I’ve watched a few games of BCD Football from the German league and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed them.

You get to see skilled footballers plying their trade without the histrionics of playing to the crowd. It’s pure football and if anyone is doubting the Premiership being diluted BCD then we might be in for some special games. I’m sure the Championship will be the same.

The start of football will give a big boost to a lot of us after 11 weeks of lockdown.

Apart from the result a highlight for me was when the players put the blue and white shirts on as they went to collect their medals.

Having a unique kit with our famous history will always make me a proud Rover!

Elliott is now self isolating at home for seven days. The other players have been tested and their tests were negative.

Training can continue at Brockhall under the strict guidelines as before.

Bennett will be tested next week and hopefully return to training on June 5th.

So far his was the only positive test at the club.

This is information from Rovers official site.

Thanks both of you. It was Fabregas!

3 hours ago, Darrenbot said:

Dirty Yorkshire B*stards lol

I loved the “exchange of views” between Shearer and Dave Bassett?!

Didnt Souness have a similar spat with an Arsenal player at the Emirates? Was it Arteta?

Great videos Herbie.

I have to admit that for the first 3 seasons of the Prem I kept a scrapbook containing press reports from the LET and others of Rovers astonishing progress.

Ive forgotten a lot of those games and these videos of yours have brought the excitement back to me. 

Thanks for your effort in bringing them to us.

3 hours ago, Inglorious basturk said:

Ibe been flicking through a couple of games . German football is nowt spech , the atmos is strange . Waxing lyrical about Dortmund goal . Looked like he shinned it in 

A bit harsh! I thought it was a fabulous goal. He opened his body up and stroked it in.

So many wonderful memories!

I decorated my car with blue and white balloons and a Union Flag. Parked outside the Manxman as we watched the game from there. Came out elated to find all my balloons deflated and the flag knicked!

Got interviewed by Sky Sports at the Manxman and the same guy spotted me after the game down at Ewood for another interview! I remember saying “we’ve beaten the big boys” a number of times!

The amazing feeling when the guy who was filming us in the Manxman told us the game at Upton Park had finished and we’d done it. Cue bedlam in the pub! A total stranger and I just embraced and hugged each other with tears streaming down our faces!

The car journey into town took forever as the streets were lined with scores of people just shouting and singing.

The Monday night seeing Ewood packed with 32,000 Rovers all singing their hearts out. Scenes we’ll not see repeated in my lifetime if ever.

Just a magical day for everyone!

I am really opposed to declaring this season null and void and also opposed to this AI approach to working out the results of matches still to be played.

Why can we not wait for the all clear before resuming football? This may entail waiting for a vaccine or perhaps the new tracker app may ease everybody’s fears and lead to an ending of lockdown.

The Government see football as “bread and circuses” to raise the morale of a significant portion of society.

How can football resume within the social distancing guidelines even behind closed doors?

It may take many more months and the EFL clubs need financial support but in my opinion we have to wait. The 2020-21 season can be put on hold. This current season has to be completed properly however long that might be.

At least we reached our target of 70 points! 

Brilliant news which has just made my day! I hope you and your wife make a full recovery. What an amazing NHS we have!

59 minutes ago, Ricky said:

So tomorrow would have been the final day of the season but it’s not to be. FM have predicted the final results and have us in 8th going into the final game just 1 point behind Preston and 2 behind Bristol City with a better goal difference. Those two play each other whilst we head to already relegated Luton. A win for us takes us to the play offs. It’s all being virtualised on the Skysports live blog from mid day tomorrow. 

What’s the odds on us virtually nicking the last play off place.

http://www.skysports.com/share/11981670

 

Great spot Ricky. Might just tune in to that! 

6 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

What do people think about this plan for next season?

Splitting each league into north & south, and have the relevant clubs meeting at the end of the season to decide promotion, relegation etc.

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/championship-blackburn-preston-leeds-united-18117298

 

Without seeming to be a bighead, I emailed the EFL a few weeks ago with that proposal of Regional Divisions among the Championship, Div 1 and 2 together with play offs etc.

They replied and stated that their intentions were to get this season done first. Perhaps they did take it to heart after all?

My only criticism of this proposal is that it includes in the leagues West Brom, Leeds and Fulham who could well be in the Premiership when this starts.

24 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Was it not under Don Mackay Tony?

You’re right! It was Don Mackay! In 1988 it was the season before the Selhurst Park debacle.

Probably the Palace result would be up there.

Another big disappointment for me was Stoke away under Howard Kendall when we lost our 20odd unbeaten run. Thousands of Rovers fans packed one side of the ground but were devastated at the end.

A draw or win there would have seen us promoted at the end of the season and Selhurst Park probably wouldn’t have happened.

Great stuff Leonard! Nothing like a good old public confession to ease the conscience!......but I still think you’re to blame?
Will tell my brother John and Andrew to tune in!

That match was the only Ewood game where we were physically threatened by opposition fans. We were making our way through the wooded area up to the Manxman when a group of Geordie fans angry at the last gasp goal were trying to get us involved in a scrap! We just ignored them and tempers cooled! I’d forgotten they were in the Championship at the time.

