Spotted the 95/96 away shirt inside a pub in Porto San Giorgio on the east coast of Italy. Summer 2006.

Fascinating bit of Rovers trivia here about Simon Garner's club record 192 Rovers goals. As revealed by 4,000 Holes this season, it appears that one goal in 1980 was incorrectly credited to him – so should the true record be 191 goals? Full details in this article: https://brfcs.com/magazine/articles/the-phantom-garner-goal/546 It's not quite "were Rovers actually founded in 1874?!" but any information, explanations or opinions about this mystery would be greatly appreciated!

Semir Telalović to compete at Paris 2024?! Not quite... article here to dispel any lingering claims that he might be running the 100m... https://brfcs.com/magazine/articles/blackburn-rovers'-first-olympian/54

Fantastic article here about one man's love of collecting Rovers videotapes and DVDs - a comprehensive review of the archive! https://brfcs.com/magazine/articles/a-love-of-the-tape/533

Thank you to everyone who has contributed and bought fanzines this season. Another 4 issues committed to the archive🔵⚪️ From money made: £100 going to Diabetes UK (for our regular contributor Glenn Entwistle, who very sadly passed away in January) and £100 to Blackburn Foodbank. Issues are still available to buy here: https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com

A Leicester supporter has come forward and submitted a wonderful long read about Rovers ahead of Saturday's match. Lots of trivia and obscure facts which perhaps some Rovers fans do not even know about. Please give it a look! https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/an-outsider's-view-of-rovers-history/532

The sixth and final part of Ian Herbert's epic ‘Kits Through the Decades’ series is in the brand new Issue 112. There just might be the odd mention of the requirement for a Rovers shirt to have “reversible halves”... ORDER HERE: https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-issue-112

Issue 112 of 4,000 Holes is now on sale for £2.00 and can be purchased ONLINE HERE or via EBAY HERE. It will also be available to buy on Kidder Street before the forthcoming home matches. All subscriber copies have been posted and should arrive before Easter - thank you to everyone who has subscribed this season. Includes the final part of the Rovers kits through the decades series (2010 onwards), Rovers Ruined My Life, Ewood Pie Crisis, The Peter Principle, Injury Time Own Goal, King Kenny Quizzed, Fleck Off, 101 Great Goals, Squad Number Crisis, Searching for a Rovers Shirt in Thailand, a tribute to Roy Vernon, lots of stats, plus loads more...

Thank you to everyone who picked up a copy of Issue 111 this month. The 'Decades Trilogy' is now complete! Plenty more spares of the Noughties and Nineties Specials (Issues 107 & 111) are still available to buy via the link, but Issue 103 is now completely sold out. https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/

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BRENT OR WAGGOTT. Are these quotes from David Brent or under-fire Rovers CEO Steve Waggott? One from the archive... https://brfcs.com/magazine/articles/brent-or-waggott/492

Special edition looking back on 1990 to 2000 in 99 tales. Unmissable review of the decade – loads of niche stories! Order ONLINE HERE or on EBAY HERE. Read about Chicken & Beans, the Collybobble, Simply The Best, Rubber Dinghy Men and the misadventures of Tim Flowers. Find out who the surprise keeper was who made the save of the decade, which rare condition sidelined a Rovers star for months and what David Batty’s bizarre secret was. Relive Witschge, Ward and Wegerle! And that memorable Jack Walker era...

Issue 111 has now been posted out to all subscribers. It has hopefully been worth the wait - it's the Nineties Special which follows on from previous decades specials. More promotional details to come soon but here's a quick link for anyone who is keen to get an early order in: https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-issue-111-special-edition

Please join the applause at 37 minutes on Saturday in tribute to Glenn Entwistle, a huge Rovers fan and regular contributor to the fanzine. Glenn very sadly passed away this month, aged just 37, and our thoughts continue to be with his family and friends. He will be missed massively. Meanwhile, enjoy reading ‘Confessions of a Teenage Mascot’ – one of our favourites from the fanzine archive. Glenn’s tremendous personality shines through.

Issue 109 was part of the 'Fan Takeover' for the Girona friendly and proved very popular, selling 460 copies. The last few spare ones have recently been sold so unfortunately it is no longer available.

Issue 110 of 4,000 Holes is now on sale and can be purchased ONLINE HERE or via EBAY HERE. It will be available to buy on Kidder Street before the forthcoming home matches. Full season subscriptions are also still available here. Includes another part of the Rovers kits through the decades series (2000s), a couple more inductees to the '101 Great Goals' collection, a big Simon Garner mystery revealed, memories of Brockhall, the future Rovers Olympian, 'Net Spend FC', and one man's epic trip to Plymouth and back in September! Plus other regular features and much more of course...

Mentioned in 4,000 Holes before the season started😉

The Girona Special fanzine/programme can be purchased ONLINE HERE or on EBAY HERE. It will also be available to buy on Kidder Street and the BRFCS pop-up stand outside Ewood before the match. Over 170 copies have already been posted out. Just £2.00 - it even comes with a throwback 'Eurover' programme cover!

Issue 109 has now been released and can be purchased ONLINE HERE or on EBAY HERE. It will also be available to buy on Kidder Street and the BRFCS pop-stand outside Ewood before the match on Saturday. Over 150 copies have already been posted to subscribers. Lots of great stuff in this special edition for just £2.00 - it even comes with a throwback 'Eurover' programme cover!

Fantastic article on site today about the importance of home pre-season friendlies. This was actually written last summer and called for some kind of 'fan takeover day' with a match against European opponents. Prophetic! https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/a-homage-to-the-home-pre-season-friendly/419

4,000 Holes is returning in 2023/24 with four new issues planned. Subscriptions are now available. For just £10 (which includes UK postage), you will receive the next four issues (109 to 112). Issue 109 will be a Special Edition as part of the 'fan takeover day' for the Rovers v Girona pre-season friendly on Saturday 29th July. Previous subscribers are already due to receive Issue 109 - therefore there is the option to get a reduction on the subscription for anyone renewing for this season. Meanwhile Issue 111 is due to be a 'Nineties Special', to follow on from the hugely popular 2000-10 Special and 2010-20 Special from the last couple of years. Please use the following link to order: https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-subscriptions-2023-24

Just getting this set up today but it's possible to pre-order now here. As above, subscriptions are also available. Note that the issue is included in the previous subscription from last season too. https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-issue-109-girona-special

I read the news today, oh boy, 4000 shares in Blackburn Rovers...

Small tribute on site today! https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/you-are-my-turkish-delight/413

Great to see Coley back at Brockhall reliving a couple of his famous Rovers goals here: