Mattyblue

Nice work if you can get it... Steve McManaman, Louis Saha and Dennis Wise will be on hand to carry out the draw which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City at 10.45am (UK time).

On his signing interview (2:08) : ‘What can the fans expect from you ?’ ‘Tackles A few bookings Lead the team’ ?

Saw on Twitter from one of their fans... ’you don’t play that amount of games at this level without being a decent player’ ?

He had a good gig with talksport, yet they didn’t renew his contract. So, something obviously went on and acting unhinged on social media since isn’t going to get him another one.

As he brought it it up. Of the new-ish pundits, I just don’t get Jenas, he’s is never off the TV and radio, total wet lettuce. Give me Chris Sutton anytime!

Calling him a ‘Tom’. Appalling stuff. (not you our Tom!’) That’s him definitely done with UK broadcasters. Though he’s fine with the Russian coin.

In the Barnes era everything was a bit woolly due to the Commonwealth, passports etc. Even Barnes himself wasn’t sure he was eligible: http://oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/thread/48873

He was there managing us on many an occasion.

The club obviously doesn’t want to do it, so they chuck in the manager as a distraction. The Football League aren’t going to enforce a proper terms of reference, they just want to know it’s been done so they can add it to their spreadsheet. All a waste of time and I don’t see what added benefit it has from the bi-monthly fans forum.

To be fair to our Scottish guest, from his brief spell here I thought Watt had bags of talent, he’s just never screwed his head on...

Because it’s all about opinions? Not just ‘Rovers ra ra ra’, oops I mean ‘Eng-er-land; Eng-er-land’

You’re right, one of those myths that’s lasted for years. He was born in Cardiff, both sides of his family are Welsh. He moved to Salford as a kid as his dad was playing rugby league for Swinton.

Box ticking exercise. Always reminds me of what John Williams used to say about fan representation in boardrooms - Let them be part of the superficial stuff but the real decisions would be made in their absence.

Always made me laugh when Nick Collins or whoever would try and get a rise out of him by asking his opinion on a Ferguson mind game. Cue a shrug and ‘we concentrate on ourselves’ Compare that with Keegan.

He has a couple of lines through the rest of the article On Alf Ramsay: ’He didn’t know the players like Walter Winterbottom, he was a bit naive at first. To be honest, the lads took the piss out of him, although he obviously learnt quick’ On wages: ’’I went from £14 to £17 to £20 a week. Then Jimmy Hill got involved. I went to a function with Jimmy McIllroy, who told me Burnley were offering him £50. ‘Bloody hell Jimmy’, I said. ‘How are you going to spend 50 quid in Burnley?’.

Great piece in The Times today talking to England players from 1954 until 2014. Bryan Douglas talks about ‘58 and ‘62. It’s probably behind a paywall, so:

1986. Great couple of websites here: https://ewoodpark.jimdo.com/blackburn-rovers-glorious-legacy-winning-identity-kit-history/ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Blackburn_Rovers/Blackburn_Rovers.htm

His wiki, the Mark Lawrenson anecdote alone does it for me ? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Friday

Maybe try and do something with these breakless 45 minute halves next. Can add in an IPL style ‘Tactical Time Out, Sponsored by Tag Heuer’...

Hull already do. https://www.hullcitytigers.com/tickets-landing-page/memberships/memberships-how-to-buy/

Because a succession of managers continued to play him, he has racked up a shed load of games at this level - so his agent will always be able to get him a gig as an ‘experienced Championship midfielder’.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44396446 Saves the club trying to think of another 23 landmarks in Blackburn and Darwen.

No more seedings. Extra time removed, straight to pens. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/june/extra-time-to-be-removed-from-carabao-cup-matches/

Steve Bruce - 0 caps. Howard Kendall - 0 caps. Colin Harvey - 1 cap. Two out of Everton’s ‘Holy Trinity’. Amazing really when you think of some of the players that have played for England this past 15 years.