It`s no wonder Peter "One Dart" Manley isn`t doing very well, as all the other players seem to have 3 darts each....which obviously helps them get higher scores on each visit to the ocky!

Rovers 5 v Dingles 0 ( Short,Davis o.g, Jansen 2 ,Hignet) April 1st 2001 att:- 23515 This was their chance for revenge....& we crushed our most bitter foes 5 bleedin nil!! Remember the dingles being very upset at the quality of their transport, which resembled the wacky races with the odd variety club sunshine coach thrown in! ha! I remember being on the BBE, glorious sunshine , early kick-off,(think it was a Sunday morning??) atnosphere was good but not bouncing...due to early k/o. Some guys near us had dressed in boiler suits, wellies & Zac Dingle masks. Some Dingle player scored in front of the BBE & went into wild celebration.....only for it to be called off-side. It was a long walk back for him! After the game, headed off back to my local, loads of singing, loads of beer, talked to some guys who`s come over from Norway for the game. Fell asleep in pub.Woke up, it was dark, went home. Next day had about a half dozen phone-calls saying i was in the LET. What had i done? Had i done something stupid whilst drunk? Nope (pheww!!) there was a big colour picture of old Cletus celebrating one of the Rovers goals. My mum went & bought the photo from the LET offices. My god, i was handsome then! Wow, that was nearly 5 years ago. Where does time go, eh?

Burnley 0 v Rovers 2 (McAteer, Bent) att...21369 17th Dec 2000 The first league encounter for about 18yrs & this game was talk of the town...both towns. Burnley were actually above us in the table & were having a decent season. The Souness revolution was yet to kick-start itself. Because of previous trouble between the two rival sets of fans, police & clubs made it nigh on impossible for non-season ticket holders to get tickets for the trip to Yorkshire. A strict vetting system was put to use...& i was going to lose out. Rovers fans were also encouraged to use the 'free' transport laid on by the club, which would be escorted to Yorkshire in a series of police convoys. Anyway, i left no stone unturned in my quest to get a ticket & i eventually got one through my boss knowing someone in the club ;)All i had to do was say i was the person who`s name was on the ticket. When i went to Ewood to register for the free travel, they asked my name...i told them, then they asked my post-code,"oops!" Next thing the woman in the ticket office called a policewoman over, so i did one. I`d have to make my own way over. Matchday. As i drove over to Yorkshire, i noticed police officers on every motorway bridge, a police helicopter & passed a Rovers convoy surrounded by those big blue police vans. It was like a military operation. I parked up just up the road from the turd & walked down to the ground. The away end turnstyles weren`t open so i milled around outside. Most of the Burnley fans were teenagers just hanging round trying to look 'iffy' but just up the road a bigger bunch of neanderthals were having a bit of a missile throwing competition with the local plod outside a pub. Next thing a whale of sirens & activity as police horses moved all the milling dingles down the road away from the oncoming 1st convoy. I got moved on. The Rovers coaches arrived with loads of lads hammering on the inside windows making nasty gestures at the locals. You could hear the chanting from inside the coaches "Who let the Dingles out? who? who?who?" A copper on a horse shouted at me "I`ve told you to move away!" so i approached him & showed him my ticket. "i think i`m in there with them mate" the copper looked at me & told me i was a stupid #### & let me through. i was in! The game. I cannot remember much about the game itself, only the amazingly hostile atnosphere from both sets of fans. Rovers fans all around me were bouncing non-stop & chanting all those wonderful anti-Burnley songs we all grew up with. Some-one had smashed the toilets up under the stand & water was everywhere, but we didn`t care. I remember something about David Dunn getting clattered (did the dingle get sent off?..think he did) & ofcourse the goals. We were in heaven! Also remember some Burnley numpties trying to start a pitch invasion, but just made themselves look like cocks, whilst we howled derision at them. The game ended 2-0 to the Rovers & the Souness revolution had started at the home of our most hated rivals! After the game. It seemed like an age before we were let out of the ground. I`d met up with a few pals from my local & was keen to get back to my car (i was on nights that night) Rumours spread through the crowd that the Dingles were smashing their own town center up & it was like Beirut out there. Eventually the crowd started to move towards the exits & a policewoman shouted instructions for 'everyone to get on a coach'. I told a copper that my car was just up the road & he said "no way pal, get on a coach & pick it up tomorrow...if it`s still there!" So i had no option, i bummed my way onto the coach my mates were on. When the convoy of coaches eventually began to move, we headed away from the turd & up towards Todmorden, passing lots of dejected Dingle fans milling about around pubs. We exchanged friendly hand gestures & the odd object hit the windows as we passed. As we exited Burnley, the convoy did a swing to the right & we could see the entire fleet of coaches down the road. It must`ve been about a mile long with loads of flashing police lights & every junction blocked off, so we wouldn`t stop. It did feel like a military operation. Got back to Blackburn about two hours late for work & had to walk it. Got a bollocking off my gaffer. About midnight a workmate offered to give me a lift over to Yorkshire to pick up what was left of my car, so we went. The car was ok...much to my relief. Driving back through Burnley town center was strange. The place was desserted with rubbish & stuff littering the empty streets. I passed a slow moving, obviously drunk bloke in a Burnley shirt swaying & staggering whilst trying to eat something, so i gave him a blast on my horn. ...& that was my experience.

Culture? yeah right Whatever next? Ribbons around syringes? On matchday, i think the BBE should give the scousers a loud rendition of "ONE BORIS JOHNSON, THERE`S ONLY ONE BORIS JOHNSON!!"

