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🎥 "I keep hearing about player welfare. "Frank Lampard played 60-odd games season after season. I don't remember player welfare being spoken about then". The welfare of current players is "off the scale", Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes. #bbcfootball
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“What do you want me to think? I don’t feel I’m being disloyal here by saying anything other than it looks like I’m leaving”. “There’s no contract discussions. I’m out of contract very, very soon”. #Blackburn #Rovers manager Tony Mowbray. #bbcefl #bbcfootball
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🎥 "When I was an Pompey. I got released and it hurt a lot. I didn't know what to do. I kept working hard & then the opportunity came at 21. I grabbed it with both hands". Released by #Portsmouth at 16, the story of how Tommy Leigh joined #Accrington from Bognor Regis @rocks1883
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Blackburn Rovers welcomed back Sir Kenny Dalglish to Ewood Park for the 2-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle. Sir Kenny led #rovers to promotion in 1992 & the Premier League title in 1995. Video courtesy of @rovers . #rovers | #bbcfootball .@kennethdalglish
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We are so sad to report that our friend & former colleague Len Johnrose passed away this morning. The former Burnley, Blackburn, Hartlepool, Bury & Swansea player was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2017. We send our condolences & best wishes to Len's family & friends.
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⚽ "Did you know you had a musical namesake? If you stick your name into a search engine, you get you & Filipino pop star @JoshCullen_s.". Who knew @danjewellmedia's musical knowledge extends far & wide, as #Burnley's @JoshCullen found out. #utc | #twitterclarets | #bbcfootball.
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“Things are a lot different for my dad. He recently had a diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease”. #Blackburn @Rovers legend Tony Parkes & his daughter, Natalie, reveal how they’re having to come to terms with the devastating news. (@kennethdalglish | @alanshearer | @SportsMemNet)
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“I remember every game, every goal” . Former #Blackburn @Rovers striker @alanshearer, now a @bbcmotd pundit, is being inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame. #Rovers #bbcfootball #bbclancssport
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😋 @BurnleyOfficial boss Sean Dyche is known for his love of curries. Up steps @DanJewellMedia's mother-in-law to supply this wonderful feast . 💻📲 . #twitterclarets | #bbcfootball
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An unbeaten 88 for @BumbleCricket and well deserved applause from the spectators @LeylandCC
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Richard's family and friends wanted to create the ultimate memorial to remember the devoted #Preston North End fan ❤️
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"I'd like to keep our best players but then add some more and give us a really good chance next year". And #Blackburn head coach Tony Mowbray is certain they will include some defenders. #Rovers #bbclancssport #bbcfootball
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"Extremely honoured to be given this opportunity. It's a proud moment for me". New #Blackpool manager Neil Critchley is relishing the challenge ahead after a six-and-a-half-years with @LFC. #utmp / #lfc / #bbcfootball
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🌟 Class is permanent 🌟 . A hugely successful cricketing return @BumbleCricket 🏏 . He hit an unbeaten 88 for the #Lancashire Over-70 side against #Staffordshire. But we won't mention the blisters or how his socks came in very handy!. @bbctms | @LancsCricket | #BBCSport.
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"I am genuinely quite happy with my life. I've had a really, really good life". Former footballer Len Johnrose revealed in 2018 he'd been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He's now written a book called "Finding A Way" . (@MNDAssoc @DarbyRimmerMND @MNDoddie5)
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"This is my niece, Rebecca. She works on the front line @NHSuk @LancsHospitals. I don't want you to meet Rebecca, or any of her colleagues". Please share this video far & wide from former @pnefc goalkeeper Alan Kelly. He has a message that we all need to listen to.
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Tony Parkes stands on the hallowed turf of #Blackburn #Rovers' Ewood Park. In the week it was announced the club legend had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Tony has returned to the famous stadium that has given him so many happy memories. (@AlanShearer @Chris_Sutton73)
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🔴 "We don't have a plan in place for next season yet. Not one plan. That's a problem from up there. And if they don't start getting it right, then they are letting this football club down.". Very strong words from #Morecambe manager Derek Adams . #uts | #bbcfootball.
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Former #Blackburn @Rovers midfielder @AdamWharton10 has been named in #England's Euro 2024 squad. Wharton, now at Crystal Palace, made his international debut in Monday's friendly win over Bosnia-Herzegovina. His dad, John, is proud of his career achievements so far. #bbcfootball.
