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Special Event
Ronnie Whelan
Presidents Dinner
Details of the 2008 event coming soon....
Player Profiles

Alan Taylor | Marc Fitton | Jonathan Taylor | Tim Drugan | David Stevenson | Ken Langford | Simon Woodford  |  Ryan Tobin | Nick Molyneux | David Coogan | Paul Corrigan  | Paul Upton | Richard Allingham | Billy Whittingham | Dave Wright | Lucas Dean Loya | Philip Sellars | Paul Ramsden  |  Gary Pickup | Patrick McCarthy | Billy Maxwell  |  Alan Upton - Chairman | Jack Ashington Lord - Manager 2nd XI


Alan Taylor Alan Taylor
Position Goalkeeper
Nickname and Why Big Al
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Neville Southall
Pre-match meal Cheese on toast
Pre-match ritual A good warm up
Greatest personal footballing moment Can’t remember that far back!
Worst personal footballing moment Injuring my knee twice
Who is the greatest player ever Maradona
Worst dressed player in the dressing room It’s a toss up between Jacko and Felix!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it Lucky towel has to be in the bottom left hand corner of the net
What stopped you being a professional footballer Not being good enough
Personal comment Hoping we get promoted this season

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Marc Fitton Marc Fitton
Position Left Back
Nickname and Why Little Rocket - Small and fast!
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Alan Shearer
Pre-match meal McDonalds if I get chance
Pre-match ritual none
Greatest personal footballing moment Rovers winning the league – not sure you quite grasped the question!! -Ed
Worst personal footballing moment Not winning the league last season with the 3rd team by just 1 point.
Who is the greatest player ever Alan Shearer
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Kenny (Gayboy)
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it No
What stopped you being a professional footballer Lack of talent!
Personal comment Hope all the Blacks teams do well this year, and I hope Ben stops p***ing on people in the showers!

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Jonathan Taylor Jonathan Taylor
Position Centre Half
Nickname and Why Sconner – Don’t know why!
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Colin Hendry
Pre-match meal Bacon Butty
Pre-match ritual Put socks on before boots
Greatest personal footballing moment Winning league with Blue Star, and getting to two cup finals in the same season
Worst personal footballing moment Playing in the same team as Jacko
Who is the greatest player ever Alan Shearer
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Jacko again! Whats with the shorts in winter?!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it Fitton
What stopped you being a professional footballer Danny Shaw – Beer!
Personal comment Billy Maxwell to retire!

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Tim Drugan Tim Drugan
Position Centre Back
Nickname and Why Macky – Don’t know why? (Does anybody know why? Answers on a postcard c/o Timmy Drugan )
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Alan Shearer
Pre-match meal Bacon Butty
Pre-match ritual Don’t have one
Greatest personal footballing moment Playing under King Kenny Langford!
Worst personal footballing moment Sorry lads, I don’t have one yet!
Who is the greatest player ever Ronaldinho
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Jacko – those milk bottle legs are terrible!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it No
What stopped you being a professional footballer Beer and lack of commitment
Personal comment I hope the 1st team can get promotion into the Premier league for next season

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David Stevenson David Stevenson
Position Inside Left
Nickname and Why Stevie – a bit obvious!!
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Duncan Edwards – Always wanted to tackle like him!
Pre-match meal Anything quick - Did finish work ‘til 12.30p.m.
Pre-match ritual Didn’t need one – too good for that!
Greatest personal footballing moment Winning LAL 1st Div Title at Southport in 1963. I scored a penalty. Harold Fish was coach.
Worst personal footballing moment 3 cup matches in the 4th team at the end of my career – lost all three then retired.
Who is the greatest player ever Pro – Denis Law. Old Blacks – Eddie Walton
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Can’t remember!!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it Made my own luck with my ability!!
What stopped you being a professional footballer Work and knee problems.
Personal comment Should always have match reports on games to help selection. Had no regrets playing at the Old Blacks and enjoyed my football in the L.A.L.

