Andy Kennedys Hairdo
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16 hours ago, meadows said:
Think that was the last ever 40,000 gate for a league match at Ewood. Only the FA Cup game against Man City in 1969 since.
That stat surprised me given that Burnley were in town a couple of weeks later - a game that seemed to attract 8000 fewer fans. The fanbase of all three teams seems to be of a similar size so I'm wondering whether it was the lure of seeing Sir Tom play that boosted the attendance ?
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On 23/08/2018 at 07:41, Rover_Shaun said:
As a kid I recall Lenny scoring a screamer to salvage a point in an important game. Was it 2-2 v Sunderland when the wheels fell off the 92 promotion wagon??? Anyway he was always one of my favourites at the time as he was, like handbag, a product of the youth setup. So sad ☹️
7 hours ago, Rover_Shaun said:My memory is hazy. It may not have been Sunderland. It was before the 1992 season too.
Best I could do for you, Shaun, is a 2-2 v Ipswich in 1989. Lenny scored, as did a young right-back called Mark Atkins. Never thought he'd amount to much ?
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On 23/08/2018 at 07:41, Rover_Shaun said:
As a kid I recall Lenny scoring a screamer to salvage a point in an important game. Was it 2-2 v Sunderland when the wheels fell off the 92 promotion wagon??? Anyway he was always one of my favourites at the time as he was, like handbag, a product of the youth setup. So sad ☹️
12 hours ago, MCMC1875 said:Was that not Richard Brown at Tranmere?
Don't think it was Sunderland and pretty sure Brown didn't score in the Tranmere match. From memory, Lenny's only goal that season came down at Millwall in a game just prior to Sir Kenny turning up. There was a 2-2 v Sunderland in the 88/89 season though. I'll have been at the game but don't recall who scored. I'll check my programmes.
Lovely lad. Used to get a lift home from Ewood with Terry Gennoe now and again and Lenny would sometimes be in the car. Both good guys.
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9 hours ago, bazza said:
So, an ageing Finney coming to the end of his career rang rings around us. In his younger days he played right wing for North End, left wing for England and, towards the end of his career, played centre forward scoring many goals. What a superb player he was.
That Rovers team looked a bit weak. Bill Smith(?) at left back, Ken Taylor at right back, Roy Isherwood on the right wing and no Ronnie Clayton. Hmmm.
It's an interesting one, Bazza, when you consider that this was the team picked to play Leicester the following week:
Rovers: Leyland; Bray, Pickering, R.Clayton, Woods, McGrath, Douglas, Dobing, Dougan, McEvoy, MacLeod
Looks like Duncan wasn't impressed with the performance v Preston and made a number of changes. Seems to have had the desired effect as it resulted in a 2-3 win.
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2 hours ago, den said:
Didn’t Finney retire in 1960?
He did indeed. Think the game 47er is referring to was in October '59:
Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End 1-4 (H/T 1-2) Saturday, 3 October 1959, Ewood Park, attendance: 41,694
Rovers: Leyland; Taylor, Smith, England, Woods, McGrath, Isherwood, Douglas, Dobing, Vernon, MacLeod
Preston North End: Else; Cunningham, Walton, Milne, Dunn II, Smith, Mayers, Farrall, Finney, Sneddon, Taylor
Scorers: 1-0 Dobing (1.), 1-1 T.Finney (4.), 1-2 S.Taylor (28.), 1-3 Sneddon (52.), 1-3 Farrall (68.)
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19 hours ago, CP Company Lad said:
Gone early with the matchday thread ? Waccoe can only post on the day of the match. Although these international breaks are as dull as dishwater.
Preston fans make me laugh with the song "we are superior" ?? In what way exactly ? Only big (loosely termed) Lancashire club that haven't had a stint in the Premier League. Blackburn Burnley Bolton Wigan and Blackpool all have. PNE yet to taste it not that it tastes that good in reality. Championship is better.
They did though have one of the greatest players ever if not the greatest. Reckoned by many to be the best English player ever. The Preston Plumber.
In the main, North End fans are a decent lot. Of course there's the odd helmet amongst them but what team doesn't have fans like that ? Rovers included.
I live over here now so mix with quite a few of them and my take is that's there's a lot of frustration within the fan base that they remain - despite coming close on a couple of occasions - the one 'big' team around here that haven't made it to the 'promised land' of the Premiership. I think that can manifest itself as bitterness and resentment towards other clubs and their fans, particularly when they are coming up against them. It's almost a siege mentality.
So, whilst I can process all that, what I struggle with is this idea that Preston are rivals of Rovers. That is in no way meant to be condescending. I simply don't see it. It's always been Burnley for me. I've been watching Rovers since the late 70s and whilst there's been the odd match against them, Preston just aren't on my radar and I have no feelings towards them one way or another. It all seems to be very one sided.
