Finally, a member of the team - and a relative newcomer at that - has the courage to say what many of us have said for a long time.

Rovers' have a definite arrogance and conceit when they come up against 'lesser' teams - especially at Home.

Until this conceit is eradicated, the team, sadly, will languish in the middle section of the League Table.

It isn't as though they couldn't ALL have seen, what Chris Samba speaks of. It's a plain as a pikestaff to anyone who isn't blinded by prejudice

At present, the team needs more 'balls' and a real desire to win.

at last....a player that has seen the game like a true supporter, and sadly this has been happening in every home game since the defeat by Pompy, we have been getting away with results and although playing 'negative' football away from home is not a problem given the results acheived, playing like that at home specially against the likes of Fulham is shocking - Hughes tactics are bizzare and he either don't trust his players to perform, which has certainly been the case this season or simply getting it wrong! (i know not all the time!)

I thought the idea of going away for a week was to prepare mentally for the remainder of the season and two games later we're back to sloppy possession in the last 5 minutes of a game. I have no complaints about the free-kick being given because, as Samba said, we should have been more comfortable at that point anyway. Very frustrating.

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Well said, Chris Samba and Roy Anderson. That isn't by any means the only first half we have "wasted' this season, and it is the same kind of conceit (i.e. all we need to do to win is turn up) that got us knocked out of the UEFA Cup against Larissa (Bayern Munich, Red Star Belgrade, Atletico Madrid and Sporting Lisbon anyone?) and the FA Cup, when, after last season's heroics and the way the competition has gone this year, we could have finally ended our drought after 80 years.

Lets hope this a kick-up the backside for the remainder of the season.
If euro is out of the equation then as high up the table we can finish for a larger share of the prize money.
Chris Samba is 100% correct in his assessment of Saturday.

see? just what i'm talking about, mentaility, psychology. the players should get together before each game and do a group visualization excercise where each of them imagines playing to their potential that afternoon and making a major impact on the game. the more they do it, the clearer it will be in their heads, and it will send them out against whatever opposition with a PMA Positive Mental Attitude.

It's like golf, Tiger woods visualizes playing great each time before he plays, it's why he's the best. Like Ronaldo mentally sees the ball going into the net on a free kick before hitting it. Visualization. Just expand that more. Mark, if you're reading, this is a great idea

Yes....it was dangerous play but isn't the penalty for that an INDIRECT free kick? Thus, Bullards goal wouldn't be counted as it touched nobody before going into the net.

Joe P wrote:
Yes....it was dangerous play but isn't the penalty for that an INDIRECT free kick? Thus, Bullards goal wouldn't be counted as it touched nobody before going into the net.

did you watch the game.. the ball was laid off to him you nuggert

Spot on with the indirect thing - it was touched by another player before Bullard struck it.

However he literally only tapped it, the ball didnt actually move.

I recall a rule about the ball having to travel one full revolution before the free kick couldnt be considered taken??

Does anyone else think thats true? Or is that only for penalties?

Or have I imagined it completely!

Re: Sam. I'd hardly call that pass laid off, I don't think the ball travelled it's circumference, which I thought was an illegal free-kick anyway.

Roverite wrote:
Re: Sam. I'd hardly call that pass laid off, I don't think the ball travelled it's circumference, which I thought was an illegal free-kick anyway.

So Bullards goal shouldn't have stood because of a slight technicallity. But its ok for MGP to throw Staltieri to the floor is it. For christ sake see both sides and stop moaning, get real your'e just not good enough.

Woy wrote:

Roverite wrote: Re: Sam. I'd hardly call that pass laid off, I don't think the ball travelled it's circumference, which I thought was an illegal free-kick anyway.

So Bullards goal shouldn't have stood because of a slight technicallity. But its ok for MGP to throw Staltieri to the floor is it. For christ sake see both sides and stop moaning, get real your'e just not good enough.

Neithers 'your' spelling chumpstick.

This "laid-back" attitude of the players must come from the manager and his team. Otherwise, why is he not stamping it out. I am a big fan of Hughes but, at work, if one of my team isn't performing as the manager I am asked by my bosses why that is and I am in trouble if it continues. I watch for complacency in my staff so why isn't Hughesie? For too long we have dropped points against "lower" teams. We should be grinding these teams into the ground like the Man U's and Chelseas of this world. If Hughes really wants to manage one of those clubs in the future he needs to be instilling that into his players and not putting up with blatant slacking!! Well done Samba for speaking up, now go and knock the heads of the worst offenders (McCarthy? Pedersen?) together after all your bl**dy big enough!!!!

pedersen has been class the last few home games.full commitment and should not be labelled with the 'slcking' tag people seem too willing to put upon him.it seems to be since a couple of us have got the riverside encouraging him when he's on that wing that he's got a bit of spirit back.look at saturday's goal...quality body slam on stalteri - goal of the season so far.

so there's a note to the rest of the ewood so called faithful.get behind your players and team and maybe they will be inclind to play their hearts out.

ewood was dead saturday "JUST BECAUSE ITS RAINING". get your act together.

oh, and if someone in front of you stands up and you cant see, dont moan at them, stand up as well. its a football stadium not an opera house.

The fans could tell the moment the players started the game. You could sing your heart out and it would make no difference because they could not be bothered. It's happened too many times this season and we are very lucky to be in the position we now find ourselves. Trying to blame the fans who have shelled out hard earned cash to see a match of players actually playing as if the shirt meant something to themis out of order. We know how good the players can be but too many times this season they have soundly let us down and got points more through luck than industry. Come on lads, show us what you are made of and let's win the rest of the season's games.

