BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[darrenrover]

I'll be singing all of these now to the missus this afternoon, as we settle in front of the tele to watch us at Forest.

She already thinks I'm crackers!...

[oldjamfan1]

7 hours ago, darrenrover said:

I'll be singing all of these now to the missus this afternoon, as we settle in front of the tele to watch us at Forest.

She already thinks I'm crackers!...

You might want to change the words of the last line of “Darwen Blues” then Nick 😂

[DeeCee]

In Blackburn's fair city..........

Tucker Tucker, Tucker the bush kangaroo 😁

[rigger]

8 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

In Blackburn's fair city..........

Tucker Tucker, Tucker the bush kangaroo 😁

PC Tucker, you big fat £ucker

[Riversider28]

43 minutes ago, rigger said:

PC Tucker, you big fat £ucker

PC Tucker wants a bayonet up his ar*e

PC Tucker wants a bayonet up his ar*e

PC Tucker wants a bayonet up his ar*e

and we’ll all give a bloody good push, ooohh!

[jim mk2]

Rovers winger Ally "Noddy" MacLeod retrieves the ball from the River Darwen which ran behind the old Rovers training ground (made of cinders) next to Ewood Park.

There was a rule that whoever kicked the ball into the River Darwen, had to retrieve it. As you can see it had been snowing, so the water must have been freezing.

Not sure of the date, but likely to be sometime in the late 1950. 

MacLeod went on to become Scotland manager in the late 1970s. 

 

Edited February 20, 2021 by jim mk2

[darrenrover]

Just uncovered these 2 momentos amongst my hoard of 'stuff' and put them in my office, in pride of place, where they really should have been all along:

1987 signed ball

1995 signed ball.

"Roll along Blackburn Rovers, Roll along, get the ball in the net where it belongs... de de dah", as my Grandad used to sing to me as I sat on his knee!

WE ARE THE ROVERS!!!

[Leonard Venkhater]

On 19/02/2021 at 14:41, arbitro said:

Having just seen a post on the music association thread I was reminded of this one to the tune of Terry Jacks song called Seasons in the Sun.

We had joy, we had fun

We had Burnley on the run

But the fun didn't last

Cos the b******* ran too fast.

And, if you wanted to appear even more cultured, you could reference it back to the original Jacques Brel..

Adieu l'Émile, je t'aimais bien
Adieu l'Émile, je t'aimais bien, tu sais
On a chanté les mêmes vins
On a chanté les mêmes filles
On a chanté les mêmes chagrins

Just saying...

[darrenrover]

10 hours ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

And, if you wanted to appear even more cultured, you could reference it back to the original Jacques Brel..

Adieu l'Émile, je t'aimais bien
Adieu l'Émile, je t'aimais bien, tu sais
On a chanté les mêmes vins
On a chanté les mêmes filles
On a chanté les mêmes chagrins

Just saying...

Allez Les Bleus, Les Sarladais et CA Brive aussi mon ami!

Nous Sommes Les Rovers!!

Les Clarets sont branleurs!!

Je tu dit ça seulement!

 

 

[darrenrover]

JUST NEVER, EVER FORGET OR LOSE SIGHT OF THIS!:BRFC Big History.pdf

Edited February 22, 2021 by darrenrover

[darrenrover]

On 20/02/2021 at 10:30, oldjamfan1 said:

You might want to change the words of the last line of “Darwen Blues” then Nick 😂

'Love your women and drink your beer', went down a treat: she was even singing along!🤣

Funny thing is though, we've spent a lot of time in North Carolina over the years and 'shag' is actually a Carolinian dance:

First time I encountered it was in 1980 as a Freshman at my first shin dig: A rather attractive, tall, blond, Southern belle sauntered up to me and asked "Would you like to shag?" I was gobsmacked and thought bloody hell, she's a bit forward and said, "sorry love no thanks, I'm just going out for a fag" Then all my mates thought I was batting for the other side!....Funny thing the English language!

Edited February 22, 2021 by darrenrover

[oldjamfan1]

8 hours ago, darrenrover said:

'Love your women and drink your beer', went down a treat: she was even singing along!🤣

Funny thing is though, we've spent a lot of time in North Carolina over the years and 'shag' is actually a Carolinian dance:

First time I encountered it was in 1980 as a Freshman at my first shin dig: A rather attractive, tall, blond, Southern belle sauntered up to me and asked "Would you like to shag?" I was gobsmacked and thought bloody hell, she's a bit forward and said, "sorry love no thanks, I'm just going out for a fag" Then all my mates thought I was batting for the other side!....Funny thing the English language!

Brilliant!!

[jim mk2]

Rovers forward John Byrom walking down the street where he lived at the time, John Bright Street in Blackburn, also the street of where Fred Pickering once lived.

Picture date December 1964.

[darrenrover]

2 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

Rovers forward John Byrom walking down the street where he lived at the time, John Bright Street in Blackburn, also the street of where Fred Pickering once lived.

Picture date December 1964.

A good example of why "never go back": you more often than not fail in attempting to relive former glories.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

13 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

Rovers forward John Byrom walking down the street where he lived at the time, John Bright Street in Blackburn, also the street of where Fred Pickering once lived.

Picture date December 1964.

