[Archived] Blackburn End to be renamed Ronnie Clayton Stand ?

[Mc Love]

As much as it looks good - I just think Venkys are doing it to keep fans mum - which makes me sick!

[ihateburnley]

Bloody hell, you do realise not EVERYTHING to do with the club has actually got Venky's stamp of approval/dismissal on it?

We all understand the issues re:our ownership, but I seriously doubt whether Venky's have anything to do with this decision whatsoever.

Anyway, back on topic I quite like how Wolves have a statue of each player outside each stand they're named after.

[FourLaneBlue]

Rather than just singling out a few legends, I would like to see the club honouring far more of our true greats.

Why not form an Ewood Walk? Instead of just a few players being acknowledged, why not have statues of all the great Rovers in our history, and surround the ground with them? A pantheon of Roverites.

As for the Blackburn End. It will always be the Blackburn End and the Darwen End will always be the Darwen End. Full stop, so why not find a more suitable outlet for our former greats?

[mattym]

I'm sure you noticed 4 new stands go up between 87 and 94?

The only thing remaining from that era is the boardroom, albeit removed and re-fitted

Don't forget the wall infront of the riverside that's still original.

[Ben-2000]

Good pic - about time the club did something like that and made it more 'homely' rather than adverts plastered everywhere.

[Mattyblue]

Looking good:

Very impressed with that, proud history, lets celebrate it.

[roversmum]

Rather than just singling out a few legends, I would like to see the club honouring far more of our true greats.

Why not form an Ewood Walk? Instead of just a few players being acknowledged, why not have statues of all the great Rovers in our history, and surround the ground with them? A pantheon of Roverites.

As for the Blackburn End. It will always be the Blackburn End and the Darwen End will always be the Darwen End. Full stop, so why not find a more suitable outlet for our former greats?

So, have you written to the club suggesting this?

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Very impressed with that, proud history, lets celebrate it.

HEAR! HEAR!!...Looked very good indeed.

[only2garners]

A huge portrait of Ronnie has gone up on the outside of the Blackburn End today to complement what they have done inside.

[Hughesy]

A huge portrait of Ronnie has gone up on the outside of the Blackburn End today to complement what they have done inside.

Really?

Anyone got a pic? If it wasnt p!ssing down, id nip down and get a pic

[ABBEY]

Don't forget the wall infront of the riverside that's still original.

and the riverside terracing is still there as well!

[Baz]

It would be a great gesture to rename the Riverside after Dougie and the Darwen End after Garns too - ideally whilst they are still around to see it.

[FourLaneBlue]

So, have you written to the club suggesting this?

Seeing as you are asking.

Yes, I have actually.

[USABlue]

I think that is wonderful, The Ronnie Clayton Stand, I mean let's face it in reality the Blackburn End died when the new Stadium went up.

[ABBEY]

No it didnt

[roversmum]

Seeing as you are asking.

Yes, I have actually.

That's great. Too many come up with ideas that the club could make good use of and they just disappear into the air.

The club has always been willing to look at ideas from fans and things haven't changed.

I do get a bit cross when people make good suggestions but don't send them to the people who can make them happen and then moan about it!

[Gav]

That's great. Too many come up with ideas that the club could make good use of and they just disappear into the air.

The club has always been willing to look at ideas from fans and things haven't changed.

I do get a bit cross when people make good suggestions but don't send them to the people who can make them happen and then moan about it!

I believe it was brought up a couple of years back at the fans forum, which resulted in the flags being place in lamp posts around Ewood.

We don’t celebrate our history enough, I walked around the Emirates recently, they’ve not spent millions on advertising the history of Arsenal, but what they’ve done is terrific. Large murals plastered to the side of the stadium of past players and great teams, really effective abnd draws crowds even on non match days.

[roversmum]

Ah those flags need replacing or removing as they are mostly either tattered and fading or broken. Also parts around the ground need a good clean up. A rusty old coke dispenser and battered rubbish bins don't do a lot for the place.

[Gav]

Ah those flags need replacing or removing as they are mostly either tattered and fading or broken. Also parts around the ground need a good clean up. A rusty old coke dispenser and battered rubbish bins don't do a lot for the place.

Couldn't agree more mum.

[den]

We don’t celebrate our history enough,

Absolutely Gav. There are so many things that could be done. Maybe rovers should delegate responsibility to someone at Ewood to look at this whole thing.

Whatever our club looks like to outsiders nowadays, we do have a history that few other clubs can match and that should be apparent to any fan, home or away, that visits our stadium.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Two huge pictures of Ronnie in full color in his Rovers kit running out against a Black and white background of fans at Ewood...looks absolutely stunning!

Classy and very well done...Kudos to those involved in this.Would be great to see this repeated on all the stands

[Hughesy]

Just so people are aware this was the work of our Commercial & Marketing team that made this happen.....lettering will be changed soon

[Alex Rover]

Wow

[den]

Like it Hughesy!

[Gav]

We need more of the same around the ground, we shouldn't have to wait for the renaming of a stand to see this happen.