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rog of the rovers

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  1. My fleeting interest in Super League is down to bobsterbrfc! Therefore I too am a Wolves fan.
  2. Its an idea for a thread that I don't think has ever been done. If it has, apologies, but I couldn't find it! If not then I'll begin with my top 5, for starters I have only been going to the Rovers regularly since 1993, when I was 6! I did go to the playoff final in 92, but can't remember the game. Top 5 5th - Rovers 3-1 Liverpool, Premier League 2011, maybe because it is fresh in the memory but what a fantastic performance. Freed from the long ball shackles, three magnificent goals put us 3-0 up against Liverpool, who in all honesty weren't in it. Then typically for Rovers they were hanging on towards the end, but great to beat Liverpool and a former manager. 4th - Rovers 3-2 Liverpool, Premier League 1994, another great game against Liverpool, in front of what was then (maybe still is) a record crowd at Ewood since the redevelopments (30,263). A see-saw game, Super Atko and Sutton had given Rovers a 2-1 lead, which was cancelled out by a magnificent John Barnes over head kick make it two each before Chris Sutton slid the ball under David James to steal the points for Rovers. 3rd - Rovers 7-2 Sheff Wednesday, Premier League 1997, Nine goals and a sending off, not bad entertainment, still during the summer holidays so it was a balmy evening at Ewood, and on Sky! Rovers were out of the traps in no time, Kevin Gallacher scored a brace inside 7 minutes to put Rovers 2 up, Benito Carbone made it 2-1, but a Graham Hyde own goal made it 3-1 almost immediately afterwards. Sutton and Wilcox made it 5-1 at half time, more was to come after the break though, including the goal of the game from Carbone! A wonder strike from 35 yards to make it 5-2, Bohinen, on as a sub, made it 6-2 moments later, before Carbone was then sent off for a second booking, Filan broke his arm in a collison, and was replaced by Flowers and the action finally ceased when Sutton added his 2nd and Rovers' 7th. I remember Stuart Ripley starting that season on fire and had a couple of near misses in the game as well. Unfortunately Rippers got injured playing for England and never really got his place back in the team after that! 2nd - Rovers 5-0 Burnley, First Division (now Championship) 2001, what more can I say but to beat your rivals is great, to batter them at home was fantastic, brilliant performance, brilliant goals and a scorcher of a day! Shorty's run down the wing, Jansen's double and Hignett's pile driver to make it 5! Also, the team were full of confidence and on the brink of promotion. It was also my sisters 16th birthday so we had a great barbeque afterwards, a great day. 1st - Rovers 4-3 Manchester United, Premier League 2005, the game had everything, a Bentley hat-trick, including a terrific third, just a day after signing for the club on a full time basis! Rio having an absolute shocker, Sav wound him up big time, Rovers coasting then United threw Ruud van Nistelrooy on and all over a sudden we were hanging on! A penalty, missed chances, great saves and ultimately a first league double over United for 50 years. An absolute cracking game, will live long in the memory. For me it was everything that being a Rover is about, upsetting the big boys, and ultimately leaving you happy and proud to be a Roverite, but bloody hell they put you through it!
  3. Went to Moka in Preston for a quick bite before heading out for New Year. Was great as usual. Good food, and great price! I think I had a portion of Teriyaki Chicken, Salmon, Noodles and two bottles of beer for about £15!! Moka
  4. Anyone bought Fable III or AC Brotherhood? Would like both off Father Christmas, was wondering what they played like.
  5. Watched Book of Eli last night with Denzel and Gary Oldman, not a bad film actually, certainly something different. With a few twists along the way.
  6. Haha I watched Independence Day in America all those years ago, and at the end of the film the audience clapped and started shouting U-S-A! U-S-A! it was hilarious. Saying that, I do love the film!
  7. Saw Back to the Future at the cinema last night. I'm probably being massively biased because its my favourite film, but I loved it! I would certainly recommend anyone who loves the film or hasn't seen it to go watch it at the cinemas. One thing I did notice was that the atmosphere in the cinema was great, because everybody knew what was coming and knows the characters, there was laughing and cheering throughout! Great stuff. Also for someone who has watched the film hundreds of times, I still noticed some new things, as the quality of the digital/blu ray is excellent. Its on limited release so make sure you go see it! "Are you telling me that you built a time machine?............OUT OF A DeLOREAN?!!!!"
