Breaking news .... Blackburn magistrates and Club Officials will have a new sanction available to them from early September for any home supporters misbehaving at Ewood Park . Rather than issuing a Stadium ban or Community Service, offenders will be forced to watch all four episodes of the below on repeat for 48 hours ...

3 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

The latest goal ever scored against MU, just makes it even more enjoyable

I must admit a wry smile when I saw McAlister Pen ( 90+9 ) , thinking " Fergie-time !!

2 hours ago, oneandycrawford said:

The mates who went on to do all the Scottish grounds - I take it they hadn't discovered girls at that point! Did they ever? 😉

For all we know, they may have " discovered " each other ! I've heard they're now sharing a small cottage just outside Invermoriston, where they spend their days cataloguing their extensive Programme collection, drinking White Zinfandel and walking their two Cockapoos, Elton & David !! Good for them .... 😉

On 02/05/2023 at 12:31, wilsdenrover said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65451579

Her quote towards the end of the article - which part of Burnley did they visit…

 

I understand we switched the road signs leading into Clitheroe to say Burnley, and told them Clitheroe was a suburb ... then took them over the Ribble to Waddington ( renamed Lower Burnley for the day ), they had lunch at the Lower Buck, and signed the cheque on the spot !! 😉

3 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

On another note if Luton, bleeding, bloody naff Luton Town, reach the Premier League I might officially go mad and need locking up in padded cell.  There's enough rubbish southern fourth division clubs in the top flight without another ...

One of the oddities of English Football history, is that when the agreement to form the Premier League was signed by the 22 Clubs in the then 1st Division on 20th February 1992, it was signed by representatives of two Clubs, who, as yet, have never kicked a ball as a Premier League Club. The two Clubs concerned, Luton and Notts County, were relegated that season, and have never returned to the top flight ... 

As of this season, 50 Clubs have enjoyed at least one " season in the sun " in the Premier League .... I should much prefer it if Luton do not become the 51st ...

3 hours ago, Ianrally said:

Look at the money Forest spent when they went up, just to come plummeting back down hopefully. 

The one thing I can confirm, is that Burnley will not be spending the £140m + that Forest did last Summer.

What is certain is that Kompany will be pressing the Chairman to sort out the Accounting delay sharpish, so our current Transfer embargo will be lifted in time for some early dealing in the market. Hopefully some of our squad will take note of the fate of some who've left Burnley for " greener grass " .... Michael Keane, Tarkowski & McNeil are embroiled in a relegation scrap, Chris Wood hardly set the world on fire at Newcastle & got loaned to Forest before injury ended his season. Maxwell Cornet has been beset by injuries and started just 1 EPL game at West Ham, Nathan Collins is doing OK at Wolves whilst Pope & Ben Mee are having great seasons at Newcastle & Brentford. 

In peace, as ever ...

Looking at the situation from a reasonably objective standpoint, I'd be worried about the soft underbelly of Rovers and the inability to see games out, the fact that both Luton and Millwall are tough very fit physical sides, the lack of goals with Brereton-Diaz's current form & Gallagher being out, and finally, the negative goal difference ...

You're worrying about nothing, we've been poor in the last 3 games, 2 points out of the last 9 and the players are mentally in Marbella ...

Tella, who really makes things tick is out injured, Barnes has been " living " on his two goals against Rovers since November and on present form, couldn't hit a cow's arse with a frying pan ... VK has been rotating the squad to ensure the non-regular starters qualify for a medal and the results reflect this.

2-1 Rovers, with a late consolation for us from Benson ...... you read it here first !

" NostraDingle "

Dream start for you lads, Preston and Norwich behind at Swansea and QPR respectively .... 

In my previous life, I worked for one of the " Big 4 " Banks and in the late 90's one of my customers was a Coach firm in Greater Manchester. The owner told me that at one stage he had the Rovers contract, as none of the local firms would take Rovers, due to a combination of damage from opposing fans and late payment. He told me that at one stage, Mr Fox was paying him out of his own pocket ..

