BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Mattyblue]

To be fair, the FA Cup generally has died on its arse as a big event.

It really was massive when I was a kid, alas league football has become the be-all and end-all the last twenty odd years.  All about those 4th and 17th place trophies!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

32 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

To be fair, the FA Cup generally has died on its arse as a big event.

It really was massive when I was a kid, alas league football has become the be-all and end-all the last twenty odd years.  All about those 4th and 17th place trophies!

It’s the same in Rugby League. The common denominator - SKY TV and Sky Money.

[Upside Down]

On 20/05/2022 at 22:00, Mattyblue said:

To be fair, the FA Cup generally has died on its arse as a big event.

It really was massive when I was a kid, alas league football has become the be-all and end-all the last twenty odd years.  All about those 4th and 17th place trophies!

Well finishing 4th means that you're a champion apparently. 

[Gav]

Robbie Slater on the celebrations after the Premiership win at Anfield 😀

 

[broadsword]

Living as I do in the past when it comes to Rovers (so much better than living in the present), I googled Alan Ainscow to see what he's up to now. And I found this photo. I'm not sure who the number 9 is. I could only think of Chris Thompson or Jimmy Quinn, but I don't think it's either of them. Anyone know? Wonder what the game was?

 

 

[arbitro]

12 minutes ago, broadsword said:

Living as I do in the past when it comes to Rovers (so much better than living in the present), I googled Alan Ainscow to see what he's up to now. And I found this photo. I'm not sure who the number 9 is. I could only think of Chris Thompson or Jimmy Quinn, but I don't think it's either of them. Anyone know? Wonder what the game was?

 

 

A pure guess would be Andy Kennedy.

[oldjamfan1]

2 minutes ago, arbitro said:

A pure guess would be Andy Kennedy.

Almost certainly correct Tony - a great lad as well!

[broadsword]

Andy scored a fair few. I seem to remember him signing for £70k from Birmingham, maybe Jack signed that cheque.

He signed in '88 and I thought this pic was before his time. Also seem to remember having a mullet, but maybe I'm wrong.

[oneandycrawford]

2 hours ago, broadsword said:

Andy scored a fair few. I seem to remember him signing for £70k from Birmingham, maybe Jack signed that cheque.

He signed in '88 and I thought this pic was before his time. Also seem to remember having a mullet, but maybe I'm wrong.

If that's Simon Barker hugging Garner then I don't think he overlapped with Kennedy. Having said that - I've no better idea who the number 9 actually is!

[Colt Seavers]

Definitely not Kennedy. Sean Curry?

[oldjamfan1]

8 minutes ago, oneandycrawford said:

If that's Simon Barker hugging Garner then I don't think he overlapped with Kennedy. Having said that - I've no better idea who the number 9 actually is!

It could actually be Paul McKinnon

[Aqualung]

As ainscow was a short arse.... Comparing number 9 to him he's equally on the short side. 

Did Peter devine ever play number 9? 

[oldjamfan1]

1 minute ago, renrag said:

I think he was before the Perspex shirt

No he wasn’t mate, he definitely played when we had that shirt.

[oldjamfan1]

22 minutes ago, Colt Seavers said:

Definitely not Kennedy. Sean Curry?

That’s not a bad shout

[broadsword]

Yeah, I definitely remember seeing mckinnon in the perspex shirt. 

 

Could well be curry couldn't it? Signed by tp from Liverpool for five grand I think it was. Suddenly did a runner, I don't remember ever finding out what happened to him

[broadsword]

1 hour ago, oldjamfan1 said:

It could actually be Paul McKinnon

Didn't he have Toby jug lugs though? 

[oldjamfan1]

13 minutes ago, broadsword said:

Yeah, I definitely remember seeing mckinnon in the perspex shirt. 

 

Could well be curry couldn't it? Signed by tp from Liverpool for five grand I think it was. Suddenly did a runner, I don't remember ever finding out what happened to him

Scored what should have been the winner at White Hart Lane in a league cup game but it was scandalously ruled offside. He also scored at Maine Road in a rare win there.

He was a bit of a dick was Sean. 

[broadsword]

Yeah I reckon colt had it right with Sean curry

[broadsword]

1 minute ago, oldjamfan1 said:

.

He was a bit of a dick was Sean. 

What was it that he did other that go awol? 

[arbitro]

Looking at that picture could it be Tony Diamond?

[oldjamfan1]

55 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Looking at that picture could it be Tony Diamond?

I think at that point Tony would have had longer hair than that (he’s as bald as me now!) and he wasn’t as well built in the leg muscle area. I think it is Sean Curry Tony. 

[oldjamfan1]

2 hours ago, broadsword said:

What was it that he did other that go awol? 

He was a typical scouse prick.

[Colt Seavers]

Due to having far too much time on my hands and absolutely nothing better to do, I've done a bit of detective work on this photograph.

Alan Ainscow played alongside several number 9's at Rovers, including Thomson, Quinn, Archibald, Diamond, Hendry Patterson and Curry. Clearly then, the unidentified male must be Diamond or Curry. I recall however that Diamond sported a popular mullet cut and wasn't as stocky as this male.

Assuming that this photograph shows Simon Barker congratulating Simon Garner on scoring a goal and further deducing from the photograph that this took place at Ewood Park during a night game, I think I've arrived at an answer.

The only home night match with Garner, Barker and Ainscow on the pitch together, in which Garner scored and with a number 9 who isn't Hendry, Quinn, Archibald, Patterson, Thompson etc took place on Tuesday 5th May 1987. We beat Birmingham City 1-0 with a Garner goal.

Number 9 was Sean Curry.

I would have been one of the 8844 in attendance.

 

Edited May 31, 2022 by Colt Seavers

[Claytons Left Boot]

3 minutes ago, Colt Seavers said:

Due to having far too much time on my hands and absolutely nothing better to do, I've done a bit of detective work on this photograph...

 

I thought I was bad..😆

[broadsword]

By the way, as part of my googling today, I found that sadly Chris Thompson passed away in 2012. Seems that he was a troubled soul