Woy wrote:

Roverite wrote: Re: Sam. I'd hardly call that pass laid off, I don't think the ball travelled it's circumference, which I thought was an illegal free-kick anyway.

So Bullards goal shouldn't have stood because of a slight technicallity. But its ok for MGP to throw Staltieri to the floor is it. For christ sake see both sides and stop moaning, get real your'e just not good enough.

Big "Mexican Wave" for the Dingle

Bring Back the Tram line wrote:

Woy wrote:

Roverite wrote: Re: Sam. I'd hardly call that pass laid off, I don't think the ball travelled it's circumference, which I thought was an illegal free-kick anyway.

So Bullards goal shouldn't have stood because of a slight technicallity. But its ok for MGP to throw Staltieri to the floor is it. For christ sake see both sides and stop moaning, get real your'e just not good enough.

Big "Mexican Wave" for the Dingle

Hi mate. Still using my catchphrase I see. Good on ya. Its "Shilotastic" to have you on board.
I have some more coming out soon, feel free to use them aswell.

Love ya,

Shilo x

a bad performance, and everybody are throwing the toys ut of the pram. this seasn our results against the so called lesser teams is keeping is were we are. top ten played 14 points 10, 1 win man city.
bottom 10 played 15 points 36, 3 doubles and 1 4 pointer, plus another 4 wins. the only team in the lower half we havnt taken points from is wigan.
when are we going to accept that teams in the lower half of the table are not going to come to ewood and lie down, they are going to come and make things difficult for us. we played rubbish on saturday everybody accepts that, the players realise it too.
how were hughsies tactics bizzare, we started 4 -4-2 with two wide men, how is that bizzare?
we ended up playing 4-4-2 a more pacey player up front and a more forward thinking player on the right. the change brought a goal, and we created two or three other chances after that so how is that bizzare?
im dissapointed with saturdays result, im more dissapointed with the performance, but no doubt the manager and the players are also feeling it.
to all true rovers fans out there
KEEP THE FAITH.

vocal fan wrote:
pedersen has been class the last few home games.full commitment and should not be labelled with the 'slcking' tag people seem too willing to put upon him.it seems to be since a couple of us have got the riverside encouraging him when he's on that wing that he's got a bit of spirit back.look at saturday's goal...quality body slam on stalteri - goal of the season so far. so there's a note to the rest of the ewood so called faithful.get behind your players and team and maybe they will be inclind to play their hearts out. ewood was dead saturday "JUST BECAUSE ITS RAINING". get your act together. oh, and if someone in front of you stands up and you cant see, dont moan at them, stand up as well. its a football stadium not an opera house.

What about kids inside the stadium?
if everyone stands up they won't see a thing.
If someone is ignorant enough to stand up on there own during play, then others have every right to "moan".

sid wrote:

vocal fan wrote: pedersen has been class the last few home games.full commitment and should not be labelled with the 'slcking' tag people seem too willing to put upon him.it seems to be since a couple of us have got the riverside encouraging him when he's on that wing that he's got a bit of spirit back.look at saturday's goal...quality body slam on stalteri - goal of the season so far. so there's a note to the rest of the ewood so called faithful.get behind your players and team and maybe they will be inclind to play their hearts out. ewood was dead saturday "JUST BECAUSE ITS RAINING". get your act together. oh, and if someone in front of you stands up and you cant see, dont moan at them, stand up as well. its a football stadium not an opera house.

What about kids inside the stadium? if everyone stands up they won't see a thing. If someone is ignorant enough to stand up on there own during play, then others have every right to "moan".

for the kids there is the family enclosure, in the top of the blackburn end where they can quite easily see if anyone happens to stand up.

moan about the atmosphere at ewood and the complain when someone tries to do something about it.talk about being looked at like a loon when you shout in the jack walker stand it happens in the riverside as well.

if your going to turn up and either a) **** at our players all game or b) say nothing at all then please do the team and the other fans a favour and stay at home.

(PS im aware about the effect that would have on revenue before any of you 'clever' gits gets on my back)

Shilo wrote:

Bring Back the Tram line wrote:

Woy wrote:

Roverite wrote: Re: Sam. I'd hardly call that pass laid off, I don't think the ball travelled it's circumference, which I thought was an illegal free-kick anyway.

So Bullards goal shouldn't have stood because of a slight technicallity. But its ok for MGP to throw Staltieri to the floor is it. For christ sake see both sides and stop moaning, get real your'e just not good enough.

Big "Mexican Wave" for the Dingle

Hi mate. Still using my catchphrase I see. Good on ya. Its "Shilotastic" to have you on board. I have some more coming out soon, feel free to use them aswell. Love ya, Shilo x

Hey Shilo - thanks for the ace tribute! You're becoming quite the Chico cover artist! It's always nice to see such devotion!

You really are Turf Moor's Number One Chicofan! And that's really an achievement when you consider how crazy you Burnley lot are for hot Chico action!

When are these new catchphrases coming out?

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM!

Stay golden kid,

Chico x

vocal fan wrote:

sid wrote:

vocal fan wrote: pedersen has been class the last few home games.full commitment and should not be labelled with the 'slcking' tag people seem too willing to put upon him.it seems to be since a couple of us have got the riverside encouraging him when he's on that wing that he's got a bit of spirit back.look at saturday's goal...quality body slam on stalteri - goal of the season so far. so there's a note to the rest of the ewood so called faithful.get behind your players and team and maybe they will be inclind to play their hearts out. ewood was dead saturday "JUST BECAUSE ITS RAINING". get your act together. oh, and if someone in front of you stands up and you cant see, dont moan at them, stand up as well. its a football stadium not an opera house.