He was a class act Jim, Bobby Moore rated him as one of the players who always gave him a hard time. He specialised in scoring hat tricks against West Ham. It was real mistake selling him to Bolton when we did. For modern fans reading this he was in the style of Matt Jansen.

He was playing and scoring for Rovers in the old First Division when he was 17.

Edited February 23, 2021 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

On 22/02/2021 at 01:03, darrenrover said:

'Love your women and drink your beer', went down a treat: she was even singing along!🤣

Funny thing is though, we've spent a lot of time in North Carolina over the years and 'shag' is actually a Carolinian dance:

First time I encountered it was in 1980 as a Freshman at my first shin dig: A rather attractive, tall, blond, Southern belle sauntered up to me and asked "Would you like to shag?" I was gobsmacked and thought bloody hell, she's a bit forward and said, "sorry love no thanks, I'm just going out for a fag" Then all my mates thought I was batting for the other side!....Funny thing the English language!

I can't do links but if you look up " Mr Bus Driver " by Bruce Channel on youtube there's a video by MrShaggerDJ. The video has a cartoon image of couples doing " The Shag " towards the end of the video. It's out of my league dancing wise.

Edited February 23, 2021 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[rigger]

12 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I can't do links but if you look up " Mr Bus Driver " by Bruce Channel on youtube there's a video by MrShaggerDJ. The video has a cartoon image of couples doing " The Shag " towards the end of the video. It's out of my league dancing wise.

All these years and all the women wanted to do was dance ! Who'd have thought it.

[bazza]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He was a class act Jim, Bobby Moore rated him as one of the players who always gave him a hard time. He specialised in scoring hat tricks against West Ham. It was real mistake selling him to Bolton when we did. For modern fans reading this he was in the style of Matt Jansen.

John Byrom is a legend to Bolton supporters, too. One of their greats.

[Claytons Left Boot]

4 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He was a class act Jim, Bobby Moore rated him as one of the players who always gave him a hard time. He specialised in scoring hat tricks against West Ham. It was real mistake selling him to Bolton when we did. For modern fans reading this he was in the style of Matt Jansen.

I was eight years old when I started going to Ewood in 1966. We had just sold Byrom to Bolton but, at that age, I was unaware of that. My uncle used to take me, as my dad had no real interest in football.

A few years later, I started going on my own and gradually got to the age when I followed the lads away. When we played Bolton, especially away, I used to dread Byrom being in their line up. I knew he was a prolific striker but still blissfully unaware of his previous status at Rovers. As you say, a real mistake selling him. We may well have gone straight back up with him in the side. We’ll never know.

Edited February 23, 2021 by Claytons Left Boot
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[perthblue02]

Was looking for something else (see Watford game thread) and came across this picture which I have not seen before. A beauty of a away kit with the white patch red rose badge.

link :

Bristol Rovers away 12/3/ 1974 Lost 3-0

Edited February 23, 2021 by perthblue02

[Stonesrick]

4 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He was a class act Jim, Bobby Moore rated him as one of the players who always gave him a hard time. He specialised in scoring hat tricks against West Ham. It was real mistake selling him to Bolton when we did. For modern fans reading this he was in the style of Matt Jansen.

He was playing and scoring for Rovers in the old First Division when he was 17.

Johnny B had the knack of saving his energy for the important moments in the box instead of charging around like a headless chicken, giving the impression they are putting a shift in without achieving much.

[oldjamfan1]

1 hour ago, perthblue02 said:

Was looking for something else (see Watford game thread) and came across this picture which I have not seen before. A beauty of a away kit with the white patch red rose badge.

link :

Bristol Rovers away 12/3/ 1974 Lost 3-0

I think this may have been a rearranged game after the original was called off a couple of hours before kick off because of a waterlogged pitch. They turned the League Liner Rovers fans train back half way to Bristol.

[Waggy76]

1 hour ago, oldjamfan1 said:

I think this may have been a rearranged game after the original was called off a couple of hours before kick off because of a waterlogged pitch. They turned the League Liner Rovers fans train back half way to Bristol.

I remember BobbyGould getting a hat trick against us ,think that was a couple of years later though...

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

I was eight years old when I started going to Ewood in 1966. We had just sold Byrom to Bolton but, at that age, I was unaware of that. My uncle used to take me, as my dad had no real interest in football.

A few years later, I started going on my own and gradually got to the age when I followed the lads away. When we played Bolton, especially away, I used to dread Byrom being in their line up. I knew he was a prolific striker but still blissfully unaware of his previous status at Rovers. As you say, a real mistake selling him. We may well have gone straight back up with him in the side. We’ll never know.

Well we had Martin Britt, who had been a top prospect, who we'd signed the previous season but he came with a serious knee injury which finished his career before Xmas of that year. We signed Alan Gilliver, who came with a big reputation, but unbeknown to Rovers he had disc problems. To sign Gilliver we sold Byrom. Neither of Britt or Gilliver hit the heights, all the while Byrom was banging them in for Bolton. He was past his best when he came back to Rovers.

[arbitro]

5 hours ago, perthblue02 said:

Was looking for something else (see Watford game thread) and came across this picture which I have not seen before. A beauty of a away kit with the white patch red rose badge.

link :

Bristol Rovers away 12/3/ 1974 Lost 3-0

John Waddington on the left and Faz on the right but who is the one in the middle?

Smash and Grab playing for the Gas are also in the picture.