As for the match itself, I'm seeing a score draw. Pearson is a decent player for them and, like Dack, if a big money bid comes in, he'll be off. That's the nature of modern football.
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33 minutes ago, JHRover said:
Would that even be allowed?
I'm sure the police would like to do that and would encourage away fans to gather in specific areas to reduce the probability of trouble, I'm not sure what right they have to tell you where you can and can't go.
Tried to do it to us at Bradford last year, JH. Attempted to herd us into what appeared to be the smallest pub in Bradford. Thankfully, we managed to find someone who had half a brain cell and we were allowed to wander into the centre unaccompanied. Stumbled upon a decent pub called the City Vaults which had plenty of Bradford fans wearing colours. No problems at all.
Was there really sub 2000 away on that match ? Surprised me that. Seemed to be a lot more at the time. Still, I guess it wasn't the best start to the season was it ?
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4 hours ago, OnePhilT said:
Middlesbrough's crest is also a lion. Could be that. Or maybe he's opening a zoo.
Surely it's a homage to Rovers' former mascot: Roar the Lion. Clearly a sign he's coming back to Ewood.
Although I did read that said person got arrested on suspicion of some rather nefarious activities ?
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Saw 6 or 7 of the U-23 matches up at Leyland last season and, for the majority of those games, Travis played out on the ride hand side (if memory serves, he may have even played on the left in one game). This wasn't as a RB because Rovers play a three at the back formation at U-23. They are quite rigid in sticking to this. It was more as a wing-back. Johnson and Dunn clearly utilise his ability to get up and down the pitch. There's no doubt in my mind that he is a midfielder though - he's played in a midfield three alongside Tomlinson and Hardcastle before. That said, I'm not a football manager though, so what do I know ?
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I've been sniffing around a few of the West Ham forums lately to try and gage the reaction to Big Sam's appointment. Whilst doing so I found a site which had a section devoted to '100 Greatest Moments in West Ham History'. I quite liked the idea and wondered whether there'd be any support for us 'adopting' this as a sub-section for our own club. I would imagine that it would be top heavy with moments from recent history but those supporters with longer memories might like to offer contributions that would help give an incite into Rovers rich history for the younger element amongst our members.
Anyway, Just a thought.
A few off the top of my head that I can recall (in no particular order):
1 - Winning Promotion back to the Prem at Deepdale.
2 - Winning the Full Members Cup at Wembley
3 - Winning the Leage Cup at Cardiff
4 - Beating Derby 4-2 in the play-off Semi Final.
5 - Beating Man United 4-3 at Ewood
6 - Beating Man United 2-1 at O/Trafford
7 - Beating Palace 5-4 in 88/89
8 - Drawing 3-3 with Leicester at Ewood
9 - 87-88 23 match unbeaten run
10 - Garner's hat-trick v Man City to break Tommy Briggs' record
11 - Shearer's last goals for Rovers v Wimbledon
12 - Shearer's debut double v Palace
13 - Beating Forest 7-1 to officially open the 'New Ewood'.
14 - Signing Steve Livingston and Tony Dobson for £750,000 - Unheard of money for Rovers at the time.
15 - Garner's 5 goal haul v Derby
16 - Rovers first play-off venture v Chelsea (0-2 v Chelsea 87/88)
17 - Signing Shearer
18 - Beating Norwich 7-1
19 - Signing Big Colin the first time around.
20 - Dalglish's appointment on the day Rovers beat Plymouth 5-2 in 1991
21 - Winning the Prem League at Anfield
22 - Newell's hat-trick v Rosenburg
23 - Beating Liverpool at Anfield in FA Cup (1-0 thanks to Nathan Blake)
24 - Beating Burnley 5-0 at Ewood in the promotion year back to the Prem
25 - Speedie's hat-trick v Newcastle
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I’ve just been rummaging around in the loft and come across 6 old VHS video cassettes containing Rovers footage. The videos in question are:
Blackburn Rovers – The Golden Goals Collection
Rovers Official Season Review 92-93 Season
Rovers Official Season Review 93-94 Season
Rovers Official Season Review 95-96 Season
Rovers Official Season Review 96-97 Season
Rovers Official Season Review 97-98 Season
If anyone has the means and inclination to transfer these onto DVD then they are more than welcome to take these off my hands. All I ask is that they give me a copy once the process is complete.
Give me a shout if you’re up to the challenge.
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One piece of skill that left the defender for dead left me realising what lucky bstards we are for Jack Walker being a Rover, and how ungrateful the townsfolk are for not filling the ground. We whinge and whine about the likes of Ped and Benny Mac when in reallity we forget how lucky we in Blackburn are to have top class international footballers at ewood and all for about 2/3rds the price of a ST at Preston or Burnley! How many players have thay that can get you out of your seat?
Your quite right TNG. The piece of skill that your referring to was fantastic and it did have me off my seat. It's just a pity Rocky couldn't apply the finish to what would have been a sublime goal. I was pleasantly surprised by Benni yesterday as I was beginning to have doubts about his attitute of late. Long may it continue.
