Were they ever ‘their’ fans? Or was it that a few folk decided to wear a Rovers shirt instead of Utd/Liverpool? They’ve got to get over it and realise one of the main reason they’ve spent half a century in the doldrums and their ‘city’ struggles to provide five figure crowds for Deepdale is because they are probably only the third best supported club in their own patch.

‘Can’t wait to see the plastics faces at Ewood when we beat them again’ It literally makes no sense, because surely by definition a ‘plastic’ fan, wouldn’t still be going to Rovers? Very bitter bunch of people.

Preston’s biggest problem is most folk wander around with Liverpool or Man Utd shirts on, yet PNE fans have no issue with that. Yet, people like us that have stuck by our club through a shite decade are dubbed ‘plastics’. Go figure!

Interesting. Has anyone been the Clog recently?

I’d say Rishton is very similar to Blackburn. Ossy more like Accy. Preston accent is fairly similar to Blackburn, just not as carrr parrrk.

Your best bet would be to pre order, saves £3 and then you can just pick up your ticket or I think you can print at home now. As Preston may sell out the away end, they may make buying on the day only for folk already with a database record of buying tickets - so to stop Preston fans trying to buy on home areas. Give the ticket office a ring, they are always very helpful.

Doesn’t have to be. Rovers’ choice.

I’d assumed they would be, but database only if Preston sell out.

Well not on the gate, as that seems to be beyond the wit of man at Ewood. But you would be able to from the match day ticket office at the Blackburn End.

Good point you make Hasta. In relegation season (March 2017), the game was moved earlier, but it was 1pm. That hour could make all the difference for folk who work till dinner or play themselves/watch their kids play on a Saturday morning. Why stop at 12? Make it 9am next time.

I’m fascinated by accents. Even in east Lancs, where the towns generally have similar accents (apart from Burnley), there are differences. I.e in Blackburn we say ‘footbowl’, but in Darwen it’s more ‘footbaaal’. Folk from Accy way tend to say ‘town’ and ‘down’ like Boltoners. Any more you’ve noticed?

Three lads on my Facebook... with their kids.

It’s bizarre, we need to concentrate MORE on our non Blackburn fanbase, as demographic change is seeing our support spread further and further outside the town, yet as you say we do very little outside BwD.

The longer Stanley stay in League 1 and Holt carries on being this proactive, I think we will have an issue in Hyndburn. Always been a Rovers heartland, but he gives a free shirt to every kid in the borough, season tickets at a £1 a game and just generally a fun place to spend an afternoon. And we do what in the area to counter it?

Best not whack up the price again then!

Stanley have theirs on sale next week. £219 early bird. £23 for under 12s.

It’s you with the sweeping statements, no problem with them having an input, however deciding on how we are set up as a team - as his quote says, seems risky.

Every club had smaller crowds in the mid 80s, ours were no worse than anyone else’s.

Difference between ‘banging heads together’ and letting players decide on tactics.

I’m sure Blackburners say Berry. Perhaps oer Darren and Accy it’s Buurry.

I totally get this ‘senior player responsibility’ idea of Mowbray’s. I.e. day to day at Brockhall you don’t need to be micro managed by TM, how the senior players can ‘run the dressing room’ and keep more junior players in line etc. But letting the players decide the tactics? Risky approach, as it’s his head on the chopping block, not the players.

I went in Jack’s Kitchen for the Bristol City game. The food was ok, you get one course, plus programme. It’s a pay bar. However, it was rammed. Talking to folk in there, quite a lot have season tickets for JK. They like the prime seats they get, plus how you can come back inside at half time/full time etc. It surprised me his busy it was as it’s not something I think the club widely advertise.

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Most folk I know refer to it as ‘Berry?’

Theoretically in the PL, using those parameters, fixtures against Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Everton, Burnley and any other club that could get close to filling the Darwen End would have to be set for 12pm unless moved for TV. Sure that wouldn’t be in the season ticket application pack...