In 50+ years of watching Rovers I've never left a game early, or turned off a televised game before the end .....until Friday, when I stopped watching at half time. Felt bad doing it, but the game was so depressing to watch.
Will I watch tonight ?
....probably, at least for a while, but not expecting things to be any better.
Reading the latest posts on the likely new manager and realised, that despite supporting Rovers for 50+ years, I really don't care anymore.
Very sad to feel like that, but true.
With Stoke now looking for a striker I imagine Brereton is banging on the gates of their training ground ...... he always said his dream was to play for his home club.
This fixture always makes me think of Boxing Day 2001. I was spending Xmas with my in-laws in the East Midlands but by Boxing Day was really in need of a break. I managed to get through to someone in the ticket office that morning who told me the game was sold out, but with some begging and pleading they managed to find me a single ticket in the Riverside, so I drove up to Ewood.
In that game, Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips gave us a real lesson in what a strike partnership was all about (we had Grabbi up front on his own) and completely ripped our defence apart. Craig Short got himself sent off and we were probably lucky to only lose 3-0. Attendance was just a few under 29,000.
Still enjoyed getting away from the in-laws for the day though !
This time I'm not making the trip, but will be watching on TV. Not confident about it and would accept a draw but hoping for a 2-1 win.
COYB
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