What about kids inside the stadium? if everyone stands up they won't see a thing. If someone is ignorant enough to stand up on there own during play, then others have every right to "moan".

for the kids there is the family enclosure, in the top of the blackburn end where they can quite easily see if anyone happens to stand up.

moan about the atmosphere at ewood and the complain when someone tries to do something about it.talk about being looked at like a loon when you shout in the jack walker stand it happens in the riverside as well.

if your going to turn up and either a) **** at our players all game or b) say nothing at all then please do the team and the other fans a favour and stay at home.

(PS im aware about the effect that would have on revenue before any of you 'clever' gits gets on my back)

Banishing all children to the family enclosure just because someone wants to break the ground rules and stand up is rather selfish, don't you think? I want my child to see the match from the side of the ground rather than from behind the goal and there are plenty of ways of singing and generating atmosphere without having to stand up and spoil it for those behind you.

BRING BACK THE TERRACES!!!!!

oh the god has spoken in ossy rover whom seems to think KEEP THE FAITH is his Roy Walker cathpharse - you my friend only ever see what you want to see, you fail to accept that the vast majority of Rovers home games have been poor, regardless of win, lose or draw and it is only a win like those against Newcastle and Bolton that gloss over a average performance where realisticly the away team should have come away with the points - MH tactics of playning 4 4 2 may have been apparant but why was MH tactics of attack, attack, attacj against a teams whom had there 2 best known strikers on the bench! as for the vocal fan, Pederson class in the last few games, Bolton granted, Newcastle good defending, Fulham apart from the goal what did he do apart from the MPG that has been all season - lets face it we are in the position we are due to fantastic away results and the odd result at home...IF we qualified for Europe again, we would be just as bad as this season, sorry to say but there is nothing exciting about the future now more so that no-body is buying into the club - yea it's my view and go tell me to support elsewhere, don't care, but take the blue and white glasses of and see it for what it has been this season for the home supporters

Woody Riversider wrote:
Lets hope this a kick-up the backside for the remainder of the season.
If euro is out of the equation then as high up the table we can finish for a larger share of the prize money.
Chris Samba is 100% correct in his assessment of Saturday.

Woody – finally finished your mini book of Friday. I still think punk rock was “B*llocks” – “Never mind the music here’s the Sh*t Pistols. The Clash – did they not insult The Beatles? – Brains must be Pretty Vacant? You should be ashamed to call yourself a sophisticated Riversider – punk music was more a Blackburn End rant!!

Anyway some great comments from Woody and all about great passed games on Friday. Seems a split between the older fans knowing what 1987 and 1992 meant after all the 26 years of pain well our younger fans who lets be honest have been spoilt tend to plump for 1995.
Lets not forget the 5-0 on April 1st 2001 though. We can live off that memory for years especially after all the “build up” after 17 years by our Yorkshire friends.
Souness’s post match comment about the ref being soft not giving us 3 certain penalties and Stan the Mans naming of the entire Rovers squad followed by the great Minis vs Ferraris quote. Stan must have terrified his team pre kick-off. Can’t think of any day that has given us so much satisfaction that will last for so long (especially on these pages!). 2-0 at Turf and 5-0 at Ewood – with it being Easter soon there’s only Jesus I can think of who got more mileage out of a 5 and a 2!!
Will the Messiah at Newcastle survive Easter though?

BLAME THE FANS.

blackburn fans are the most negative, miserbale, short sighted, ignorant and prone to complaining bunch of idiots in the premier league.(at least we're not as misguided in our optimism as newcastle!).

no wonder mccarthy and pedersen want to get sold, they want to play for fans who actually SUPPORT them.

is it any wonder two thirds of our points this season have come away from home 0 the players are to embarassed to play at ewood.

substitute two thirds for most, i was getting my figures mixed up.

hey paul you are welcome to your opinion like the rest of us, and i for 1 dont want to see fans going to support other clubs because we dont agree on how we play.
There would be nothing better than winning home games comfortably week in week out but it just doesnt happen.
but as a supporter i want to be optimistic other than pessimistic.
ive never claimed we are CL material, and many of our poor performances this season have followed comments from players and supporters about how they are a top four team.
ive no idea how long we can keep maintaining reasonably high finishes in the league, other teams below and around us are getting stronger financially, and i agree we do need to find some investment.
as for players benni mc and ped havnt been anywhere near thier best this season peds looks like he's getting it back benni is still an enigma. peds scored saturday but his distribution especially first half was woefull 2nd half a lot better, but if anybody doubts his committment only needs to look at his defending on a breakaway when he was our only player against 3 fulham men when he tracked the guy on the left and cut out the cross to the unmarked guy in the middle.
in the main we have a decent set of players we need strengthening in certain area's and we need to get our best players performing consistently, and above all when we play at home we need to play with a higher level of intensity get the ball out to our better players far quicker, but ive no doubt hughsie is saying the same thing.
therefore paul in the words of the immortal Roy Walker
KEEP THE FAITH

Looking forward to seeing all 500 of your fans at a sold out upton park on Saturday. Cant see you winning 4-0 though as no matter how bad we are we always get or 6 points off you boys. Couldnt ask for a better game for another 3 points. Dont be to scarred though when you dont see any empty seats apart from in the away end. I know you boys are not used to seeing big crowds you have to go to the local shopping centre and beg for fans to come along. ironsssssssssss

Dagenham Dave wrote:
Looking forward to seeing all 500 of your fans at a sold out upton park
on Saturday. Cant see you winning 4-0 though as no matter how bad we
are we always get or 6 points off you boys. Couldnt ask for a better
game for another 3 points. Dont be to scarred though when you dont see
any empty seats apart from in the away end. I know you boys are not
used to seeing big crowds you have to go to the local shopping centre
and beg for fans to come along. ironsssssssssss

Big "Mexican Wave" for the Dingle everyone.

