broadsword

" The 1905 book; Book of Football by Jonathan Russell describes Blackburn Rovers' first kit as a white jersey with Maltese Cross on the wearers left breast, Trousers and a blue and white skull cap. The Maltese Cross notorious with the public schools in which the founders of the club were educated. " From the club's wikipedia entry.

Who's the fella with the ball, Jim? I have no idea. Is that late sixties?

The ici perspex fmc one. By the way, our first ever shirt was all white with a blue Maltese cross

“My idea of paradise is a straight line to goal.”

Well, just seen no time to die, and I was really struggling to pay attention for the last half an hour. I really wanted to like it, and did in parts. But my god it's really hosted. At times it didn't even feel like a bond movie. I can't imagine we'll see James bond in another movie. The Craig era was a reboot, so they can't go back in time again and reimagine it. Clearly Bond isn't going to be good for much after the events of this film so I think the only thing they could do is a James bond movie featuring other double 0 agents. That wouldn't be of interest to me. So I think it may well have run its course. If it had you have to say its been an incredible run. Twenty five movies. They all have their flaws, but barring a handful, they're all watchable and fun. From Russia with love is easily the best, Robert Shaw is So good in that one. With Craig, I think casino royale was easily his best. The stuff with Blofeld as his step brother, that was a bit Austin powers. I think they've slowly run out of ideas. And Craig in this one, he still moves well, but he's losing his hair and he's looks older. It was definitely time to go, I just wish it was on a higher note. I'll be sad if it is still over, I'm a bond nut. So we'll see what happens.

"When you have burned everything you have then you must set yourself on fire"

I honestly don't need any more. Believe me

I might be wrong, but isn't the difference that before they owned it *through * their ownership of the club, but now they actually have it themselves outright? So, and I'm not saying how likely this is, but if they did turf out, the training ground goes with them?

Can you pluck assets? Seems more apt. Please just tell me they're going to bugger off one fine day. Until then, we are the sport of the gods

Christ, for a bunch of gazillionaires , they ain't half slow learners. Eleven years to realise that being sat in India, taking bugger-all interest in the running of the football club, hiring a string of yes men that nobody else wants and watching the debts rack up isn't a good way to run the club. Christ, by the time they figure out how to run us, I'll be in my box. Here's my take. They can't be bothered running us properly because we're a lot more work than they ever envisaged. They're pumping money in every year because that to them is the least worst option, or they hardly notice the money going out but at the same time wish they'd never bought us. They're clueless, they're careless, they've done untold damage, and the only thing they'll get right is when they part ways with us

More journeys than phileas fogg! He always travelled by hot air as well. "jam tomorrow"

If you can't tolerate people having views different from yourself then your own probably isn't worth much

How's seven nil for embarrassing?

Get behind the Daleks FFS

How many fortresses have you seen that are coated in a thick layer of shit?

Do a weighted average. Multiply each score by how many minutes they were in the game, then divide by the number of minutes they've played this season

Yeah because it isn't the start of something better "were just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year" As I said before, it hurts to care. Especially when it's your club in the hands of people who don't. Yeah, we won today. I don't get any pleasure from it, because we're just spinning our wheels. I've had eleven years of it, we all have. I look back and can't believe what's happened really. It's not the wins, or the trophies or the promotions. It's the special feeling the club gave us. A family club, a club with history, that maintained traditions. We couldn't match the big boys financially, but we gave them a proper game. These bastards have shat all over that. Fuck em.

There's a small part of me thinking we'll scab a win. He usually manages that, staves the critics off until the next death spiral. However, I do believe he's fucking shit out of luck, the day lady is singing, the boat has sailed, his chips are cashed and he's still out of road. Three nil to the blades

He gives me a gut feeling as well. The type you need sea sickness pills for

A shellacking, and no mistaking man

That was the first name that came to mind. Speedie too. Imagine coming face to face with sack, and he said relax you wally. Christ, I'd go for him. Bennett as well, grow up? What an absolute pair of sausages. They just don't get it because they just don't care.

He could definitely stand a clatter. He's up there with kean now for me

When a manager sends a player on, telling him just do what you can, then I'm sorry, but you're shit out of excuses. We got schooled by Fulham. Our lads were absolutely all over the shop. As keegan one said, you can't turn donkeys into race horses, but you can make them faster donkeys. I have absolutely no idea what those lads do in training every week. But it isn't working, is it? You may not have the best players, or the most resources, so you learn to adapt and beat teams with better organisation, more desire, better attitude, fitness. We've got a manager who's given up and doesn't know what he's doing. The whole club is a doss house for wasters, grifters and no hopers, and it's been like that for a decade or more. We get tooled by Fulham and we should just take it on the chin because they're really decent. We were really decent, until venky vaginisil botherers turned up. We're a joke club and we're dying on our arse and I don't see why we should just take it

It's more minced beef and kidney beans, no?

Yeah, venkys are innocent and without them the club would go into admin and no club has ever survived admin. Tony Mowbray is an innocent man and must be given more time, we have to be realistic that no one could be doing any better than he. His coaching staff wouldn't look out of place at juventus. And Steve waggott is a highly experienced, skilled, intelligent football administrator Re who has the clubs best interests at heart. Nothing to see here whatsoever 🤔