http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com A Blackburn Rovers blog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:44:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1117" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Steven N'Zonzi celebrates scoring at Arsenal, chased by, among others, fellow youth star Martin Olsson."][/caption] Most successful teams of the past are assembled around a core group of established, senior and experienced team members, while bringing in top quality youth players to learn from said core senior ... http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/03/10/the-golden-generation/ [caption id="attachment_1107" align="alignleft" width="322" caption="Coming soon to a cinema near you."][/caption] Lots of positives to be taken from an unfortunate defeat at Anfield, with Rovers more than matching Liverpool for the entire game and deserving at least a point. I'm told even the BBC were saying we gave a good account of ... http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/03/02/bullies-2-1-bullies-barca-in-disguise/ http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/02/26/du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-bow/ I was grafting away today when I came across this page that appears in tomorrow's Hull Daily Mail: It's just one of those random pictures that crops up. But it happens to be from 1953, in a game at Boothferry Park played between Hull City and Rovers. The picture shows Eddie Quigley, ... http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/02/23/blast-from-the-past/ http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/02/22/snow-joke-again/ This is how mental the snow was (courtesy of The Guardian). [caption id="attachment_1076" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="It wasn't just raining goals at Ewood."][/caption] Also, forgot to give the promised shout out to the lovely Amanda Allen who took my Dad's seat for this game. http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/02/21/cracking-picture/ [caption id="attachment_1072" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Givet celebrates scoring the third."][/caption] Great performance. Three goals. Another clean sheet. Another win over Owen Coyle. Pride of Lancashire secured. Oh, and big bluddy snow. It has to be said, in football, days don't come much more perfect. Now, we're 11 points clear of the bottom three. Officially ... http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/02/21/rovers-3-0-bolton-oh-that-feels-good/ [caption id="attachment_1066" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ron Manager wouldn't be impressed."][/caption] Traditional football. Jumpers for goalposts. Kick off at 3pm, on a Saturday. Isn't it? Well ... Err, no. Once more, the Ewood faithful has to turn out on a day designed for anything but football to support the Rovers in a game that ... http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/02/20/sunday-football-what-could-be-better/ http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/02/19/john-taylor-minutes-silence-video/ [caption id="attachment_1058" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="The Times' online report of Lincoln City v Rotherham United. A game in which on loan 'Bolton' player Gavin Gunning impressed."][/caption] In my real life, I work as a sub-editor on regional newspapers. This means I design the pages and ensure the writing is accurate and grammatically ... http://roversreturn.FootballUNITED.com/2010/02/14/for-flips-sake-we-are-not-bolton/