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It sounds mad Ulrich, but that is what I did years ago. I bought a Rovers 'skin' for my PS3 for £20 to the bemusement of my non Rovers supporting friends. It was available from the club shop and looked good, I thought. It would have been around 2010ish. I don't know how many were sold, but the club tried something along the gaming line back then, even though it was at a basic level. There is the potential to advance much further these days particularly with game streamers being popular on Twitch/YouTube etc. I can see why getting Rovers graphics or skins in computer/mobile games might appeal to some kids today. I think I would have found the idea cool myself back when I was a kid, but wouldn't have opted for a graphic over going to Ewood, if asked to choose. The Stevenage story is brilliant and shows the opportunities that are out there. I found Mark Goldbridge's (United fan YouTuber/occasional gamer) recent rant about getting thrashed by Rovers on Fifa hilarious. "Bloody Blackburn, they are playing us off the park, what's going on?" and "who the heck is Brereton Diaz, who is he?". That kind of stuff might seem small but it does bring attention our way. If Diaz does fire us back to the Prem, the club has got to be all over that. There are so many ways we can go with that kind of a story, not just in a digital sense.

Not enthused by the prospect of Watt coming back. I remember him looking like a nippy attacker back then without really doing much. I think he was something different compared to the shocking options we had at the time, but surely we can do better now with the position we are in.

Yes, that is a good shout. I thought he would get more of a look in at Brentford with Toney being out recently but that hasn't happened. Canos and Wissa started ahead of him. He is a good finisher as he showed in their Carabao Cup games this season.

Is it possible that Diaz himself could turn down a move in January in order to stay and try to finish the job off? Or is that being too optimistic? I don't expect us to keep him beyond next summer, but he could decide to see this season out with us if we are still in a good position to go up. Seeing him celebrate with the fans at full time on Saturday, he was buzzing and seemed genuinely happy. Would he want to walk out now, midway through a campaign where he has been on fire? I'm not sure. I get that an opportunity may arise that he can't turn down, but we would most likely be asking him to wait for 6 months until the summer. The money men will have the Dack injury and the missed fee from West Brom at the forefront of their minds though, so they will be encouraging any bids of £20m + for him next month. Would Fulham or Bournemouth consider selling Mitrovic or Solanke in a few weeks time? Would they heck as like. So why should we when there is no need to sell? We will find out what the owners level of ambition is soon enough (as if we didn't already know).

A superb result!! I fancied us to do them today. What an incredible turnaround since the Fulham game. Fair play to everybody involved, including the manager. Fulham haven't heard the last of us yet. We will be back for revenge later in the season. COYB!

Van Hecke!! Bullet. This could be massive for us. Rovers on the march!!

What a start. Get in!

Billing is missing for them which is another plus for us. It looks like they are playing Brady at left back. We can do this. COYB.

Selling Brereton in January would really hammer home that the club has no interest in promotion. Imagine getting into a genuinely promising position in this division for the first time, only to sell your main goalscorer midway through. It would sum up these owners and would be deflating for everybody. The plan might well be to bring in £20m for Brereton and spend £3m on Maja in the hope that he is the next one to sell on in a few years time. I would be happy with Maja coming in to bolster our attack next month, but not as a direct replacement.

Can't wait for this game. Bournemouth have been good this season and the table doesn't lie. However, they are doable. Preston went there and won, Coventry came back from 2-0 down to get a point. With the form we're in I can see us causing them a few problems on Saturday. They won't be looking forward to playing us at the moment so I really hope we don't be too cautious and go into it worrying about how they are going to play. I would take a point but all three would be superb and a real statement of intent. I think we could do this. Bournemouth 1-2 Rovers.

The items at the club shop have been disappointing for a while now. I like to wear Rovers t-shirts but the ones at the club shop have been of poor quality, look lazily designed and aren't priced the best. I have managed to find some good ones elsewhere. I look at the merchandise, gifts etc available on the Liverpool, Arsenal and United store websites and think what the heck are we doing. There is so much potential merchandise that our club shop could sell, but there seems to be no imagination or will to do so.

