The Official Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City Match Day Thread

havanatopia · April 23, 2016

Good afternoon one and all.

Talking of his wish to have his ashes scattered on Hay Stacks, his favourite hill in the Lake District, Alfred Wainwright said, "If you dear readers should get a bit of grit in your boots as you are crossing Hay Stacks in the years to come, please treat it with respect. It might be me."

'Wainwrights 'Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells' published between 1955 and 1966 and consisting entirely of reproductions of his manuscript, has become the standard reference work to 214 of the fells of the English Lake District. Among his 40-odd other books is the first guide to the Coast to Coast Walk, a 192-mile long-distance footpath devised by Wainwright and written in 1972 which remains popular today. The Coast to Coast, he declares in his guidebook, which follows the same format as the Pennine Way Companion, "puts the Pennine Way to shame" for scenic beauty, variety and interest. The route traverses the north of England from St. Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, passing through the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors national parks.

Wainwright captures the beauty of our country perhaps better than anyone in a hundred years or more by his 'walking manuscripts' which gorgeously envelopes the reader to the point that you are there, yourself, on the coast path experiencing the majesty of it all.

Wainwright received an MBE for his eloquent yet straight forward writings and was born in the industrially fair town of Blackburn on the 17th of January 1907 and died three days after his birthday in 1991. He was a lifelong Blackburn Rovers fan.

I wonder what Wainwright, that archetypal traditional, often dour, Lancastrian, would have made of the 2010 takeover of the club by a family of Indian Chicken Farmers and Processors. I would hazard a guess, not a lot. After making the remarkable faux pas of sacking Sam Allardyce they did it again by appointing Steve Kean who oversaw their relegation after an 11 year stay in the top flight. Henning Berg followed, lasting 57 days succeeded by Michael Appleton who, by many estimations, only ever took the job because of the security of a pay off. Appleton too only lasted two months in the job. Gary Bowyer arrived in late 2013. By now Wainwright would have been turning in his grave. Paul Lambert took over in 2015 and has, very recently, called into question whether he will be at the club next season given the doubt over whether he will be given the money to strengthen the team. Once again the stability of the club will be called into question and the suitability of Pune based Chicken people in running one of the founder members of the Football League.

Wainwright died too soon to see Rovers lift the Premier League title in 1994-5 season which was their 3rd in the top flight. They have won the FA Cup no fewer than on 6 occasions although not since 1928, The League Cup once, in 2002 and the Charity Shield, once also, in 1912. Blackburn have an illustrious history which returned for that early 90's Walker/Dalglish/Shearer era but has since faded dramatically under foreign ownership. How many clubs can mimic that same pattern in the last 20 years? Sadly, quite a few.

Todays match see's both clubs require a point to secure safety although, in reality, both were safe well over a week ago in my humble opinion.

I think City might get back to winning ways at Ewood Park because in spite of that narrow defeat to Derby we are better than the position we currently hold in the table. Bravo to all those making the long and horribly arduous journey to Lancashire today. A truly fabulous effort and we all salute your magnificent support. Cheer the lads on to victory.

Rovers 0 City 2

Kodjia, Tomlin.

Gorrrrnnnn. UTC.

Edited April 23, 2016 by havanatopia

**EstoniaTallinnRed** · April 23, 2016

13 minutes ago, havanatopia said:

Good afternoon one and all.

Talking of his wish to have his ashes scattered on Hay Stacks, his favourite hill in the Lake District, Alfred Wainwright said, "If you dear readers should get a bit of grit in your boots as you are crossing Hay Stacks in the years to come, please treat it with respect. It might be me."

'Wainwrights 'Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells' published between 1955 and 1966 and consisting entirely of reproductions of his manuscript, has become the standard reference work to 214 of the fells of the English Lake District. Among his 40-odd other books is the first guide to the Coast to Coast Walk, a 192-mile long-distance footpath devised by Wainwright and written in 1972 which remains popular today. The Coast to Coast, he declares in his guidebook, which follows the same format as the Pennine Way Companion, "puts the Pennine Way to shame" for scenic beauty, variety and interest. The route traverses the north of England from St. Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, passing through the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors national parks.

Wainwright captures the beauty of our country perhaps better than anyone in a hundred years or more by his 'walking manuscripts' which gorgeously envelopes the reader to the point that you are there, yourself, on the coast path experiencing the majesty of it all.

Wainwright received an MBE for his eloquent yet straight forward writings and was born in the industrially fair town of Blackburn on the 17th of January 1907 and died three days after his birthday in 1991. He was a lifelong Blackburn Rovers fan.