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Ken Langford Ken Langford
Position Centre Midfield
Nickname and Why Kenbo and Yo Yo – Why do “you” think?
Which team do you support Man Utd
Who is your footballing hero Paul Gascoigne
Pre-match meal Brown Toast
Pre-match ritual Bath
Greatest personal footballing moment Playing alongside the lads I coached from being young
Worst personal footballing moment Loosing the league with Charnock Richard by 1 point
Who is the greatest player ever George Best
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Jacko
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it None
What stopped you being a professional footballer Women and Beer!
Personal comment I would like to thank our Chairman for all his support

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Simon Woodford Simon Woodford
Position Right Back
Nickname and Why Irritating **** by referees – Raging Bull by my team mates!
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero My brother Phil – he has taught me all I know – which is very little!!
Pre-match meal Bacon butties with brown sauce
Pre-match ritual Make sure I turn up!
Greatest personal footballing moment Any of the Player of the Season awards I have won.
Worst personal footballing moment Seeing Johnny Aspden break his leg recently – very sad moment.
Who is the greatest player ever If you listen to him long enough my dad!!
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Jacko – whats with the shorts?!!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it No
What stopped you being a professional footballer Too many GCSE’s!
Personal comment I’d like to say that all referees are splendid people and deserve a lot of credit for doing a thankless job. I am still waiting to be invited to the LFA’s Xmas party; after all I have donated enough money towards it!

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Ryan Tobin Ryan Tobin
Position Full Back
Nickname and Why Raz
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Colin Hendry
Pre-match meal Bacon Butty
Pre-match ritual Making sure I turn up
Greatest personal footballing moment Winning LAL 1st Div Title at Being Captain of the school team which won the Blackburn and Darwen Schools Cup
Worst personal footballing moment Not being part of last seasons 2nd team cup win due to injury
Who is the greatest player ever George / Howard Best
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Billy Maxwell – Sorry Billy but it had to be someone
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it No
What stopped you being a professional footballer Not stopped – Still young enough
Personal comment The best of luck to all teams this season and I wish Jack would stop sending those silly text messages!

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Nick Molyneux Nick Molyneux
Position Centre Half
Nickname and Why Solicitor’s don’t do nicknames!
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Simon Garner
Pre-match meal Sausage Butty
Pre-match ritual Just turning up
Greatest personal footballing moment Playing at Wembley
Worst personal footballing moment Playing football with Billy Maxwell!
Who is the greatest player ever Pele
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Howard “Steptoe” Best
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it None
What stopped you being a professional footballer Talent!
Personal comment Just think that Jack Lord is the best manager I have ever played under and his team talks are fantastic

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David Coogan David Coogan
Position Midfield
Nickname and Why Snakey – Because I slither in and “chat up” all the birds (No doubt after somebody else has put in the ground work Dave! – Ed)
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Paul Gascoigne (Legend)
Pre-match meal Bacon Butty
Pre-match ritual Taking the mickey out of Billy Maxwell
Greatest personal footballing moment Too many to remember!
Worst personal footballing moment Being on the same side as Billy Maxwell
Who is the greatest player ever George Best
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Nick “The Ghost” Molyneux
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it None
What stopped you being a professional footballer There’s time yet!
Personal comment Jack – Stop bullying Nick at work!


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Paul Corrigan Paul Corrigan
Position For 60 mins…in the hole or behind the fast lad up front! For the last 30 mins stood alongside Jack Lord and his clipboard!
Nickname and Why Cogsy – from surname I suppose
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Difficult to decide Bryan Robson & Shearer. That’s Alan not Duncan!
Pre-match meal Late breakfast, bacon butty
Pre-match ritual Never have time for one.
Greatest personal footballing moment I’ll never forget it! The day Jack Lord brokered the deal which allowed me the great honour of signing for the Old Blacks.
Worst personal footballing moment The night I turned up for pre season training. You learn by your mistakes.
Who is the greatest player ever It pains me to say it but it has to be Maradona
Worst dressed player in the dressing room My frequent late arrival usually means everybody is changed and warmed up when I get there but the Lords attire often has a unique look to it!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it Perhaps not a lucky charm but I can’t imagine life without my neoprene cycling shorts
What stopped you being a professional footballer This could go on for a while…many factors but being unable to fully commit to a life of football….oh I wish I could turn back time
Personal comment Good luck to all teams for the rest of the season and I hope the club gets the success it deserves.


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Paul Upton Paul Upton
Position Player Manager / Right Midfield
Nickname and Why Jasper – apparently a slight resemblance to a certain Brummie Comedian!
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Kenny Dalglish
Pre-match meal Fry Up
Pre-match ritual Guessing what time Felix will arrive
Greatest personal footballing moment Winning Division 6 last season at Old Bolts
Worst personal footballing moment Having to drop Frank Riley
Who is the greatest player ever Pele
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Sorry Fee but has to be you again – Bling Bling!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it Who needs luck when Dave Wright keeps goal for you
What stopped you being a professional footballer That still puzzles me now!
Personal comment Does anybody really know where all the pegs go?

