BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Mattyblue]

The Tony Parkes (non) Riverside just sums up the malaise of this past 13 years.

Would’ve been an easy win, minimal costs, be a great PR occasion for the club and most importantly would have meant the world to Tony’s family - yet it is just kicked into the long grass and forgotten about.

A zombie club.

[frosty]

18 (!) years ago today.

 

[Upside Down]

59 minutes ago, frosty said:

18 (!) years ago today.

 

Best game I've ever been to.

Rio Rio Rio Rio

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

On 01/02/2024 at 09:54, Upside Down said:

Best game I've ever been to.

Rio Rio Rio Rio

Bentley must see that from time to time and think - “ Well I really fucked up didn’t I ? “

[simongarnerisgod]

On 01/02/2024 at 09:54, Upside Down said:

Best game I've ever been to.

Rio Rio Rio Rio

top night,rolled my ankle going bananas after the bentley goal,could hardly get up livesey branch road,got a few days off work as well as i could barely walk😁,the perfect match and result

[Upside Down]

3 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

top night,rolled my ankle going bananas after the bentley goal,could hardly get up livesey branch road,got a few days off work as well as i could barely walk😁,the perfect match and result

I will never ever tire of seeing that setup from super Rio for that goal.

I love how he tries to blame the keeper.

[broadsword]

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/11014944.simple-simon-rovers-cup-joy-finest-time/

 

I just loved reading this, you can just tell how much affection Simon has for the club, he's a good lad

[Herbie6590]

 

[simongarnerisgod]

On 08/02/2024 at 07:08, Herbie6590 said:

 

love the advertising board  for mr g`s and suttys place,two places you did`nt want your mother to find out where you where on saturday night

[speeeeeeedie]

On 08/02/2024 at 02:08, Herbie6590 said:

 

Loads of snow. A pitch looking like the surface of Mars. David Mail's attempted headed clearance (start at 0.20). 

Brilliant.

[AllRoverAsia]

On 24/01/2024 at 04:43, wilsdenrover said:

 

 

I was at the game at Wembley with wife and oldest son.

I wish we'd stayed over for the above.

[Bronzed A Donis]

A trip to the loft this morning. Flickinh through the collecfion .

Little dose of nostalgia to add to the thread 

 

[aletheia]

This is just some musings.
I was thinking about rubber dinghy men (actually occasioned by something on 606 phone-in.) Remember those days when we were relegated 98/99? And I got to thinking of the ins and outs, whys and wherefores.

A thread here from 2020
https://www.brfcs.com/forums/topic/34492-9899-relegation/

and a good piece on Hodgson here
https://90sfootballparty.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/home-too-soon-hodgson-at-blackburn/

The latter did make me think about JDT and training methods. Hodgson was a real eye opener for English players and his first season here was electric. But then it all went pear shaped. Gallagher talking about double sessions making them knackered was interesting.

But then, like a multinational, institution, family saga or soap opera, many factors were at play. Difficult personalities, failed signings (Davies/Peacock) in terms of performance, mistakes by the owner (Jack), injuries and so on all leading to catastrophe. And that was even when we had money!

 

[oldjamfan1]

Here’s a trivia question for you. Without using Google etc, how many Rovers managers won European Cup/ Champions League winners medals as players and who are they?

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Here’s a trivia question for you. Without using Google etc, how many Rovers managers won European Cup/ Champions League winners medals as players and who are they?

Kidd

Dalglish

Souness

Berg

Tomasson

[wilsdenrover]

24 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Kidd

Dalglish

Souness

Berg

Tomasson

+ Lambert??

[oldjamfan1]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

Kidd

Dalglish

Souness

Berg

Tomasson

Like me you’re old enough to remember Kidd at Wembley - my kids didn’t get him but got Lambert, who was perhaps a less obvious one. Berg didn’t actually play in the final but still got a winners medal and it’s quite surprising really that Hughes and Ince aren’t on the list - my younger lad thought they might have been. Plenty of league titles between them but not the big cup.

39 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

+ Lambert??

Full house mate, well done.

[wilsdenrover]

2 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Like me you’re old enough to remember Kidd at Wembley - my kids didn’t get him but got Lambert, who was perhaps a less obvious one. Berg didn’t actually play in the final but still got a winners medal and it’s quite surprising really that Hughes and Ince aren’t on the list - my younger lad thought they might have been. Plenty of league titles between them but not the big cup.

Full house mate, well done.

I knew Kidd but I don’t think I’d have remembered if he hadn’t been on @arbitro’s list.

[den]

You’ll all love this

 

[speeeeeeedie]

On 12/02/2024 at 06:31, oldjamfan1 said:

Like me you’re old enough to remember Kidd at Wembley - my kids didn’t get him but got Lambert, who was perhaps a less obvious one. Berg didn’t actually play in the final but still got a winners medal and it’s quite surprising really that Hughes and Ince aren’t on the list - my younger lad thought they might have been. Plenty of league titles between them but not the big cup.

Full house mate, well done.

I'm sure that Kean told someone along the way that if it wasn't for injuries he'd have won one too. 

[oldjamfan1]

7 hours ago, speeeeeeedie said:

I'm sure that Kean told someone along the way that if it wasn't for injuries he'd have won one too. 

Ah we've all told the same story mate ha ha.

My brother-in-law actually used to coach Kean at Celtic youth level. He says he wasn't particularly good. No surprise there then eh?

[Darrenbot]

Something that just popped up on my twitter timeline

 

[Darrenbot]

Defending isn't great in this one

 

[oneandycrawford]

16 minutes ago, Darrenbot said:

Defending isn't great in this one

 

And to think Paul Bradshaw was a good keeper!! Horror show in this match though

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Look at the pitch compared with todays pitches !