On 08/11/2022 at 08:30, Herbie6590 said:

February 1973 - Rovers are the lead on the Big Match…just look at those shorts (readers of 4000 Holes will know exactly what I mean…)

 

 

I was at this one and I remember the players came back with us on the League Liner. Like us, they'd all had a drink but Sir Roger was absolutely kalied! Brilliant shirts too.

3 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

BBD and SG on the scoresheet, well done to JDT and everyone at BRFC in overcoming a strong WBA despite losing our RB and young CB to injury. Now for a nice IPA to celebrate

This is acronym heaven

Cheers! 

BRFC!

COYB !

RTID!

WTF?

LOL

56 minutes ago, Gav said:

The manager must be asking himself where this energy has been over the past few months.

No he won't.

18 minutes ago, LDRover said:

"How high, do you wanna go?"

Just mid table...

I'm too old to be into the Charlatans so I had to look that one up, but kudos! 

Why don't we just re-name the club 'Charlatans FC' ? and be done with it. 

I know I am.

On 20/12/2021 at 09:28, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I went to the return game with a pal and his much older brother. He paid for us to go in the main stand. That’s the only time I sat in the stands in the old ground. Maybe I jinxed us. We played like we’d been celebrating since Boxing Day. We were never in the game.

I've probably posted this before but my dad ,who went to the match, (I didn't) said that Rovers played like they were all drunk. Probably true, from what other people have said.

If you want to come down to earth, have a read of Mowbray's interview on the BBC website. Defeatist, depressing shite.

1 hour ago, CheshireRover said:

We’re also playing Bradford away the week before Bolton apparently.

Who can resist the glamour of a prestige pre-season friendly, eh? 

6 minutes ago, WIR Second Coming said:

...especially to the Issa brothers 😉

Why not?

On 11/03/2021 at 16:47, Gav said:

Blackburn Rovers footballer Don Martin takes a walk to the shops with his child on December 31, 1968

 

Not too far from Ewood. That's Bolton Road, just coming up to Ewood WMC. Don was probably nipping in for a quick pint and one of his 'lucky' fags.

7 hours ago, Giant said:

The India v. India one day series will also be held in Pune at the back end of March after the test and T20 games, so don’t expect our owners to be too bothered about BRFC with all this cricket on.

India V India? I'm definitely having a bet on that!

On 03/03/2021 at 19:27, Leonard Venkhater said:

I think you should travel over from Sheffield to attend, if only to storm out in protest at the sheer mendacity.

At least the minutes can record those five immortal words..

"Elvis has left the building."

I've just about reached the point at which Elvis has left his 60 year love of the Rovers, David. For the first time since I don't know when, I didn't follow the match against Watford. Didn't even know the result until I read the paper the next day. And you know how fanatical I used to be. I never thought it could happen but I've finally lost all love for, and sense of identifying with the club. My club.

Thank you for that Venkys. And Fuck off.

1 hour ago, Herbie6590 said:

Open to gain information, closed to confirm the conclusion...so no, not never...but some say never say never...🤦‍♂️

And some say 'No, nay, never....'

I'm just off to sort the tea out. It's left-over Indian takeaway and I'll be frying a few additional poppadums and some terrific roti that I get from an Asian shop. Or are they called chapatis?  Or is it naans?  Then again it might be parathas.

I'll leave that one with you. Night night.

9 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

You aren’t a Blackburner then, I take it...

How dare you! Born and bred. Haven't lived there for 45 years though, so maybe pastry-product related terminology has evolved in my lengthy absence. I still laugh at the fact that one of the first times I visited my local corner shop  here in Sheffield and bought a couple, the woman behind the counter said "two breadcakes, OK love." I said "Is that what you call them." She replied "Yes, what do you call them?" When I said barmcakes she sighed and said "You'll be from Lancashire, then."

57 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Teacakes, end of discussion.

Sorry mate, but a teacake in Lancs has currants in it.

2 minutes ago, Roverthechimp said:

2 slice but thick enough for barmcakes 😍

Here in the benighted region they call york***re they call barmcakes 'breadcakes'. Can you believe it?!

Let's start a barmcake discussion, I've given up on the footy.

Don't we usually stick in four or five when playing against ten? Not holding my breath, though.

PS Back on the good old Lidl 'Premier Cru' lager.

On 21/02/2021 at 18:56, Miller11 said:

Great post!!

I’ve just been revisiting these... a big part of my formative years these books

I've only got three of those. When I went into Seed and Gabbutts to get the fourth I was told 'Harry's photocopier has broken down'.

5 hours ago, rickard said:

He does have a very punchable face, doesn't he?

Not advocating violence, just making an observation.

I can't remember when I last saw a guy who was so obviously lying through his teeth - just look at his facial body language.

Also love the way he talks about 'Jack', who he obviously never met and is clearly not fit to lace the boots of. Arsehole.

17 hours ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

The Biro family off to watch the football

Top quality, Hooch

2 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Me too, first game was Rovers 7 v Spurs 2

Seems like a lifetime ago ............ Oh ....... hang on .......

I wish I knew what my first game was. All I can remember is being with my dad, sat on our next-door neighbour's shoulders at the back of the Blackburn End. Must have been 1960ish.

Reading this back I should point out that we weren't both sat on the neighbour's shoulders. Just me.

On 17/02/2021 at 17:43, Claytons Left Boot said:

I remember going to York on one of those red, white and green double decker transport buses. It got into York at silly o’clock so, after milling around for what seemed like hours, a few bus loads went up to the station to wait for the Ewood Express arriving. When it did, all the doors opened before it had stopped and everyone piled off. A chant started and it was absolutely deafening. We joined the hordes and all and sundry ran into York. No one walked. Could well have been with Exiled in Toronto that day plus a few others from SMC.

The same happened for a Burnley night match, again 1973-74 ish, think it was a pre season ‘friendly.’ Blackburn station absolutely rammed, everyone went on service trains. No police escort at Burnley Barracks, everyone just ran through Burnley, none of their fans to be seen anywhere until we got to the ground. 

Great days, it was certainly a top day out going by train.
 

I went to watch us play away at Watford on a Ribblesdale coach around 1970ish. For some bizarre reason it left Foundry Hill at midnight on Friday (after most fans had just tumbled out of the Veteran) and landed in Watford at at 6 o'clock in the sodding morning. Has anyone else ever spent 9 hours wandering around Watford, bored shitless, waiting for kick-off time?

Of course we lost, and of course most of the coach windows had been bricked when we got back to it. Bloody freezing drive back and got home about midnight. Working the next day as well.

ps Just checked and it was the first match of the 1970-71 season. Lost 2-1 with the Don scoring for us.

52 minutes ago, LDRover said:

Do you deliver to Lower Darwen? 

Only when I'm visiting my sister on Branch Road!

Don't you have a Lidl in Blackburn?