It's clear as day from that interview that the contract situation is all down to the owners, not Mowbray. You could tell he was trying his best to be polite to the owners. This line said it all for me: "I found myself almost questioning, er, not their ambition". It's obvious what he was trying to say there, but he reeled himself in. His demeanor was more upbeat too which is good to see. I really think he's starting to believe now. The owners need to wake up and show some ambition! Now isn't the time to try and do things on the cheap.

I remember coming home one afternoon and checking the Ceefax football page. 'Blackburn sign Bellamy for £5m' was the main headline. Wow, the excitement upon seeing that! Hughes could definitely pull out some crackers. I remember when he signed Mokoena and Nelsen and thinking "who are they". Then I saw them play. It was the same with Zurab and Samba. Solid finds. He apparently wanted to bring Zabaleta, Kompany and Lassana Diarra to Rovers in 2008 but the board wouldn't give him the funds for it. Another "what might have been" moment for us possibly. (Zidane was at our training ground 😢). Souey's first three seasons were excellent, he also got us Brad and Tugay, but I agree that Hughes was able to use the budget better. I would have Hughes back in an instant if given the choice.

Could have been better, but could have been worse too. Winnable game and local so I'm happy with that.

Very impressed with Wharton. He looked good before his injury and has come back even better. I like how sturdy our defence has looked in recent games and Wharton has played his part in that. It's amazing to think that we have Ayala in reserve at the moment. That is a good position to be in defensively.

I think that's just Mowbray sending a message to Pune. Spend some money in January and I don't mean on the back of selling our main man. Not worded the best by Nixon though. I get the feeling that Mowbray is starting to believe. It was good to see him fired up yesterday. Things have certainly become exciting all of a sudden. Long way to go of course, but something seems to have clicked for us. If we are in a similar position in January the owners have to go for it. This is the first genuine opportunity we have to go up since we have been down here.

I want United away. Always looked forward to that fixture and it will get us in the spotlight again. Seems highly unlikely, I know, but just imagine the chaos a Diaz winner at Old Trafford would cause. The worst possible draw would be any of the Premier League top 3 away, so I hope we avoid them. For a fun tie I would be happy with any of Kidderminster/Halifax, Boreham Wood/St Albans City. Any Championship side would be underwhelming and a complete bore of a draw.

Good times. I remember the ball hanging in the air for what seemed an age before Dahlin connected with it. It was a joy to be at Ewood that season. This game always sticks in my mind as it got a bit frightening on the way home. Me and my dad almost got caught up in a brawl between Preston and Rovers fans on Bolton Road after the game. A group of Preston fans charged at a group of Rovers fans who were walking right infront of us and it all went off. Seeing that for the first time as a kid was a shock. Let's hope for a repeat performance tomorrow. The 6-0 part, I mean. Win tomorrow and the excitement builds.

It's amusing how much Rovers gets to them. I remember being at Preston train station a few years back in my Rovers jacket, when one of them saw the badge and visibly went red in the face with anger. They are obsessed, yet we couldn't care less about them. Our promotion winning night on their patch must have really stung and still hurts them to this day. Let's ruin their cup final on Saturday.

Yes!! That is a fantastic three points. Teams below us drop points too. We're on the march 😁.

Rothwell has now picked up an injury and is going off. Davenport coming on.

Kaminski going off injured. Pears coming on.

Khadra!! Get in.

Big game feel about today, even though we're only in November. A win would be massive psychologically, getting one over a rival and putting us in the mix. Can we finally pull a win out against a decent side when the top 6 is in sight? It's still a tough game even with their injury issues so I wouldn't be unhappy with a point. Turn up for one half only, like we have done recently and we will likely come away with nothing. 1-1.

Diaz just doesn't look like missing when clean through. It's a delight to see the turnaround. That was clinical from him. He could reach 20 before mid December at this rate.