144 episodes

4000 Holes - Blackburn Rovers podcasts from the people who bring you BRFCS.com. Sponsored by the lovely people at www.theterracestore.com.
Join the gang for the 'What Now ?' show for chat about current happenings "in and around Ewood" & don't miss the nostalgia & whimsy fuelled 'Round Table' show..!
Something for everyone with blue & white halves in their heart.

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    • 4.8 • 30 Ratings

4000 Holes - Blackburn Rovers podcasts from the people who bring you BRFCS.com. Sponsored by the lovely people at www.theterracestore.com.
Join the gang for the 'What Now ?' show for chat about current happenings "in and around Ewood" & don't miss the nostalgia & whimsy fuelled 'Round Table' show..!
Something for everyone with blue & white halves in their heart.

    The Round Table Show - Simon Garner - One Last Shot

    The Round Table Show - Simon Garner - One Last Shot

    In this episode of the Round Table Show, our special guest is Rovers record goalscorer Simon Garner, who is joined by Dan Clough and Richard Slater who have each played key roles in producing Simon's new book "One Last Shot" available to purchase now at https://simongarnerbook.co.uk/
    Dan tells us about interviewing some football greats to secure their views of managing and/or playing with Simon during his eventful career; whilst Richard reminds us of his role as collaborator in Simon's first book and as publisher of this, Simon's second book.
    Hear Simon's views on his various managers, his colleagues and almost being sold to Halifax Town amongst much, much more!
    Ian Herbert is your host and poses the questions.
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    • 1 hr 3 min
    The 'What Now?' show - Never Wear A Jumper On A Night Out

    The 'What Now?' show - Never Wear A Jumper On A Night Out

    Roger Whiteside hosts another episode of the What Now? Show & in this edition the panel of Matt Grimshaw, Ian Herbert & Linz Lewis consider recent results, adjudicate on red card decisions (badly as it turns out), review Who's Hot & Who's Not as we reveal the October BRFCS Player of the Month and in section 3 we look forward to a Lancashire Derby against Preston and there are two (two...count 'em!) quizzes for you to test your Rovers knowledge and recall.
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    • 52 min
    The Round Table Show - Pretty Poly - The History Of The Football Shirt

    The Round Table Show - Pretty Poly - The History Of The Football Shirt

    In this episode of the Round Table show, amateur kit enthusiast Ian Herbert meets kit professional enthusiast, Alex Ireland, who has written the definitive history of the football shirt in the form of "Pretty Poly - The History Of The Football Shirt".
    Hear all about how shirts evolved, the materials used, the most innovative designs, when things go wrong & why it's all really about long-sleeved shirts from the 90's.
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    • 45 min
    The 'What Now?' show - Give Sammie A Lifetime Contract

    The 'What Now?' show - Give Sammie A Lifetime Contract

    The panel of Hollie Hawkesford, Ian Herbert & James Marsh, ably chaired by host Roger Whiteside consider
    Part 1 - What happened in September ?
    Part 2 - Who is the Player of the Month? Who's Hot, Who's Not right now
    Part 3 - Hear Me Out - the panelists have a 30 second rant each about something Rovers-related & then Ian sets a quiz aimed at getting revenge on young people (who flaunt their youth!) by asking them to identify old Rovers players amongst a list of former Blackburn mayors...
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    • 38 min
    The 'What Now?' show - Who Had Fax Machine?

    The 'What Now?' show - Who Had Fax Machine?

    The podcast panel of Matt Grimshaw, Hollie Hawkesford, Ian Herbert Katharine McNamara, James Marsh & Michael Taylor - ably facilitated by Roger Whiteside - discusses…

    Part 1 - August Performances
    Part 2 - Who’s Hot & Who’s Not ? 
    Part 3 - The Transfer Deadline
    Part 4 - Quiz Time 
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    • 50 min
    The 'What Now?' Show - The 1-24 Prediction

    The 'What Now?' Show - The 1-24 Prediction

    Ahead of the season opener against WBA at Ewood, the podcast panel of James Marsh, Ian Herbert & Tiebreak judge Roger Whiteside, consider who the key movers & shakers are likely to be this season & predicts their 1-24 for the upcoming championship campaign.
    The format owes a little to sorting methodology, agile project management techniques and squash club ladders...bear with it, you'll get the hang of it soon enough.
    In Part 2 Roger interviews Fraser Read, Head of Marketing at Rovers and talks about the newly revamped 1875 membership schemes.
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    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

linzlewis15 ,

A Must For All Things Rovers

Lucky enough to have been a guest on this pod.

The guys work incredibly hard to produce the pod.

StuartGrimshaw ,

My favorite Rovers podcast

Not too waffley, nice and balanced between being honest & optimistic wthout going too far over the top.

marpleleaf ,

Great Blackburn Rovers podcast

Great podcast, alright, I’m a little biased as I’ve been a guest, but Ian Herbert as producer does a really top job. Intelligent, incisive and sets a high bar for a discussion forum for Rovers fans.

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