BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Nuttall is lost]

22 hours ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Hard to believe a pitch made of pure sand became the quagmire it did in the latter half of 94/95

[Gav]

1 hour ago, Nuttall is lost said:

This nostalgia thread isn't what it used to be.

Asked before but there does not appear to be a single photo of the interior of the John Lewis complex in the old stand.

Can still remember McEwans on tap there and the view looking out onto the pitch.

That is probably because we never went in the post seats! 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

33 minutes ago, Gav said:

That is probably because we never went in the post seats! 

I only ever went in the old main stand once - the 1-3 West Ham game a day or two after we’d won 8-2 away. My friend’s elder brother paid for us all.

[R0verb0y]

9 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I only ever went in the old main stand once - the 1-3 West Ham game a day or two after we’d won 8-2 away. My friend’s elder brother paid for us all.

Ah, so you were the one to blame for that result, @Tyrone Shoelaces!!😉

[berkshireblue]

On 15/03/2023 at 17:44, Gav said:

Where did you used to stand on the old ground den?

I started off on Riverside then moved into Bburn End, but I did like being on Darwen End for a period in the late 80's when gates went up and away teams got the Darwen End enclosure. 

Started nuttall  street stand with Grandad 1975 then riverside stand with uncle 1978  then riverside terrace until it closed then went into the enclosure

 

had season tickets in JW upper for a few years 

riverside terrace the favourite 

Edited March 17, 2023 by berkshireblue

[frosty]

Ten years ago today.

 

[broadsword]

Loved watching this

 

https://twitter.com/Rovers/status/1508877902779199495/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1508877902779199495&currentTweetUser=Rovers

 

Then old school trackies at the beginning 💕

 

[Gav]

I was just thinking about the thread where we are posting our best Rovers moments.

This one has to be up there:

 

[DeeCee]

4 hours ago, Gav said:

I was just thinking about the thread where we are posting our best Rovers moments.

This one has to be up there:

 

Great to remember the Blackburn End like that 💯

[MarkBRFC]

Fantastic memories of the Blackburn End like that.

Always looked at it from the Nuttall Street thinking it looked incredible as a kid to be in there but my mum wouldn't let me go in there as I was "too young" haha.

Eventually made it in there after it was all rebuilt via a season in the Riverside.

[Mattyblue]

I only ever went in the Nuttall Street for reserve/youth cup games. Used to think it was a right treat with that little tuck shop at the back and a view of the directors box.

[den]

12 hours ago, Gav said:

I was just thinking about the thread where we are posting our best Rovers moments.

This one has to be up there:

 

What a classy player Mike Newell was. Him and David Speedie! 

[simongarnerisgod]

blackburn was end was going crackers during half time,there was only one winner after newell smashed that beauty in😁,personally it`s my favourite rovers match ever,better than beating 1st division coventry in the early 80`s,the indecent assault of the dingles in 2001 and bentleys hatrick against man utd

[JohnD]

I recall Rovers fans always standing on the Darwen end and being pissed off when we were moved to the Blackburn end, when was that?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, JohnD said:

I recall Rovers fans always standing on the Darwen end and being pissed off when we were moved to the Blackburn end, when was that?

I used to stand where ever I felt like back then. I suppose until they built the cantilever stand at the Blackburn End ( my first season ) only the Darwen End was covered.

[JohnD]

50 away fans under the cantilever roof could out shout 500 on the Blackburn end 

[Gav]

4 hours ago, den said:

What a classy player Mike Newell was. Him and David Speedie! 

Myself and the Mrs met him in a Chinese restaurant in Sheffield, he was dining with Emlyn Hughes and Emlyn's mum.

When they got up to leave we called Mike over and expressed our gratitude for his service, Emlyn came over, nose out of joint because we didn't call him over, stood for a few seconds turned around and shouted to his mum:

"Just some Blackburn fans mum, ignore them"

I never did get what he meant by that, but Mike was brilliant and wanted to chat more.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, JohnD said:

50 away fans under the cantilever roof could out shout 500 on the Blackburn end 

I thought the cantilever roof was at the Blackburn End !

[rigger]

21 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I thought the cantilever roof was at the Blackburn End !

I read the post the same as you, then I thought about it, and realised that John D meant, that 50 away supporters under the roofed Blackburn end, could make more noise than 500 away supporters in an unroofed Blackburn end. At that time the Blackburn end was the away end.  

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 minutes ago, rigger said:

I read the post the same as you, then I thought about it, and realised that John D meant, that 50 away supporters under the roofed Blackburn end, could make more noise than 500 away supporters in an unroofed Blackburn end. At that time the Blackburn end was the away end.  

His definition of a “ cantilever roof “ and mine must be a bit different.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

His definition of a “ cantilever roof “ and mine must be a bit different.

Why ?

[Hasta]

Until about 15 my dad took me in the Enclosure.

If the current JW BE lower was what used to be the enclosure, what was the JW DE lower known as? I don’t know anyone that ever went in there.
 

 

 

[wilsdenrover]

I don’t know if this has been posted before:

 

[JohnD]

Sorry, my bad.

The home fans used the Darwen end when I first started going on my own. Perhaps they were building the "new* Blackburn end in the mid/late 60s?

When we had to move into the BE we were often out sung by just a few away fans in the DE.

[den]

1 hour ago, JohnD said:

Sorry, my bad.

The home fans used the Darwen end when I first started going on my own. Perhaps they were building the "new* Blackburn end in the mid/late 60s?

When we had to move into the BE we were often out sung by just a few away fans in the DE.

Yes, I mentioned that I went on the Darwen end. That’s where the home fans stood. Pre 1960 the BBE wasn’t covered and I’m sure that’s why they gathered there.