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It's started well for #Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson, with three wins on the bounce for the new #Rovers boss. @BBCNWT's @RichAskam has been to @Rovers' training ground to get an insight into the man behind the manager. #bbcefl #bbcfootball.
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🎥 "It was a fairytale. You never forget the success that you've had and for that to be achieved by Blackburn was unbelievable". @KennethDalglish guided @Rovers to the @PremierLeague title in 1995. He's now been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. #Rovers / #bbcfootball
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🎥 "There are a few players I never managed to lay a finger on. One was Zico, another Alan Ball. If I was playing when Tugay was around he'd be in that category". One of the many stories ex #Blackburn #Rovers boss Graeme Souness remembers in an upcoming interview. #bbcfootball
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🎥 "Just happy memories. I had eight jobs and #Blackburn, along with Glasgow Rangers, would be my happiest times in management". Former Blackburn manager Graeme Souness is back at Ewood Park to celebrate the 20th anniversary of #Rovers winning the League Cup. #bbcefl #bbcfootball.
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"Wasn't easy leaving yesterday. there was a tear in my eye. I had a great relationship with the fans and I'd like to think I played my part in helping the club". @charlie_mulgrew has moved from #Blackburn @Rovers to #Fleetwood on loan. ➡️ ⬅️ #bbcfootball
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🎥 "Where's the clarification? How many Covid tests? How many injured? I don't understand why the 25-man squad rule hasn't been scrapped through this period". #Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray believes there's no "accountability that is transparent" over Covid postponements. #BBCEFL
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Accrington Stanley have announced the closure of its academy. #asfc I #bbcfootball I #bbcsport . The club statement ⬇️
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🎥 "There's two awards you win this season which is promotion and the league, then there's two more trophies to win which are your derbies, and we've won all four". #Burnley manager Vincent Kompany. #utc | #twitterclarets | #bbcefl | #bbcfootball.
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“It’s for me to know and you to find out, mate!”. Well, this is surreal 😁. Why does @ronnieo147 go ‘all Aussie’ after reaching the second round of @WorldSnooker’s Players Championship @PrestGuildHall
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Former @BurnleyOfficial and #Blackburn @Rovers player Len Johnrose has decided to go public for the first time after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease - a rare and incurable condition that affects the brain and nerves. (@mndassoc)
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🎥 "It was carnage when I was at Forest because she was singing 'Sea, Sea, Seasiders'.". @BlackpoolFC signed #Nottingham Forest's @jxgabriel_ on Tuesday. His daughter obviously hasn't forgotten his previous #utmp loan spell 🤣. CLICK link ➡️ #bbcfootball
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📺 "I don't sit here fighting for my job. I don't sit here in fear. I feel very honoured to do it for #Blackburn #Rovers - a world famous name in football". Manager Tony Mowbray. 📲 WATCH ➡️ ⬅️ Full video available via link. #bbcfootball
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“Seeing my name alongside some of the greats is very humbling” . Former #Blackburn goalkeeper and current @MLS @NERevolution head coach Brad Friedel on his inclusion in @Rovers’ Hall of Fame . #Rovers #bbcfootball #bbclancssport
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❤️ @nickanderton_ has spoken to @BBCLancsSport about his determination to beat cancer. The ex-Preston North End, Blackpool & Accrington defender had an op to remove a tumour in October. The @Official_BRFC player told @AndyBayes about the last six months following his diagnosis.
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🎥 A proud moment for #Blackpool head coach Neil Critchley as he picks up the “Manager of the Year” award at the @NWFAwards . #utmp #bbcefl #nwfa2021
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🎥 "A lad. turned to one of his friends & said 'I'll remember this day for the rest of my life'. That's what it means to him". @yasirsufi explains how Blackburn @Rovers are attracting more fans from the South Asian community on matchdays. 📺 Full video ➡️
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📺 "I’m going to enjoy this. Do not contact me for another week…I’ll be going off the radar”. Jerry Yates has his own plans to celebrate #Blackpool's promotion back to the Championship. 📲 WEMBLEY POST-MATCH ➡️ #utmp / #bbcfootball / #BBCEFL / #EFL
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🎥 "This is AMAZING. Wow. No-one believed in us. Today, in this division, we are the best". A night of celebration following #Burnley's promotion to the Premier League. It's a special time for their manager, Vincent Kompany. #utc | #twitterclarets | #bbcefl | #bbcfootball.
