Riversider28

My earliest memory of going to Ewood was the 1959 Youth Cup final 2nd leg against West Ham, which we won 1-0 on the night, 2-1 on aggregate. One of my grandads was a steward in the Riverside upper stand and my dad, my other grandad and myself had front row seats, or rather wooden benches to watch the game from. I remember absolutely nothing of the game itself other than the atmosphere under the floodlights.That was the beginning of a lifetime of pain and pleasure following our beloved Rovers.

Sonny & Cher - I’ve Got You Babe

Too many people Wilsden. Madness - Cardiac Arrest

Paul & Paula - Two People In The World

McFLY - Five Colours In Her Hair

The Trammps - Hold Back The Night

Deep Purple - Highway Star

The Tams - Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Don’t Blame You At All

The Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf

Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away

Joni Mitchell - Solid Love

Deep Purple - Knocking At Your Back Door

Talking Heads - And She Was

AC/DC - House Of Jazz

John Mellencamp - Jerry

Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United

The Monkees - Randy Scouse Git

Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run

To be honest I have no idea, I wasn’t even thinking about or looking for him.

What a night of mixed emotions for me. The main reason I went was to meet up with my daughter and some friends. At 2-0 down there was a big part of me that wanted Wednesday to carry on and smash us 5 or 6 nil, so that it would ramp up the pressure on VI and the loons. The half time conversation was very subdued, as it was with the few fans sat around us. When we scored the first goal I slowly stood up and politely clapped what, in fairness, was a good goal. However, I thought that the next goal would come from the opposition. The equaliser had me back on my feet and feeling quite elated and now wanting us to go all out for the winner. At full time our conversation was completely different and as we clapped the players off (which we always do, win or lose) I just wished we could have shown the same passion and determination over the past weeks. Just look what we could have won!

Martha And The Vandellas - Third Finger, Left Hand

Mine arrived today too. Always a great read. Thank you.

Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong