BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Herbie6590]

Rovers travel to Elland Road in August 1989. Look out for SuperAtko ghosting into the box & a Leeds midfield containing a veteran, a movie star & a young tyro...

 

[Gav]

I went on the train, you had to have your wits about you even with 40 of your mates in tow, hostile place Leeds.

The Boxing Day? game around the same time when Rovers came back from 0-2 down was probably the best atmosphere I’ve experienced following Rovers away, 4000+ Rovers fans packed behind the goal, great memories. 

Just checked, it wasn't boxing day:

Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers, 27 February 1988

Score	2-2
Competition	League Division Two
Attendance	23,843

Edited February 2, 2022 by Gav

[darrenrover]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

I went on the train, you had to have your wits about you even with 40 of your mates in tow, hostile place Leeds.

The Boxing Day? game around the same time when Rovers came back from 0-2 down was probably the best atmosphere I’ve experienced following Rovers away, 4000+ Rovers fans packed behind the goal, great memories. 

I was in The Lowfield Stand that day Gav with Ian Battersby, amongst the Leeds faithful....when Rovers scored their first (Sellers I think), we were out of our seats to be confronted by a wall of Leeds skinheads who appeared from nowhere. Prior to that we'd all been having a jovial chat! After that we both sat on our hands and could only smile when we equalised and try to look pissed off!

As you say, Elland Road was a scary place, even worse when you were sat amongst them!

Seconded only back then I think by Burnden Park!

[rigger]

9 minutes ago, darrenrover said:

I was in The Lowfield Stand that day Gav with Ian Battersby, amongst the Leeds faithful....when Rovers scored their first (Sellers I think), we were out of our seats to be confronted by a wall of Leeds skinheads who appeared from nowhere. Prior to that we'd all been having a jovial chat! After that we both sat on our hands and could only smile when we equalised and try to look pissed off!

As you say, Elland Road was a scary place, even worse when you were sat amongst them!

Seconded only back then I think by Burnden Park!

Burnden was always the worst for me. Closely followed by The Den.

Edited February 1, 2022 by rigger

[simongarnerisgod]

maine road was a pretty intimidating place,especially the walk behind the kippax stand😨

[darrenrover]

13 minutes ago, rigger said:

Burnden was always the worst for me. Closely followed by The Den.

Were you at The Den last game of the season rigger when we won 4-1? When they climbed the fences, crossed the pitch, stopped at the edge of our penalty area and then applauded us?.....I breathed a big sigh of relief! 😂

[darrenrover]

24 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

maine road was a pretty intimidating place,especially the walk behind the kippax stand😨

Indeed, lovely place and surroundings back then! 

[rigger]

18 minutes ago, darrenrover said:

Were you at The Den last game of the season rigger when we won 4-1? When they climbed the fences, crossed the pitch, stopped at the edge of our penalty area and then applauded us?.....I breathed a big sigh of relief! 😂

I was. What was more frightening, was a game in the 76/77 season. After the game walking the streets of Bermondsey, trying to find the underground station. Later in life I lived in Essex, and got to know a few Millwall lads. I actually won a raffle at the new den, when we beat them in the cup (0-1 Andy Cole) 

Edited February 1, 2022 by rigger

[oldjamfan1]

19 minutes ago, darrenrover said:

Were you at The Den last game of the season rigger when we won 4-1? When they climbed the fences, crossed the pitch, stopped at the edge of our penalty area and then applauded us?.....I breathed a big sigh of relief! 😂

You could hear the coins pinging off the floodlight pylon in the Rovers end that day Nick. Patty tells a good story about that game in his book. We got escorted to London Bridge station in a police personnel carrier after that game. Cockney wankers.

[Aqualung]

58 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

maine road was a pretty intimidating place,especially the walk behind the kippax stand😨

Ayresome Park..... I think a boxing day game v Boro. 

Knob head Rovers fans throwing things over the wall and they kicked in a big wooden gate. 

The Street outside was cordoned off for our coaches but we had parked the car on a church car park. That walk was bloody scary and I saw all sorts of stuff. 

4000 from rovers that day... I think the game ended 1-1.

[oldjamfan1]

18 minutes ago, Aqualung said:

Ayresome Park..... I think a boxing day game v Boro. 

Knob head Rovers fans throwing things over the wall and they kicked in a big wooden gate. 

The Street outside was cordoned off for our coaches but we had parked the car on a church car park. That walk was bloody scary and I saw all sorts of stuff. 

4000 from rovers that day... I think the game ended 1-1.

They threw a bloody toilet over the wall and into the away end. Tossers. Mowbray played for Boro that day.

[simongarnerisgod]

12 minutes ago, Aqualung said:

Ayresome Park..... I think a boxing day game v Boro. 

Knob head Rovers fans throwing things over the wall and they kicked in a big wooden gate. 

The Street outside was cordoned off for our coaches but we had parked the car on a church car park. That walk was bloody scary and I saw all sorts of stuff. 

4000 from rovers that day... I think the game ended 1-1.

 forgot about that place,i only went once,stuck in that windy corner seeing us concede 3 goals in fifteen horrible minutes,the whole area looked like it was still in ww2,you think burnley is a despressing **** hole,it`s pleasant compared to middlesborough!!