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Blackpool are back!. It’s a sell-out in the home section for the first game at Bloomfield Road after the Oyston era. @BlackpoolST @BlackpoolFC @SUFCRootsHall #BlackpoolAreBack #UTMP
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“We’re little old Blackpool, we get nothing, absolutely nothing and I’ve had enough of it. ”. Manager Neil Critchley feels the officials have cost #Blackpool 2 points at Bloomfield Road after a controversial disallowed goal in the first half. #utmp #BBCEFL
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🔵 ⚪ "I try to do everything well. I'm ready for this league. I'm ready to play every three days, and I'm ready to fight with my teammates, especially because of these fans. They showed they are with us.". #Blackburn's Yuri Ribeiro. #Rovers | #bbcfootball.
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CONGRATULATIONS ⚽️. #Blackburn #Rovers promoted to the Championshp. 📻 95.5 / 103.9 / 104.5FM.📺 Freeview TV 720. #BBCFootball #efl👇
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⚽ VIDEO 👉 👈. "It was my privilege to play for #Blackburn. I would've paid all the fans to have my career at Blackburn back. It was my honour". Former #Rovers and @NZ_Football captain & @TorontoFC head coach Ryan Nelsen reflects on his career
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🎥 "I just wanted to get a whole year in the Championship. I wanted to be here and hopefully impress and improve, then (return to #Liverpool) next summer and get a chance there". Sepp van den Berg returned to #Preston for his second loan spell from #LFC. #pnefc #bbcfootball #EFL
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📺 "Everyone who knows me knows I love a challenge. I shouldn't be here today. Do you ever get those feelings when you know you had a big part to play?". @J_O_Sully18 had been ruled out for the season but returned as a play-off winner with #Morecambe. #bbcfootball #EFLplayoffs
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🎥 The #Blackburn players show their appreciation to the travelling fans after their 10-9 penalty shootout win over West Ham. #bbcfootball #Rovers #whufc
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⚽ "For the first time in my career, I've really felt like the elder statesman. I'm willing to pass on advice & experience if they need it". In an extended interview, Jordan Rhodes discusses his loan spell at #Blackpool, plus his time at #Blackburn Rovers & Huddersfield. #bbcefl.
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"How's Baz these days?". "Comedy. He's the happiest elderly man I know" 🤣. New #Preston signing @anthonygordon24 doesn't shy away from a straight to the point assessment of working with @MickRathbone @Everton, himself a legend @pnefc. 📻 103.9FM ⬅️ #pnefc #efc #bbcfootball
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"It's been a bit difficult but all the staff were focused, all the players were focused and that's all I could ask for". #Blackburn interim coach David Lowe on their 2-0 win at West Brom . #Rovers | #bbcfootball | #bbcEFL.
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🎥 "It's been tough. but I still get to live a nice life, be a footballer and even though I'm not playing I still enjoy it". #Blackburn's Bradley Dack talks about his recovery from long-term injury. 📲Full interview via this link ➡️ #Rovers #bbcefl
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"I still follow their results. Tony Mowbray is doing a fantastic job". Wednesday from 6, part one of our interview with former #Blackburn @Rovers defender Chris Samba. 💻📱 #Rovers | #bbclancssport | #bbcfootball
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🔵 ⚪ "I'm really happy our CEO (Steve Waggott) was promising four new players. I can promise that if players are coming I will take the new coach and drive the coach to pick up each new player!". #Blackburn #Rovers head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson. #bbcefl | #bbcfootball.
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🔵 ⚪️ "It was an exceptional win and performance. We scored two great goals and should probably have had a third, fourth, maybe a fifth goal as well, against one of the best teams in the league". #Blackburn #Rovers head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson. #bbcefl | #bbcfootball.
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Burnley's players celebrate with the fans. The Clarets have won the Championship title.
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John Gwynne 1945-2022. We’re so sad to see this mornings news that our former cricket correspondent, John Gwynne has died. We send our love to his son @GwynneMP and all of his family and friends.
