National league and North and South

[Mattyblue]

Nowhere, that’s why all the football hipsters that wax lyrical about Germany and how fantastically unique it is need to look closer to home for the football country with the greatest depth…

[Darrenbot]

Amazing game in the National league playoff semi final it finished Wrexham 4-5 Grimsby after extra time.Ryan Reynolds will have to watch at least 1 more season of non league football.

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, Darrenbot said:

Amazing game in the National league playoff semi final it finished Wrexham 4-5 Grimsby after extra time.Ryan Reynolds will have to watch at least 1 more season of non league football.

I was going to post similar. What a terrific game with two teams going hell for leather to win a game of football. 

[Oldgregg86]

Gutted I missed this sounds like a classic 

[rigger]

2 hours ago, arbitro said:

I was going to post similar. What a terrific game with two teams going hell for leather to win a game of football. 

Or two poor defences.

[AllRoverAsia]

A great game to watch but some awful defending, especially at corners.

There was good skill on show and  a very watchable game.

Ref let it flow.

Edited May 28, 2022 by AllRoverAsia

[arbitro]

Chorley have brought out a pre season shirt which is something I've never heard of. It's quite innovative really and for a non league club to think of it is a feather in their caps.

[DeeCee]

Not too keen on the design but the concept yes, bloody well yes!

[AllRoverAsia]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

Chorley have brought out a pre season shirt which is something I've never heard of. It's quite innovative really and for a non league club to think of it is a feather in their caps.

A shirt for the holidays and beach. Brilliant marketing.

[Rogerb]

There is also a black one for the goalkeepers

[perthblue02]

First thing that hit me about the chorley shirt is how the manufacturers logo is placed, makes it look like a little mans head with big afro and top half of his body and now I can't unsee it

Edited June 9, 2022 by perthblue02

[Rogerb]

Best part of £40 quid these shirts.

[GHR]

Off-topic but that Chorley effort above is something Rovers should have been all over a long time ago - a range of leisure / beach / summer- wear, that is modern, smart and stylish and still conveys the club's identity, without being your traditional 'look at that bloke, at the beach in a football shirt ffs'. Half the stuff we have in at the minute looks like the kind of thing you'd wear to do the gardening, the other half looks like something you knock together in Paint in ten minutes.

Why don't we develop a new range playing on the 1875 / Arte Et Labore theme? Team up with relevant part of Blackburn College if there is one (or similar) and spin it as part of our giving community partnership stuff? Why are teams at Tier Six (and below!) doing stuff that appears beyond us?

 

[Rogerb]

Joe Nolan released by Rovers has joined the ranks of ex Rovers at Chorley

[Sparks Rover]

43 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

Joe Nolan released by Rovers has joined the ranks of ex Rovers at Chorley

And he's my mates apprentice....electrical type stuff

Edited August 11, 2022 by Sparks Rover

[Sweaty Gussets]

43 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

And he's my mates apprentice....electrical type stuff

Sparks Magpies.

[Oldgregg86]

31 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Sparks Magpies.

I see watt you did there. Fused the two together 

nice plug from sparks to

[DeeCee]

1 hour ago, Oldgregg86 said:

I see watt you did there. Fused the two together 

nice plug from sparks to

Ohm my god it's pun time again. 🙄 Shock horror.

[bluebruce]

On 09/06/2022 at 18:30, GHR said:

Why don't we develop a new range playing on the 1875 / Arte Et Labore theme? Team up with relevant part of Blackburn College if there is one (or similar) and spin it as part of our giving community partnership stuff? Why are teams at Tier Six (and below!) doing stuff that appears beyond us?

 

Umm, we do have shirts that play on the 1875 and Arte et Labore themes.

[bluebruce]

On 28/05/2022 at 19:28, Oldgregg86 said:

Gutted I missed this sounds like a classic 

 

[GHR]

10 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Umm, we do have shirts that play on the 1875 and Arte et Labore themes.

Aye but most of them look terrible.

[Sparks Rover]

5 hours ago, bluebruce said:

 

John Mcatee, brother of the lad at City....not a bad player really, Luton have picked him up.  Manchester lad.. remember him from when he was a lad.

[arbitro]

With no 'proper' football today I decided to get the train to Moston to watch FC United against Radcliffe. The ground is tidy with various food outlets dotted around and quite a few bars too. Playing for FC was ex Rover Chris Taylor whilst Jem Karacan played for Radcliffe. He played for Reading and Galatasary and represented Turkey at various levels. I mention this because he is actually a Rovers fan. The play was really good particularly from Radcliffe who won 2-1 with a really late goal. The 'entertainment' also included a scrap between some FC fans and stewards. I have to say though FC supporters had the best array of songs I have heard in years.

All that for £7 admission and £8 train fare.

[Sparks Rover]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

With no 'proper' football today I decided to get the train to Moston to watch FC United against Radcliffe. The ground is tidy with various food outlets dotted around and quite a few bars too. Playing for FC was ex Rover Chris Taylor whilst Jem Karacan played for Radcliffe. He played for Reading and Galatasary and represented Turkey at various levels. I mention this because he is actually a Rovers fan. The play was really good particularly from Radcliffe who won 2-1 with a really late goal. The 'entertainment' also included a scrap between some FC fans and stewards. I have to say though FC supporters had the best array of songs I have heard in years.

All that for £7 admission and £8 train fare.

Oo, Moston,  that is a rum place....

[DanLad]

On 11/08/2022 at 23:32, DeeCee said:

Ohm my god it's pun time again. 🙄 Shock horror.

I've heard he's a bit of a live wire...