Roving Mick

Rovers also won the FA Cup in their last season at the Wagtail. Then the next season in their first at Ewood Park. But three FA Cups in a row (The Thrice) hasn't been done since and means we hold the longest unbeaten run.

Interesting entry in Barrett's Directory of Blackburn from 1888. The highest house number on Leamington Street is no.46. Thomas Brown Mitchell (Rovers Manager) lived at 27 Leamington Street. Matthew Lyon 29 Leamington Street & Rovers football ground, Cheltenham Street. So at least we now know where our most successful manager lived.

This sale of lots is from 1882. Rovers moved to Leamington Street the year before. It's looking like the ground was behind the Leamington pub on Cheltenham St.

I wrote this for 4000 Holes in 2002 and the council actually swallowed it hook line and sinker. https://www.rovingmick.com/jack-walker/

Venky's Coat of Arms Mystery. https://www.rovingmick.com/2021/11/01/venkys-coat-of-arms-mystery/

Don't let them Toffees tell you Goodison was the first purpose built football ground. Our Leamington Street ground was the daddy of them all. When Rovers did win a raffle

Maybe Feargal could be bought off - Land of Dope and Glory

It's called The Peter Principle: https://www.rovingmick.com/2024/04/08/blackburn-rovers-being-run-by-the-peter-principle/

Typical Rovers. We don't know when we were formed. We also had the first purpose built football ground in the world and we're not sure of its exact location. There must be photographs of Leamington Street somewhere?

Something like this: Venkoids From Space Invade Blackburn Rovers

It's all Greek to me: https://www.rovingmick.com/ewood-park/new-computer-system-rovers/

He's got Stockholm Syndrome Stockholm Syndrome Infecting Rovers Fans

Oh Mrs Desai

Best throw in the towel on this one.

He used to swim with sharks. Anger Management

Venky's Losing The Plot

You Could Knock Me Down With A Feather

At least PNE can now say they aren't the only existing founder member in the Football League who has never played in the Premier League.

I wrote this for issue 71 of 4000 Holes in 2007. It was supposed to be funny, now it's scary. Cyber Rovers

I wish they would stick to NFL and leave our football alone Yanks Gunning For Rovers

His goal against Newcastle inspired me to write him as a spaghetti western character for issue 20 of 4000 Holes exactly thirty years ago. Where has time gone? Where have Rovers gone? Where has football gone? The Good The Bad And The Wegerle

Find Control Panel through your System and Security. Click on Power Options (looks like a kettle), then choose what closing the lid does. Pick Do Nothing.

Typical Rovers. They named a bar after a lifelong teetotaller.

It shut down during Covid, maybe before then, never re-opened. Used to like going in there.

Done to keep the protest camp away. https://www.rovingmick.com/2016/09/01/rovers-fans-set-venkys-camp/