Patsy Kensit between Shearer and Keegan; one of the Gallagher brothers above them; John Lennon too and another Shearer at eleven o'clock.

Now it's back inside the boozer  - at last!

https://www.rovingmick.com/2021/06/01/back-inside-blackburns-boozers/

On 29/01/2021 at 17:40, Roving Mick said:

Not sure he'd come back after winning the Cathedral's Gargoyle Competition.

Rovers Players Could Become Gargoyles

Humble Pie from me Callum.  I salute you, well done    (fancy coming back to Rovers?)

We played Legia in the UEFA Cup in 2007.  Only the away leg, they were soon banned for crowd trouble - as they often are.  So the leg at Ewood Park didn't take place.  No doubt the police chief of Blackburn would have gone out and got pissed when her heard the news.  He could stand down his riot police from the Galligreaves Estate.  Legia fans would have made Celtic's visit seem like a kiddies party.

23 minutes ago, 47er said:

Anyone else remember the away game v Big Club in the early noughties I think, a poor game which we won 1-0 with Duff scoring the only goal (?)

Anyway, the notable feature of the game appeared just before the kick-off when Dunny escorted his dolly bird along the side of the pitch and plonked her down

among the Rovers supporters behind the goal! Lots of ribaldry of course which she took in great strides with a beaming smile!

She was a Sun page 3 girl at the time. seemed odd she wasn't in a hospitality suite or something but we appreciated it!

She must have swooned:  "Oh David.... are there more men like you?"

Dunny replied:  "Let me show you lass.  Sit thee down with us Rovers fans".

Nice to get out for a pint of real ale from a pub, at last.

Blackburn’s Sun Shines And Rock Box Rocks The End Of Lockdown

Keanano Keanano!

The Sample Pirates

On TV and radio interviews, people who have to start every sentence with the word 'So'.  It used to be 'Basically', but 'So' seems to be the in-word at the moment.

People who say 'Droring' instead of 'Drawing'.  They say 'Droring Pin' and 'Back to the Droring Board'.  Yet the word is spelt and pronounced 'Drawing.'  Ex Radio 1 DJ and former Radio Lancs presenter, Andy Peebles, was pretty bad for this.  No idea why he and others did it.

Bogus Winos Infiltrate Blackburn Town Centre

https://www.rovingmick.com/2021/04/01/bogus-winos-infiltrate-blackburn-town-centre/

2 hours ago, darrenrover said:

The 'pointy bearded, chinny one' will be spinning in his grave!

He had a go at a Rovers ball girl for being honest.

Waggott the Weed (with Balaji and Venky)

14 minutes ago, bazza said:

I was living and working in the newly named Zimbabwe. My son and I had to rely on one column on the back page of the Sunday newspaper which had the British football results and league tables. We were amazed and delighted to find out Chesterfield 0 Rovers 1 and the other one Colchester Utd 0 Rovers 1. The last day of one season we couldn't understand why Bradford City v Lincoln City had been abandoned. We heard nothing of the fire.

My mate in Clitheroe used to cut out all the match reports and other news about Rovers and every 6 weeks or so he would post them to me for hours of reading over and over again.

I wrote a letter to the LET about this and about the Rovers. I even voted Glen Keeley player of the year. It got published. A few days after, there was a cartoon in the LET which showed a bill board with "Rovers supporter in Rhodesia votes Keeley player of the year" written on it. Underneath was written, "He must have had a good pair of binoculars". 

The LET had another story about you from back then.  Your mum said you didn't know Rovers had been relegated.  This was followed by a Tipping's Topic cartoon which showed a yokel and said they still didn't know in Tockholes.

41 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

Great, but one act seems to be missing lol

Do you mean this one?

Rock Against Venky's

It was written in the stars.

Venkoids From Space Invade Blackburn Rovers

Other fishy goings on at Brockhall

Something Fishy Going On At Rovers

Mowbray has done his job.  This abysmal five defeat run of form has helped distract attention away from the proposed training ground sale.

Venky's new training facilities for Rovers.

3 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

Was it you I met at The Drummers Arms Sunday music session?

Certainly was.  And after 'Rock Against Venky's' in the Napier.

52 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

MacKenzie...God, I never recognised him!...until you mentioned it. My lad showed me the video.

Re the scapegoating, Lyle Taylor was one of a number of footballers, who took that line, but were I a Charlton fan, I know I would feel aggrieved about this player.

Obviously, relegation was not only down to Taylor, but he might have helped avoid it.

I certainly felt aggrieved about Shane Duffy and Owen Coyle. I am not sure I was merely scapegoationg them.

That said, I lay the blame for that dreadful relegation squarely on the shoulders of our ever so 'umble owners!

Never forgive. Never forget lol

MacKenzie had it in for Rovers too.

The Men In Clogs

On 24/01/2021 at 12:41, Rogerb said:

Here's a left field suggestion Callum Davidson to replace Tony Mowbray

Not sure he'd come back after winning the Cathedral's Gargoyle Competition.

Rovers Players Could Become Gargoyles

11 minutes ago, Gav said:

Was Ken in the special forces, army or something like that Mick?

Or is that an urban legend, spread so you didn't mess about in his pub!

I think he'd been a military policeman.  But he was a big lad anyway.  I remember him being landlord of the Adelphi briefly and refusing to let these Geordies in when Rovers played Newcastle many years ago.  They didn't argue, went for a pint elsewhere.

11 hours ago, Gav said:

Ken Pilling landlord of The Merchants Hotel -  One for the older posters

I went to his funeral in the cathedral.  It was packed out, every rogue in Blackburn must have been there.  Ken had probably barred half the congregation.

Venky's wanted to turn the pitch into a worm farm, so anglers could fish the River Darwen.

https://www.rovingmick.com/2017/11/01/rovers-funeral-ash-thwarts-venkys-earthworms/

It looks like the block the Adelphi is on, but not the pub itself.  Ironically called the Thwaites Buildings.  Bootstrap was based in there.