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The old Ewood Park under floodlights.

Standing at the back of the Blackburn End warm as toast in deepest winter,the smell of woodbines and Hamlett cigars.

The nostalgic Tram lines on Kidder St.

People running the club who REALLY cared about it.

It really wasn't all that bad back in the day was it folks :)

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Mike Graham World Cup

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Where was the blue n whites club? I'm presuming before my time.

I remember the waters edge - really good boozer - like a wetherspoons set up.

Opposite where MacDonalds is now. It was a great little club, and independent of Rovers despite the name. I still have a BWSC badge somewhere, some folk used to think it was Bolton Wanderers when it was "blue and white".
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The old Ewood Park under floodlights.

Standing at the back of the Blackburn End warm as toast in deepest winter,the smell of woodbines and Hamlett cigars.

The nostalgic Tram lines on Kidder St.

People running the club who REALLY cared about it.

It really wasn't all that bad back in the day was it folks :)

Never smoked but the cigar smell at a night match is a big memory.

Walking from Darwen End to Blackburn End passing away fans en route.

Away games at Burnley with both fans divided by police on Longside.

That record breaking game v Bolton with over 30k on Burnden for a night match...Faz got late winner.

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Great thread. How things have changed----not for the better in many instances.

Watching 2-3-5 lineups which often produced 100 goals+ a season.

Being so proud of locally born players coming through.

Crossing over from one end of the ground to the other at halftime.

Paying next to nothing for a season ticket.

Standing with literally dozens of schoolmates.

Rushing home to get the results and summaries on the radio.

Waiting impatiently for the Last Pink to come out.

Many other memories some of which others have listed.

Good old nostalgia!

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Sport Pink

The excitement I used to feel just going past the ground on a non match day, match days were off the scale, excited from Wednesday onwards.

Abbey village Abbey village na na na na na nah!

Millbar and waters edge.

5am Virgin trains to London, no beer till Wigan was our rule.

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It's a shame a lot of the old songs are seemingly gone for good. Nothing better than being many miles from home 2 nil up on a freezing afternoon down in the smog singing the 'Super Rovers from the North' one as has been mentioned. There was some great things belted out, christ even refs get off lightly these days, gone is the 'who's your father who's your father referee ' and all the rest :(

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1arC

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What about the Easter fixtures when we played Good Friday and then Easter Saturday. If my memory serves me correctly it was Oldham one year and we got badly beaten away on the Friday and hammered them on the Saturday. Perhaps someone could confirm that, as it is one of those that I think happened, but it may not have!

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Chips and a sasparella in town earlier on in the day, walking down from my grandparents house by the infirmary, the streets around ewood buzzing, scott sellars was my favourite player from when i started going... aaaah happy memories :)

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What about the Easter fixtures when we played Good Friday and then Easter Saturday. If my memory serves me correctly it was Oldham one year and we got badly beaten away on the Friday and hammered them on the Saturday. Perhaps someone could confirm that, as it is one of those that I think happened, but it may not have!

I just checked the Easter fixtures for season 2013/14. Friday 15/04/2014 Halifax 1 - 1 BRFC. The following day BRFC 1-1 Halifax. I am fairly sure back to back games took place over Easter for a while.

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Chips and a sasparella in town earlier on in the day, walking down from my grandparents house by the infirmary, the streets around ewood buzzing, scott sellars was my favourite player from when i started going... aaaah happy memories :)

My Grandad used to take me and the first thing we did after getting of the bus into town was to go to the Sarsaparilla stall.

Who remembers the bloke who come round at half time and put the scores up from all the other games by slotting metal plates into a wooden frame. The excitement as he walked past the front of the Blackburn end and he would let you know if Burnley were losing before he put the scores up.

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When the 'club shop' was just a woman behind a counter with shelves containing bits and bobs.

When players used to sprint out the tunnel.

Feeling like a boss if you had a meal in in the John Lewis Complex

Watching the future champions train on Pleckgate field near my old house (and Pleasy, of course).

As a kid, going to away games on the old Darwen Blues 007 Bus with either Roy Chubby Brown or porn playing on the coach TV. ^_^

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When the 'club shop' was just a woman behind a counter with shelves containing bits and bobs.

When players used to sprint out the tunnel.

Feeling like a boss if you had a meal in in the John Lewis Complex

Watching the future champions train on Pleckgate field near my old house (and Pleasy, of course).

As a kid, going to away games on the old Darwen Blues 007 Bus with either Roy Chubby Brown or porn playing on the coach TV. ^_^

Nicky Reid springs to mind

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The time Watfords coach got lost and the game was delayed 1 hour and everyone just stood around chatting and freezing till it kicked off at 4pm. I wonder how many would hang around these days :blink:

The camardaderie on the BBE was one of the reasons we stood around chatting waiting for news on what had happened to Watford !

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Whos your girfriend

Who's your girlfriend Wimberley.....

Who's your father

Who's your father referee.......

The wit of the back of the BBE.

Massive away followings with Rovers - wrexham away; chesterfield away; bury away; More fans travelling than we had home fans on in HK's promotion season.

Lancs Manx cup games - running the gauntlet of Burnley away but still managing a few Benny's in the KSC Club.

Standing as a kid on Charnley St and watching the away fans being escorted from the stations.......

Seeing Garner's magic goal haul vs Man City and then getting home to find out about Hillsborough............never forget that one.

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