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Coldest night ever ! Remember being stood on the station outside the ground after the match. Even the result didn't compensate for the weather.
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Seem to remember being stood on the Darwen End for this one. It was around the time that the Riverside was being 'renovated' and Rovers were accomadating home fans in other areas of the ground.
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Just woke up after having had a long and tiring day in London yesterday - think my train pulled back into Preston at 22:30 ?!?? Not really had chance to reflect on the game as such but, seeings how this is the 8th or 9th time I've experienced defeat when coming away from Upton Park, I'm vowing never to go there again. It's all my fault ! I'm sorry. I'm a jinx.
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Agreed Flopsy. Despite the baggage that he brings with him, a very good player. I've watched his progress quite closely since I saw him score for City against Rovers a couple of season's back - August 2003 I think. I was impressed with him that night, and have been whenever I've seen play him since.
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I was at both these games and, judging by the empty seats around me in the away enclosure, I can tell you that the Man U game was most certainly not sold out. I'm also of the understanding that the allocation for that particular game was only 1800 - I'm prepared to stand corrected on this though.
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I started watching in the late 80's. I think the season after we got beat off Palace in the playoffs. My first game at Ewood was an international under 20's game between England and Holland; Holland won 2-0. My first Rovers game was Bournemouth when we were going through a spell of missing penalties. Howard Gayle scored one at the Darwen end but had to have it retaken because a defender encroached; he missed the retake. I think it finished 0-0. My best early memory was Aston Villa in the FA Cup; a 2-2 classic. We should have won, Sellars and Garner scored, I can't remember their's though.
I have a feeling that the game in question was drawn 1-1. 89-90 season if memory serves. Atkins scored to save Gayle's blushes. Anyway, the first game I remember watching was New Years Eve 1983 v Cambridge. Tom Finney was playing for the U's and I distinctly remember Ian Miller scoring the only goal at the Blackburn End. I had been to matches before at Ewood, notably the Bury defeat at home in 1980 that someones already mentioned, but I can't remember it so I won't count it. In fact, the only thing I do remember is being whacked on the head by a copper for sitting on the wall at the Nuttall Street enclosure !
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The first time I realised what an unforgiving bunch Rovers supporters could be was when I saw the treatment handed out to Jimmy Quinn. Some
of the support was merciless and hounded him all game. An international (OK, it was only Northern Ireland but that was quite impressive for us then...) being jeered and abused all game.
Not sure if he was one of our worst players or not but the Ewood crowd sure as hell acted like he was.
I remember one occasion when Quinn was being booed during the pre-match warm up !
I think that Paul McKinnon was the man brought in to replace Quinn. Now he was truly dire !
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pedersen is now a blackburn legend. by far our best player.
Sorry Ben but I feel your miles off, no one on that pitch tonight came close to the superb performance of our captain Ryan Nelsen
Nelson and the young kid from Villa - Cahill - were both superb.
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Getting overnight bus back from Preston at 2am, does anyone know any Tuesday night late drinks in Preston at al?
Assembly. It's just down the road from Tens.
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Brilliant. MattyM, I salute you. -
Would of course mean that I wouldnt be guaranteed a ticket, despite going to 5 aways so far, and having a season ticket.
Because I didnt go to the Bournemouth game.
But still, Im sure the club will announce (cock it up) sooner or later.
My guess is that they will go for the seemingly standard ST holder with 2 away purchases this season.
Stu, you seem hell bent on going to this match. If you do get a ticket your in for a 'unique' experience. I went back in the 80's to a Manx cup match with my Dad - Big Stevie - and even he was scared. I've never seen anything like it. Blokes wielding baseball bats, bricks through the train window............It's like planet of the apes !
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I have to agree with an earlier post, that Nelson looks better than Mokoena. There's something about Mokoena that makes me uncomfortable when he has the ball, I think he some hidden Amoruso qualities. Nelson looked to keep it simple and defended well, unlucky nottoo score also.
Mokoena just doesn't look composed. Everything he does seems to be at a hundred miles an hour and seems very kamikaze. Still, it's early days yet so let's give him the benefit of doubt. As for the crowd issue, I've said it on here before, who is this tirade aimed at ? You're preaching to the converted. The majority of people on this board either go to the matches regularly or live to far away to attend - i.e. different countries.
Brilliant. MattyM, I salute you.
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Neither Rovers or Preston have been pulling up any trees of late so I'm expecting the game to be poor viewing whatever vantage point people decide to take up. This, plus the additional expense of football matches so soon after Christmas leaves me thinking that it'll be a pretty disappointing attendance irrespective of the stomping of feet from up the 65. If people don't want to come to the game then fine. It's understandable, but rallying round the flag of 'lower tier or bust' seems odd in the extreme. The madness of crowds comes to mind.