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Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:02 pm
by fatboy47
As above...LET.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:03 pm
by ElectroClaret
What's that all about, then?
Anybody know?
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:06 pm
by GetIntoEm
I can't read local news sites anymore due to all the adverts, it's crazy
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:06 pm
by fatboy47
Rovers unhappy that the rag is commenting on their lack of transfer activity apparently.
Bottom lip curling bigstyle.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:08 pm
by Woodleyclaret
The LET was always a Rovers Fanzine.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:10 pm
by ollieclarets8
Strange. They always appeared to be clearly biased with regards to Burnley and Rovers.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:10 pm
by dougcollins
Yep, they've lost their only friend.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:11 pm
by fatboy47
Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:08 pm
The LET was always a Rovers Fanzine.
Yep, true......the problem now is that the LET is asking awkward questions.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:34 pm
by burnmark
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:43 pm
by 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
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:51 pm
by wilks_bfc
The Shire Claret wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:43 pm
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
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:54 pm
by ClaretTony
Not quite like us with Bob Lord. We just banned the press and said nowt.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 8:10 pm
by exilecanada
fatboy47 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:06 pm
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?

Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 8:19 pm
by 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
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 8:27 pm
by 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.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 8:28 pm
by ISpeds00
CLICK BURNLEY
you get Bastards news
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 8:36 pm
by No Ney Never
In what way is the evening telegraph 'Lancashire'?
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 8:59 pm
by Holmechapel
You couldn’t make it up ,what a set of tossers
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 9:09 pm
by 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.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 9:15 pm
by Aclaret
I believe they have now turned to 'The Dandy' for their coverage.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 10:03 pm
by Juan Tanamera
Big Issue, please.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2025 1:06 am
by Enola Gay
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2025 7:21 am
by RammyClaret61
Burnley fans replying to this on the LET Facebook page, are being responded to with “ Rovers, always living rent free in dingles heads”

Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2025 11:36 am
by Dazzler
Stating the truth & hard facts is an unacceptable crime in today's world.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2025 11:49 am
by Quickenthetempo
Local papers used to be the best free advertising the club's could get.
Foreign owners seem to hate them.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2025 11:51 am
by ollieclarets8
RammyClaret61 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 27, 2025 7:21 am
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.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2025 12:19 pm
by Spike
Radio Bastards still friends of the club throughput all this
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2025 12:47 pm
by ClaretTony
Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 28, 2025 11:49 am
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.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2025 5:40 pm
by 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.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 5:12 pm
by Holmechapel
Things going from bad to worse,

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Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 5:29 pm
by Claretitus
In all honesty, this episode makes them look even more Mickey Mouse than they are. Embarrassing.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 5:37 pm
by 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.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 5:45 pm
by Bow
Tin pot
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 6:42 pm
by TsarBomba
IPAclaret wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 9:09 pm
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.
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 6:49 pm
by 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,
Re: Local Rag banned from Ewood.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:19 pm
by 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