***GAVs £50 BET UPDATE*** A Wigan gate of 18736 vs West Ham saw their average attendance drop a bit. Here`s how it stands:- Rovers average home league gate is 20251 after 15 homes. Wigans average home league gate is now 20904 after 16 home games (down 144) (Rovers are an average of 653 behind) Rovers total home league gates stand at 303762 Wigans total home league gates stand at 334462 (Rovers are 30700 behind, with a game in hand) Both teams final home games are:- Rovers ....Wigan,Liverpool,Chelsea & Man City Wigan....BIG club,Villa & Portsmouth.

Stage Door?

Maybe fox hunters could turn their attention towards our fluffy little friends?

Yeah, it`s different. The memories of Italians don`t count. Thinking about it, if Liverpool got to another european cup final & it fell on the anniversary of Heysel.....would they boycott it or cause as much fuss?? I very much doubt it. I hear the liverpool fans are to show a "thankyou" banner at the re-re-scheduled Ewood game. I say the BBE should show a banner in return...with a big picture of Boris Johnson on it, saying "GET OVER IT"

Was on the Riverside that day (cannot remember who with??) but remember going 2-0 down after only 15mins or something & heard the dissapointment rolling down the stand from fans who`d "seen it all before". Some actually walked out. Then the come back! An awsome display of football & determination left the whole ground (well 3 quarters of it) bouncing!!

Glorious memories of standing (yes standing) on the Blackburn End! I`ve never witnessed an atnosphere like it in my life. When the final whistle went, the whole place erupted with joy & relief.....the championship was on!! Some-one unfurled a large blue & white BRFC flag around near us & everyone seemed to stay well after the final whistle & just sang their hearts out. Sang all the way up Livesey after the game aswell! A truly great night!!

I`ve felt that for a while too...but i think the average atts will be alot closer at the end of the season. However, i feel next season will balance out a bit more in Rovers favour....the Wigan 'newness' of it all will wane a bit & they`ll drop below 20k.

So, have Liverpool agreed not to play on the anniversary of Heysel aswell?....where they killed lots of Italians.

Let him go for £10m+ then get Duff back.

***GAVs £50 BET UPDATE*** A gate of 18681 vs Boro didn`t help Gav in his quest to win his £50 bet. Here`s how it stands:- Rovers average home league gate is now 20251 after 15 homes (down 112) Wigans average home league gate is 21048 after 15 home games. (Rovers are an average of 797 behind) Rovers total home league gates stand at 303762 Wigans total home league gates stand at 315726 (Rover are 11964 behind) Both teams final home games are:- Rovers ....Wigan,Liverpool,Chelsea & Man City Wigan....West ham,BIG club,Villa & Portsmouth. Rovers definately have the better/bigger game run-in, but Wigan play host to 3 of the relegation candidates, who will bring decent followings, due to the importance of the games. NB...note to GAV, thought of doing a double or quits next season?

Who needs a safe breathable enviroment...when we`ve got quality football at affordable prices!!

....Now they`re just on the look-out for one they can nick!

That brown horse with the little man on the back is my favourite!

Excellent!! Howzabout all these rich Roverites living abroad (who cannot get to games) sponsoring a poor Blackburnian child to go to games on their behalf....then the child can write them a nice letter telling them all about the game & how exciting it was??

Do Liverpool fans object to matches played on 29th May aswell?

In a nutshell

***GAV`S £50 BET UPDATE*** After the 'kids for a quid' Saturday evening silly kick-off time game against Villa, a home crowd of 21932 made it look like this:- Rovers average league home attendance is 20363 after 14 home games (up 121) Wigans average league home attendance is 21048 after 15 home games (Rovers are an average of 685 behind with 5 home games left) Rovers total home attendances stand at 285081 Wigans total home attendances stand at 315726 (Rovers are 30645 behind) Rovers next 3 home games are...Boro, WIGAN & Liverpool (2 big gates there??) Wigans next 3 home games are...West Ham, BIG club & Villa (Could this be the chance to pull it back??)

Just ignore them It`s always like this on here:- "i`m a bigger fan than you" "i went to more games than you" "my scarf is longer than yours" etc.... It`s all bull####. Everyone contributes to BRFC & this site in their own individual way, either financially or emotionally. At least you haven`t taken the easy option & supported Man Utd. keep the faith

The impending war in europe made left hand sided white cloth more expensive than left hand sided blue cloth.....& so the switch was made.

Here`s some of Accy Stanley`s home league stats this season. Quite an impressive read:- v Canvey......1012 (won 1-0) v Exeter.......1312 (lost 2-1) v Woking.......959 (won 2-1) v Crawley.....1365 (won 4-2) v Aldershot...1142 (won 3-2).......1st 5 homes ave att 1158 (total=5790) v Gravesend..1206 (draw 1-1) v Hereford.....1603 (won 2-1) v York City....2193 (won 2-1) v Forest grn..1506 (won 2-0) v Southport...1630 (won 4-0).......10 homes ave att 1393 (total= 13928) v Altrincham..1436 (won 1-0) v Kidminster..1336 (won 2-0) v Halifax.Tn....3014 (draw 1-1) v Cambridge..1837 (won 1-0) v Dag/Red.....2156 (won 1-0).......15 homes ave att 1580 (total= 23707) v Morcambe..3041 (won 2-0) v Burton Alb..1946 (won 2-1)........17 homes ave att 1688 (total= 28694) .....all the signs of a team having an excellent season

i.e....cheap, affordable tickets! Kids like going to Ewood, but it`s too expensive.