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

17 hours ago, darrenrover said:

Were you at The Den last game of the season rigger when we won 4-1? When they climbed the fences, crossed the pitch, stopped at the edge of our penalty area and then applauded us?.....I breathed a big sigh of relief! 😂

The fun and games starts about 9.00 mins in....a few cold sweats in the Rovers end no doubt😆

 

Edited February 2, 2022 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Stonesrick]

OMG, when I see those fences with the spikes on top, I get the heebie  geebies and hot/cold sweats. 

[darrenrover]

5 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

The fun and games starts about 9.00 mins in....a few cold sweats in the Rovers end no doubt😆

 

Brilliant find that Garns....yep I was in that corner and it was definitely a case of head in hands and cold sweats. The Old Den, amongst the scrapyards of South Bermondsey in South East London will never be forgotten!

[speeeeeeedie]

On 01/02/2022 at 15:37, simongarnerisgod said:

maine road was a pretty intimidating place,especially the walk behind the kippax stand😨

I watched Rovers lose 3-2 from the Kippax. 1992-93 season I think. I remember that Patrik Andersson played. I decided to tag along with a couple of my dad's mates. They had decided after a few beers the night before that they were going. They asked me. I went. We got to Maine Road, tickets only for away fans, no sale on the day. For some daft reason we decided to pay to go on the Kippax. 

An interesting afternoon.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

37 minutes ago, speeeeeeedie said:

I watched Rovers lose 3-2 from the Kippax. 1992-93 season I think. I remember that Patrik Andersson played. I decided to tag along with a couple of my dad's mates. They had decided after a few beers the night before that they were going. They asked me. I went. We got to Maine Road, tickets only for away fans, no sale on the day. For some daft reason we decided to pay to go on the Kippax. 

An interesting afternoon.

Was that the game were we were 2-0 really early on ?  David White got a hat trick ? Me and my youngest son watched it from the Main Stand in amongst the City fans !

[speeeeeeedie]

31 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Was that the game were we were 2-0 really early on ?  David White got a hat trick ? Me and my youngest son watched it from the Main Stand in amongst the City fans !

That was the game. 2-0 up and coasting. I've not looked up the match report yet but did Sherwood score? 

[Herbie6590]

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/flashback:-blackburn-rovers-v-oxford-utd-2989/170

If anyone knows who the mascots were...let us know..!

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, speeeeeeedie said:

That was the game. 2-0 up and coasting. I've not looked up the match report yet but did Sherwood score? 

Newall and Phelan OG according to the record book.

Our team was - 

Flowers.Sherwood, Hendrey, Moran, Marker, Anderson, Atkins, Dobson, Wegerle, Newall, Wilcox.

Ireland came on as sub for Marker. Cowan was an unused sub.

Make a team out of that lot. I can’t. No wonder we lost.

 

[speeeeeeedie]

36 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Newall and Phelan OG according to the record book.

Our team was - 

Flowers.Sherwood, Hendrey, Moran, Marker, Anderson, Atkins, Dobson, Wegerle, Newall, Wilcox.

Ireland came on as sub for Marker. Cowan was an unused sub.

Make a team out of that lot. I can’t. No wonder we lost.

 

1 keeper, 5 central defenders, 1 winger, 2 central midfielders, and 2 strikers. 

How about this;         

                    Flowers

  Marker Hendry Moran Dobson

Atkins Sherwood Andersson Wilcox

             Wegerle Newell

I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of that back 4. 

Here's the season Wikipedia; BRFC 1992-93

Of those in the squad that played it looks like Ripley, May, Berg, Wright, and of course Shearer, were out. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, speeeeeeedie said:

1 keeper, 5 central defenders, 1 winger, 2 central midfielders, and 2 strikers. 

How about this;         

                    Flowers

  Marker Hendry Moran Dobson

Atkins Sherwood Andersson Wilcox

             Wegerle Newell

I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of that back 4. 

Here's the season Wikipedia; BRFC 1992-93

Of those in the squad that played it looks like Ripley, May, Berg, Wright, and of course Shearer, were out. 

Dobson definitely played left back.

[Herbie6590]

3 hours ago, speeeeeeedie said:

I watched Rovers lose 3-2 from the Kippax. 1992-93 season I think. I remember that Patrik Andersson played. I decided to tag along with a couple of my dad's mates. They had decided after a few beers the night before that they were going. They asked me. I went. We got to Maine Road, tickets only for away fans, no sale on the day. For some daft reason we decided to pay to go on the Kippax. 

An interesting afternoon.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

22 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

 

Mm, not a good day out. Rickie Holden led us a bit of a dance that day out on their left. Just proves you don’t have to be a flier to be effective out wide. Of course today he’d be playing on the right and coming inside all day.

[speeeeeeedie]

27 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

 

Thanks for that. I remember very little of the game. 

Mimms was in goal. 

A Rovers player was fouled in the build up to City's first, around the 35 second mark. Moran's foul for the pen was outside the box.

Robbed by the ref's again.