Door: Val Turner

Val Turner — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:00:21 +0000

My cousin Kevin was born & bred in Blackburn & lived on Bolton Rd, Ewood & I was born 2yrs later in Blackpool, near the Bloomfield Rd football ground, so we were both brought up with football in our blood. I remember visiting Blackburn in the mid ’50’s when I was 9 yrs old & going with my cousin across to Ewood Park to watch the games with our grandfather, it was so exciting, actually being amongst all the chanting crowds at that age inside a football ground. I’m 72 now & live in Darwen near my son & 2 young football mad grandsons who have yet to visit a football stadium, but they will be coming with me to the FA Cup replay between Blackburn & Blackpool on Sat the 28th, I’ve made sure of that & they’re over the moon!

Door: Norman Edwards

Norman Edwards — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 23:29:10 +0000

As a Young boy in the 50s my dad took me to my first game when I was 5years old that was it I was hooked I’ve blue blood flowing through my veins,as a young lad my mates and me would take every opportunity to be close to the players in them days they would run from the ground up through the back of higher croft estate past our back gardens we join in running with them up to Blackamoore school were they did there training routine when they had finished they would let us have a kick about with them before returning to Ewood , I remember on one occasion we found out the players were playing golf at pleasington golf course so my mates and me turned up and the players let us caddie for them they were fantastic times and I’ll never forget them I’ve been a supporter of the Rovers now for 64 years and my Granddaughter who is 17 is working in one of the kiosks at the ground I hope I haven’t bored you with my tales from the past I’ve a few more tales I could tell you but I’ll leave it there for now so thank you for giving me the oppertortunity to tell my little stories about and

Reacties op: Ewood Park

Door: Val Turner

Door: Norman Edwards