Um dunno what a dingle is but im just a proud hammer. Season ticket holder for 23 years now.2-1 win for the hammers late Ashton winner i predict.

ossy rover wrote:
hey paul you are welcome to your opinion like the rest of us, and i for
1 dont want to see fans going to support other clubs because we dont
agree on how we play. There would be nothing better than winning home
games comfortably week in week out but it just doesnt happen. but as a
supporter i want to be optimistic other than pessimistic. ive never
claimed we are CL material, and many of our poor performances this
season have followed comments from players and supporters about how
they are a top four team.
ive no idea how long we can keep maintaining reasonably high finishes
in the league, other teams below and around us are getting stronger
financially, and i agree we do need to find some investment. as for
players benni mc and ped havnt been anywhere near thier best this
season peds looks like he's getting it back benni is still an enigma.
peds scored saturday but his distribution especially first half was
woefull 2nd half a lot better, but if anybody doubts his committment
only needs to look at his defending on a breakaway when he was our only
player against 3 fulham men when he tracked the guy on the left and cut
out the cross to the unmarked guy in the middle.
in the main we have a decent set of players we need strengthening in
certain area's and we need to get our best players performing
consistently, and above all when we play at home we need to play with a
higher level of intensity get the ball out to our better players far
quicker, but ive no doubt hughsie is saying the same thing.
therefore paul in the words of the immortal Roy Walker
KEEP THE FAITH

Yeah Yeah Yeah Keeping The Faith.
Who's Roy Walker? -don't nick my songs.

ossy rover wrote:
hey paul you are welcome to your opinion like the rest of us, and i for
1 dont want to see fans going to support other clubs because we dont
agree on how we play. There would be nothing better than winning home
games comfortably week in week out but it just doesnt happen. but as a
supporter i want to be optimistic other than pessimistic. ive never
claimed we are CL material, and many of our poor performances this
season have followed comments from players and supporters about how
they are a top four team.
ive no idea how long we can keep maintaining reasonably high finishes
in the league, other teams below and around us are getting stronger
financially, and i agree we do need to find some investment. as for
players benni mc and ped havnt been anywhere near thier best this
season peds looks like he's getting it back benni is still an enigma.
peds scored saturday but his distribution especially first half was
woefull 2nd half a lot better, but if anybody doubts his committment
only needs to look at his defending on a breakaway when he was our only
player against 3 fulham men when he tracked the guy on the left and cut
out the cross to the unmarked guy in the middle.
in the main we have a decent set of players we need strengthening in
certain area's and we need to get our best players performing
consistently, and above all when we play at home we need to play with a
higher level of intensity get the ball out to our better players far
quicker, but ive no doubt hughsie is saying the same thing.
therefore paul in the words of the immortal Roy Walker
KEEP THE FAITH

Admire your faith Ossy but do you now accept that being 10 points behind Everton (who are not using the Europe excuse) could be down to not spending any of the new TV contract £15-£20 million either last summer or in Jan? Everton signed Yakubu and others for about £20m despite always being more skint than us - it does not add up however much we keep the faith.

Dagenham dave wrote:
Um dunno what a dingle is but im just a proud hammer. Season ticket
holder for 23 years now.2-1 win for the hammers late Ashton winner i
predict.

Where's Chicco?
Ooh look a dingle - Everyone wave at the Dingle!

HISTORY MAN ive never said we dont need better players every team needs them, and ive not been 1 of them saying we would finish top 6, but we had a bad result saturday (even though we didnt loose) theres teams way below us in the league who spent more money than us in the summer. There are teams below us in the league who spent more money than us during the transfer window and havnt picked up as many points as us.
The two teams who are nearest to us in the league points wise both spent money in the last window city won 2 from 8, pompey won 2 from 7.
spending cash for the sake of spending doesnt guarantee anything.
As always history man
in the words penned by the bard himself when not drugged up asleep at the wheel of his car, or molesting police officers in a park toilet the great George Micheal
'YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH'
PS in the list of best songs ever
Freebird - Lynard Skynard
Alright Now - Free
best games ever 4-0 trouncing of Rosenburg at ewood, Newell 15 min hat trick (or therabouts) plus our only ever win in the CL

Hang on,History Man - we murdered Everton at their place, then they got a lucky goal, granted it was roles reversed at ewood - I'd rather have benni/roberts and Roque for my ten million than just yakubu, wouldn't you? We have a couple of areas where we need more strength, but the key is that we need more pace up front, teams can defend high up the field against us, hence the 'poor' home form - all about opinions though, i suppose!!

ossy rover wrote:
HISTORY MAN ive never said we dont need better players
every team needs them, and ive not been 1 of them saying we would
finish top 6, but we had a bad result saturday (even though we didnt
loose) theres teams way below us in the league who spent more money
than us in the summer. There are teams below us in the league who spent
more money than us during the transfer window and havnt picked up as
many points as us.
The two teams who are nearest to us in the league points wise both
spent money in the last window city won 2 from 8, pompey won 2 from 7.
spending cash for the sake of spending doesnt guarantee anything.
As always history man
in the words penned by the bard himself when not drugged up asleep at
the wheel of his car, or molesting police officers in a park toilet the
great George Micheal
'YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH'
PS in the list of best songs ever
Freebird - Lynard Skynard
Alright Now - Free
best games ever 4-0 trouncing of Rosenburg at ewood, Newell 15 min hat
trick (or therabouts) plus our only ever win in the CL

Some good songs there Ossy . But GM is a bit left side of the field for me. I prefer Sh*gger Jagger and "I can't get no Satisfaction" for Rovers this season. We have blown a great chance.
Fair points by Jeppo too so I suppose it is about opinions. But we still spent nowt wholst the rest of the Prem did out of the biggest TV contract in history - man!!

