Four years ago today - at Ewood

[ClaretTony]

A year ago, I took the opportunity of reproducing a match report some three years after it had been played. One year on, four years since said match, the link is here should anyone wish to read it.

And it is very close to eight years now since this lot beat us.

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[RammyClaret61]

That very same “night” 4 years ago saw the creation of Melbourne Clarets!

[Lancasterclaret]

For those of us who starting supporting us in the mid 80s, that day is up there as one of the best ever supporting us.

[ClaretTony]

For those of us who starting supporting us in the mid 80s, that day is up there as one of the best ever supporting us.

At the end of the report, I wrote: "I am so delighted all those of our supporters who have never had the opportunity to witness us beating Blackburn can now say they have." It just wasn't right that so many who watch us now had never had that privilege. And another three times since.

[Funkydrummer]

Is this the game to which you refer ?

Never ever tire of watching this.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EVERYONE.

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[HiroshimaClaret]

Is this the game to which you refer ?

Never ever tire of watching this.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EVERYONE.

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Damn it! Go on then! I`ll watch it once more.

[NottsClaret]

For those of us who starting supporting us in the mid 80s, that day is up there as one of the best ever supporting us.

Yup, getting harder to imagine now we're so used to beating them and generally being superior. It's easy being above all that now, but let's be honest, for a lot of us so much of the excitement about our rise through the leagues was driven by getting back on par and then surpassing that lot.

A glorious day.

[ClaretTony]

Yup, getting harder to imagine now we're so used to beating them and generally being superior. It's easy being above all that now, but let's be honest, for a lot of us so much of the excitement about our rise through the leagues was driven by getting back on par and then surpassing that lot.

A glorious day.

It was horrible being in the lower divisions but that was made even worse by the fact that we spent so long so far behind them. I honestly thought that was it when they had the Walker money, I couldn't see any way back for us against them no matter how well we did. I attended a number of meetings at Ewood ahead of the games there in recent years, I burst with pride now when I walk in, knowing how much better we are than them.

But that was the day in 2014 - that was the day it all changed.

[ŽižkovClaret]

At the time i wished i'd been at Ewood, but now, i'm rather glad i watched it with my late Mum in the George IV

[MDWat]

I can still remember my very mild-mannered celebrations, clear as day.

[Funkydrummer]

At the time i wished i'd been at Ewood, but now, i'm rather glad i watched it with my late Mum in the George IV

Off to The George tonight as it happens.

[ElectroClaret]

Always loved the way Tripps prolonged the celebrations with the fans at the end.
You could tell the players were genuinely delighted.

And the bloke in the chicken suit was immense.

[ClaretTony]

I can still remember my very mild-mannered celebrations, clear as day.

You do get a mention in the report. Have the injuries cleared up?

[MDWat]

You do get a mention in the report. Have the injuries cleared up?

My Man Utd ones have just cleared up, to be fair.

Anyone else get full black bruises the entire length of their calves after going mental at any away win?

[NottsClaret]

Always loved the way Tripps prolonged the celebrations with the fans at the end.

It's fair to say Tripps really did 'get' what that fixture was all about.

[wilks_bfc]

Me and my brother had to convince my dad to endure the travel arrangements and go to the game

Was same day as mums birthday and he said he’d stay at home with her and watch it

Mum said if he was going to watch it he may as well bloody go to the game

It was certainly worth it - and the subsequent trips since.

Although one issue I did have is that my phone strangely appeared to stop receiving messages or calls from my Blackburn work colleagues around the same time as that game

[ŽižkovClaret]

Off to The George tonight as it happens.

I wonder how it is now. It should be a great little local, but recently (in last 10 years anyway) it always felt a bit BNP-y

[ŽižkovClaret]

My Man Utd ones have just cleared up, to be fair.

Anyone else get full black bruises the entire length of their calves after going mental at any away win?

Not many last season

[Lancasterclaret]

It is very noticeable that anytime you see a Blackburn fan in the last four years they will say absolutely nothing to you and will imagine that you are not there. To be fair, me grinning like a loon everytime I see one might have something to do with that.

