England vs Zimbabwe starts today at Trent Bridge in cloudy conditions, with the visitors winning the toss and bowling first.

This is the first meeting between the 2 sides since 2003 where I think Anderson made his Test debut.

Keep an eye out for Blessing Muzarabani!

Come on England. 

2 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

I'm this situation I default to 'anyone but united'

Dire match though, I've had to take a break to caulk a window in the extension. 

Have them Albanians only done half a job Dom? 

Clearly nobody interested is in this UEFA Cup final, but I’m desperate for both of them to lose..

Spurs 1 up, 2 bad sides. 

David Speedie book, released in September:

Get back from Ewood on Saturday night 1979:

Congratulations all round.

😂

We should meet up for a beer next season CLB, I know some great eating places in Glasgow’s West End 😉

1 minute ago, MarkBRFC said:

Dunno about that. Statutory redundancy pay isn't great, and i can't imagine the club has gone above and beyond for anyone if made redundant.

Last time I was involved it was 1.5 weeks pay x 30yrs, or length of service, but this may have now been capped at 20yrs.

But again, I don’t know the people or circumstances.

I don’t know to much about these redundancies, but if you’ve been working at the club for over30yrs, you’re about to get a golden handshake in redundancy pay, I’d be over the bloody moon!!

Many people retire with a pint down the pub if they’re lucky, but I don’t know the details. 

Before the days of mobile phones, raw footage of anything Blackburn Rovers was hard to come by. I came across this absolute gem a few days ago and have been given permission to post it from a friend of the site and loyal Blackburn Rovers supporter (He appears at the end of the video in the pub looking about 12).

1995 - The Night we won the league at Anfield - Just brilliant.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ldvn4j48zo

The Leadmill to leave venue after losing appeal

A Sheffield institution, lets hope they can find anther venue.

What are the odds that the club goes back on the original rhetoric to win or two hearts and minds?

I'm not across the entire thread or story, but I'd put nothing past this lot.

13 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Anyone watch Mobland? Is it worth watching?.

Its on my list, I hear its very good, but not seen it yet chaddy.

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

I watched the BBC documentary on the Bradford City fire last night in 1985 when 56 people lost their lives. I was a great piece of television and included lots of interviews from supporters who were there and families who lost loved ones.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r8r1408jro

I recorded it Tony, I'll be watching it later.

7 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

After a couple of nervy moments, it tuned into a routine win for the Celts yesterday, in balmy Glasgow, 3-1 against Hibernian. Nice to see 17 year old midfielder, Sean McArdle get his league debut, coming on late in the game.

Will be good to have Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership next season, first time for fifteen years and let’s hope Partick Thistle do the business against Livingston (and their horrendous artificial pitch) in the play-offs.

Look at the empty seats 😂

Seriously though, I’m going to be a more regular attendee at Ibrox next season. Glasgow is a brilliant city, the Scots are brilliant too and the football experience is like it used to be here before Sky sanitised the product.

Get rid of these Chicken pluckers and our season tickets are back at Ewood, but until then they can sod off.

25 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

 

We've already seen in recent weeks how Sheffield Wednesdays fan panel has lost credibility in their supporter base due to how it was set up in line with your suggestion.

Whilst I have a 'big toe' in the Wednesday camp due to family and friends being fans, I'm still of the opinion that tackling ownership issues would be better served with supporters coming together, rather than individually. I know The Spirit of Shankly have been keen to work with other supporters groups on ticketing prices and many other issues in the past, not that I'm advocating us working with them in particular, but for a small club like ours we need a bigger voice and linking up with other clubs in similar positions may help with that.

Has this been considered Glen? 

On 24/04/2025 at 13:09, only2garners said:

Northcote has finally been sold and Lisa Goodwin-Allen has come back as a result - https://www.northcote.com/northcote-announces-new-owners-alf-and-clare-ellis-as-lisa-goodwin-allen-returns-as-chef-patron/?utm_source=revinate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Announcement E-Shot April 2025-714027

It looks like the long planned changes will also now happen.

I saw Lisa had left, I wasn't sure why, @only2garners had this been a protracted sale? 

Arsenal all over PSG right now, but they need to score or the inevitable will happen. 

Donnarumma has just made an outstanding save, low to his left, thunderbolt from the edge of the box. Think Flowers VE Day, but better.

17 hours ago, Norbert Rassragr said:

The old Firm derby, for bigots and bums who can't catch the ferry to 1970s Belfast.

Bloody hell Norbert, say what you think 🤣

It also one of the best derby games in the world for atmosphere I'd say, never heard anything come close myself, but Boca v River plate is on my bucket list!

12 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I was at that one as well. Zzzzzz. But it didn’t matter, we were on our way back.

Did you go to the Port Vale away game Tyrone I think we won promotion at Vale Park?

1975 - Wrexham at home, the players came on and spelt out C H A M P I O N S with big white boards

3 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

I’m not sure the footballing authorities in Scotland will particularly want to do anything about that tifo but they will no doubt have to in view complaints etc coming their way. 

Another glass bottle on the pitch as well. At least it wasn’t multiple pieces of broken glass, like at the Ibrox game when Joe Hart was in goals. Jagged glass that could have cut and injured Rangers players as well as Celtic’s.

Were Rangers ever punished for that?

It’s always good value watching Chris Sutton get the better of Kris Boyd, especially as he doesn’t hide his wry smile.

I’ll be up on Saturday for the Hibs game. Probably been up more times this season than ever before. 41st season and counting. 🙂
 

It’s going to end up with fans being banned again, the Celtic fans threw missiles at Rangers players after the last game. We have a Celtic fan and his son all over twitter seemingly baiting home fans about the Ibrox disaster.

I won’t hold my breath that SFA will address any of this though……

2 hours ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Yeah even Rangers fans were shocked by that one. It’s not the kind of thing you can sneak into the stadium in your back pocket either. 
 

Our old boy Chris Sutton made me laugh a couple of times during commentary yesterday. He loves to wind the Rangers fans up. Just after they took the lead he said “And Rangers are ahead in the moral victory derby”, then 5 minutes later followed it up with “Rangers are going for a treble of victories over Celtic. Meanwhile Celtic are going for an ‘actual’ treble!”

What a cunt 😂😂😂 

The Unions Bears have been at loggerheads with the people running the club all season, they’ve been reprimanded for a tifo earlier in the season. You’d have thought someone would have taken extra steps here, I’m sure it’s not the last the club will hear of this. 

Yes I follow Sutton, calling yesterday’s game a ‘dead rubber’ all week, knowing old firm games are never dead rubbers! 

Wind-up merchant. 

Rangers statement tonight condemning the tifo today at Ibrox. I have to say I almost fell of my settee seeing this. The club have said the display from fans is centred around trust, the club don’t ‘vet’ the displays, well that’s been shot to shit, embarrassing frankly.

It’s actually Souness in the picture, but the message is sectarian bile.

On 24/04/2025 at 20:04, Norbert Rassragr said:

Going to see Pulp in Birmingham in June. They were brilliant in Bridlington two years ago.

Last time I saw Pulp was on the ‘farewell tour’ in Sheffield. The place was full of middle-aged tossers, chattering throughout the gig, but singing loudly during ‘Common People’…..the irony wasn’t lost on us….

Im going to ‘Tramlines’ on the Friday, Pulp are headlining, I’m hoping for a much better audience!