Sg - you must be going soft

Attendance yesterday was a disgrace when we are in THIRD, lets hope the win will entice a few more on.

Got to say I'd love us and Preston to go up. They are in a better position than us to maintain their current position - we need a huge slice of luck with injuries, suspensions and form but stranger things have happened.

Actually I'd love us, Cardiff and PNE to go up - that would p*ss the premier league chiefs of (and the so called big clubs in our division like Birmingham, WBA, Leeds, Southampton)

And philipl - lets hope you are right

Clubs that do that tend to falter towards Xmas, just hope the same doesn't happen to you.

Must say, it does make a change to check the results and see that you've won though! How do you see your position, do you believe you can sustain it?

Not sure, our form has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous game by game. We need some luck with injuries and suspensions and we need the stability of the manager staying (which looks likely for the time being at least).

It is easy for us to forget (you probably never noticed ) we have actually been in the play places for the previous 2 seasons come Xmas/New year - and we have then sold ours and the divisions top scorer. I guess if silly money is offered for Gray then the same could happen again, lets hope we can at least hold on until the end of the season and see where we can get to.

Marv's a Blackburn lad (I think - or maybe he just works there?) and talks ###### most of the time to be honest.

He's one of Tony 'Clarets mad' Scholes' inner sanctum.

Hi Again. Not been on for a while so I thought I'd see how you were all doing.

How do you veiw your season so far, better than expected, worse or about what you thought would happen?

It doesn't take a genius to know that so far we are far higher than expected but I have to say you don't seem to be suffering to much from the loss of the Welsh GobSh*te

So how do you see your season panning out? Can you match or improve on last season? Do you think Hughes will end up going to Man U if he keeps on doing the job he is for you?

As opposed to you lot who are aquainted with cars full of people driving around celebrating people being killed on the tubes and buses in London I guess

You must have been really proud of that news broadcast

Hey, take it easy. I'm not commenting on the figures was just posting them - then saw that somebody had already done it anyway.

Wigans current average is 19605 whilst Blackburns is 19468 (source www.statmail.co.uk)

BTW SG, love that picture of Dixie Dingle. Whilst the whole episode was somewhat embarrassing I did laugh when one of your lot (maybe Nelsen? - a big lad anyway) started to move towards him, the look on his face was priceless

Before the match I'd have settled for a point against a vastly improved Spuds side... but that was before I realised Davids, Carrick and Defoe were on the bench.  We should have won tonight and no amount of grumbling about the perpetually awful Dermot Gallagher will excuse the fact we didn't have enough on the field to finish them off.  Not seen Neill's 2nd yellow card yet but at the time I thought it was harsh, although those who have seen replays seem to think there was justification for it so I'll just have to wait until it's on MOTD.  No doubt that tossrag Lineker et al will stick the knife in, but I guess we all expect that now.

Oh well, another point and a clean sheet when down to 10 men.  On the downside, Todd looked a bit ropey when he went off and that could mean Mokoena at the week at the weekend.  Bugger.

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Lucky to finish with 10 men weren't you - what was going on with the headbut?

No question about both Neills cards.

Well said i think that sums up the current situation at the mo, but anyway onto the game and firstly the atmosphere which always comes up.

I was sitting towards the middle of the jack walker upper ie the perfect situation to hear both the bbe and the dingles. To say that either end was quiet is absolute nonsense. In the first half we seemed more up for it and the atmosphere was better from brfc up to the dingle goal. From that period till about the 70min the dingles were on top. For the last 15mins till we scored it was even stevens as the bbe created the atmosphere needed for 1 last effort. The winner of course meant that 3/4 of ewood was going wild for the next 10 mins. However i dont think ive ever seen a darwen end react so explosively to when burnley scored it looked like people were jumping up and down rows!

As for the game i thought we were pretty poor, burnley were well organized defensive, but after all we're the prem team and its our job to break them down. Nerves got the better of us until MGP superb winner, it seemed to take an age for the ball to hit the net after going past the keeper . Incredible at the end, i felt brilliant so satisfying.

Blackburn before and after reminded me of the pictures ive seen of Belfast from the 70's during the troubles. Tension in the air, the police on every corner as if there was a bomb scare, parts of the town centre blocked off, flashing blue lights in the distance and the constant wail of sirens. All this for football!

We are thru and that is be all and end all. Who cares about performance as the cup does that to teams, are Exceter as good as united cos they drew at OT? Course not bring on the Leicester!

Your interbred, ya Burnley scum

What a well balanced post- good stuff

Plus we have the best midfielder in the country playing for us !

Best midfielder in the UK?

