BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[oldjamfan1]

58 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Young Mark Hughes in that photo, next to Derek Fazackerly. Jesper Olsen behind Faz. Not sure about the others

United's number 10 possibly Frank Stapleton or Norman Whiteside?

[Colt Seavers]

11 hours ago, Exiled in Toronto said:

Cracking picture of a packed old Ewood. Only trouble is it’s seconds after McGrath scored Utd’s second in the cup tie

 

Baz, Sparky, Faz Jesper, Jim Bran, Big Norm, McGrath, windy Miller bending (maybe) and Gennoe.

I was 13 years old and on the Riverside that night somewhere under that Perspex banner. Massive infiltration on that end by the Utd support who mocked everything in sight at our beautiful ground. 

Gutted for Baz that night.

[Herbie6590]

Rovers oh so close...Liverpool in the FAC 

 

[simongarnerisgod]

when garner smashed in that volley i was right at the back of the blackburn end with mates but finished halfway down terrace pinned to a crush barrier?only thing i can say about the end is jimmy hill was a **** for blaming that ballgirl?

[Colt Seavers]

23 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Granada Reports interviews Simon Garner ahead of the Liverpool FA Cup tie...

 

 

Cracking goal by Simon there in the '83 clash. He was about 23 years old there and scored twenty odd goals that season and the next. Regardless of his reputation as a bit of lackadaisical trainer / 'refuelling issues' etc, you cant argue with those numbers and unquestionably if he produced those statistics for our current side he would be playing in the Premiership. 

Just not for Burnley...

[MarkBRFC]

First time I have seen that Garner goal against Liverpool in 83, cracking finish.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

15 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

when garner smashed in that volley i was right at the back of the blackburn end with mates but finished halfway down terrace pinned to a crush barrier?only thing i can say about the end is jimmy hill was a **** for blaming that ballgirl?

What was Atko thinking of ?

[Waggy76]

20 hours ago, Colt Seavers said:

Cracking goal by Simon there in the '83 clash. He was about 23 years old there and scored twenty odd goals that season and the next. Regardless of his reputation as a bit of lackadaisical trainer / 'refuelling issues' etc, you cant argue with those numbers and unquestionably if he produced those statistics for our current side he would be playing in the Premiership. 

Just not for Burnley...

That's very true , best Rovers striker I have seen outside the Prem years and better than quite a few , I saw during too..

[Herbie6590]

& here’s the replay...

 

[Herbie6590]

Craig Skinner with a shocking miss at St James Park...

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

18 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Craig Skinner with a shocking miss at St James Park...

 

That's what pitches were like back in the day !

[Herbie6590]

Splash the cash...

 

[simongarnerisgod]

remember thinking at the time,where has all this money come from,has bill fox gone mad,(he was`nt known signing to many cheques on players!),little did we know jack was giving us some loose change from his wallet before he finally decided to buy the club

[Herbie6590]

Some er...quality finishing here...look who provides the assist for the winner...

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

31 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Some er...quality finishing here...look who provides the assist for the winner...

 

Bloody hell, the defence then was worse than the current lot !

[Exiled in Toronto]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Bloody hell, the defence then was worse than the current lot !

Other than Garner and Sellars, that was a pretty poor Mackay team. In hindsight, he was lucky to stay in charge for the start of the next season.

[simongarnerisgod]

33 minutes ago, Exiled in Toronto said:

Other than Garner and Sellars, that was a pretty poor Mackay team. In hindsight, he was lucky to stay in charge for the start of the next season.

was the fag end of a once very good mackay side,injuries and ageing players caught up with us that season,the young players  brought in from the youth team,collier,skinner and shepstone were never going to be good enough,if jack had`nt come along then i think we`de have been in serious trouble the following season,though mackay was a pretty good wheeler dealer,maybe he`d have snaffled a few bargains and rebuilt

[Herbie6590]

Blessed relief as Rovers practise beating Leicester City....just in case that comes in handy...

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

12 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Blessed relief as Rovers practise beating Leicester City....just in case that comes in handy...

 

That's more like it. I always liked Richardson, a very skilful player. 

[Elvis Biro]

Takes me back to those days - my other half wanted to get two new pet cats. I wasn't that keen, but was allowed to name them as a bit of a sweetener. Hence my kids growing up wondering why our cats were called Howard and Scott.

[Darrenbot]

We definitely could do with a Chris Sulley as our left back these days.

[simongarnerisgod]

6 minutes ago, Darrenbot said:

We definitely could do with a Chris Sulley as our left back these days.

though he treated the halfway line like an electric fence,he was a very solid defender

[DeeCee]

35 minutes ago, Elvis Biro said:

Takes me back to those days - my other half wanted to get two new pet cats. I wasn't that keen, but was allowed to name them as a bit of a sweetener. Hence my kids growing up wondering why our cats were called Howard and Scott.

?

[Herbie6590]

Somehow....despite this performance, David May went onto have a career that included a treble-winning season....

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

25 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Somehow....despite this performance, David May went onto have a career that included a treble-winning season....

 

Makes Williams look like a worldbeater.