Local Rag banned from Ewood.

[fatboy47]

As above...LET.

[ElectroClaret]

What's that all about, then?
Anybody know?

[GetIntoEm]

I can't read local news sites anymore due to all the adverts, it's crazy

[fatboy47]

Rovers unhappy that the rag is commenting on their lack of transfer activity apparently.

Bottom lip curling bigstyle.

[Woodleyclaret]

The LET was always a Rovers Fanzine.

[ollieclarets8]

Strange. They always appeared to be clearly biased with regards to Burnley and Rovers.

[dougcollins]

Yep, they've lost their only friend.

[fatboy47]

The LET was always a Rovers Fanzine.

Yep, true......the problem now is that the LET is asking awkward questions.

[burnmark]

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/sept ... rD93HyQ_BA

[The Shire Claret]

I mean - one thing that has really suffered in this new world is local reporting

You might as well not bother going on the website

[wilks_bfc]

I mean - one thing that has really suffered in this new world is local reporting

You might as well not bother going on the website

I gave up on the website a long time ago after constantly finding the leading story within the “Burnley” always being about something happening in Blackburn

[ClaretTony]

Not quite like us with Bob Lord. We just banned the press and said nowt.

[exilecanada]

Rovers unhappy that the rag is commenting on their lack of transfer activity apparently.

Bottom lip curling bigstyle.

What happened to freedom of the press?

[Inchy]

What rovers fans read the LET for nice articles about them?


If I was the editor I’d go full on critical about the rovers ownership and management. Really lay into them. Would get far more readers

[sjb]

Sounds like trouble at t'mill at Deadwood. I believe Dawn Dunn, who is their Academy Secretary and has been there 31 years, has resigned.

[ISpeds00]

CLICK BURNLEY
you get Bastards news

[No Ney Never]

In what way is the evening telegraph 'Lancashire'?

[Holmechapel]

You couldn’t make it up ,what a set of tossers

[IPAclaret]

Absolute rag, has been for years. Always seemed to be having a little dig at us whilst fawning over them.

Both a pile of shi-te thats seen better days, they deserve each other, so its a bit weird they've had a lovers tiff.

[Aclaret]

I believe they have now turned to 'The Dandy' for their coverage.

[Juan Tanamera]

Big Issue, please.

[Enola Gay]

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/s ... telegraph/

[RammyClaret61]

Burnley fans replying to this on the LET Facebook page, are being responded to with “ Rovers, always living rent free in dingles heads”

[Dazzler]

Stating the truth & hard facts is an unacceptable crime in today's world.

[Quickenthetempo]

Local papers used to be the best free advertising the club's could get.
Foreign owners seem to hate them.

[ollieclarets8]

Burnley fans replying to this on the LET Facebook page, are being responded to with “ Rovers, always living rent free in dingles heads”

Because that's all they have.

[Spike]

Radio Bastards still friends of the club throughput all this

[ClaretTony]

Local papers used to be the best free advertising the club's could get.
Foreign owners seem to hate them.

Without a doubt that was the case some years ago but local papers are all but gone now. The LT no longer covers Burnley leaving only the Burnley Express which, shall we say, has seen better days.

[Cirrus_Minor]

Gave up buying/reading this rag years ago. Always prioritised t'rovers, even for 'local' versions. They'll be sod all in it now.

[Holmechapel]

Things going from bad to worse,

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[Claretitus]

In all honesty, this episode makes them look even more Mickey Mouse than they are. Embarrassing.

[groove]

On the subject of local media, I do believe there's a concerted effort to move things away from local communities and take away the local voice. I believe this will continue unabated until every bit of media we consume will come from Silicon Valley California. Globalism.

[Bow]

Tin pot

[TsarBomba]

Absolute rag, has been for years. Always seemed to be having a little dig at us whilst fawning over them.

Both a pile of shi-te thats seen better days, they deserve each other, so its a bit weird they've had a lovers tiff.

My Mum and Dad worked at that ‘absolute rag’ pretty much all their working lives. Tony knew my Mum quite well until she passed last year. My Dad took all the Burnley match pictures from the sidelines home and away whilst I was growing up.

Very sad to see the way the LET has gone, nay all local newspapers. Social Media has destroyed them.

When all the local offices closed 25+ years ago, and everyone was moved to Blackburn, they were brandished a ‘Blackburn’ newspaper, but that was never the case. It was always pretty much 50/50 split with both sets of fans.

One of Stans best mates worked at the LET, and quite often Stan and Steve Cotterill would ring the office direct with snippets, or to have a moan at the stories after a game.

Unfortunately the days of the local newspaper having a direct line into the club are long gone, but thats not the fault of anyone working there.

[shulgin]

I went for an interview there around 21 years ago for the website editor job. The main editor then was a fiery character called Kevin Young. He didn't want to hear what I had to say about the future of digital media. I had a bad vibe when I walked in so wasn't going to tell them what they wanted to hear and needless to say I didn't get the job. Kevin was pushing back against online media, understandably,

[Bosscat]

I find it funny Rovers have banned The LT ... seeing as the LT banned me from posting after A Rovers Troll reported me for a comment I had made about it, and I got banned from The LT