I wonder what Wainwright, that archetypal traditional, often dour, Lancastrian, would have made of the 2010 takeover of the club by a family of Indian Chicken Farmers and Processors. I would hazard a guess, not a lot. After making the remarkable faux pas of sacking Sam Allardyce they did it again by appointing Steve Kean who oversaw their relegation after an 11 year stay in the top flight. Henning Berg followed, lasting 57 days succeeded by Michael Appleton who, by many estimations, only ever took the job because of the security of a pay off. Appleton too only lasted two months in the job. Gary Bowyer arrived in late 2013. By now Wainwright would have been turning in his grave. Paul Lambert took over in 2015 and has, very recently, called into question whether he will be at the club next season given the doubt over whether he will be given the money to strengthen the team. Once again the stability of the club will be called into question and the suitability of Pune based Chicken people in running one of the founder members of the Football League.

Wainwright died too soon to see Rovers lift the Premier League title in 1994-5 season which was their 3rd in the top flight. They have won the FA Cup no fewer than on 6 occasions although not since 1928, The League Cup once, in 2002 and the Charity Shield, once also, in 1912. Blackburn have an illustrious history which returned for that early 90's Walker/Dalglish/Shearer era but has since faded dramatically under foreign ownership. How many clubs can mimic that same pattern in the last 20 years? Sadly, quite a few.

Todays match see's both clubs require a point to secure safety although, in reality, both were safe well over a week ago in my humble opinion.

I think City might get back to winning ways at Ewood Park because in spite of that narrow defeat to Derby we are better than the position we currently hold in the table. Bravo to all those making the long and horribly arduous journey to Lancashire today. A truly fabulous effort and we all salute your magnificent support. Cheer the lads on to victory.

Rovers 0 City 2

Kodjia, Tomlin.

Gorrrrnnnn. UTC.

Good Afternoon Havanatopia! I thought you were stuck in traffic like some fans on the way to Blackburn, as usual a good thread. I think a draw today, but a win would be great and put us out of relegation for sure. COYRs!!!!!!!!!

... · April 23, 2016

16 minutes ago, havanatopia said:

Good afternoon one and all.

Talking of his wish to have his ashes scattered on Hay Stacks, his favourite hill in the Lake District, Alfred Wainwright said, "If you dear readers should get a bit of grit in your boots as you are crossing Hay Stacks in the years to come, please treat it with respect. It might be me."

'Wainwrights 'Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells' published between 1955 and 1966 and consisting entirely of reproductions of his manuscript, has become the standard reference work to 214 of the fells of the English Lake District. Among his 40-odd other books is the first guide to the Coast to Coast Walk, a 192-mile long-distance footpath devised by Wainwright and written in 1972 which remains popular today. The Coast to Coast, he declares in his guidebook, which follows the same format as the Pennine Way Companion, "puts the Pennine Way to shame" for scenic beauty, variety and interest. The route traverses the north of England from St. Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, passing through the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors national parks.

Wainwright captures the beauty of our country perhaps better than anyone in a hundred years or more by his 'walking manuscripts' which gorgeously envelopes the reader to the point that you are there, yourself, on the coast path experiencing the majesty of it all.

Wainwright received an MBE for his eloquent yet straight forward writings and was born in the industrially fair town of Blackburn on the 17th of January 1907 and died three days after his birthday in 1991. He was a lifelong Blackburn Rovers fan.

I wonder what Wainwright, that archetypal traditional, often dour, Lancastrian, would have made of the 2010 takeover of the club by a family of Indian Chicken Farmers and Processors. I would hazard a guess, not a lot. After making the remarkable faux pas of sacking Sam Allardyce they did it again by appointing Steve Kean who oversaw their relegation after an 11 year stay in the top flight. Henning Berg followed, lasting 57 days succeeded by Michael Appleton who, by many estimations, only ever took the job because of the security of a pay off. Appleton too only lasted two months in the job. Gary Bowyer arrived in late 2013. By now Wainwright would have been turning in his grave. Paul Lambert took over in 2015 and has, very recently, called into question whether he will be at the club next season given the doubt over whether he will be given the money to strengthen the team. Once again the stability of the club will be called into question and the suitability of Pune based Chicken people in running one of the founder members of the Football League.

Wainwright died too soon to see Rovers lift the Premier League title in 1994-5 season which was their 3rd in the top flight. They have won the FA Cup no fewer than on 6 occasions although not since 1928, The League Cup once, in 2002 and the Charity Shield, once also, in 1912. Blackburn have an illustrious history which returned for that early 90's Walker/Dalglish/Shearer era but has since faded dramatically under foreign ownership. How many clubs can mimic that same pattern in the last 20 years? Sadly, quite a few.

Todays match see's both clubs require a point to secure safety although, in reality, both were safe well over a week ago in my humble opinion.

I think City might get back to winning ways at Ewood Park because in spite of that narrow defeat to Derby we are better than the position we currently hold in the table. Bravo to all those making the long and horribly arduous journey to Lancashire today. A truly fabulous effort and we all salute your magnificent support. Cheer the lads on to victory.

