After the farce on the Riverside after 2.40pm on Saturday it just proved to me what the Trust has been saying to the hierarchy for 6 years: "Why is the Riverside price the same as the rest of the Ground? It should be the low-level entry price to encourage more supporters" But no, we treat our poorer fans like criminals. And Tony Mowbray's dad used to smuggle him into Ayresome Park.

I thought Lee Carsley was one of the "rubber dinghy boys" of our first relegation from the Premier League....one of Kiddos men? And he did not pick Adam Wharton.....so he is not on my Christmas present list.

At least it wont be long to wait Lennie! And no-one has mentioned the twice yearly trip to the Indian Courts to wait outside the Courtroom.

New pricing.....£20 max on Riverside and Club Shop selling tickets. PROBEM SOLVED....NO extra costs and poorer Supporters get a chance to follow the Club they love.

No .....but the BBD Chile merchandise is due soon!

Great work Herbster.....and you would be an ideal Merchandise manager at Roverstore. I heard that the BBD Chile merchandise will be arriving soon at Ewood!!

My Japan Flag arrives tomorrow, Neal Hope to see you at the game.

Very enjoyable and very professional by all 3 (esp Ian H.) Fan boy Herbs is great on Yuki and the Merch!

Swansea Away in season we got relegated from PL. I went there(0-3) and came back via WBA(0-4). There was fun on the sidelines as different players started arguing with Keano and some fighting. My friend from Wales could not believe it.

What's wrong with...Long live the BBE and Riverside ? East Lancashire has always been a bit over-pessimistic. "Its not raining now ,but it soon will be"

Made a special trip to the Ground this morning to check on the state, afore any comments to Steve Waggott. 3 points: - everything was shut and locked but it still looked tidy and clean -signage and all entrances were ready , presumably for the Cardiff City home match -the problem seems to be that after 25 years the Cladding on the Blackburn End(as per pictures above) is looking faded and blotchy. Probably needs to come off and either be resprayed or replaced. Looks a £100k job to me. That is maybe 3 staff jobs. No one was around but 25 staff cars in the car park. My conclusion was that ,after 7 months, its not able to be a functioning football club and therefore because the infrastructure is quite extensive it looks pretty desolate. Even so the general state looked okay. I wonder what other Clubs look like....Burnley Club Shop is open.

Wow....what a thread. And one man sparring with everybody! Warning -Philip L. has the knowledge and track-record of many years standing of Rovers finances. And is as keen on the Rovers as anyone BUT he is forensic. I am not entering the debate.... apart from my long-standing view that Ewood Park is rarely the 12th Man when we are up against it. Sitting in the Jack Walker occasionally is like nearing death. Long live the BBE and Riverside. And the barracking of Wilcox and other(usually) home players has always been upsetting . Going way back Peter Dobing,Chris Crowe and (probably)John Byrom left because of crowd hostility. But I booed Shearer when he came back....so leave me out of this. COYB.

The Rovers Trust(and myself) was getting a bit of stick on Twitter last night about this! Personally, I have been on to Steve W. about the general state of Ewood at floor level AND that the Club Shop was not opened. Immediately work was done on the weeds. Additionally I wrote to a Blackburn with Darwen Senior Councillor about the alleyway at the back of Bolton Road. The critical point is end of October, when the furlough stops and the Rovers have to make financial decisions now that the fans are still not back. I know that the Club Shop may re-open soon, but surely if the Club may have to make staff redundant its a 'tricky' decision as to whether you spend money on maintenance or long-serving staff. Now I agree on the state of the Blackburn End and bow to people who have seen it for themselves. Will go myself on friday morning to take a look and then lobby the CEO. The Trust is also taking comments on the 'botched' Season-Ticket sales operation. I have had 15 comments so far....if you have constructive views email me on [email protected]. But like you I am just an ordinary supporter/season-ticket holder.!!

And its brilliant we have the Cavalry (Nyambe, Dack, Evans, Ayala and the other young lads) for after the International break . This allows us to have a 20 man continuity. Its a 46 match season and Reading/Bristol City + a few others will deteriorate.

But Phil in August 1958 we won our first 3 matches after promotion to the top League....5-1 (Newcastle...away)....5-0 (leicester City...home)....then Spurs 5-0 at home. Does that count? Thanks to M.Jackman: Essential History.