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An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 2:44 pm
by agreenwood
Blackburn Rovers have been given 7 days to state whether they intend to “finance” their women’s team next season. If they fail to do so (which apparently looks likely), they’ll drop into the same division as Burnley next season. That’s assuming they don’t fold completely of course.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 3:03 pm
by BurnleyFC
They should fold the men’s team instead seeing as the women’s team are now more successful.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 9:53 am
by fatboy47
Told via Whatsapp by a teammate.
Classy.
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Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 9:58 am
by ŽižkovClaret
We should take advantage and be picking the bones of their team
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 10:19 am
by ŽižkovClaret
Sweep the leg
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 12:23 pm
by Dazzler
The Rovers hierarchy will have got their priorities right.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 12:53 pm
by Foshiznik
time to strip them of their assets to better improve our team.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 7:45 am
by TheFamilyCat
Hutchy will be on soon telling us how Blackburn are part of the WSL furniture.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 8:07 am
by NewClaret
We should be on the blower to the WSL and asking to take their place
Failing that, let’s have all their best players.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 11:31 am
by CrosspoolClarets
What is wrong here is we have one side being promoted not two, and yet the sides already up there can behave like this. In our league we have had really good women's sides winning the league and others missing out, mainly us, sides like Newcastle last year went up if I recall correctly.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 6:12 pm
by burnmark
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 6:50 pm
by NottsClaret
Been on the cards for a while, a girl's just joined my daughter's team who'd been at Blackburn's girls academy. No funding for a while. Genuinely a shame for those women and girls affected.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 9:37 pm
by dougcollins
NottsClaret wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 6:50 pm
Been on the cards for a while, a girl's just joined my daughter's team who'd been at Blackburn's girls academy. No funding for a while. Genuinely a shame for those women and girls affected.
Good apostrophe use, Nott's.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 10:36 pm
by Hutchy
Does this look like the act of billionaires to you, folks?
This is step one, of the end of Venky's horrendous reign at Blackburn Rovers.
Well done, Suhail and Steve. Bravo.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 11:01 pm
by mybloodisclaret
Ah here he is..... Did you enjoy the parade last week Hutch? The end of their reign or the beginning of the end of rovers?
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 11:15 pm
by NewClaret
Awful decision by the Venkys. You get the sense they are starting to turn the taps off. Feel sorry for the players, many of whom might not have a choice but to drop two divisions. Hopefully we can “help out” by taking a few of their better players.
Will be interesting to see if they can field a men’s team next season with all the out of contract players.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 12:10 am
by Bullabill
dougcollins wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 9:37 pm
Good apostrophe use, Nott's.
Good apostrophe use, Not.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 7:27 am
by Longford Claret
The games at Ewood are averaging less than 1,000. I think they are getting the figures mixed up with the mens team
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 10:04 am
by Dazzler
Hutchy wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 10:36 pm
This is step one, of the end of Blackburn Rovers, I hope.
Well done, Suhail and Steve. Bravo.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 2:52 pm
by dougcollins
Bullabill wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 12:10 am
Good apostrophe use, Not.
Notts is short for Nottinghamshire.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 5:04 pm
by Clarets4me
In 1913, extremist Suffragettes attempted to burn down Ewood Park's main stand, as a gesture against a symbol of a male dominated Society. I wonder if we may see history repeat itself ?
NB: Not condoning or encouraging any such thing, in case the authorities are reading this !
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:35 pm
by Leisure
Afraid not. The bottom team, who should have been relegated (Sheffield Utd) will not now be relegated.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:42 pm
by burnmark
Blackburn have been placed in the league below Burnley.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:47 pm
by mybloodisclaret
burnmark wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:42 pm
Blackburn have been placed in the league below Burnley.
Again?
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 8:01 am
by Leisure
burnmark wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:42 pm
Blackburn have been placed in the league below Burnley.
Is it not 2 leagues? They'll be in league 4.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 8:16 am
by Leisure
Or are we only in league 3?
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 9:58 am
by aggi
Leisure wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 8:16 am
Or are we only in league 3?
We're in League 3. Only 1 promotion spot up to league 2 makes it pretty difficult to get out of.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 1:15 pm
by Bullabill
dougcollins wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 2:52 pm
Notts is short for Nottinghamshire.
But Nott's is not.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:03 pm
by burnmark
Leisure wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 8:16 am
Or are we only in league 3?
Yep, I think it’s:
WSL
Championship
Northern Premier (Burnley)
Northern 1st Division (Blackburn)
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:08 pm
by Spijed
dougcollins wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 2:52 pm
Notts is short for Nottinghamshire.
As in Notts Forrest.
Which is how you should pronounce it, I think.
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:31 pm
by whentheballmoves
Ooh, I could end up reffing Rovers next season, then!
Re: An East Lancs Derby next season?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 10:48 pm
by Bullabill
Spijed wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:08 pm
As in Notts Forrest.
Which is how you should pronounce it, I think.
Forrest?
