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Turkish delight to Retire

I am sure I am not the only fan sad to hear that Tugay has decided to retire. He has been a fantastic servant to the club and has scored some cracking goals along the way. He is a real character and has long been a fans favourite.

I am sure many of you on facebook know that there is a campaign to get Tugay a testimonial even though he has not been at the club for 10 years. Please support this cause!

Also we have been contacted by some Turkish fans who are planning on attending the final home game of the season at Ewood. They are hoping to create a party atmosphere and will be bringing banners and wearing t shirts to show their feelings for Tugay. Be sure to look out for them and say hello. They are being very proactive and have already been featured in the Lancashire Telegraph. They are hoping to get the Turkish press involved. I hope they have a great day out.

5 May 2009 23:10

RELEGATION

Spent a depressing day at Stoke on Saturday, I am seriously starting to wonder if we will stay up. We are lacking up front and in midfield. The players seemed to think that being there was enough to get us a point. I hope that Big Sam can get us out of this mess. Don't fancy dropping down a league again and don't think we will bounce straight back.

On a happier note, things seem to be working ok now so will put some pictures up from the presentation day in the next week.

20 Apr 2009 22:33

Day Out at Ewood

Last Saturday many members went to Ewood for the West Ham game and before hand were lucky enough to attend a Q and A session with John Williams. These are a great chance to get a real insight into what goes on at the club. As ever John was very honest and spent an entertaining and informative 40 minutes or so answering questions from the floor.

After the match there was the presentation of the player of the year award for 2007/8 which was given to Roque Santa Cruz by Margaret Reid. A special award to Tugay for his contribution to the club was presented by Sarah Goldsack.

Thanks to Roger Williams the LB chairman for organising the day and also to Ken Beamish at Rovers for his help as well. Check out the website again next week for photos.

Transfer News

Not much going on at Rovers so far although all the excitement usually happens in the last few hours of the last day of the window.

Man City though are set to change all that, the deal with Kaka looks like it could go ahead. It is amazing to think that when we bought Shearer all those years ago there was such an outcry about the transfer deal! Even the £15 million we got when we sold him does not compare to the money being thrown around these days. The credit crunch has not hit the blue part of Manchester just yet!

Back to Rovers, I am hoping we can hold on to Santa for now at least. Will be interesting to see if Givet features at the weekend. Lets wait and see what Big Sam can do before the window closes.

15 Jan 2009 22:29

BIG SAM REPLACES INCE

I have never hidden the fact that Ince was not (in my opinion) the man for the job. I gave him a fair chance and reports sounded promising but I got fed up of hearing that we had played well but lost. I would rather (at the moment) play rubbish and get a win. I also felt his body language on the side lines was not very positive and he had some lame excuses when we lost (yet again).

I know we are not a sacking club and Rovers have had some stick this week for not giving him a fair chance but when do you draw the line? We cannot afford to drop a division and if we were to do so, I think we would not bounce back this time. JW did what he had to do for the good of the club. I hope that one day Ince will be a top flight manager and wish him the best.

Now Rovers need to look ahead and think of what Sam can bring to the club, he is a dab hand with cheap deals in the transfer market and got 'unfashionable' Bolton into Europe. Only time will tell what he can achieve with Rovers but I for one will be happy with staying in the Premier league and will see what happens from there!

Remember we have our Facebook page if you want to chat about the goings on at the club - go to the links page to find it!!

17 Dec 2008 19:11

So Far, so.....?

So the season is up and running and so far I don't think we are doing too badly. The West Ham game was disappointing but I never expect anything else from this fixture. We could do with leaking less goals but overall I think we are doing ok and would give us 6 out of 10. At least we are doing better than Spurs, bet Bentley is so glad he joined them.

Will be interesting to see what happens in January, Hughes has made it clear that with all his millions to spend it is a certain Rovers player at the top of his shopping list. Depending on who you believe it sounds like Santa would like to make the short journey to City to join his ex manager. Guess we will have to wait to January and see what happens. Santa obviously does not know that he was last seasons London Branch player of the year, as I am sure he would not want to leave Rovers without collecting this prestigious award!!