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🎥 "I love the fans here. They helped us massively". @CharliePatino10 scored in #Blackpool's victory over #Preston North End. #utmp #bbcefl #bbcfootball.
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🎥 "I had a season ticket for a good ten years and Tugay was the main player I always liked to see". Boyhood #Blackburn fan Leighton Clarkson completed a loan move to #Rovers on Monday. "I know I needed to go out on loan and #Liverpool wanted me to do that". #LFC / #bbcfootball
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Morten Gamst Pedersen is training with #Blackburn #Rovers while he looks for a new club. The 38-year-old is a free agent after leaving Norwegian side #Tromso. He remembers his nine years at Ewood Park between 2004 and 2013
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🎥 "The last few weeks have been phenomenal. Someone said you can't experience the highs unless you've done the lows. Now is some of the highest highs that we've experienced". It's been 12 months of extremes for Burnley chairman @AlanPaceBFC. #utc | #twitterclarets | #bbcfootball.
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"It's a great honour for me to be inducted into the Hall of Fame". #Blackburn @Rovers' @PremierLeague winning captain Tim Sherwood joins @KennethDalglish at this year's event. #Rovers / #bbcfootball
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We are so saddened by the news that Paul Mariner has died. Paul was a hugely respected member of our sports team during the 1990’s. He began his playing career with Chorley, before spells with Plymouth, Ipswich & Arsenal. He won 35 England caps. We send our love to his family.
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⚽ "I changed everything because I'd played all my life at Montpelier. New country, new club, new principles. Everything is new for me, but my adaptation here I think is very, very good.". #Burnley fans, you'll love this interview with Maxime Esteve . #UTC | #bbcfootball.
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🎥 "The first thing Burnley fans told me when I came here was, they don't care about promotion, they care more about beating #Blackburn. Achieving the title at Blackburn would do both". #Burnley's Jordan Beyer. #utc | #twitterclarets | #bbcfootball.
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#Blackburn head coach Tony Mowbray says the possibility of Joe Rothwell moving to #Bournemouth before the end of the transfer window “is not going to happen”. 📲 #Rovers latest ➡️ #bbcefl #bbcfootball
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🎥 "It's more than a dream come true. I feel remarkably grateful to be in this position". New #Blackpool owner Simon Sadler admits he's "awestruck" to have taken over the club. #BlackpoolFC #bbclancssport #bbcfootball
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📺 "I'll be back at some point - 100%. I'll be back for games - two million percent. The fans have been a massive part of my life". COMING SOON: Former #Blackburn @Rovers striker Danny Graham in conversation with @BBCLancsSport. 📻 95.5/103.9/104.5FM & DAB.#Rovers #bbcfootball
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🎥 "Even if you're not a #Blackburn @Rovers fan, you can take something from these big names, like @AlanShearer & @kennethdalglish, and what they had to say about my dad". A personal insight into 'Tony Parkes: The Authorised Biography", with Natalie @ParkesThompson & @SuzanneNQNW.
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🎥 “I just think (#Blackburn head coach Tony Mowbray) is a humble, honest and transparent person. What more do you want from a football manager?”. Former #Rovers midfielder @David8Dunn. 📲 Click this link to watch full interview ➡️ #bbcefl #bbcfootball
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#Burnley have been placed under an immediate transfer embargo by the #EFL, the club has confirmed in a statement . #bbcefl | #bbcfootball
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Jimmy Robson, who won the first division championship with Burnley in 1960 has died. He scored the 100th FA Cup Final goal at Wembley in 1962.
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🎥 "We're a magical club. There's a lot of magic around #Blackpool". Blackpool owner Simon Sadler shares his "pride" after head coach Neil Critchley was named "Manager of the Year" at the @NWFAwards. 📲 Neil Critchley award interview ➡️ #utmp #bbcefl
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🔵 ⚪ "It's hugely important to play at Ewood Park. The atmosphere is amazing. I wanted to play football in the UK. It was my dream.". #Blackburn's Yuki Ohashi speaks to @BBCLancsSport for the first time. #Rovers | #bbcfootball | #bbcefl.
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🎥 "I am here on loan (from #Brighton) but I feel like a Blackburn Rovers player. I'm really emotional whether we win or lose. You can always see it in me if we win or if we lose". #Blackburn's Jan Paul van Hecke. #bbcefl | #bbcfootball.
