Oh he definitely will be, but with a tough September coming up he’s too canny to be giving it the big ‘un, as we could well be at the wrong end of the table after the Forest game on the 29th. Now if we have a decent month we really will be motoring...

I would imagine they won’t add one as they’ll be a load of season ticket holders turning up last legs that you imagine wouldn’t take too kindly to stumping up more.

Normally it does say for league games that there’ll be a £3 surcharge.

Doesn’t say so on the official site https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/august/ticket-news-lincoln-city-h/

Was it not more, ‘Oh shit, we’re doomed!’

Murphy and Etuhu definitely, thought they were just what we needed in midfield. However, I was worried about Leon Best, he had scored one decent goal from what I remember and came across as a right prick. Christ, with all those Portugezzers too, what a debacle that summer was

I think barry and Old Darwen Blue have explained it before, but I can’t remember their rationale, so I’ll let them explain. But we are where are now, so why not fill up N01 with a hundred more singers in a 4,000 or so strong stand, instead of being miles away from anyone in a corner of the JW?

As in they refuse to move there under any circumstances. Nothing more sinister than that.

Do Sky not do something similar with some of their ‘bodies’ when they are running through the teams pre match? Especially if someone signs mid season.

Not sure with this issue. As I know plenty of Blackburn Enders that did, the Wolves walk out was very well attended in the Blackburn End. Its more that the Darren Enders feel they are the bastions of the atmosphere and the Blackburn End gave up years ago. Though in reality as the Darwen End numbers dwindled neither were owt to write home about. But now we’ve got the chance to make it a proper end again - Palace style, so why not go for it?

Unfortunately as we’ve seen on this board there’s a hardcore that have this real issue with the Blackburn End, to the extent where some even talk about stopping going over moving. Bizarre, especially with this team so deserving our support, but there you go.

Two main problems with it - 1) More than half of the league will bring Brentford/Reading esque followings - that’s a hell of a lot of empty seats in an enormous stand. 2) By not helping sort out a new home for the Darwen Enders, you’ve got 500 folk dispersed around 3 stands, so won’t really improve the atmosphere in any of them. But not sure how you can tell the atmosphere is worse from the highlights? The team got the crowd going with their effort and will to win, fans love to see it.

No idea, probably only so many permutations they can add to the fixture list, so some will be actually random.

Never change Vinners!

http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=32078&sid=62ba134b8c0d4d95fb91b1be5be659db Aye get shut, sure you’ll find someone to have you up there AND play football ‘the right way’

They wore it at Bournemouth yesterday, nowt to do with being ‘change’ kits anymore, simply a money spinner, they’ll just wear it away instead of their home shirt.

Moving three of your Saturday 3pm fixtures just so your team can have more rest (first one being early September!) isn’t something I’ve ever heard before and is setting something of a precedent, no?

Awful game? Was it hell! Two committed teams, and I’ve not been prouder of a Rovers side for years.

85 miles? Which route do you take?

Ribble Valley somewhere, wasn’t it?

Oh I think they’ve every chance for top 6, they’ve been knocking on the door for a while, but are they top 2 material? Are they as swashbuckling as Fulham were? With players as good as Cairney, Mitrovic and Sessegnon? Not sure myself.

He was comparing them to Fulham last season, apart from residing in the west of London, can’t see that comparison myself...

Decent enough side, but a few top half Championship finishes instead of their usual lower leagues existence and their fans seem to think they are some kind of purveyors of the beautiful game: http://www.griffinpark.org/forums/showthread.php?t=130677

I do find the Championship generally far more interesting than the PL, much more evenly matched - an actual competition in which a load of clubs start the season hoping for success and not mere survival. However, where do I want Blackburn Rovers to be? For £100 million reasons, the Premier League.

I’d say the ref let plenty go, which I don’t mind, well apart the hack on Rothwell that sent him six foot in the air.