There is a really sweet five year old Blackburn fan at my kids school. We have a fairly regular conversation along these lines

"We'd beat Burnley easily"

"Max, you've played us this season and lost to our reserves 2-0"

[Rammy1968]

Coming from Gt Harwood that was a special day absolutely loved it brings shivers down my back and tears to my eyes get in UTC

[Lord Beamish]

I watched it in the Queen Hotel in Tod. I was with the poster Martin Bell and another mate, Kit Lardner. It was Kit's 40th birthday. I can still remember rolling around on the floor hugging both of them at the final whistle. What a day that was to be a Burnley fan!

[Funkydrummer]

I wonder how it is now. It should be a great little local, but recently (in last 10 years anyway) it always felt a bit BNP-y

I'll let you know, if I can remember.

[martin_p]

My Man Utd ones have just cleared up, to be fair.

Anyone else get full black bruises the entire length of their calves after going mental at any away win?

It's my shins that seem to fare worse, often grazed them on the back of the seat infront, even in jeans!#

Tony, you need to update your who was the last/when was the last answers. It was only four years ago but we've beaten them three times since

[ClaretTony]

It's my shins that seem to fare worse, often grazed them on the back of the seat infront, even in jeans!#

Tony, you need to update your who was the last/when was the last answers. It was only four years ago but we've beaten them three times since

You probably don't behave quite like MDWat when a goal goes in

Won't have too much updating to do for a while unless we get more cup draws.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Doesn’t seem long ago they seemed to constantly sing “same old rovers beating Burnley” or “you’ll never beat the rovers”

I know quite a few rovers fans who just didn’t know how to react to that result.

[ŽižkovClaret]

I'll let you know, if I can remember.

Going back circa 20ys now, but remember the landlord pouring a glass of "coke" from a 19p bottle of rola cola, and saying 80p please. we laughed and left

[Lord Beamish]

We used to go in for dinnertime(and often afternoon) drinks when at Burnley Sixth Form Centre back in the early '90s. We'd turn up mob handed and get drinks, play Pool and put cash in the Jukebox. Even then, the Landlord Jack would chuck an utter thrombie if even one of us wasn't having a drink.

[RammyClaret61]

It was a long long night for the six of us here in Melbourne. The game finished about 2:30am Sunday morning I think. We had a few celebratory drinks before moving onto another pub. Young & Jacksons, there was a band playing, here the shots came out, of which I’m not a fan. I remember rolling into bed about 6am Sunday morning, then not surfacing again till 6pm.... what a bloody weekend. Beat Rovers, made new lifelong friends. Formed Melbourne Clarets!!

UTC.

[MarbellaClaret]

Morning kick off in Cape Town remember it well, a local suggesting we would win when we were a goal down he had no idea of the history but I was delighted to say the least when he was proved right !!! UTC

[Jeffbfc]

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Damn it! Go on then! I`ll watch it once more.

Never gets old. Still love the look on Shackells face when he scores.
C'mon.
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[nil_desperandum]

This thread is becoming an annual event, and next year will be the 5th Anniversary.

Couldn't Clarets Mad "officially" designate this as annual celebratory day for all Burnley fans, and mark it with a banner at the top of the site.
St Venky Day would be one appropriate title, though perhaps it could be a title celebrating Sean Dyche - the manager who never lost a game against the b*******s.

[Culmclaret]

Had forgotten just what a bunch of utter flanges they are until I bumped into some at the Shell station at Stone Fold on the way to the S'oton match. As I was paying for my fuel I heard from behind me ' 'oi mate, you've got s**t on your shirrrt'. 'That's as maybe' I replied 'but at least it is Premier League s**t' Cue a couple of choruses of 'Jimmy Saville, he's one of your own'. To which I responded 'I think you'll find that's Barnsley'. They then went on to tell me that Rovers had all the ingredients in place to get back to the Premier League (I kid you not)...'a great ground, a good youth set up, a f**ing brilliant manager...' 'And', I added, before beating a retreat 'a £120m debt'. By this time their red-faced Phil Mitchell look-a-like chorus master was foaming at the mouth. Anyway, 8 years of pain now... and counting!

