I've tried having second teams in places where I've benefitted or have had an important part of my life, and it doesn't work. It has to be love. The moment Blackburn Rovers dies, it's game over for me and, I suspect, the majority of Rovers supporters.Needless to say that I've pondered this situation for half a century and all that I can come up with is some form of amalgamation with neighbouring clubs.
Every away game I have ever been too - Rovers fans have struck up " ******is a shit hole I wanna go home!! "We would lumber off to die somewhere gooz but the kids would love it. 30-40k in the stadium, the games big names playing in our teams, going toe to toe with some of the game's heavyweights (except for those owned by Septics or camel jockeys).
As I've said time and again over the years if professional football was invented today then no way would there ever have been 92 clubs formed. We cannot live in the past we can only go forward from here, or as they say "change is the only constant in life".
We've all heard opposing football fans sing loudly enough that 'Blackburn's a shit hole, I wanna go home', and who could argue with that? Dunno if you disagree or not but take a look around and you'll find that there are fewer and fewer Rovers Fans in the borough these days, ditto with just about all of our neighbours too. The support base is shrinking and the clubs will obviously shrink with it.
Don't think next 5 or 10 years think more 50 or 100 years.
If you or anyone else has a better plan for the future I'd love to hear it.
The day the team ceases to be Blackburn Rovers is the day I give up on football an switch my interest to Rugby League.We would lumber off to die somewhere gooz but the kids would love it. 30-40k in the stadium, the games big names playing in our teams, going toe to toe with some of the game's heavyweights (except for those owned by Septics or camel jockeys).
As I've said time and again over the years if professional football was invented today then no way would there ever have been 92 clubs formed. We cannot live in the past we can only go forward from here, or as they say "change is the only constant in life".
We've all heard opposing football fans sing loudly enough that 'Blackburn's a shit hole, I wanna go home', and who could argue with that? Dunno if you disagree or not but take a look around and you'll find that there are fewer and fewer Rovers Fans in the borough these days, ditto with just about all of our neighbours too. The support base is shrinking and the clubs will obviously shrink with it.
Don't think next 5 or 10 years think more 50 or 100 years.
If you or anyone else has a better plan for the future I'd love to hear it.
I'm just a supporter with little to no knowledge of how it all works behind the scenes. I can't offer you an alternative. Perhaps you have a valid point from a raw business viewpoint, but all I can say is that if the Rovers go, so do I.If you or anyone else has a better plan for the future I'd love to hear it.
Now you'll be for it!Drog is right though on his premise.
It's not a threat, it's just some beef I have with your idea which I don't relish. Perhaps Rovers will never financially ketchup to the top dogs and the greasy buggers that run them. But hopefully on Fryday we'll have a hearty performance with something to take away.However the biter bit with the threats of Gooz and Al is that they have just backed up my opening sentence.
It's not a threat. It's just an empty feeling in my heart. I couldn't bring myself to support another team so better to forget the game altogether.Now you'll be for it!
However the biter bit with the threats of Gooz and Al is that they have just backed up my opening sentence.
Knob End mean little to me Burnley are my hate clubI'd be bloody mad if Mowbray went to nob end.