We started 2018/19 with a whole host of 3rd division players…

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/win-carabao-cup-tickets..!/256

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/celtic-v-rovers-2002:-revisited/254

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I know it’s a while till the deadline but no players in a fortnight before the 1st game suggests the opening half dozen games could be a tad hairy. I hope the fans don’t get on the backs of young lads - some of the comments on here worry me. They’ll need all the support we can give them.

Cheston is the FD, in a normal business nobody o/s the company would (need) to know who the FD is or would care less. He should never ever have had to be in the spotlight.

This podcast is a great explainer…I can imagine how it is sold to big clubs as a benefit & a money spinner…but Rovers ? https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-the-crypto-crash-mean-the-blockchain-is-over/ https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-n-f-t-s-all-scams/

#ReverseTheHalves & it would be smashing…

They were both once in cribs but even Rovers won’t put two babies into the midfield…😉

They played on Friday night so literally there solely as injury cover

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/wham-rap/253

Some photos from today…

I used to live on Kingsway…probably a handful of throw’s away…we’re you in that vicinity ? 🤔

Ahead of today’s encounter…

It’s a game of two halves…literally… 2 x 60 minutes, different XI’s

Probably because the manufacturing process only allows one colour of fabric for that panel…so yes..it looks wrong. But not as wrong as non-reversed halves 😉

@Mike E 😁

I’m full of admiration for that kind of entrepreneurial spirit…at least Dick Turpin wore a mask 😆

Rovers host Stoke City at Ewood in January 1990. Trivia nerds...what links Nicky Reid & Blackburn College...?

Hi Mike - I was going to suggest in the For Sale section of the site but I see it’s already there…to gain more traction perhaps create a thread on the main messageboard & we can Tweet it out as well to try & create traction for you…👍🏻

Could you sing for Rovers in a new TV show ? https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/sing-when-you're-filming/252

Terrific point…let’s see if we can act as a catalyst for change…

Rovers financial situation means players need to be sold…a story across the generations…

I’d say JDT but given all this summer’s departures it’s probably closer than many would think…

I’d love a sponsor-free shirt but if it’s worth even just £100k p.a. to us, we’d probably need to sell at least 10k more to close the income gap though…