Q. Who's the best midfielder plying his trade in this country?

Frank Lampard

6.67%

Patrick Vieira

8.09%

Roy Keane

2.65%

Steven Gerrard

32.17%

Michael Carrick

2.57%

Jermaine Jenas

10.14%

Robbie Savage

36.32%

Other

1.35%

can we have a source and date for that please

If anybody, and I mean ANYBODY believes Savage is the best midfielder in the British leagues they are seriously short on football knowledge.

He's good, he's a nuisance and he is defintely the type of player who you love in your team and hate in the oppositions. I was particularly impressed with the way he drew the crowds hatred onto himself at the Turf during his warm up - thus saving less assured players some additional pressure.

He is all these things but he is a long long way from being the best midfielder in the British leagues

thought it was hilarious.

tiny things please tiny minds I guess.

If you'd rather see a goal go in off the opposition defenders arse than a sublime volley over the keeper, fair play to you

Graham Liver is having a great time on his show. Chuckling away about not showing Micca Hydes' goal at half time.

what time is his show?

I am making it my one man mission to listen for a few weeks, note down every derogatory Burnley comment then make a BIG BIG complaint to the BBC about the misuse of licence money where a presenter is continually insulting the very licence payers he is supposed to represent.

How incredibly petty it was to do that don't you think?

Still, we expect no less.

A serious question for Longsider, or any Burnley fan: Once you've got over the fact that you didn't get hammered again [and I think that's where the pride bit comes in], why, oh why, didn't you have a real go at us? We are a poor side at the moment and this was the best chance you have had for what - 40 years? and all you do is approach both games with such a negative formation.

At the Turf and down at Ewood, you didn't create one decent scoring chance. [apart from the speculative shot that you scored from].

I can understand that approach in the league, where you are fighting for your survival, but in the F.A.cup?

Was it because you feared a hiding, or your menager is just a negative manager, or because you aren't good enough to pose a threat to anyone.

Like I said, it's a serious question. You should have had a go! and you didn't.

Serious answer is we don't have much attacking skill in the squad.

No sour grapes nor crying into my beer but what you saw last night was all we have. No debate over whether we play this striker or that striker. When we had Robbie Blake and Chaplow we had an excellent forward and attacking midfielder, now we don't and it shows. There was no option on the bench to bring on to try and have a go.

This is not having a go either, I have already congratulated you on victory but perhaps a better question for you is why you couldn;t deal more easily with a lower division team that struggled to get 11 fit pro's out onto the pitch?

Still depsite the ultimate result, I enjoyed the 2 encounters and I can honestly say I am far less down about it than I thought I would be. We now have to wait until summer and see what SC can do about the squad.

Just back from the game - crap generally but atmosphere superb. Blackburn End and end sections of Riverside and Jack Walker Lower (nearest the Dingles) stood up all game. Makes the singing so much better when you stand.

Well done Rovers and once again MGP - soon to achieve cult status at Ewood.

Wait till we here from Longsider 1882 and the Original Longsider (named incorrectly because I must have set foot in the Longside before him) who'll no doubt go on about their fantastic support but not mention the match, as usual.

17500 Burnley fans on the Turf

21500 Rovers fans on Ewood

How can that be as they're the best supported club by far? And with a much bigger catchment area? Must be some mistake.

BLACKBURN ROVERS FC - PRIDE OF EAST LANCASHIRE  AND UNBEATEN AGAINST BURNLEY SINCE 14 APRIL 1979

Firstly well done and good luck in the next round.

It really is unbecoming to gloat so in victory. I have no complaints about my team. They battled hard and having played 2 games since the first game, still missing our main centre half and having patched up the team (smallest squad in the football league) I am proud of their performance, proud of the fans and to be fair proud that both teams and sets of fans can show the rest of the world what a derby is really supposed to be like

Now lets massage attendance figures again eh?

Away fans at Turf Moor - 3800

Away fans at Deadwood - 7000

What does this prove? Nothing because with the best will in the world you couldn;t sell 7000 tickets because there were not that many available. The actual home attendance at the Turf was 18000 - effectively a sell out, how do you propose we get 21000 people into 18000 seats?

For me, both games were as near a sellout as you'll ever get, both sets of away support 'sold all their tickets'.

TTFN - now going to lick my wounds

ps - Population of Blackburn is 48000 higher than Burnley, equivalent to over 50% of Burnley's total - catchment area?

I'm assuming this will be live on Radio Lancs? I was able to listen to the Newcastle/Chelsea match on Radio Newcastle without any problems a couple weeks back, so if on, it might be streamed on the web even if you aren't on a UK server.

