It's not just weeds. The fascia around the Blackburn End and JW Stand are filthy and discoloured due to lack of maintenance. These need specialist equipment and cherry pickers to clean them and no doubt a lot more time given the ongoing neglect. The galvanised railing on the perimeter is rusty. I just wonder what the inside of the ground is like.

Jesus that's some pedestal he puts himself on. A useless hack with an ego accentuated by groupies.

The secret of good maintenance is to keep on in top of things in a schedule and not letting them get into such a state. And it's not just this summer when Ewood has been neglected. It has been getting grubbier and unkempt over a lot longer period. There weren't any pictures of the memorial garden but I'd be surprised if that isn't in poor condition.

I really don't know - in my view there should he no exceptions. Confusion reigns.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12053689/tottenham-hotspurs-harry-kane-quarantining-after-bahamas-trip Kane has to go into quarantine.

And a few of them few only visit Ewood once every Preston Guild.

Sorry for the confusion mate - I thought you meant the pictures you posted on this thread.

I can still see them.

By who?

What a terrific phrase. ??

I keep reading from several posters that Venkys are paying the bills. Presumably that does not cover the cleansing and maintenance bills. And Mowbray saw fit to give a month's extra money to players he had no intention of playing. A decade of decay sums that lot up perfectly.

Is he Belgian too?

It's a cannabis farm to pay for our next new signing. This Waggott bloke is ahead of the game.

How on earth can anybody in their right mind defend the club for that? It embarrasses and angers me as a supporter to see that. And the seeds were sown (no pun intended) some time ago as I noticed Ewood Park looking unkempt and in need of cleaning and tidying. I put it down to laziness and too many people in power in their comfort zone, who don't seem bothered as our club deteriorates. Come on Waggott, earn your flaming big salary by actually doing something. Or f*** off and let somebody else.

My point was it wouldn't cost the club anything.

Sometimes basic as that could be sorted out at very little cost to the club. Simply advertise for volunteers to do the weeding and cleaning and the reward could be a season ticket. Oh wait a minute................

That is disgraceful and a real stain on the club and particularly Jack Walker. Remember 'we will absolutely respect the legacy of Jack Walker'?

I thought it was but honestly not 100% certain.

The game was played on May 4th 1978 which was after the season had finished. The match was a 3-3 draw. For the league games we used the following players: Bradshaw, Curtis, Bailey, Metcalfe, Fazackerley, Hawkins, Brotherston, Hird, Mitchell, Parkes, Waddington, Svarc, Lewis, Taylor, Wagstaffe, Keeley, Butcher, Round, Wood, Fear, Hargreaves and Radford. So essentially a reserve team.

Speak of Butcher is that him peering over some players in the middle of the group?

I could be wrong but looking at some of the players it's more of a reserve team. If I get chance later I'll check in one of the history books.

I think the game was against Accrington Stanley and playing against them was part of the deal which saw David Hargreaves sign for us. A quick search shows he signed for us in December 1977 so it appears he was a Jim Smith signing. He was only with us for a couple of years so it looks like you are right about it being slightly before Kendall. Maybe Parsonblue can but a bit more meat on the bones.

We aren't so desperate for a centre half we are bringing him back are we? ???

From the front to back. David Hargreaves John Ramsbottom (?) Don't know (could be surname Moran) Simon Garner Royston Taylor (?) Brian Morley Noel Brotherston Paul Round Tim Parkin John Bailey Stuart Metcalfe

I didn't mate. In light of what Kamy said though I think it adds some credence to the story and cost cutting. My belief is that he will go and Mowbray will get a proportion of that to replace him. The rest will be 'hidden'.