HISTORY MAN , Jagger n the Stones, now i Know why you always 'paint it black' lol
come on you blues lets get back to winning ways on sat, and lets see were it takes in the league
KEEP THE FAITH

Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker wrote:

Woody Riversider wrote: Lets hope this a kick-up the backside for the remainder of the season. If euro is out of the equation then as high up the table we can finish for a larger share of the prize money. Chris Samba is 100% correct in his assessment of Saturday.

Woody – finally finished your mini book of Friday. I still think punk rock was “B*llocks” – “Never mind the music here’s the Sh*t Pistols. The Clash – did they not insult The Beatles? – Brains must be Pretty Vacant? You should be ashamed to call yourself a sophisticated Riversider – punk music was more a Blackburn End rant!! Anyway some great comments from Woody and all about great passed games on Friday. Seems a split between the older fans knowing what 1987 and 1992 meant after all the 26 years of pain well our younger fans who lets be honest have been spoilt tend to plump for 1995. Lets not forget the 5-0 on April 1st 2001 though. We can live off that memory for years especially after all the “build up” after 17 years by our Yorkshire friends. Souness’s post match comment about the ref being soft not giving us 3 certain penalties and Stan the Mans naming of the entire Rovers squad followed by the great Minis vs Ferraris quote. Stan must have terrified his team pre kick-off. Can’t think of any day that has given us so much satisfaction that will last for so long (especially on these pages!). 2-0 at Turf and 5-0 at Ewood – with it being Easter soon there’s only Jesus I can think of who got more mileage out of a 5 and a 2!! Will the Messiah at Newcastle survive Easter though?

One more for you here Morst....
CARDIFF. A hell of a place for those that ventured to Ninian Park in the dark days.
Picture this.
2 coaches. A red one(pretty plush considering) & a good old Ribblesdale.
Barely 100 supporters(Rovers)
Score,cant remember? I think it was 2-1 for them?
Boarding the coaches whole hell breaks loose & I mean hell!!
Every single window on the two coaches - gone!
Cardiff fans on the coaches- Hell
Police stood by watching!!
Asian guy called Roger driving our coach who's window was the only one left intact!!
Me & others,small enough climbed on the bag shelf above the seats while the coach was rocked side to side.
The Police still stood there!!
Absolute terror.....Why did this occur?
One word....ABAVAN(The landslide)
All footy fans(in there wisdom) thought that it was ok to mock that tragedy at the time) & boy did we pay for that!!
In fact during the week,post match,I was even invited onto 'Granada Reports' along with others to re-live the murderous events!!
Walking down the side of the old Nuttal St stand,pitch side..
A very scary experience.
At Cardiff for the 'Worth Cup' I parked my car on a car park,un-beknowing to me, literally next to the coaches all them years ago...Scary(& the ground is still exactly the same, a 20th century relic!!)
Just how many times in my young life did I put my life on the line for BRFC?
Staggering.
I traversed between both ends(Blackburn & Riverside) in those days simply because you could- 'Oh the freedom'
NEVER MIND THE BO**OCKS-pure craft & one that stands the test of time my friend. Blew the doors wide open for all that choose too - see!!
Dont forget 'THE CLASH' the clash(no Elvis Beatles or The Rolling Stones-in 1977) 1st album...
A social conscience personified.........


& then the time we as BRFC supporters have been waiting for- a complete rout of our fierce rivals......(Oi I didn't know Dunny could fly-only Kevin Ball can answer that!! & Jason Mc-what a guy!!)
Dont it just make you feel good....
The wine was bitter on Sat eve Morst due to our abject performance....I was quietly confident Saturday, but hey what do I know!!
Those bloody cold winds were blowing right down that Riverside too!!
Umm- The Messiah?
He looks ghost like dont you think?-Like as to say'what the hell have I taken on here'!!
Is Hughes back in the frame?
Go easy.

I was on that coach at Cardiff in 1976. I had managed to get a complimentary ticket off David Wagstaffe & had sat in the little stand (Canton Stand) behind the goal. After the match there were about 200 police stood around the exits from that end of the ground doing absolutely nothing, whilst the coaches parked down the other end were surrounded by hundreds of Cardiff fans. The coaches were trying to drive off whilst Rovers fans were still trying to get back on them. I also seem to remember 'Roger' the driver getting off to chase a fan who had just lobbed a brick at his windscreen. Eventually the remains of the coach were 'escorted' to Canton Police Station to await a replacement coach to take us home - I think it was about 7pm before we finally left Cardiff.

ossy rover wrote:
HISTORY MAN , Jagger n the Stones, now i Know why you always 'paint it black' lol
come on you blues lets get back to winning ways on sat, and lets see were it takes in the league
KEEP THE FAITH

Gimme Gimme Gimme the Honky Tonk Girls Which reminds me Ossy where's your mate Gem?

Andy wrote:
I was on that coach at Cardiff in 1976. I had managed to get a complimentary ticket off David Wagstaffe & had sat in the little stand (Canton Stand) behind the goal. After the match there were about 200 police stood around the exits from that end of the ground doing absolutely nothing, whilst the coaches parked down the other end were surrounded by hundreds of Cardiff fans. The coaches were trying to drive off whilst Rovers fans were still trying to get back on them. I also seem to remember \'Roger\' the driver getting off to chase a fan who had just lobbed a brick at his windscreen. Eventually the remains of the coach were \'escorted\' to Canton Police Station to await a replacement coach to take us home - I think it was about 7pm before we finally left Cardiff.

