4,000 Holes

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:

Thank you to everyone who has bought Issue 108 over the Easter weekend - subscribers should also have received their issues in the post, despite the bank holidays. More copies will be available before the Hull match on Saturday and they're still online below. Hopefully this front cover won't have expired by then!! Thanks for supporting the fanzine this season - it's really appreciated by all of the contributors. https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-issue-108

Issue 108 of 4,000 Holes is now on sale for just £2.00 and it can be purchased ONLINE HERE as well as on EBAY HERE. Highlights include 'Firing The Apprentices', another part of the Rovers kits through the decades series (1980s), tales from the famous Isle of Man pub 'The Rovers Return', a tribute to Eyal Berkovic, 'The Search for an Equaliser', Top 10 Rovers Wingers, and a focus on the lottery of the play-offs and penalties. Lots of other great stuff and all the regular features. It will also be available to buy on Kidder Street before the forthcoming home matches in April. There's still chance to buy a postal subscription here.

Final shout for Issue 107 as we need to focus efforts on a 'Wembley Special' soon!😆 A few handfuls will be on sale before the match today and it's still online here🔽 Thanks to everyone who's got a copy so far... https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-issue-107-special-edition

Thanks for all the positive feedback - it's really appreciated! Reminder that Issue 107 will be available on Kidder Street for £2 before the match today. Alternatively order online by clicking here. More details on site here: https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/4000-holes-fanzine-noughties-special-edition/367

Issue 107 is now on sale! Special edition reviewing the 2000-10 era in Rovers history. Unmissable if you loved that decade – loads of niche stories! Over 140 copies have already been posted out so subscribers should be receiving them soon. On sale before the match on Saturday at Ewood too. ORDER HERE: https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-issue-107-special-edition (CLICK HERE FOR EBAY) "A brilliant publication. I laughed - and cried!" "Such a bargain. Trying to swot up on my trivia to answer all those random questions from Rovers"

The absence of any Saturday 3pm games means that the next issue of 4,000 Holes won't be out until late January. 'Normal kick-offs' are the optimum time for selling copies at Ewood rather than lunchtimes and night matches. Subscriptions and back issues are still available here: https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/ The special edition Issue 103 – an alternative review of 2010-2020 – proved to be very popular earlier this year and sold out very quickly. Good news! They are now back in stock after an extra print run so if you missed out, please order a copy. Thanks!

Issue 106 of 4,000 Holes is out now - Derby Countdown! This can be purchased for £1.50 on Kidder Street before the forthcoming home matches or ONLINE VIA THIS LINK. Plenty of great stuff in this, including a deep look into Rovers videotapes from the 1990s, one man's quest to avoid hearing Rovers results (as per the Likely Lads), the next part of Ian Herbert's Rovers kit series (this time moving onto the 1970s) and a 'Cheyenne' Dougan tribute from Fred Cumpstey. Much much more of course! There are subscription options here. Over 100 copies have already been posted to subscribers - please be patient as there will be a backlog due to Royal Mail strike action.

Issue 105 of 4,000 Holes is out now. This can be purchased for £1.50 on Kidder Street before the forthcoming home matches or ONLINE VIA THIS LINK. Plenty of great stuff in this, including an extensive interview with Chris Sutton. There are subscription options here. 113 copies were packed and posted to subscribers yesterday, with another 60-odd going out today - hopefully the postal strike doesn't cause too much of a delay.

You can pay by cash or cheque as an alternative. Please email roversfanzine@gmail.com and we'll hopefully sort something out. Thanks!

Good news! 4,000 Holes will return for the Stoke home match in a couple of weeks. Previous subscribers are still due the forthcoming Issue 105 and this should arrive before 27th August (unless postal strikes cause havoc). To subscribe or renew this season, please visit: https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-subscriptions-2022-23 Further details are available on site in this article: https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/4000-holes-is-back!/24

Cheers John! Package will be posted on Wednesday 4th.

You can! Subscriptions are still available via the link below. Cheers for the interest. https://roversfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/4-000-holes-subscriptions-2021-22

Issue 104 is out now - full details here and it can be ordered here. Lots of great stuff in this one including a tribute to Gordon Lee and a focus on the career of Matt Woods. Thanks for the support this season - we are still managing to sell around 350 copies of each issue. It will return!

Issue 103 is now on sale and it's a Special Edition! Full details here. 50p to the Tony Parkes fundraiser for every copy sold. To order, please visit the online shop. Also available on Kidder Street before the next two home matches. 100 copies have been packed up and posted to subscribers today - final lot being sent out on Thursday. Thanks.

Tremendous article about the semi-final first leg at Hillsborough here: https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/confessions-of-a-teenage-mascot/137