I wish someone would question him as to why Elliot Bennett gets a free pass every week then.

Neither were Batty & Sherwood In there peak. It was more Platt, Gazza, Rob Lee, Ince, Redknapp, Stone etc back then.

Guessing he would take a deal anywhere at the minute. Can always spin the "got unfinished business there" phrase too.

When two of the other options are Brereton & Gallagher, then yes I completely agree.

It means that Ewood would have to be allowed 15k in the stadium, not physically have 15k in the stadium before sky withdraw it.

We have never played with wingers under Mowbray so don't think that's an area we'll be strengthening.

FFP ??? Why are we so terrified of it but no bugger else is. How have we agreed a fee for this GK with being so skint?

Agreed. That pic infuriates me though. It really isn't the huge job they make out to maintain the grounds around the place.

That pic sums up the whole venkys era in a nutshell. No words needed. I suppose they are letting us exist though ?

I'm not really sure anyone does at Ewood anyway. Most of the match going folk I come across will shout you down if you ever dare criticise Mowbray. The only slight murmurs of discontent i can recall were during the Barnsley game in November.

Imagine if Bellingham had started here under Mowbray. He would have been playing for Barrow until he was 22.

Think if you half that figure, it might be nearer to who actually goes to Ewood during all this.

It's going to be awful experience when we can go to games again. Social distance seating, less than half capacity (no change for us I suppose), wearing masks during games, no chanting/singing, no away days. I can't see myself rushing back under these stipulations to be honest.

Agree mate to be honest, I'm usually counting down the days until cup draws, fixture lists coming out etc but I only stumbled on this from a group whatspp message, completely forgot about it.

Rovers drawn at home to Doncaster. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/august/carabao-cup-round-one-draw-story/

Yeah I think so. I think that was around the time the current Riverside was being built?

Think this is actually posted in the nostalgia thread too. Rovers fans in both ends, away fans in the Darwen End enclosure, and the TV cameras on the Riverside, which was extremely rare back then.

Yeah Rovers fans were in both ends for that one, and I think a few more around that time.

Scored a hat trick for Wigan against us in 2007, apart from that, no I don't think so.

Leicester at home? Around 87/88ish? Hendry scored a last minute equaliser to make it 3-3.

I was about to come in and post that one. My Grandad always said, even after 95, that this was his favourite ever game. Such a shame there doesn't seem to be any footage out there of it.

Plus Reid was long gone by the time that twat became manager.

Venkys won't go local for a sponsor.

I think most others are already back at it. Stoke have a friendly in Ireland on Saturday.

Still more than our £12m strike force would score against them.