We often have a pint in The Royal Oak after work, great old fashioned pub, but I've never been struck on the food, always thought the menu was poor. We went to Anon, French Cafe & Bistro, Poulton-le-Fylde a few weeks ago, and despite the owners best efforts to put us off our food, it was in fact excellent. The owner is a little ‘quirky’ to say the least, took the bank card at the end and said: “You’re not getting this back” and kept pulling the card away when you grabbed for it, not exactly everyone’s cup of tea, and he was full on throughout the meal, very strange….. but the venue and food are excellent. Oh yes, he played Leonard Cohen throughout the meal which could send some people over the edge also

Just been told the guy is in hospital, lets hope he pulls through.

Not the correct thread I know, but can't help but think Eiders best days are behind him, hardly setting the French league on fire. Also the weight of expectation on his shoulders, should he come here, almost sets the lad up to fail. Not sure what alternatives we have, but Eider isn't the man for Ewood for me. Just one of the reasons fans are switching off to top flight football. Same goes for that waste of space Robiniho, who the **** does he think he is? I know its City but still.....

As most people are aware Allardyce isn’t top of my Christmas card list but you can’t blame him for big macs antics. Benni has always had this in his make-up, didn’t he do the same to get a move to Ewood in the first place? He’s done the same at international level also, and whilst I think he still has something to offer, he should be fined 2wks wages for not turning up to training, and shipped out if the price is right sooner rather than later. Modern day footballers, don’t you just love em!

Constant Section 60 and the filming at every football match you attend, is surely an infringement of your human rights. Just needs someone with the desire and finance to challenge such behaviour by the police, and I’m sure with the correct council the outcome would be positive. They’re again banning people with little more evidence than association and that’s not right either. Not that I’m saying all bans are unwarranted, but plenty all over the country are being stitched up and that’s not right. I challenged the police at Sunderland a few seasons ago who spent the first 45 minutes seemingly filming me. They told me to sit down and shut up or I’ll be arrested? Where else do you pay £30 to be entertained, end up being threatened with arrest for asking a question, and still return week after week for more! You have no rights as a football supporter, the police can do what they wish and you can't do anything about it, becuase you're guilty before being proven so.

Shame he got all 'Billy big time' when Kenny joined the club, tried to hold them to ransom over a new deal and lost.

What about the Bee hole end and the scene from Zulu trs

Taken from another thread: I recall being told a story about a lad that used to drink in the Clifton arms and later worked in the Jubilee that jumped the fence in the corner of the riverside late 70’s, he ran alone into the 5000 burnley fans in the darwen end, they backed off, must have thought he was carrying a grenade! Then he was saved by the police, fined and they had a whip round in the pub to pay his fine.

So are you buying the tickets or me?

I'm not around for the home game, Cyprus booked many moons ago, but I'd certainly be in the darwen end for this one and not because I'm considering a 1 man assault over no mans land into the burnley fans. ****I recall being told a story about a lad that used to drink in the Clifton arms and later worked in the Jubilee that jumped the fence in the corner of the riverside late 70’s, he ran alone into the burnley fans in the darwen end, they backed off, must have thought he was carrying a grenade! Then he was saved by the police, fined and they had a whip round in the pub to pay his fine**** The atmosphere in the darwen end section for this game will be excellent and I’d give up my season ticket and buy a darwen end ticket just to be close to the away fans. I wonder how many more would do the same, in fact I’m now canceling the holiday to Cyprus, Debs calling the travel agent!

Listened to the new Arctic Monkeys album on Monday, not bad at all, but very different from the other two. Collaboration from Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age fame. Read a review recently: "No foot tapping tunes this time, which should get rid of the chavs that seem to attached themselves to the band"

Remember the game well, our tactics that night: Get the ball wide to Miller who’ll cross the ball over for 5.6” Simon Garner to challenge in the air against the 6.2” beast of a man called Micky Droy…… As a side issue to this, a mate of my dads, who’d been supporting Rovers home and away since the early 60’s, got a kicking of the Boro fans the Saturday before. He was admitted to hospital, but signed himself out on the Tuesday for the Palace game. He hobbled down to Ewood with his foot in plaster to watch the Mickey Droy show and swore never to go again, and he never did!

Just watched Neil Young play Glastonbury from last night and he was fantastic, we also got a mention as he finished with "A day in the life" Why don't we have that as a song on the terraces?

Got to say that I think Barton has been badly treated in relation to the Alonso sending off. Yes he went right through him, but would the media have jumped on this if it hadn't been Barton? He’s also alleged to have told Shearer that he has no idea about tactics or players, which is a tad worse that the sending off in my book. Sadly as a club we’re in the market for such players, if we can get Barton back to his form of a few seasons ago he’d be a good asset. Whilst I still believe Diouf is the devil, Barton isn’t far behind him in my book and not someone we’d chose to play for the club, but that’s the market we find ourselves in becuase we're skint.

I had no such trouble

Yes I agree SG, never been in the Blackburn end when I was as full as that. The celebration when we scored is something you can only dream about these days. Happy days, but nowhere near as successful as today, says allot really.

Just brightened up my day

Cabin End? I recall pom-poms being given out in the Blacknurn end, NEVER TOOK ANY THOUGH United had 5-6k in the Darwen end and 2k in the enclosure, so gate could have been right. But I know what you mean about the riverside.

God its like yesterday, and I still have the ticket somewhere also. Great Stuff

At the time I went, I couldn't afford to pay for your family as well as mine!

I don't mind paying for good food but that place is disgracefully over priced. Plenty of better places at a fraction of the price.

Best of the bunch in no particular order: Thyme Three fishes (until yesterday when i had lancs hotpot and it was poor) Olive press Bolton Fence gate San Carlo manchester Sylhet Bangla Restaurant Langho Anaz best indian in Darwen! Sakura Teppenyaki Preston was great and different

Great memories remember it like it was yesterday, although looking at it now it was brutal from our boys.

Went to see the cribs last night at Manchester academy, very good, but the highlight of the evening was them being joined on stage by Johnny Marr and doing The Smiths classic Panic. Saw Richard hawley on Friday night in Hebdon Bridge, 200 seater picture house with no ale. Still the gig was good.