The Rovers fans are right behind you Kenny. We pray you pull through.

6 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

EFL plan:

June to August behind closed doors to finish season (with play offs).

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-8204283/amp/EFL-tell-clubs-players-holiday-not-start-training-mid-May.html

I still don’t think this is the way out of the crisis but a positive of this would be that ifollow would be encouraged to show all the remaining Rovers matches live.

To me next season doesn’t matter as yet; it’s necessary just to complete this season and then plan accordingly after that.

I still think the idea of regional football for one season has some merit.

28 minutes ago, Ricky said:

I was surprised that RSC was our highest fee received as I always thought it was Phil Jones. I know we had a lot of undisclosed fees around that time so I do wonder if we may have received a higher fee.

Hi Ricky

I agree with you that transfer fees are a minefield of credibility! Who do you believe?

The figures state that Roque was sold for £17.5m to Man City and that Phil Jones went for £15m to Man Utd but who knows what happens to undisclosed sections of a contract!

I’ve found another appearance for us in 1919 so 3 in all but he then seems to have moved elsewhere.

48 minutes ago, Mike E said:

16 and how many days?

Hi Mike

Ronnie was born on August 8th 1934 and made his debut on April 25th 1951. I make that 16 years and 237 days. Please check!

Our youngest ever player was Harry Dennison who was 16 years and 155 days  when he made his debut.

Harry was still at Blackburn Grammar School and played one game in that 1911 season, one game the following season but he then seems to have disappeared. I would love to know what happened to him!

On 29/03/2020 at 19:56, tonygreenbank said:

Probably like many of us at the moment I’ve been doing a fair bit of reading. I’ve got a pretty good collection of Rovers books and I’ve rediscovered some long forgotten facts about our great club!

So I’ve compiled a quiz of 20 questions about the Rovers which I would like to share. If you, like me, love quizzing then I hope it might help provide a much needed distraction and some enjoyment in these difficult days 

There are 20 questions but the total score is 36. If you want to PM me your answers then I’m more than happy to give you your score!

Q1. Rovers didn’t have one of these for the first 46 years but have had one every year since then, What is it?A Manager

Q2. Which player was sold to become our record transfer fee received?

Roque Santa Cruz

Q3. In the 1960’s Rovers were asked to represent England in an international competition. Where was it held?

USA (but allowed Anglo-French Cup when we played Nancy)

Q4. Which player has made the most appearances for the club?

Fazackerley

Q5. Which player has scored the most goals in a Rovers shirt?

Simon Garner

Q6. Rovers have been beaten twice by the same team in our Charity Shield history. Who was it?

Everton

Q7. In which Blackburn street was Jack Walker born? 
Randall St.
Q8. In our great Prem Title season which was the only team to do the double over us? 

Man Utd
Q9. Besides Ewood, Rovers have played at 4 other venues across town. Can you name them?

Oozehead Lane, Pleasington, Leamington Road and Alexandra Meadows

Q10. Our FA Cup tie against Charlton in 1947 at the Valley was unique for what reason

The first FA Cup tie other than the Final to be televised.

 

Q11. Who were Rovers first shirt sponsors?

ICI Perspex

Q12. Who was our first £1m player signing?

Mike Newell

Q13. During Roy Hodgson’s reign as manager we had 3 goalkeepers whose surname began with the letter F. Who were they?

Filan, Fettis and Flowers

Q14. Which manager signed Matt Jansen and from which club?
Brian Kidd from C.Palace

Q15. Jorge Gonzalez Dias played for us in which Cup Final?

Worthington Final  v. Spurs

Q16. Dino Baggio made his Rovers debut at which current League Two ground?

Morecambe 

Q17. Who were Tony Mowbray’s first opponents as Rovers manager?
Burton Albion

Q18. Mark Hughes took us to 2 semifinals during his time as manager. Who beat us on each occasion?
Arsenal and Chelsea( also Man Utd in League Cup)

Q19. Who are the youngest and oldest players to play for Rovers since WW2?

Ronnie Clayton and Tugay

 

Q20. Can you name the 9 managers who have served under the Venkys?

Allardyce, Kean, Berg, Appleton, Black, Bowyer, Lambert, Coyle and Mowbray.

Well done for getting this far! As I said if you want to PM me with your answers I’m happy to give you your score. I’ve got plenty of time on my hands!

I was mortified to give the wrong answer to Q19 to a lot of posters! When I was verifying Tugay as the oldest since the War the website mentioned Karim Rekik as our youngest player. It was only when Renrag mentioned Ronnie Clayton that the penny dropped! He was 16 when he made his debut in 1951. I’m ashamed not to have checked my sources?

Anyway well done to Oldjamfan and had.e.nuff who were joint winners with 32/36!

Such wonderful memories! Thank you for putting those videos up. It really does help at this challenging time.

Well done to you Mike and 4,000 Holes who share second spot with 31.

A good Rovers supporting friend got 29.

Can anyone do better?