Andy what a 'hellish day' that was.
Roger jumped off the coach at the exact moment my pal had a brick thrown at him through the door of the coach & he still has the scar(or imprint) on his shoulder!! Hence the upper baggage rack!!
I will never forget the 'Police' standing & watching this...I was 15.
The coach was hiked off to a safe place & I always remember a old toilet near to where we parked(after the police escort)
Roger was a colossus that day.
The point of all this down memory lane, for me at least, is about the loyalty & dedication to ones football club.
Through good,bad bad times & a call above duty at times.
As I said in a previous post'I hope this club dont bite the hand that feeds it'?
Which, as yet it aint done.
For those who think I was some sort of hooligan-wrong...tho

se days just reaked of it!!
As they say the pen is mightier than the sword.

I loved my club(still do) & 'Where ever we go we'll fill the foe,we'll keep the blue flag flying high,flying high up in the sky we'll keep the blue flag flying high'

As Ossy states' KEEP THE FAITH'
& for me.....
Arte et labore
PS Morst,gonna get you back down one day!!
PS who remebers the night game at Grimsby when,again,a asian guy got a fish hook stuck through his cheek?
I still see that guy today on the match..Mssive respect....

Woody Nice try mate but mid life crises will catch up with you first I think!!
Whilst you and Ossy were busy doing a Billy Joel and getting p*ss wet through on Sat I was enjoying the most glorious steak pie and proper fried chips in Ribble Valley haunt and a nice glass of wine to wash it down (stomack can't cope with pints anymore!). Roevrs on radio and I thought thank god I did not waste twice as much on that crap and then enjoyed the warmth and more wine as Barnsley did the Russians. I have never said never but it's 4 years now since last prem game at my old home and I have just been to 3 cup ties (Dingles, Leicester and Semi last year).
For live games (and the price!) -
"I've lost that Loving feeling, oh that loving feeling" - now who sang that?

Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker wrote:
Woody Nice try mate but mid life crises will catch up with you first I think!! Whilst you and Ossy were busy doing a Billy Joel and getting p*ss wet through on Sat I was enjoying the most glorious steak pie and proper fried chips in Ribble Valley haunt and a nice glass of wine to wash it down (stomack can't cope with pints anymore!). Roevrs on radio and I thought thank god I did not waste twice as much on that crap and then enjoyed the warmth and more wine as Barnsley did the Russians. I have never said never but it's 4 years now since last prem game at my old home and I have just been to 3 cup ties (Dingles, Leicester and Semi last year). For live games (and the price!) - "I've lost that Loving feeling, oh that loving feeling" - now who sang that?

That would be The Rightous Brothers,would it not?

Miggsy wrote:
The fans could tell the moment the players started the game. You could sing your heart out and it would make no difference because they could not be bothered. It\'s happened too many times this season and we are very lucky to be in the position we now find ourselves. Trying to blame the fans who have shelled out hard earned cash to see a match of players actually playing as if the shirt meant something to themis out of order. We know how good the players can be but too many times this season they have soundly let us down and got points more through luck than industry. Come on lads, show us what you are made of and let\'s win the rest of the season\'s games.

No excuse for not gettin behind Rovers.I love Rovers with all my heart but our support at Ewood is the worst it has ever been and the worst in the prem.I am sick of feeling embarrassed.I work around the UK and the thing we seem to be famous for is our lack of support both at home and away.Something has to be done.Its like Ewood is soul-less.

grumpy rover wrote:

Miggsy wrote: The fans could tell the moment the players started the game. You could sing your heart out and it would make no difference because they could not be bothered. It\'s happened too many times this season and we are very lucky to be in the position we now find ourselves. Trying to blame the fans who have shelled out hard earned cash to see a match of players actually playing as if the shirt meant something to themis out of order. We know how good the players can be but too many times this season they have soundly let us down and got points more through luck than industry. Come on lads, show us what you are made of and let\'s win the rest of the season\'s games.

No excuse for not gettin behind Rovers.I love Rovers with all my heart but our support at Ewood is the worst it has ever been and the worst in the prem.I am sick of feeling embarrassed.I work around the UK and the thing we seem to be famous for is our lack of support both at home and away.Something has to be done.Its like Ewood is soul-less.

Hard one to call this one?
Chico as one got through here!!
But in response to your call for more vocal support,if indeed your a genuine fan of BRFC, believe me I've been to most prem grounds & our vocal support is,if not better than most on it's day(at home)
Away supporters always,always out sing(not out loud) the home crowd(99%) of the time.
Local derbies aside,of course!!
What I will say to your comments is that the soul as left football & unless you travel to South America or Europe, say Turkey,you will never see passion on the terraces(seating) again in British Football.
So,yes whats left of the 'singing & chanting lets keep it up & get behind our club & team.
So dont take so personally what OTHER supporters say cause they are as 'Quiet'

Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker wrote:
Woody Nice try mate but mid life crises will catch up with you first I think!! Whilst you and Ossy were busy doing a Billy Joel and getting p*ss wet through on Sat I was enjoying the most glorious steak pie and proper fried chips in Ribble Valley haunt and a nice glass of wine to wash it down (stomack can\'t cope with pints anymore!). Roevrs on radio and I thought thank god I did not waste twice as much on that crap and then enjoyed the warmth and more wine as Barnsley did the Russians. I have never said never but it\'s 4 years now since last prem game at my old home and I have just been to 3 cup ties (Dingles, Leicester and Semi last year). For live games (and the price!) - \"I\'ve lost that Loving feeling, oh that loving feeling\" - now who sang that?

