

a wee bit!

Something tells me you`re not a Prescott fan?

I can sympathise with John Prescott, as i too suffer from Amnaesic Bulimia.......i forget to throw it all up afterwards

A ladyfriend of mine txtd me today saying her bush was all over the place .....read into that what you will

That`s cos it`s oop north, therefore it doesn`t matter & it isn`t 'proper' news

I shouldn`t laugh but......

^^^ ....something tells me you don`t think much of him. I could be wrong though

Not exactly on the "BBE drummer" theme......but, This morning i caught the last 20mins of "The Big Match" on ITV4. It was a retro look at a program broadcast 25years ago. Everton were playing cup holders Spurs in the FA cup 5th round (Everton won 2-0 with ex-rover Jim Arnold in goal & Howard Kendall the boss)....anyway, that`s not what i`m on about. The thing what struck me most was the atnosphere in the ground. Packed terracing, swaying & bouncing crowd, loads of chanting, singing, banter between the sets of fans (remember that?)....& most of all, no bl00dy PA system drowning everything out. It just made me realise what a sterile product football is becoming. I blame it all on the demise of the terrace

The station at Cherrytree has a good range of thwaites beers on tap (usually 4 or 5 at any one time, ie...cask, bomber, wainwright, smooth, bloomin etc....) The Fieldens at the end of Livesey is a freehouse & has a good range of real ales from lots of different independent breweries. Well worth a visit

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