  8. Looks great. Out tomorrow!
  9. I'm on a similar quest Glenn One of the best films I've watched recently is 12 Angry Men. Got A fistful of Dollars and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly lined up on Sky+ Interesting list, of course no list is perfect, but this is one of the better ones. Empire Top 500 Talking of favourites, Nice to see my favourite film of all time makes number 23! I feel vindicated! And great news for fellow fans Back to the Future - back in cinemas!!
  10. Watched The Demolition Man last night for the first time, great film! Really good action and comedy. Also Sandra Bullock is just unbelievably hot in the movie. Its doing the rounds on Sky at the moment, if you see it, its worth a Sky+
  11. Anyone seen The Expendables? Heard its a shocker!
  12. Thanks for posting this. Had the videos when I was a kid, and always watched them in the Summer holidays, so much so that I wore the 92/93 and 93/94 videos out. Obviously a lot of the grounds have changed, but two things that did make me chuckle. No coloured boots and corner flags on the halfway line!! Where did they go?
  13. I love its a wonderful life as well, seeing it in colour is wrong! I'm pretty sure Jimmy Stewart and much of the cast campaigned against colourising films.
  14. Went to see Inception the other day. A good film, but take a cushion! WARNING!!!!!!!! SPOILERS In your opinion, does the spinning top drop at the end or not? Personally I think it does, and is just there to frustrate you!
  15. The curry half mile on Blackburn Road in Darwen is your best bet. Sukhi's Anaz Akash All within yards of each other. Never been to Sukhi's, but would say that Anaz is posher and slighlty more expensive than Akash, but will no doubt be corrected when the Darreners read this message.
  16. Watched a couple of documentary films recently that were both terrific. King of Kong, a story about one mans (Steve Wiebe) quest to break the record for arcade style Donkey Kong. and Chasing Ghosts, a story about the rise of competitive gaming in the US from the late 70s to mid 80s. More details see wiki pages. Both were really enjoyable though, a real life look at people's lifes and how competitive life is. The King of Kong Chasing Ghosts Anybody on here seen either film?
  17. Goodfellas was on ITV4 last night and is always a treat. No doubt it will be doing the rounds on ITV 2/3/4 for the next few weeks, if you get a chance see it.
  18. Had pub lunch up at The Traders Arms in Mellor on Saturday. As solid as ever. I had a lovely BLT sarnie, although my uncle's cheese and onion pie looked amazing!
  19. I thought Quantum was a very poor film. Basically no storyline just Bond trawling the globe and killing people before he gets to know any information. Plus Bond needs gadgets (Although, I agree, not an invisible car!!) and girls. Thats part of the charm of the movie. Daniel Craig was wooden as well in QoS after being quite likeable in Casino Royale. In other news Shrek 4 trailer looks good, hope its a fitting end to a decent franchise. Shrek 1 and 2 are great films. What is Hot Tub Time Machine like? Looked really funny on the trailers, although I've heard mixed reports.
  20. For Robin Hood watch Prince of Thieves!! Not a massive Russell Crowe fan to be fair, but this seems an attempt to make the character a bit more gritty and menacing, ala The Dark Knight and Casino Royale. The growing trend of everything trying to be like the Bourne trilogy is getting tiresome, characters like James Bond need to be suave and slightly corny not menacing and rigid.
  21. Leeds sang all the way through the minutes silence for Matt Busby. I remember Gordon Strachan (a Leeds player at the time) shaking his head in disgust.
  22. Tell him he can join the Hammers at 15:01 on Saturday afternoon.
  23. I have always liked Benni, but, I think its time he moved on. He has harboured for a move for a while now, and given his age and temperament, £2.5m - £3m is good business for Rovers. Rovers are clearly trying to lower the average age of the squad and with youngsters like Kalinic and Olsson coming through they deserve a chance to shine. A 32 year old with limited motivation and little or no pace is only going one way.
  24. This looks good! Hot Tub Time Machine
  25. I was similarly un moved, however I flicked around and ended up watching the Athletic Bilbao Europa League match on ITV 4, and it was a really good game. Bilbao where terrific to watch and have plenty of skill, pace, movement and refreshingly a home grown team of players born local and playing for the name on the front of the shirt rather than the back. They demolished a poor side, but unlike Liverpool, they did it with style, creativity and flair. If you get a chance to watch them then do. They are like Arsenal but without the nasty streak. Also, I believe I saw a future star, 16 year old Iker Muniain (Maybe he's known to the FM lot?) he was outstanding. A second striker who was a cross between Xavi and Arshavin, took his goal very well and generally impressed from start to finish. Remember the name IKER MUNIAIN
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