oh history man / morst your so righteous,brother! all you do is 'paint it black' in fact 'i believe' 'your so vain' dont forget 'all you need is love' you should 'get offa that cloud' and follow 'the long and winding road' that leads to the 'stairway to heaven''shout'and if your lucky be 'stuck in the middle' of woody and i. so 'come on' dont be a 'paperback writer' for the rest of your life 'get it on' and be a 'sooper trooper' you never know this may be your 'waterloo' were you 'ride a white swan' i know theres been 'broken dreams' but like me and woody theres nothing wrong with being a'daydream believer'
KEEP THE FAITH

ossy rover wrote:

Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker wrote:
Woody Nice try mate but mid life crises will catch up with
you first I think!! Whilst you and Ossy were busy doing a
Billy Joel and getting p*ss wet through on Sat I was enjoying the most
glorious steak pie and proper fried chips in Ribble Valley haunt and a
nice glass of wine to wash it down (stomack can\\\'t cope with pints
anymore!). Roevrs on radio and I thought thank god I did not waste
twice as much on that crap and then enjoyed the warmth and more wine as
Barnsley did the Russians. I have never said never but it\\\'s 4 years
now since last prem game at my old home and I have just been to 3 cup
ties (Dingles, Leicester and Semi last year). For live games (and the
price!) - \\\"I\\\'ve lost that Loving feeling, oh that loving
feeling\\\" - now who sang that?

oh history man / morst
your so righteous,brother! all you do is
\'paint it black\' in fact \'i believe\'
\'your so vain\' dont forget \'all you need is
love\' you should \'get offa that cloud\' and follow
\'the long and winding road\' that leads to the
\'stairway to heaven\'\'shout\'and
if your lucky be \'stuck in the middle\' of woody and i. so \'come on\'
dont be a \'paperback writer\' for the rest of your life \'get it on\' and
be a \'sooper trooper\' you never know this may be your \'waterloo\' were
you \'ride a white swan\' i know theres been \'broken
dreams\' but like me and woody theres nothing wrong with being
a\'daydream believer\' KEEP THE FAITH

Ossy - You forgot - By Gum, By Gum, By Gum, We'll make it a Day!!

hey come on credit were credits due that took me all of 30mins to produce. i thought it was quite good.
as for the footy there is nothing better than being at a live game. winning by a goal or holding on to a draw when your getting battered, the board comes up 3 more mins, those 3 mins feel like an eternity, time stands still. or chasing a goal to get a point or a win against a team your battering, the board comes up 3 more mins, those 3 mins last 3 secs they just fly by.
the excitment as one of your team produces a piece of skill which results in a goal, or a great save from your keeper, bad decisions/ good decisions rubbish refs / good refs you just dont get any of that watching on the telly or listening on the radio, the experience of a live game is irreplaceable.
no matter how bad the game or how bad your team plays, we come away shaking our heads mumbling what a waste of money im never going again, then by the time you get home the world is slightly better and by the time the next game comes around your team is the best team in the world and is going to batter allcomers.
live footy 'its the future'
KEEP THE FAITH

Ossy That reminds we of Wrexham away in 1979 under Howard Kendal's promotion year. They mullard us for 89 mins but Duncan Mckensie hit one of the hardest shots I have ever seen to nick yet another of Howard's famous 1-0 away wins.

Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker wrote:
Ossy That reminds we of Wrexham away in 1979 under Howard Kendal's promotion year. They mullard us for 89 mins but Duncan Mckensie hit one of the hardest shots I have ever seen to nick yet another of Howard's famous 1-0 away wins.

you can listen 2 it on the radio watch it on the telly you can see endless repeats of fantastic goals flying in the net or great saves(not in 79 mind you, but the ones you remember are the ones you saw by being there.
live footy 'its the future'
KEEP THE FAITH

ossy rover wrote:

Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker wrote: Woody Nice try mate but mid life crises will catch up with you first I think!! Whilst you and Ossy were busy doing a Billy Joel and getting p*ss wet through on Sat I was enjoying the most glorious steak pie and proper fried chips in Ribble Valley haunt and a nice glass of wine to wash it down (stomack can\\\'t cope with pints anymore!). Roevrs on radio and I thought thank god I did not waste twice as much on that crap and then enjoyed the warmth and more wine as Barnsley did the Russians. I have never said never but it\\\'s 4 years now since last prem game at my old home and I have just been to 3 cup ties (Dingles, Leicester and Semi last year). For live games (and the price!) - \\\"I\\\'ve lost that Loving feeling, oh that loving feeling\\\" - now who sang that?

oh history man / morst your so righteous,brother! all you do is \'paint it black\' in fact \'i believe\' \'your so vain\' dont forget \'all you need is love\' you should \'get offa that cloud\' and follow \'the long and winding road\' that leads to the \'stairway to heaven\'\'shout\'and if your lucky be \'stuck in the middle\' of woody and i. so \'come on\' dont be a \'paperback writer\' for the rest of your life \'get it on\' and be a \'sooper trooper\' you never know this may be your \'waterloo\' were you \'ride a white swan\' i know theres been \'broken dreams\' but like me and woody theres nothing wrong with being a\'daydream believer\' KEEP THE FAITH

