Really enjoyed recording this! Hopefully you'll enjoy also and well worth 30 mins of your time.

Great fun recording with you all once again! Think its a good listen, would be great to hear your feedback on the podcast and who you think has been our best player in recent weeks and who needs a nudge in the right direction! Enjoy

Something a little different, but still with a Rovers feel. A 10x10 Series from the BBC, first shown in 2000 (if I remember correctly) all about the thrill of 4:45pm on a Saturday afternoon. The short programme features a number of fans from various clubs, including my very own Grandad, Leo Whiteside. Also included are some familiar faces from Blackburn Market. @Herbie6590the sort of thing I'd imagine would be right up your street! Also maybe a topic for a future @4000Holes ?

Nicko saying Lewis O'Brien? Goodness me, what a signing he would be. I'd take just him if offered, one of the best players in the Championship for the past few seasons, middle of the park depth. Come on Rovers.....make it happen!!

What a division eh?! Longest Serving Championship Managers 1. Mark Robins (2017) Coventry City 2. Gary Rowett (2019) Millwall 3. Nigel Pearson (1 Feb 2021) Bristol City 4. Russell Martin (1 Aug 2021) Swansea City 5. Paul Heckingbottom (25 Nov 2021) Sheffield United 6. Ryan Lowe (7 Dec 2021) Preston North End 7. Paul Ince (16 May 2022) Reading 8. Jon Dahl Tomasson (14 Jun 2022 [am]) Rovers 9. Vincent Kompany (14 Jun 2022 [pm]) Burnley 10. John Eustace (3 Jul 2022) Birmingham

Isn't it just an age thing? I must admit my passion for Rovers isn't what it once was, but life usually gets in the way of football/Rovers and also with more maturity the more you realise what value it has in your life. If Rovers were top of the Premier League right now, would my life be massively different? Maybe, but probably not. Plus I think the more you realise that you have no control over it, the more you can distance from it. That said, what else would we talk about? How often would I see my friends, dad, uncle, cousins as I do on a matchday and how I can pinpoint life events around Rovers matches proves they have their place in my heart. Following Rovers is about those days, those memories, some when you expect it (Doncaster away, Old Trafford Semi, Cardiff etc) and some when you least expect (Sheffield United at home last season, Stoke City in the FA Cup etc) and its the thought of these that keep us coming back. Bristol City away next week could be another one of those times, you just never know. Now in my mid 30s I think I've seen Rovers beat (and lose) against almost everyone, at least once, so in all honesty any result is a variation on a theme!

Forgot to predict the 3 v 4 and final! Thanks for organising @Herbie6590, well done @Mike E

Argentina 1-1 Croatia France 2-0 Morocco

Croatia 1-4 Brazil Netherlands 1-1 Argentina Morocco 0-2 Portugal England 2-1 France

Japan 1 - 1 Croatia Brazil 3 - 0 South Korea Morocco 0 - 2 Spain Portugal 3 - 1 Switzerland

Netherlands 1-0 USA Argentina 3-0 Australia France 4-0 Poland England 3-1 Senegal

England 3-1 Wales

England 3-1 USA

England 2-0 Iran Netherlands Argentina Germany Brazil England France Belgium Switzerland

Rich Eisen an NFL commentator has a feature called ''Overreaction Monday'' where they discuss the weekends actions and you hear bold claims, both ways positive and negative. The comments from some fans I feel are born out of the frustratingly poor performance against our local rivals (who also happen to be the best team in the league at this moment in time). JDT out? JDT written warning? JDT on a par with Mowbray? 3rd in the league, a point off second, five clear of seventh. Youngsters blooded, contracts signed (albeit not by BBD, but thats not going to happen without promotion), six wins in a row at Ewood, more points than at this stage last season. Lets try and keep some prespective. Yesterday was very disappointing and lessons MUST be learned, but its been a very good start to the 2022/23 campaign. Nearly halfway through the season, we've given ourselves a real shot at a playoff spot, maybe even more. Take the banter/stick today, lets move on. Trust the process.

This is delightful. Bolton Wanderers shirt celebrating 100 years since their first FA Cup victory. The 1923 FA Cup Final, or as its more commonly known, The White Horse Final. Having Macron as our supplier in our 150th Anniversary season will hopefully yield a similar anniversary shirt/kit. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/october/wanderers-unveil-centenary-fa-cup-final-shirt/

Currently on pace for 23 wins and 23 losses, which would give us 69 points (that is the same number of point as last season). Of course we're not going to win 23 or lose 23, but just for measure.

13th my apologies 😂😂😂😂

Jon Dahl Tomasson is now the 15th longest reigning manager in the Championship! 😂

Wonderful idea and right up my street! Ordered.

Caulker in as experience and as a back up on the depth chart (to steal an American Sportism) is fine with me. Ayala - Wharton Phillips - Carter Caulker - (Hyam/van den Berg/van Hecke) Solid 6 to choose from

Everton have a history of overpaying massively. BBD to the Toffees for say circa £20m plus would be a win (given the contract running out).

Whilst I don't want to lose either Brereton Diaz or Phillips both have been linked with moves away all summer. In some respects this is what we've been hoping wouldn't happen, but predictably it looks like it will. What encourages me more than those two players however is the club at large. In Broughton/Tomasson and the new head of recruitment Williams, we have a structure in place and the beginning of what (JDT famously calls 'project') looks like an exciting chapter. Brentford and Brighton being the two clubs everyone (outside of the top 4) is trying to model themselves on. Both have lost massive players in Eriksen, Cucurella, Bissouma etc. Yet both have an identity of the club, over the players. Rovers should be looking to reach this level, players will always come and go. The structure, the youth progression, the overall plan is whats most important. I do believe Tomasson/Broughton/Williams are our strongest assets at the moment. Yes more time enjoying the rise of Ashley Phillips would have been nice, but good luck to the lad if he goes.

I dont see a reason to change the team that started on Saturday, so wouldn't do so myself. If pressed, maybe Dolan for Vale, but don't mind Dolan off the bench. Szmodics, Dack, Morton all perhaps see the match at some stage? I am intrigued to see how we'll setup away from home against a team that has a lot of the ball. Probably more swift counter attacks and breakaways. The first goal is so big in the Championship, do we have the ability to come from behind playing the style of football we're endeavouring to do? The COVID season of 20/21 was blighted by this, so many 0-1 losses against teams who scored first and then sat deep with 10 men behind the ball. We didn't have the nous to unlock defences then, has it changed now? Only time will tell.

Just reading the T&C now. It says you're allowed to share with a member of the family. I'll ring the ticket office for clarification.