Thank God It Was Only Citeh, Not Barcelona

By Dave Thomas
April 11 2010

With Blackburn out of the way and bruises disappearing by the minute where PC Clout had walloped people so enthusiastically after the game in the CF Stand; with the weather colder than Siberia and April Fool’s Day jokes having entertained us all, it was a pleasure to look forward to the Man City game – even at the daft time of 5. 30

There were some corking April Fools gags. I liked the club’s attempt, a repro 1910 woollen shirt as worn by Tommy Boyle, this one modelled by Jay Rodrigues, in special lightweight wool. On Claretsmad there were two. It just happened to be the day of a Rovers v Burnley reserve game so information was issued that said everyone had to go by coach. And the second was an announcement that due to ground subsidence, games next season might be played at Blackburn Rovers while repairs to underground coalworkings were taking place.

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