19 Oct 2008 23:21

Many MILES MAGAZINE

As members might already be aware Dan and Judith have gone off on their world travels (we are not jealous at all!!) this means we are now searching for some one to take over the newsletter!! If you are interested or if you have any articles you would like published please drop us an email and we shall make sure Roger is informed. The newsletter is a useful way of keeping in touch and for members to air their views on all things Rovers.

We look forward to hearing from you all!!

18 Aug 2008 22:32

JOIN US!!!

Don't forget to re join the Branch if you have not already done so. Family membership is now a real bargain at six pounds, £5 for individual membership and £2 for OAP's and juniors. Contact us and we will put you in touch with the right people to make it happen!!

18 Aug 2008 22:28

Bentley

After all his moaning Bentley has finally gone to Spurs. Some places are now suggesting that there will be a stampede to leave Ewood. Hughes is planning on making a bid for Santa if the papers are to be believed. Could be an interesting few weeks ahead!

1 Aug 2008 09:53

radio lancashire

We have had an email from Andy Bayes at BBC Radio Lancashire. He is looking for Rovers fans in the South who would be willing to speak on air this coming season with their views on matches in the Capital. If you are interested drop us an email and we will put you in touch with Andy.

1 Aug 2008 09:54

1 Aug 2008 09:43

Rovers Ladies

We have had the following email

Hi

Rovers Ladies are currently scheduled to play Arsenal Ladies at Boreham Wood
in the opening game of the new season. Rovers Ladies don't get many
supporters(especially away) and I would be grateful if you could spread the
word and get as many fans down to Arsenal as possible. I know that the
girls would really appreciate seeing Rovers shirts in the crowd at Arsenal.

Best regards

Colin

If you need more details check out the official Rovers site or email us and we will get in touch with Colin for more details.

1 Aug 2008 09:41

Facebook

Don't forget that if you want to chat all things Rovers we have our own Facebook page. Go to the links page to find it!

29 Jul 2008 14:39

Robinson

So we wave goodbye to Brad and say hello to Robinson. Not sure what to make of this one - was Brad greedy or were Rovers silly to not offer him what he wanted? Lets hope Paul Robinson can re find his form that made him England's No.1.

29 Jul 2008 14:36

Player of the year 07/08

PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2008

Congratulations to Santa Cruz who was voted the London Branch player of the year for season 2007/2008. Hopefully he will still be a Rovers player next season and will be available to collect his trophy. More details with regards any presentation will be published at a later date.

6 Jul 2008 12:26

AGM JULY 16th 2008

AGM, QUIZ AND DRINKS!!

A busy night is planned for the 16^th July! First up will be the AGM followed by a quiz and the chance to have drinks and say farewell (for a while only) to Dan and Judith who are off on their travels around the world.

The fun packed evening will be taking place at 7pm at the White Swan Public House, Pimlico.

We hope to see you there, the branch cannot continue without your help and support. As always we welcome new members – we are a friendly bunch and would love to see new faces.

6 Jul 2008 12:19

Welcome to PAUL INCE

I am sure that we were all sad to see Sparky leave, however what is done is done and now we must move on.

I am sure you will all join us in welcoming Paul Ince to Ewood, and I am sure that we will all be hoping that he is a massive success.

6 Jul 2008 12:11

Player of The Year

For all fully paid up members of the London Branch Supporters Club, the presentation of Player of the Season 06/07 to David Bentley will happen after the Reading match at Ewood on October 20th. There will also be a Q&A with John Williams prior to the match. If anyone wants any further details, send me a message using the 'contact us' page

15 Oct 2007 23:33

The big news today is the launch of our new website

The big news today is the launch of our new website!! It might take a while, but we hope that before too long this site will not only be a place used to ‘get the name out there’ and let everybody know about the London Branch but also might prove to be a site we can also use as a focal point for the branch.

15 Oct 2007 12:43

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