He was with Bill Fox at Boundary Park the day Burnley beat Orient to stay in the League, a result he said that caused Bill to use some industrial language, " But Bill, they're your historical rivals, did you really want them out of the League ? " ..... " Yes, I bloody well did, to shut t'buggers up for ever ! "  ( that was the gist of it .. )

All of you can be reassured that at least at that time, you had " one of your own " at the helm at Ewood !! 😉

16 minutes ago, philipl said:

Norwich not going above us tonight 

4-1 down to Boro in the River

5-1  ..... Five shots all game, all on target and all goals , according to the BBC stats !!

On 12/04/2023 at 13:19, 1864roverite said:

On the contrary it’s a far more bigger game for Dingle FC due to the current circs ....

Are you being serious ? We're already up, whilst Rovers lie in 6th place, holding on to the last play off spot. You have a tough " run in ", based on League positions but 4 of your remaining games are at Ewood, including this one ...

This is the best chance you've had of returning go the top flight since relegation in 2012, and you're seriously suggesting it's a bigger game for us ?? For these four games, the Club should be offering £10/£15 tickets with free admission for children to try to maximise home advantage for these games, with the aim of roaring you into the play-offs on the back of some great results.

It's a crucial game for Rovers, surely ... or have the fatalists won after 1 point out of the last 9, with their " here we go again, end of season collapse " mentality ?

1 hour ago, Upside Down said:

Make sure there's a massive premier league winners flag there. Show them what it is to win a proper league title.

I believe it'll be there, it's appearing on " The Repair Shop " tomorrow night ! 😁

2 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

It's all going a bit Football Factory in The Spread Eagle, Mellor.....you fackin slags!

Aye, I can see a real " Donnybrook " at the Clog & Billycock ....

22 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

sympatheticclaret on a Rovers forum literally *minutes* after getting promoted. 

 

 

To be fair, it was minimised on my screen from earlier today and I noticed it before I closed the lap-top ! Didn't want the spraying Champagne to get on the key-board !! 😎

3 hours ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Anyway, back on topic. Fuck Burnley. 

Normal service has been resumed, well done that man !! 😁

Thank you for your replies Gents, the contents of which have been noted .... 😉

21 hours ago, Hasta said:

And as I keep saying, Norwich, Coventry and Luton are equally as important to our league position so if the reason is because it is to our benefit why are we giving those teams as many as they can sell ?

 

 

Good point ! In one respect perhaps even more important as they are the proverbial " 6 pointers " ! In addition it's a shocking look on television, with acres of empty seats on display ... It might be an interesting conversation when Mr Waggott next rings India asking for an injection of funds,

" I understand you've just turned down 5,000 fans paying £30 a pop plus catering sales ... because your precious players don't want too many people shouting at them, I suppose you want us to provide this money instead ? "

3 hours ago, Boz said:

Who mentioned 1987?

Have a trawl through the history books.

Multiple times too! 

Yep, technically true, 4 occasions I believe .... although I think 1902-03 may have been the last time !

4 hours ago, GHR said:

I think my favourite story from the days of re-election was Barrow being punted because of its poor transport links. Here we are nearly half a decade later, they're back in the League on merit, and the transport links are still as poor as they were then. Some sort of justice in there I think?!

The last 3 Clubs who failed to be re-elected were all coastal North West Clubs, with poor transport links ... Barrow ( 1972 ), Workington ( 1977 ) and Southport ( 1978 ), replaced by Hereford, Wimbledon and Wigan respectively.

Of the current League Clubs, Hartlepool had to apply for re-election 14 times, followed by Rochdale on 10 occasions ... curiously, as I write, these two Clubs are 91st & 92nd in the Football League pyramid !! 

1 hour ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/Burnley.htm

Burnley Rovers didn't adopt their Claret n Boo colour's until 1910..and even then in was in homage to Aston Villa.

Wonder who influenced their early kits!!😆

It's believed each Director took turns to pick a kit each season, sometimes they would say no or little change ... that was until they settled on Villa's colours in 1910 ... 

57 minutes ago, redroser said:

Rochdale?

 

Senior moment, I was trying to come up with the other one and assumed it was when Bury were there, Rochdale is clearly the other one. Bury never started the 2019-20 season due to their issues, which was Salford's first after winning their play-off. The play-off was against AFC Fylde, so it would have been an " Old Lancashire " Club, whoever won ...