Hi @Gav your point is noted; for absolute clarity, the site remains live during this period, it’s only WDWY that is having a short holiday & even then, only for a couple of days…and it’s over Christmas. As always, it’s about balance. We aren’t a fully commercial site & we therefore rely on goodwill to keep the lights on. The forum is historically the site’s heart & soul, but it relies heavily on the mods giving up their time for free. When they say “we’d like a couple of days off” then we feel we have a duty to listen. We created the ad-free option in response to user-demand, if you feel that this decision means that it’s no longer worth it then we respect that viewpoint, though I don’t think that’s what you are saying. Anyhow…we’ll take your feedback into account for future years & thanks for the civilised exchange of opinions 😉.

Which Rovers will turn up…Jekyll or Hyde ? Another Sky game but perhaps that jinx has been laid low after Norwich City ? Will Tony show Dack & Buckley round the home dressing room ?

Vote for your MOTM supported by Rovers Trust… https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/football/match/972360/blackburn-nottingham-forest?tab=voting

Mola is having a torrid time.

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/they-played-for-both-rovers-and-the-tricky-trees/43 Who have we missed ? (not Franz Carr BTW) 😉

We have a winner... congrats to @Mike E who was up there throughout. Commiserations to @oldjamfan1 & @Darrenbot valiant efforts..! If the three of you would like to PM @J*B on here with a delivery address, we will send you a shiny, new BRFC mug courtesy of The Terrace. Thanks to everyone who entered...especially those who saw it through to the bitter end..!

*doffs cap*

@SanDimas1988 I share this link with you for info 😉 https://www.houseofnamesets.co.uk/collections/retro-namesets?page=2&sort_by=created-ascending Liverpool 1988-1989 Away Flock Number Choose Your Own Football Shirt Nameset - same font 👍

Classic Tony Field...sadly for Sheff Utd...

I've entered mine on the S/S wrong way round - just to reiterate my prediction..!!!

Just one more game left...the big one...just imagine if England finally win...What now ? Oh... It's tight at the top - still 3 fighting it out for the title but 2nd & 3rd places up for grabs. Some BRFC mugs courtesy of our sponsors The Terrace available for the top three... 😃

Googled this...not many of the backs of shirts !

Here's some examples from Bernie Horne's excellent Flickr archive... https://live.staticflickr.com/2913/14794294914_bcc4f2374a_b.jpg

Extracts of today’s League Paper…

I think the catalyst was the change in the laws that allowed a goal kick to be taken short (inside the area). Sides started to look to exploit this…with (shall we say) mixed results.

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Ladies & gents…Tim Sherwood 😆

Ahead of this evening…

I too went to this game…forgot my coat 🤦‍♂️ Young kid behind me was absolutely slaughtered…fell asleep 5 minutes before kick off…woken up by his mates at 5 to 6 😆

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/they-played-for-both-rovers-and-the-canaries/32 Some surprising names on this list…

The podcast crew pay tribute to BBC FiveLive's Fighting Talk with their Rovers/Christmas themed, lovingly crafted..er rip-off...let's hope the lawyers love it…! The panel; Josh Boswell, Matt Grimshaw, Stuart Grimshaw, Ryan Hildred consider Christmas/Rovers-related questions uncovering revelations about present-giving, Boxing Days of yore, the World Cup and a quite glorious “AOB” round..! Ian Herbert poses the questions and edits the episode to try & make him appear as close to a competent host as possible… Merry Christmas to all our listeners - hope you enjoy this and that 2023 brings you health & happiness. Apple : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-brfcs-podcast/id1282664472?i=1000590431988 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Wea2rHxxa564niMXUb52D?si=a35dea1a782f4dcf Overcast (iOS) : https://overcast.fm/+J_KVB665k Browser : https://brfcs-podcast.brfcs.com/index.php?name=2022-12-16-Ep152_BRFCS_Fighting_Talk_2022.mp3

Croatia 2 Morocco 1 France 1 Argentina 2

That means there's two games left - 3rd place P/O - Croatia v Morocco on Saturday & of course the final... France v Argentina on Sunday - will it be the crowning moment of Messi's career or will France defend their title ? Predict away...scores on here before k/o to count...still conceivable for 9 people to win it at this point!