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1 hour ago, Gav said:

Some great pics here of the old subways in Blackburn, not Rovers related but I'm sure thousands have walked through on the way to Ewood. 

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19981518.great-photos-show-blackburns-pedestrian-subway/#gallery0

Do you remember old Billy who used to stand outside the White Bull selling the Telegraph, shouting what sounded like “Yoap”. When me and my mates passed him after school on our way to the Boulevard we would shout it back at him, to which he would reply “Don’t be so cheeky, you little buggers”, but never in a serious way.

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1 hour ago, Nuttall is lost said:

I was on the train into Blackburn from Manchester last week and noticed you cant see the stadium from the trainline anymore.  I remember being able to get a great view of the stadium from the train.

Move to the left side of the train !

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Ankara, September 2003, after the match against Genclerbirligi, which Rovers lost 3-1. My Norwegian flag next to an absolutely huge Rovers flag, the biggest I’ve ever seen. Never seen it since. Anyone know whose it is/was?

Rovers had a following of around 400 in Turkey, which was decent enough under the circumstances. In 2000, two Leeds fans had been stabbed to death in Istanbul and, for a lot of people, Turkey was off limits for football. Before the draw, I remember saying that I would go anywhere except Turkey but I ended up going anyway. 

There was no trouble before, during or after the game and we had a superb time in Ankara and made some great friends. Some of them came on this messageboard for a number of years.
 

 

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Flew up from the coastal town of Side for the game and spent a few days in Ankara 😀

In the weeks leading up to the game we had loads of press and media trying to stir up trouble. We (3 of us) ended up in bar at the back of the home end when around 30 riots cops ran in, followed by a bumbling idiot on the Rovers payroll telling us we're risking out lives drinking here and we must leave now or be arrested......

After some choice words, explaining we'd been in worse places than this following England away, we were escorted by bumbling idiot, 30 Turkish riot cops and a rather large tank back to the away end.

We never turned up on the day, football was crap and I had the shits for weeks after coming back.

But they can't takeaway out memories 😀

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7 hours ago, Gav said:

 In the weeks leading up to the game we had loads of press and media trying to stir up trouble. We (3 of us) ended up in bar at the back of the home end when around 30 riots cops ran in, followed by a bumbling idiot on the Rovers payroll telling us we're risking out lives drinking here and we must leave now or be arrested...... 

Never knew that 😆

As we were leaving the airport with our luggage, we could see a large group of Turkish fans outside, singing and jumping up and down. I remember thinking, we’re in for it here. There was a line of good looking ladies in National costume who stuffed Turkish Delight into our mouths and when we got outside, we were hugged by the Turks waiting for us. There were Turkish flags and flags of St George draped together over railings and the Turkish media was filming it all, and in a positive way. I’m not sure whether or not you had arrived by then Gav, but a football match had been arranged (by Glenn & Co, I think) against Gencler supporters with more film crews present. We were drinking in the centre of Ankara before the game, never a hint of trouble, although the Rovers fans seemed to have split up into several small groups, rather than having all 400 together, so we never really attracted any attention. It was a great trip despite the defeat.

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The thing I remember about the game is getting in from work about 5 minutes after the kick off and trying to figure out the team. After about 5 minutes I’d worked out 10 of the players but I couldn’t spot the 11th player. After about 30 minutes Baggio actually touched the ball for the first time and I knew who the 11 th player was ! It was an awful performance.

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31 minutes ago, Gav said:

That’s what smoking 40 a day does for you, great player though. 

😂😂😂

Just so you all know, that isn’t Tugay. It’s Colchester United owner and Chairman Robbie Cowling! 😀

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That brought back some memories!

Simon Garner at what he did best.

Sellers a superb talent - what we would give for a craftsmen like that now.

Andy Kennedy wasn't great but in a different league to Gallagher.

Happy times.

 

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1 hour ago, renrag said:

Probably because of his liking for several fags a day along with a few pints. Don’t forget Howard Kendall was ready to offload him to Halifax, soon after he came in as manager. That would have been up there with the worst decisions ever.

Might be wrong here but think the turning point for Garner under Kendall came in a 1-0 Rovers' win at Chesterfield in the height of winter.  Seem to recall Garner netting with a header at the 'open' end.  It was one bloody cold day and a treacherous journey there and back. 

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18 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Back once again to 1989/90 & Don Mackay's men toy with the Tykes at Ewood...

 

 

 

That was great! The whole move for the 3rd goal was absolute class. They played with a freedom you don't see now.

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47 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Might be wrong here but think the turning point for Garner under Kendall came in a 1-0 Rovers' win at Chesterfield in the height of winter.  Seem to recall Garner netting with a header at the 'open' end.  It was one bloody cold day and a treacherous journey there and back. 

I remember it well ....

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