BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[broadsword]

Thanks though

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago today…particularly interested by the Ridgeway Rovers photo…they’ve got some illustrious old boys

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago today…FA Cup against @NUFC #1995Nostalgia ⚪️🔵

[Herbie6590]

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/rovers-cup-of-woe/650

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

17 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/rovers-cup-of-woe/650

I remember the United game Fred mentions very well. We’d been starved of football for what seemed like an age. Eventually the day dawned and we actually saw a game of football. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon after all the ice, snow and gloom.

My abiding memory is of both teams giving Fred Pickering a guard of honour as he came into the pitch, he’d got married earlier that day ! 
 

My other memory is of more Man Utd generosity. Later in the second half Rovers were attacked the Blackburn End and the attack broke down. Harry Gregg in the Utd goal got the ball and threw it out to Albert Quixall in the Utd midfield. At that moment Fred Pickering was bent down tying up a loose boot lace. Quixall  dithered on the ball a bit and then turned and passed the ball back to Gregg. At that moment Fred stood up, the ball went straight to him. As good as a pass as we used to say. Fred just swivelled onto the ball and banged it straight into the back of the net ! 
I was stood right behind the goals at the Blackburn end and I had a great view of the cock up. Shades of todays “ playing out from the back “

Edited January 10 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Gav]

This is a great picture of away fans arriving in Barnsley 1980's and waiting to be escorted by police to Oakwell.

No idea who it is, but I’m sure it’s an experience we’ve all endured hundreds of times:

Edited January 11 by Gav

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago today… #1995Nostalgia as Rovers take on Forest…if you know anyone mentioned in the programme do let us know…⚪️🔵

[Gav]

This lad was a player, scores a couple here, best since Shearer in my book:

 

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago (yesterday…sorry, was a bit distracted). 

[Herbie6590]

30 years ago today…more #1995Nostalgia 

[Gav]

Couple of pics, one here from Ewood, sadly we can’t see the ground:

 

This one is from 1983 and is graffiti from local gangs in Blackburn:

 

Edited January 23 by Gav

[Gav]

Classic Rovers footage 

 

[simongarnerisgod]

i always felt sorry for mackay,he was a very good manager but no big name player would sign for him,suddenly dalglish turned up and they all wanted to be here

incidentally,i`ve never liked lineker for his comments and attitude  ,1st dissing brian clough when forest tried to sign him when as he was leaving  barcelona and for his even more disrespectul comments about us before he ****** off to japan,total *********

[Herbie6590]

#1995Nostalgia 30 years ago today ⚪️🔵

[Gav]

Football goes in cycles, normal service will be resumed at some point, mark my words. 
 

 

 

 

[Mattyblue]

That lot will fall sooner or later, no question. They just need to mess up  whilst they still have parachutes. The issue is this club, we will never again reach our potential whilst we have owners that have no interest in the club achieving anything on the pitch whatsoever, yet won’t ever sell it.

So, the ‘cycle’ may well still be a long away away from turning

 

[Herbie6590]

It’s time for some #1995Nostalgia as it’s 30 years ago today that we took in Leeds Utd at Ewood in a rearranged fixture that would be memorable for Flowers, Mimms & Shearer especially…⚪️🔵
 

 

[Herbie6590]

Match highlights

 

 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

A Club of our stature needs to see the return of a Matchday Programme...reading some of the above has brought back  great memories.

For our 150th anniversary.

[Herbie6590]

4 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

It’s time for some #1995Nostalgia as it’s 30 years ago today that we took in Leeds Utd at Ewood in a rearranged fixture that would be memorable for Flowers, Mimms & Shearer especially…⚪️🔵
 

 

Here’s Charlotte (Jones) Compton today…fabulous 🤍💙

[Gav]

7 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

A Club of our stature needs to see the return of a Matchday Programme...reading some of the above has brought back  great memories.

For our 150th anniversary.

@SIMON GARNERS 194 - Have you still got your treasure trove of Rovers programmes?

 

[Gav]

Friday April 1st 1977 -  fire in Nutall Street stand, I wonder how many people thought it was an April fools?

 

Edited Sunday at 13:03 by Gav

[Mattyblue]

Silver lining is they built the John Lewis Complex as a result… which as a kid I thought was the height of sophistication.

 

[Gav]

On 02/02/2025 at 14:12, Mattyblue said:

Silver lining is they built the John Lewis Complex as a result… which as a kid I thought was the height of sophistication.

 

I thought the same Matty, but it was a fire in 1984 that created the John Lewis Conplex.

[Gav]

Are you watching Manchester?!