Chapman to burton Albion..

😂 like it !

Hang on ..bloody window not shut yet Chaddy.

Get that on your shirt!

But Matty ..the bar setting of success for fans from Lancaster ..the Fylde coast and other surrounding areas outside Blackburn which boosted our PL attendances etc .etc.. wasnt set at success at League One ..they were used to PL . The coaches from far and wide around Lancashire are now non existent. They used to fill the land in front of the Fox n Hounds pub.They aint interested in League One success. You ll only see a filling (not even a full house ..no where near ) at Ewood if we re coasting to Promotion or back in the so called Promised Land ..regardless of price. As for Tomphil ..i get where you are coming from regarding keeping the base of Rovers ST holders ..but when you re down to a base of 10000 ? there are lots of factors that can influence that figure give or take 1000..regardless of price...which makes a big impression on such a small ST fan base. As daft as it is (i know it is !) but if Rovers put on a free bar or 2 quid a pint for two hours before the game serving decent ale i still maintain that that would have more upward influence on attendance figures than a cheaper ticket. Its a sad indictment of these times but no different what Stanley are doing by reducing beer prices to 2 quid a pint after the game if they win .. i know living in the Accy area what a draw to the game that is ! It really does drag people in ..

I think you will find that average First Division attendances were greater than 10/11 thousand Tomphil. As for different economies yes but i would say it was far cheaper an economic comparision to watch football in the eighties and also lot less Saturday afternoon distractions ..i mean ..the bloody pubs shut at 3pm..everyone home for World Of Sport or watch Rovers ? 😆 ..yet we only had 7000 on. Unfortunately its success over price for getting substantial rises in attendances IMO.

As i said Sparks ..a reduction will bring in a few but lets not think that fans will come back in thousands with a price reduction ..as you say people from Blackburn dont part with coin easily ..even at reduced prices they will also want something worthwhile for parting with it...SUCCESS. ..again football cycles.

Hmmm ..price isnt everything but of course a reduction would bring in a 'few'. If it was all down to price then in the early eighties we should have seen greater gates than an average of between 6-9 thousand. Add in there were no such thing as illegal streams etc etc for a cheap afternoon on the footie we didnt do very well. Unfortunately we had a whole generation brought up on the PL years and bought into that but now dont buy into the scratting around the Championship like we are now. Football cycles im afraid .. Sorry this was for Wheelton Blue not you Tomphil .

Eh ...?? ..its friday f*cking night lad ..hic hic..

Sons ST Card arrived today.

...but ..the flip side is ..Does anyone actually buy a programme ..??? ..ive not seen anyone in recent times in the ground actually perusing a programme. If no ones buying you can see why the club aint bothering anymore. (And i work in the print industry !)

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13 minutes in when Rovers arrive ...the lad that got attacked is from Accy ....Clive ..a top bloke.

Buckley and SG for me ..lets start with what we ll be left with after AA leaves and Davenport is injured ..again.. a lil continuity if nothing else.

JohnGo has already paid you one on !😁

Come on JH ..no different than any other club up and down the land inviting back ex-players . I'd hardly go to say its to raise morale and shift a few tickets ? really ? ..if its before the game most fans will still be in EWC or on the concourse with ticket in hand...so lets not get all melodramatic because an ex-player is invited back...pleaseee.

Derby sign up three trialists. Ryan Allsop Curtis Davies Richard Stearman.

I stopped reading when i saw the Coat of Arms ..

Had mine done with Cherry Blossom Black ..still not fully come out 37 years later !

6M to LFC though ..20% Sell on clause.

Well it would be worth having IF we had any money to buy ! You know yourself ..there s bargains to be had overseas.

STs can now be bought online.

No you are right TKG! ..the Morecambe tickets are not that obvious on the site! I only found them via the ST renewal site..which isnt accepting any ST purchases at all at the moment.

You can buy tickets for Morecambe game via the Rovers website as well as Swansea walk ons. Morecambe game prices for BBE.. Looks like only BBE and Jack Walker stands open for Home fans.

Yes they are ..