2 hours ago, pk1875 said:

Stuart Caley has for too long and continues to play a part in the dwindling match day atmosphere, from over zealous stewarding, stand closures and ridiculous adjustments to kick off times. He is a yesterdays man, too long in the tooth and out of touch with the clubs needs to improve revenue by improving match day experience.

He wants to remain in his comfort zone and smaller subdued crowds enable this. Maybe it's time the club looked at bringing in a younger more in touch and forward thinking Stadium / Safety manager, one who embraces larger crowds and improved atmosphere.    

Don't forget the "Club Evidence Gatherer" employed by the club who used to film the Rovers fans in the Darwen End. Letters taped to seats threatening withdrawal of season tickets for persisitent standing when standing by visitors was/is ignored week after week, season after season. More akin to secret police than a stadium/safety management department.

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Just now, J*B said:

I'm not sure Ste dealt with complaints even when Ste was running this site!

He dealt with Abbey lol - he told me.

Just now, tomphil said:

A tell all book needs producing  'Memoirs of a Moderator'  !

You'd never get through it. I've spoken to Ste B.

10 hours ago, blueboy3333 said:

Positives:     

We've got enough points to stay up.

The team spirit and general harmony around the club. 

Home form

Negatives:

Shocking defence that costs us points most weeks. 

Mowbray's complacent  attitude to defence that costs us points most weeks.

Poor recruitment in general.

Poor quality of football with emphasis on inability to pass the ball. 

Away form

Constantly playing people out of position. 

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He deserves the summer and the early part of next season as a reward for turning the club around. Unfortunately I can't say I have much faith in him taking us any further. The football is poor, the defence is worse and the recruitment is generally shit. His attitude is very complacent and he lacks a winners mentality IMO. 

Negatives:

Inabiity to score at Ewood in the first half.

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6 hours ago, old darwen blue said:

 

£3.80 for Fosters!!! You’re all being robbed!

£2.80 for a pint of McEwans Extra Cold where we drink before a game and I’m not putting its location on here or it will be too busy for me to get in.

 

You know where that is Mick Sssssh!

I can buy Cask/Fosters/Smooth for £2.20 a pint and Guinness/Moretti/Kronenbourg for £2.60 a pint all day, every day.

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13 hours ago, McClarky said:

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On 10/02/2019 at 13:44, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Bryan Douglas without a doubt.

I can't figure out that photo. We started wearing that kit in late 1962 and the cantilever stand at the Blackburn End was already built by then, maybe it's just out of shot. It's a great photo of Fred in his prime.

He was just coming into the side when I first started watching Rovers. He was a bit raw at first but soon developed in a really top class striker who had it all. A terrific shot in either foot, he was a good header of the ball, very light on his feet for a big man with a good change of pace. He had a trick or two in his game, I'm sure I saw him do that " Cryuff Turn " before Cryuff. On his day he was unstoppable, as other people have said second only to Shearer in my estimation of Rovers strikers. He could beat a player running at them with the ball at his feet, I don't recall that being part of Shearers game, he was more about running past or through opponents.

So many great memories of Fred, I was gutted when he left to sign for Everton. We spent the next ten years and all the record fee we received trying to replace him with inferior players. It was his leaving that started the rot that led to Rovers being relegated in the 1965-66 season and our slide down the Divisions.

RIP Fred and thanks for the memories.

 

 

The BBE roof is just out of shot.

On 12/02/2019 at 17:39, Scotty said:

I'm someone who goes in Blues pre and post-match, so I just wanted to clear a couple of things up.  It's £1 to get in for ST holders, free if you pay up front for the Blues membership.  The prices go up at 1pm and then back down at 6pm.  They have a guest real ale on every game, although this often runs out not long after the game.  They don't use plastic glasses.

I like it in there.  The beer prices aren't too far off standard pub prices I think.  They show the early and late footy, and there's lots of screens so you can watch it pretty much wherever you sit/stand.  It's fairly full from 1:30/2pm pre-match and for an hour or so post-match - indeed, you sometimes struggle to get in for a while after games as they operate a one-in-one-out policy - so it's obviously popular.

One criticism I would have is that the food is over-priced, and whoever puts the menu together seems to think he's running some fine dining establishment rather than a football bar, but that aside it's pretty good imo.  I also like the bands they have been getting in to perform recently after the games.

CHOICE There's one cask ale pump I think - it might be the only one in use in the whole ground. There are/were hand pumps in every bar in the Riverside which haven't been used for years.

PRICES The prices go up to fleece the fans. £3.80 for Fosters is not standard pub prices in East Lancs plus £1 entry or £50(?) per season membership for Blues Bar.

FOOD The pies are ok. Can't comment on the rest of the menu.

BANDS/ARTISTS A good move which other clubs adopted long ago. We used to be a pioneering club eg Radio Rovers, RoverVision. Nowadays we follow other clubs.

Just now, Mattyblue said:

Of course, but they don’t ever give more than 7,500 these days.

We have 3 of the safest, best designed, highest specification stands ever built and I wonder if they will ever be full again thanks to Venkys/Caley for different reasons.

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

Full 7,500 given to PNE...

It's 8,000 if every seat is occupied. What is Caley's obsession with netting off seats when there are gaps between each stand?

1 hour ago, meadows said:

£3.80 down to £3.20 doesn’t sound that happy to me! 

It's £2 at Stanley for 2 hours before and 1 hour after the match and they serve good cask. If they win, they have winners hour, £1 a pint!

Off topic slightly.

Noticed on Saturday that Blues Bar prices come down at 6pm eg a pint of Fosters costs £3.80 before 6pm and £3.20 after 6pm. So fans are being fleeced during matches.

16 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Who was it saying we didn't need Downing ?

Can't loanees be recalled?

A friend of mine, 50 year supporter, has always said, given the choice, he would rather Rovers beat Burnley than win the FA Cup.

Warburton will need a big slice of luck to keep them up.

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