Rovers 0 City 2

Kodjia, Tomlin.

Gorrrrnnnn. UTC.

All good apart from the score.

1-1.

Carry on.

Uncle TFR :englandsmile4wf:

cheshire_red · April 23, 2016

Blackburn's biggest rivalry is with Burnley. It concerns which is the biggest Shithole in Lancashire.

Edited April 23, 2016 by cheshire_red

... · April 23, 2016

1 minute ago, cheshire_red said:

Blackburn's biggest rivalry is with Burnley. It concerns which is the biggest Shithole in Lancashire.

Do NOT mention Burnley to Blackburn fans.

:nono:

Uncle TFR :englandsmile4wf:

**mikep** · April 23, 2016

'Four thousand goals against Blackburn, Lancashire' John Lennon was a tad optimistic in his score line but, it would be nice if we could pepper their goal a few times today. COYR.

havanatopia · April 23, 2016

Cheers Estonia.. well I was stuck in traffic actually but not on the horrendous M6; the remarkably more congested road leading into Subic from San Antonio to the north as I headed back to Manila; nice to escape the metropolis for a day or so.

Chairman Mao · April 23, 2016

3-1 Reid x2, Kodjia

Easy.

bristolcitysweden · April 23, 2016

For the good of all fans making the long journey I hope the contract is secured tonight :chant6ez:

TheCulturalBomb · April 23, 2016

Kodjia and Odemwingie on the bench. Some of our best play comes from them, really baffling.

**Offside** · April 23, 2016

We have a realistic chance of getting something out of today's game but we need to improve on that second half display on Tuesday. COYR

bristolcitysweden · April 23, 2016

Would have prefered Kodjia or Odemwingie over Wilbraham. Donkey football out.

**EstoniaTallinnRed** · April 23, 2016

With this line up, does it look like the ball will be lumped up to Wilbs all the time?

**Bat Fastard** · April 23, 2016

Blackburn score a large proportion of their goals from set plays and Alby is good at defending! As the defenders tire in the last 20 minutes - we will rip them apart!! (I hope)

bristolcitysweden · April 23, 2016

Long balls on Wilbraham winning the odd free kick pushing Flint up on the free kick..

bristolcitysweden · April 23, 2016

Hopefully it will be total shit from both teams then

**EstoniaTallinnRed** · April 23, 2016

Let's just hope that LJ uses the subs wisely and at the correct time.

samo II · April 23, 2016

We've Bryan, Reid and flipping Tomlin behind Wilbs, (not to mention Smith and Pack behind them) and people on here are talking about/presuming we'll just go route one?

Last time I remember people being this pessimistic about a starting line up, we went out at put four past Wednesday.

As per usual; happy to wait and see what the plan is until after we actually see the players on the pitch.

Edited April 23, 2016 by samo II

Aizoon · April 23, 2016

Alfred Wainwright is one of my heroes, but one should note that he got his fame by walking outside of Blackburn. The Rovers were a Big Club when I were a lad (Dobing, Dougan, Clayton, etc.), and briefly again when I was old enough to know better (Shearer and Sutton), but they are totally doomed now. Just shows how lucky we are with our billionaire.

bristolcitysweden · April 23, 2016

The few times I have seen Blackburn play this season they have been very static. Hardly any movement

southvillekiddy · April 23, 2016

A point is enough for both teams. sensible team selection. Wagstaff would be handy second half.

Edited April 23, 2016 by southvillekiddy

Garland-sweden · April 23, 2016

Strong team. Kodjia comes in in the second half. 2-1 City. Always Believe. COYR!!!

**Offside** · April 23, 2016

16 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Let's just hope that LJ uses the subs wisely and at the correct time.

Overall I think LJ has used subs well so far. It's good we now have options on the bench.

bristolcitysweden · April 23, 2016

2 minutes ago, Offside said:

Overall I think LJ has used subs well so far. It's good we now have options on the bench.

Compared to Cotterill he has been a world beater

reddogkev · April 23, 2016

Wilbs to score and help keep the Rovers out from their set-pieces.

City to win 1- 0.

COME ON YOU REDSSSSSSSSS

macco · April 23, 2016

25 minutes ago, Big Brother said:

Referee: Mr T Robinson.

Baldrick is the referee..? :ermm:

**Fordy62** · April 23, 2016

22 minutes ago, samo II said:

We've Bryan, Reid and flipping Tomlin behind Wilbs, (not to mention Smith and Pack behind them) and people on here are talking about/presuming we'll just go route one?

Last time I remember people being this pessimistic about a starting line up, we went out at put four past Wednesday.

As per usual; happy to wait and see what the plan is until after we actually see the players on the pitch.

I was going to write this, but you've saved me the bother. So below, I'm just going to copy & paste it and pretend they're my words...

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