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Rovers fan with Mcewans shirt on in the crowd, first wicket for Robinson, Lion gone.

Make no mistake this variant is massively infectious, it’s ripping through the country at pace, but football is a billion pound industry, being run like a pop up backstreet fireworks shop…..

I wonder if they did them on Christmas Day? Or was Covid given a day off at the expenses of the fans? I don’t have the answers, but I do know the fans often don’t matter and it’s always been that way…

I’m a massive supporter of following the rules, self isolation and everything that comes with this awful pandemic, but it’s my opinion that some clubs are using this as an excuse for a mid winter break, at the expense of the fans.

Scandalous. Football fans just don’t matter, bollox to them, they’ll come back next week regardless….. Train, eat, pick up your wage. Train, eat, pick up your wage. Covid being used as an excuse for a break across the country at the expense of the fans.

Shocking batting once again, poor shots to get out, even Bairstow who played well for his 35 gave his wicket away and don't get me started on Butler, he needs dropping, to give his wicket away 1 ball before tea by trying to hit Lion into the stands is amateurish. Bowlers did ok, Wood passed the outside edge numerous times but didn't get the luck, but with shambolic batting you're not going to win games. Rubbish and the Aussies retain the ashes with 2 games to go.......

Been snowing most of the night over here in Yorkshire, no chance of the game being called off but allow a little extra travel time due to weather.

Another toss lost when we really could have done with bowling first today in rainy overcast English like conditions. That said, it gives the batting lineup a chance to shine. Game starts at midnight, come on England.

I maybe wrong, but I think thats Darwen.

Fronted by a real working class hero, tune isn't bad either:

Happy Christmas one and all, lets hope for a triumphant Blackburn Rovers New Year. I posted this on the other side of the forum but I want as many people as possible to see this. The program was on BBC2 last night and I have to say after an awful 2yrs it was so uplifting. Blackburn/Darwen folk coming through adversity, had the Mrs in tears, not me though 🙄 BBC iplayer, well worth a watch, made me so proud to be from the town. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0012yqs/blackburn-sings-christmas-with-gareth-malone

You're more than making up for it on here though Ian 😉 All the best to you pal.

I've been one of his biggest supporters throughout the life of this thread because I understand what its like working for a dysfunctional organisation, with incompetent leaders and useless/non existent exec team. In situations such as that you can only come to work and do your best and I believe Mowbray has always done that and will continue to do so. Sadly for me, this current run is only temporary, we don't have the squad or the strength in depth to continue along this path, but my god I'd love to be proven wrong. When the side hits the buffers the knives will be out wanting Mowbray gone, but the more savvy amongst us will realise that given more time and a few quid to bolster the squad, next season could be even better. Watching the side right now is the best its been for a decade or more, enjoy it, support it, you just never know... Happy Christmas to you all.

Absolutely superb, what a really uplifting 60 minutes that was Tony, Lancashire folk at their best in the face of adversity. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0012yqs/blackburn-sings-christmas-with-gareth-malone

We don't anymore, we sacked him over the summer.....

Zinedine Zidane?

Our local foodbank (In Yorkshire) has had to stop taking donations as we have nowhere else to store them! This means that our local community, many having to make a decision between eating or heating, will be both warm and full this Christmas which is great news. Please donate where possible, many will go hungry this Christmas and just imagine being out on the streets on a night like last night, absolutely freezing... https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19758147.rovers-fans-urged-buy-blanket-help-homeless/ https://benefitmankind.co.uk/ https://blackburn.foodbank.org.uk/

Jump before you're pushed springs to mind.....

I was just looking at the ticket allocation and noticed Hull City do not allow children under 2yrs old into the stadium? I've never seen that before? What is the thinking behind that? Anyway, just over 3000 tickets for Rovers fans, those would have sold out for sure if Sky hadn't decided at the last minute to televise the game..... Hull City 1 Rovers 1

Try reading between the lines for once Rev, don't take everything so literal, he's sending a message, its clearly passed you and one or two others by.......

He said The Riverside…..If you have to explain it…..

Thats been going on since 70's that I know of.

Biggest con on the internet at the moment NFT's, stay well clear, they have zero real life value. Crypto on the other hand has some real life benefits, we should create a thread on the other side of the forum to discuss.

Time for Butler to be dropped, he put Smith down on zero this morning, we need a change behind the stumps.

Jack and John Williams would never have allowed us to get into this scenario in the first place, as history quite clearly shows us. As Tony says above, succession planning is part of the role, Waggott probably doesn't have the tools in his locker to adopt such a plan. Do you think the teams around us are in the same strife as we could potentially find ourselves? I'd say not, which already gives them a significant advantage over us for the run in.