I think Radio Lancs have t'interweb commentary for FA Cup games

Whilst looking for material with which to diss the Dingles with I discovered the suicide squad have there own website

Suicide Squad.com

Likewise, I came across this site dedicated to Blackburns football fans and general population

Blackburn Fans R Us

Reading the press there - seems Mark Hughes wants it all ways.

'Having castigated Burnley for failing to prevent the pitch invasions, Mark Hughes, the Blackburn manager, perhaps mellowed by the break in Dubai, insisted yesterday that there was nothing anyone could do to stop fans intent on storming the field. “If fans are going to get on the pitch then it’s difficult to stop,”'

Now its down to you to keep the fans off the pitch it seems the clubs have problems doing this - not what he said after the game.

Still lets hope for a trouble free night and a clarets victory

imagine a  working-class family that wins the Lottery.

Absolutely. A working class family. A man that worked his socks off, made a fortune and indulged in a passion and a well-earned dream.

An honourable man whom any club would be fortunate to have been sponsored by.

But wait. I have read several football books/biographies of footballers pre Jack and they all say the same thing- for example: "We always looked forward to going to Blackburn Rovers, there would be a warm welcome and a table groaning with sandwiches after the match"

Twist that how you will, Blackburn Rovers has always been a club to be proud of. And what's wrong with being a "working-class family that wins the lottery"?

Uncle Jack never forgot his roots. Neither will Blackburn Rovers supporters.

And do you know what? I'm (word I'm not allowed to use) proud of that.

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Unlike some I am not one to have a major go at Jack Walker.

The boys done very very good - and made enough money to do pretty much what they wanted.

However the idea that he didn;t forget his roots is a little hard to swallow bearing in mind he spent the last years of his life living abroad as a tax exile.

nope I'm on because we have numerous b*stards on our boards.

Thats stating the obvious isn't it ?

Of course they are all B*******, as you cant marry your sister.

Do you have to try really hard to come up with them or is it just natural wit?

Either way if you're planning to make a career of humour you should probably take the waist in on your trousers - you're going to be very very hungry

That's correct, 22 outfield players.

Unlike dingles supporters, (and Man U and Arsenal), Jose doesn't forget that he needs three of the best keepers in the world to complete his squad of 25.

Don't worry, I'm not going to humiliate you. 

You haven't answered my other questions.

you dont have the brain power to humiliate me fool.

Which question would you like answering?

Are you on our website because nobody in Burnley can read?

nope I'm on because we have numerous b*stards on our boards.

That's correct, 22 outfield players.

Unlike dingles supporters, (and Man U and Arsenal), Jose doesn't forget that he needs three of the best keepers in the world to complete his squad of 25.

Don't worry, I'm not going to humiliate you.

You haven't answered my other questions.

you dont have the brain power to humiliate me fool.

Which question would you like answering?

2006/7- why?

thats how long I think it will take our manager to get the squad together and ready

I could be wrong of course - maybe we will do it next season

Which are the promising youngsters coming through from your academy or reserves who will be ready by 2007?

Given you've just flushed £600k down the loo on panicbiyi (who is scarcely good enough for the division you are in), how large will your transfer budget be this summer and next?

Obviously Chaplow and Blake were good enough to go straight onto the substitutes bench of injury-hit lowly Prem sides, do you have any other players as good as their standard?

Any plans to increase the first team squad beyong 16 players? (Most Premiership clubs struggle if they have less than 25 Premiership-quality players.)

Strange then philpl that Jose is looking for a fighting squad of 22 outfield players aint it?

I would agree there is a lot of work to be done but your academy is hardly prolific and you will be on the way back down soon enough yourselves.

As for Cotterill being on his way soon - maybe he will.

If so then so be it - though I'm not sure what I would think of a man who dedicated a job to his mother who left only half way through it.

There are 92 jobs in the English League. In the grand scheme of things I'd have thought around 30 would be more attractive than we are today, around 30 less attractive and the rest are all about as appealing as each other - which is very when you consider the paucity of supply.

How many managers apply for every job when they become available?

2006/7- why?

thats how long I think it will take our manager to get the squad together and ready

I could be wrong of course - maybe we will do it next season

Burnley will never ever ever get promoted.

To get promoted you need a good team.

You don't have a good team.

To get a good team you need money.

You have no money.

And don't respond with info of your latest sales as we both know your financially in the sh*t.

you obviously no more about our debt than I do - whats yours at the moment 26million and running at aroun 5 million per annum loss, after the trust money.

Now sure I hear about 14 million is moving from debt to capitlisation by the trust ,eaving around 12 million of debt - and 5 million per annum losses

We are in the ######, tis true.

Still I think we have a decent chance with our current manager

2006/7- why?

thats how long I think it will take our manager to get the squad together and ready

I could be wrong of course - maybe we will do it next season

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