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Richard Allingham Richard Allingham
Position Centre Forward
Nickname and Why Tricky Dicky – not sure why, certainly nothing to do with my footballing ability!
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Alan Shearer
Pre-match meal Sausage Butty
Pre-match ritual Pulling on my gloves to much abuse (deservedly so!! - Ed)
Greatest personal footballing moment Captaining my school team on Ewood Park!!
Worst personal footballing moment Being told I had to move down a level to play in the same team as Paul Upton and Paul Ramsden!!!
Who is the greatest player ever Pele
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Sorry Felix (how many times is that now Fee?! – Ed)
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it My Gloves!!
What stopped you being a professional footballer They didn’t take to the colour of my hair
Personal comment It’s not ginger, it’s “burnt copper”

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Billy Whittingham Billy Whittingham
Position Right Back
Nickname and Why Bunter – Billy Bunter
Which team do you support Man Utd
Who is your footballing hero The King (Cantona to the
un-educated)
Pre-match meal Bacon And Egg Butty
Pre-match ritual None (Shine your head? – Ed)
Greatest personal footballing moment As I missed the 2nd XI cup final last season – Winning the semi.
Worst personal footballing moment Missing the final
Who is the greatest player ever Ronaldinho
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Pete Berry – I can’t forgive the green jumper.
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it My feet – Never won a game without them.
What stopped you being a professional footballer Ability
Personal comment Shut up Maxwell you plonker!!!

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Dave Wright Dave Wright
Position Centre Half / Goalkeeper
Nickname and Why Scouse Git – Self Explanatory!
Which team do you support Liverpool
Who is your footballing hero Jan Molby
Pre-match meal Bacon & egg from Peter Normans (Rishton)
Pre-match ritual Must wear my smelly unwashed bright green cycling shorts
Greatest personal footballing moment Scoring from a goal kick against Rossendale away
Worst personal footballing moment Scoring 2 own goals against Gregs without them touching the ball
Who is the greatest player ever Maradona
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Felix – too much bling bling!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it My p*** stained cycling shorts
What stopped you being a professional footballer Never being taught
Personal comment Best goal I ever saw at the Blacks was Pete Cranage’s header from the half way line.

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Lucas Dean Loya Lucas Dean Loya
Position Centre Midfield
Nickname and Why Lui – Short for Lucas I guess
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Paul Gascoigne
Pre-match meal Steak Slice from Hampsons
Pre-match ritual Go To Work
Greatest personal footballing moment Winning the Harry Boyle Schools Cup in year 10
Worst personal footballing moment Scoring an own goal against Spotland Methodists earlier this season
Who is the greatest player ever Pele
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Felix
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it No
What stopped you being a professional footballer On my way there now!
Personal comment Good luck to all teams for the last few games of the season

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Philip Sellars Philip Sellars
Position Centre Half
Nickname and Why Just Phil !
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Colin Hendry
Pre-match meal Sausage Butty
Pre-match ritual Getting changed
Greatest personal footballing moment Winning the BUSA Championship at University
Worst personal footballing moment Getting dropped for a game – really disappointed!
Who is the greatest player ever Diego Maradona
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Going for a full squad!
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it Just my feet
What stopped you being a professional footballer Not being good enough I think!
Personal comment Felix, where do you shop?

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Paul Ramsden Paul Ramsden
Position Everywhere (Bench!)
Nickname and Why Rammy – Pretty obvious!
Which team do you support Bolton Wanderers
Who is your footballing hero Frank Worthington
Pre-match meal Bacon Butty
Pre-match ritual Bacon Butty
Greatest personal footballing moment Scoring the winning goal in the last minute of a Cup Final for Turton
Worst personal footballing moment Yet to come – Retirement!
Who is the greatest player ever Peter Thompson
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Felix Odudu (Bling!)
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it Felix Odudu
What stopped you being a professional footballer I had everything except talent
Personal comment I miss Keith Taylor like mad.

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Gary Pickup Gary Pickup
Position Goal Keeper
Nickname and Why Gaz – a bit obvious!!
Which team do you support Blackburn Rovers
Who is your footballing hero Pete O’Brien
Pre-match meal Breakfast
Pre-match ritual Sleep!
Greatest personal footballing moment Witnessing Jacko (Snr) falling flat on his face and then roll around on the floor
Worst personal footballing moment Playing in the 4ths last season – ha ha!
Who is the greatest player ever In my lifetime David Beckham
Worst dressed player in the dressing room Ian “Simon Cowell” Robertson
Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it Non