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"I am genuinely quite happy with my life. I've had a really, really good life".Former footballer Len Johnrose revealed in 2018 he'd been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He's now written a book called "Finding A Way" . More: (@MNDAssoc @Rob7Burrow)
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🔵 ⚪ "If someone had said to me I'd captain #Blackburn in my second year of being here, I would've said no chance. To be talking about a new contract is credit to myself for how hard I've worked". Sammie Szmodics has signed a new contract with #Rovers. #Rovers | #bbcfootball.
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📺 "It'll be an immense moment of pride for me to lead this great football club out at Wembley in our first season together". Neil Critchley's #Blackpool face #Lincoln City in the League One play-off final. 📲 EXTENDED VIDEO ➡️ #utmp #efl #bbcfootball
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The impact of missing your kids growing up, a love of music and his infamous gravelly voice. #Burnley boss Sean Dyche opens up about "The Man Behind the Manager".
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🎥 "I have such a good relationship with them and it's grown this season. When I come off the pitch they're on their feet and cheering. It's a really big thing for me". #Blackburn's @TyrhysDolan10 says the bond between himself and the supporters is special. #Rovers #bbcfootball
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⚪ “I’m delighted to be standing on a touchline again and watching a team perform. The result is the be-all and end-all, but it’s been a good few days leading up to this.". #Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom. #pnefc | #bbcfootball | #bbcefl.
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“Every game I played for #Blackburn was a memory. Breaking the record was unbelievable”. @Rovers’ leading goalscorer @simongarner10 on being inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame. #Rovers #bbcfootball #bbclancssport
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⚽ "Everyone lives and dies for Burnley Football Club. That's what we need as players to realise that. You see so many [players] come and go, but players do need to realise fans are everything to a club.". #Burnley's Ashley Barnes. #utc | #twitterclarets | #bbcfootball.
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"They were great lads. Roque Santa Cruz, Benni McCarthy won everything. Benni McCarthy won the Champions League. Incredible". Former #Blackburn @Rovers striker @MattDerbyshire2 remembers playing alongside the likes of @BenniMcCarthy17 and @RoqueSantaCruz at Ewood Park
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🎥 "There are a few players I never managed to lay a finger on. One was Zico, another Alan Ball. If I was playing when Tugay was around he'd be in that category". Click link to watch full video with ex Blackburn #Rovers boss Graeme Souness ➡️ #bbcfootball
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🎥 "You can see if you're not afraid of playing, you can actually be extremely brave and get something out of the game.". Jon Dahl Tomasson says his #Blackburn Rovers players deserve "big credit" after their penalty shootout win over West Ham in the #EFLCup. #Rovers #bbcfootball.
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"It was a fairytale. You never forget the success that you've had and for that to be achieved by #Blackburn was unbelievable". @KennethDalglish reflects on guiding @Rovers to the @PremierLeague title in 1995. #BBCLancsSportArchive
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🔵 ⚪ "Very proud of the group. Very proud of the effort. I thought it was a fantastic performance.". #Blackburn #Rovers head coach John Eustace. #bbcfootball | #bbcefl.
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"His idol was a man named Tom. Trev swore he was the number one". Penned by #Preston North End fan John Roper, a tribute to #pnefc owner Trevor Hemmings. #bbcefl #bbcfootball
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⚽ #BBCLancsSport2020 highlights. 📺 WATCH ➡️ (filmed in July). "It was my privilege to play for #Blackburn. I would've paid all the fans to have my career at Blackburn back. It was my honour". Former @Rovers captain Ryan Nelsen looks back on his career
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"We won't be selling anybody in January". A straight to the point response from #Preston manager Alex Neil. #pnefc #bbclancssport #bbcfootball
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"I hope the fans feel the integrity & honesty coming from the leadership of the team". The Blackburn @Rovers head coach, Tony Mowbray -
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On this day in 1992, Blackburn Rovers were promoted to the top flight to become founder members of the Premier League. Re-live the day here. #rovers .
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🎥 "Going to the quarter-final for a club of our size is a great achievement. We won the game on the pitch and our fans won the game in the stands". #Blackburn #Rovers head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson. #bbcfacup | #bbcfootball.
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