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Post by Hooky on Mar 4, 2004 9:09:56 GMT
no different to what Blackburn did under Jack walker, in fact they took it to its ultimate conclusion.
its also no different from what Sam "the scam" hammmaannnn is doing at Bardiff, they both started at the lowest rung, yet some find it more palatable if cardiff get there than if wigan ....
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Post by slangking on Mar 4, 2004 9:23:03 GMT
Sorry, Blackburn have a long history and a good support it is a football not a rugby town, Wigan are non-league or at best 3rd division.
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Post by padders01 on Mar 4, 2004 9:31:24 GMT
and Paul Jewell is a twonk
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Post by Hooky on Mar 4, 2004 9:40:20 GMT
your right they have a long history, they won fook all for years, were going no where with crowds below 10,000 ......1986 average was 5,826 then along cam jack and waved his cheque book, without it they would probably be about as big as tranmere or burnley right now......... as for Mr. Whelan .... well he only bought the football club cos he couldn't buy the rugby club..... which if you look at the figures now gets crowds only slightly larger than Wigan Footy clubs. ;D as a foot note. Mr. Dave Whelan.. one of the few chairman to have played proffessional football .... for Blackburn www.chilvers1.demon.co.uk/Whelan.htm
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Post by padders01 on Mar 4, 2004 9:52:18 GMT
Very good article on Dave Whelan.
I knew he had retired from football at a very early age. I used to work at Sports Division on the Octagon Retail Park (opoosite Mecca Bingo) in Hanley which eventally turned to JJB Sports in 1999/2000 time.
I worked for the company for nearly 6 years all together and worked in many of the stores including both in Hanley and two summers ago in Newcastle and even in Leeds while i was up there at Uni. I meet alot of good people at all the stores and enjoyed my time there.
I remember when JJB first took over Sports Division and the shop had a re-fit and Stoke played Wigan at home. I worked the Saturday morning, but had the afternoon off to come to the game and all the big Directors came to look at the store and watch the game. The rumour was Dave Whelan was flying over to Stoke from Wigan in a helicopter.
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Post by slangking on Mar 4, 2004 10:07:22 GMT
Well you could probably pick out one of our own averages from a given year and make out we are as crap as Wigan. Blackburn attendances held up well considering they are so close to Liverpool and manure.
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Post by RWChris on Mar 4, 2004 13:10:05 GMT
So...Clive Clarke? ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2004 13:58:24 GMT
Talking about Blackburn attendances the other week with a Rovers fan. Their gates were at one time misleading with all the building work going on at Ewood Park, ie: it looked like they were only averaging 15,000 in the first season in the Premiership, but this was down to the Darwen End coming down reducing capacity to 15,500. Even so as far back as 1990 they were averaging the same as Vale (8,000 - 9,000) classic Oatcake thread this - Clive Clarke one minute, larger than life crowds at Vale Park the next
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Post by RWChris on Mar 4, 2004 13:59:35 GMT
That's what I loved about it...it's like a game of 'Extreme Chinese Whispers'!!!
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Post by tel2u on Mar 4, 2004 14:14:48 GMT
If we make the Play Off Final, I don't give a monkeys' who it is..........................as long as we win! Then I can relax with a load of drinks kindly paid for by Messrs William Hills!
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