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1SimonGarner

Senior Member
PreWalkerVenky's
J WalkerYearsYears
SeasonFinishAv AttSeasonFinishAv AttSeasonFinishAv Att
1961/6216th159061991/9228th132502011/1219th(r)22551
1962/6311th160011992/934th162462012/1337th14997
1963/647th215431993/942nd177212013/1428th14962
1964/6510th161101994/951st(c)252722014/1529th14912
1965/6622nd(r)135131995/967th277142015/1635th14131
1966/6726th147211996/9713th249472016/1742nd(r)12688
1967/6830th135311997/986th252532017/1846th12832
1968/6941st106171998/9919th(r)257732018/1935th14550
1969/7030th125231999/0031st192532019/2031st14009
1970/7143rd(r)80342000/0122nd207402020/2135thcovid
1971/7254th82562001/0210th259762021/2228th13958
1972/7345th92142002/036th262262022/2327th14772
1973/7457th74322003/0415th24376
1974/7545th(p)126512004/0515th22315
1975/7637th104892005/066th21015
1976/7734th101302006/0710th21275
1977/7827th122272007/087th23944
1978/7944th(r)86402008/0915th23479
1979/8046th(p)103112009/1010th25428
1980/8126th116842010/1115th25000
1981/8232nd8405
1982/8333rd7103
1983/8428th7623
1984/8527th9648
1985/8641st5826
1986/8734th6773
1987/8826th9503
1988/8925th8891
1989/9025th9624
1990/9139th8126
Seasons30Seasons20Seasons12
Av Finish32ndAv Finish12thAv Finish33rd
Av Att10835Av Att22760Av Att14942
 

1SimonGarner

Senior Member
The table above lists the Rovers finishing positions in the league pyramid since the abolition of the minimum wage. It's split into 3 era's, the pre Walker years, the J Walker years and the Venky's era.

I'll let people make their own minds up but I think it's quite obvious which era is "the odd one out". This is no attempt by me to undermine the club or the good and sensible portion of our fanbase, it's just another attempted nudge to try and get some of our fan's heads out the clouds and face the reality of what club we really are and maybe see the difficulties faced by the people in charge.

My dad's old stories of Ewood being packed with 50000 fans in the 60's is obviously a myth, maybe for a big cup tie, but other than that our attendances were no different than they are today.

Bottom line is, if fans continue to judge our club on the success in the Walker years, then this downer feeling there is about the place will never go away, regardless of who's in charge.

COYB.
 

Old Darwen Blue

Prediction Champion 2021 & 2022
Quite clear the venkys, Kean and sem kentaro drove away thousands.
 

1SimonGarner

Senior Member
That's one way of looking at it ODB. Another way is to say that the thousands that miraculously rocked up when Jack, Kenny and Shearer did, stayed around through force of habit for a while but when their loyalty and passion for the club was truly tested, they've gone back to doing what they used to on a Saturday afternoon.

I'd say a big element of truth in both theories.
 
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