[Dyched]

It was 4 years ago today
Sean Dyche told the boys to play
Shackle headed home in style
Danny Ings made the clarets smile*

McCartneys got nowt on me


* By smile I mean go absolutely ******* mental

[Herts Clarets]

Like many it was the first time that I have ever seen us beat them, although I do include the 1987 Lancs Manx cup victory at the Turf, it falls into the realms of friendlies. Britton and Comsitve scored didn't they? Hoping it is some considerable time before we play them again....

[Stalbansclaret]

What a day.
Just watched those highlights..............there are no words !!!

[ClaretTony]

Couldn't Clarets Mad "officially" designate this as annual celebratory day for all Burnley fans, and mark it with a banner at the top of the site.

You'd have to ask them

[nil_desperandum]

You'd have to ask them

Oops!! (Ha! ha!)
For some reason I still tend to refer to this excellent site by the other - now long-gone- site name.
This growing older is not a good thing!

[ClaretTony]

Oops!! (Ha! ha!)
For some reason I still tend to refer to this excellent site by the other - now long-gone- site name.
This growing older is not a good thing!

I'll let you into a secret (please no one else read this) - I sometimes do it and this week I even referred to us being CM in an article (now corrected).

[JimmyMac'sMate]

Long l t v utc

[Belgianclaret]

Probably one of Shackell's last highlights of his (now dwindling) career - wonder where he'd be now if he hadn't acted like a spoilt prima donna

[FCBurnley]

When Rovers lose it is a good day
When Burnley win it is a great day
When Burnley win and Rovers lose it is a perfect day
When Burnley win and Rovers lose in the same match is it just the best feeling in the World.

[Dazzler]

It is very noticeable that anytime you see a Blackburn fan in the last four years they will say absolutely nothing to you and will imagine that you are not there. To be fair, me grinning like a loon everytime I see one might have something to do with that.

I haven't seen many wearing replica rovers shirts around East Lancs over the last few years,not even in their own town when I take the wife shopping.

The last time I saw someone wearing one was last summer in Cleveleys.
I spotted him some distance away heading towards us.
I turned to the wife and said gleefully,I'm going to enjoy this.on seeing him herself she said "Oh for goodness sake,keep your gob shut"
As he & his wife got closer he spotted me with my shirt on & turned back the other way.
Coward.
They don't like it up 'em.

[FCBurnley]

Just watched it again and it is still the best feeling in the world

[Cubanclaret]

Came up in my facebook feed this morning - gave me a warm glow.
I had the twisted pleasure of watching from the Jack Walker Stand and hooting my horn all the way through Blackburn on my home.

On the way there I drove past a banner hanging outside Westholme School saying: 'Same Again Dunny' - when I drove past afterwards, it had disappeared.

Will always remember a text I get that day from a Rovers supporting mate sat in the Blackburn End:

"Coming from behind to win away from home on your way to automatic promotion. Some bragging rights those."

[ClaretAndJew]

So are we gonna do exactly what they did, and bring up the amount of years it's been since we won, despite not playing each other all that much? Even though we took the **** out of them for doing it.

[Claret Till I Die]

So are we gonna do exactly what they did, and bring up the amount of years it's been since we won, despite not playing each other all that much? Even though we took the **** out of them for doing it.

Yes. LLTV

[ElectroClaret]

So are we gonna do exactly what they did, and bring up the amount of years it's been since we won, despite not playing each other all that much? Even though we took the **** out of them for doing it.

Too ferkin right.

[Falcon]

What a day to remember. It was the day after my stag do. Watched it in a pub in York with 8 other lads all nursing sore heads. First time I'd ever seen us beat that lot. As a hangover cure you can't beat it.

[Rowls]

One of the best weekends of my life. A trip to Burnley with my Dad, plentiful amounts of ale, a curry and a taxi across town which cost the delightful sum of £2.30.

My favourite moment was that split millisecond of silence as Danny Ings hit the winner followed the sound of the net rippling.

It was agony waiting for the final whistle, given how poxy & jammy they'd been in many of the preceding games.

Then there was Trippier dancing his celebratory jig and of course there was Sean Dyche and his brilliant pointing gesture to the crowd.

I had a wee tear in my eye.

[Duffer_]

It's my shins that seem to fare worse, often grazed them on the back of the seat infront, even in jeans!

Same here - I've got a cracker of a scar on my shin from old Wembley (vs Stockport).

UTC!