Cracking Ossy...cracking.
Ossy,I think Morst as looked into eye of the beast thus destroying his love affair with his club.
For Rovers to lose such a ardent supporter is, in my opinion, bad news.
What do they say 'we only have 9000 REAL supporters' in the cold light of day.
By this I mean if we was back down in the basement leagues then the Morsts & us would still be going on to support OUR club.
I believe we have 20,000 fans simply because of the position we are in - the Prem.
It's a difficult situation.
Sentiment is,I feel no longer the prime requisite in football.
Big business is capable of destroying the most ardent of hearts.I have empathy with Morsts situation & hope it dont bite me..
You make a good case for Morst to get back down to Ewood...Live!!
The future is unwritten!!
Arte et labore

hey woody too true i think morst is a lost cause though, which is a shame. the target should be the 16 to 21 year olds, they are the future. if you get them to support through that age range they tend to stay. if they drift away due to other committments (sex drugs and rock and roll) its hard to get them back.
ive no idea what the pricing structure is for young adults but if we are looking for reductions thats were it should be.
live footy 'its the future'
KEEP THE FAITH

ossy rover wrote:
hey woody too true i think morst is a lost cause though, which is a shame. the target should be the 16 to 21 year olds, they are the future. if you get them to support through that age range they tend to stay. if they drift away due to other committments (sex drugs and rock and roll) its hard to get them back. ive no idea what the pricing structure is for young adults but if we are looking for reductions thats were it should be. live footy \'its the future\' KEEP THE FAITH

I guess like any club they will always have a catchment of young people.
How to build on the already steady trickle of people is,my guess,SUCCESS on the pitch.
Glamour seems to be the attraction of football clubs ie Man Utd etc.
Rovers,purely by it's geographical location & it's people(gritty,down to earth) can not compete with that glamour.
Good incentive by the club(which in the main it does) will keep us competing thus keeping our fan base as we see it now.
Up to 9/10 yrs old Arsenal were my team simply because I played Subbutteo.
Rovers just wern't in the lime light(but I soon seen the light!!)
No-one needs incentive to fall in love with your club it just happens(as I'm sure many know) but once £'s are the principal then people will make choices on that basis.
They have to do or stomachs will be empty!!
Rovers do a good job(could be improved I'm sure)in attracting new people to the club but people will always drift away at some point due to other real commitments but the key is do they come back?
I did simply because Rovers had given me so so much too remember at a impressionable age.
Promotion.Centenary.

Noisy crowds.Atmosphere.Ne

ar misses.Friends(who I still see today)Free entry!!
IT's a tough old world out there for clubs such as ours,but our love & loyalty is no less than any who get gates of 50000.
Lets hope the new generations have that(as you & I do) devotion to what is our game-Footy(esp at BRFC)
Arte et labore

Think Ossy is probably closest on this one Woody - but hey -I never say never. But if Man U can have 60,000,000 (or so they claim)armchair fans Rovers can have one especially after 40 odd years of often very hard labour!!

Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker wrote:
Think Ossy is probably closest on this one Woody - but hey -I never say never. But if Man U can have 60,000,000 (or so they claim)armchair fans Rovers can have one especially after 40 odd years of often very hard labour!!

Thats cool Morst.
I know you still have a blue heart.

thing is woody we do have a modicon of success now, so now is the time to do it.
make poverty history make live footy free.
KEEP THE FAITH

Woody Riversider wrote:

Morst The Dingle (88 mins) Heartbreaker wrote:
Think Ossy is probably closest on this one
Woody - but hey -I never say never. But if Man U can have
60,000,000 (or so they claim)armchair fans Rovers can have one
especially after 40 odd years of often very hard labour!!

Thats cool Morst.
I know you still have a blue heart.

Woody, Ossy, - Some songs to listen too if mid life crises is approaching -
Eagles - Desperado
Mike and the Mechanics - Begger on a beach of Gold
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
Mindbenders - Groovy Kind of Love

Some not to listen too!!
Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights
Stones - Honky Tonk Women
Springsteen - Born to Run
Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

ossy rover wrote:
thing is woody we do have a modicon of success now, so now is the time to do it.
make poverty history make live footy free.
KEEP THE FAITH

Makes more sense than you think Ossy. For 125 years fans kept their clubs afloat with the odd top up from local business if the milk bill was unpaid. Then come the Sky etc billions and what happens 1) Thanks guys here's your reward a free ST for 10 years or 2) Lets up the prices, nudge the traditional fans out and slip the Prawnies in through the back door. That's footy in general - at Rovers we were prepared to back Uncle J for putting his money where his mouth was and the gate stats in 1995/6 are incredible for a small town. If the Government (Strawman that's you!)or EEC actually did anything for the people then they would make it law that all prices are say £10 adults and £5 kids max for live tickets. If this happened that the players god bless em would have to manage on 80k a week instead of 100k a week. So why have fans been so weak and just let this happen?

History Man wrote:

ossy rover wrote: thing is woody we do have a modicon of success now, so now is the time to do it. make poverty history make live footy free. KEEP THE FAITH

Makes more sense than you think Ossy. For 125 years fans kept their clubs afloat with the odd top up from local business if the milk bill was unpaid. Then come the Sky etc billions and what happens 1) Thanks guys here\'s your reward a free ST for 10 years or 2) Lets up the prices, nudge the traditional fans out and slip the Prawnies in through the back door. That\'s footy in general - at Rovers we were prepared to back Uncle J for putting his money where his mouth was and the gate stats in 1995/6 are incredible for a small town. If the Government (Strawman that\'s you!)or EEC actually did anything for the people then they would make it law that all prices are say £10 adults and £5 kids max for live tickets. If this happened that the players god bless em would have to manage on 80k a week instead of 100k a week. So why have fans been so weak and just let this happen?

Apathy my friend.

Songs.
1 Blowin In the Wind - Bob Dylan
2 Wrong em Boyo - The Clash
3 Working For the Clampdown - The Clash
4 Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

mid life crisis been there got the tee shirt sorry morst listening to your selection would have made me comotose, again gotta go with woody on his selection.

more songs.
purple haze Jimi Hendrix
sunday bloody sunday U2
emerald thin lizzy
highway to hell ac dc
paranoid black sabbath
all along the watchtower dylan