Memories...
...of the 1991 play-offs vs Torquay. Burnley are losing 2-0, destined for another year in the depths of the Forth Division. A small plane flies over Turf Moor towing a banner that reads "STAYING DOWN 4 EVER LUV ROVERS HA HA HA". Rumour has it that the ugly gap-toothed Blackburn Rovers striker Simon Garner paid for it...
One of the most annoying things about it was that, deep down, you respected that in fact it was an impressive piece of one-upmanship. Just one episode in a local rivalry stretching back over 125 years...
It is to avenge moments such as this that I am heading home on a 3 day trip to see Burnley vs Blackburn on Sunday Feb 20th. It's a silly thing to do. Only one outcome would make it a good decision - a Burnley win. Which, of course, is unlikely. However, if they did win, and I wasn't there...
The last time I did this was Watford away in the FA Cup quarter final a couple of years ago. We lost 2-0 and it was a very long journey home.
10:16:45 PM 
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