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February 1984, a misty, cold February evening & MOTD live comes from Ewood Park as Rovers entertain Southampton in the FA Cup. Rovers wear some horrible numbers on the home shirts as a one-off, presumably to aid identification...not it sure it does to be honest. Bobby Charlton in the studio, Jimmy Hill hosting....here we go...

Next up on BRFCS TV....the Big One ! #ComingSoon

Of course... *edits furiously* ?‍♂️

Back in 1991 could anyone have imagined that the manager in the opposition dugout might be back a few months later in the home dugout ? Well perhaps only 1 person could have imagined it... A Rovers side containing luminaries such as Duxbury, Miller, Stapleton & Moran went toe to toe with the mighty Reds at Ewood & bloodied their nose....for 89 minutes....with apologies to SuperAtko...it’s THAT FA Cup tie...

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To start the ball rolling, here is an excerpt from "Kick Off" broadcast on Friday 28th April 1989. There is a fulsome Hillsborough tribute at the beginning & I may post that as a standalone item if there is sufficient interest. Of course as any Rovers fan over a certain age recalls, before that dreadful news had fully seeped out, at Ewood Park that afternoon, Rovers gave one of their best displays of the 1980's & a certain Simon Garner scored a fabulous hat trick. This clip illustrates just what passed for incisive sports coverage at the time and Friday tea-times were never the same when it left our screens. Look out for the "Fuzzy Photo" competition (*spoiler alert* Paul Power I reckon...), the "Star Prize"...for younger readers....that's some prime vinyl right there...the presence of John Bond, always a hero to Rovers fans and a fabulous viewers letter - the sort of thing that Twitter has removed from our conscience. But most of all - enjoy Don Mackay's glorious team on tip-top form, destroying a promotion favourite at an Ewood Park that was just starting to be reconstructed.

In this thread, please feel free to post any TV, YouTube clips of Rovers in days gone by...if anyone has any old VHS tapes but doesn't know how to convert them to digital...DM me, I might be able to assist...

Steven & Jay from NYC Rovers chat with Kevin Gallacher about his footballing heritage, moving to England, broken legs, title-winning, Brian Kidd, Sir Bobby Robson, Radio Lancs, Golden Retriever training and so much more... Thanks to Steven & Jay once again for sharing their interview with us and of course to Gally for being interviewed. View full record

Price of Football is a great pod... @cesus I’m a big fan...

I suspect a post-COVID football world is going to be very different. Chasing the dream in the Championship for potentially a single season of “glory” is surely going to be even less sustainable ?

I don’t think we are likely to be that surprised by any of this but we don’t have any money, are (relatively) poorly supported, struggle to boost commercial income and are completely in hock to our owners. Oh yeah....the directors have doubled their wages though...trebles all round....?

I’m gonna see it through.... #stubborn Part 4

No one likes a smartarse ?

Part 3

Part 2

Some highlights here but the full expose on Twitter is quite something....

Swiss Ramble has done Rovers on Twitter & it is amazing analysis....

Jackpot! Part 2

The day after Rovers won the league title at Anfield, BBC North West broadcast this documentary...it contains some fascinating coverage of Rovers in the early 20th century, the 1960 cup final, interviews with Jack Walker & much more...enjoy ! Jackpot! Part 1

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Baddiel & Skinner on the last MOTD of the season...watch till the end...I'd love to identify the Rovers fan with the itch...!

In the end it looked like a runaway Man Utd season but Rovers chased them up to the penultimate game and who knows what will happen in 1994/5 ?

A low-key end to what was still a terrific season...Ipswich frustrate & stay up...