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Red Rover, Red Rover Send Blackburn Right Over | 2 comments (2 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Love the article, butllll (#1)
by alexferguson60 on Mon Oct 29 2007 at 3:17 PM EST

There's only one problem. The only reason why Blackburn are up in the Premiership right now is that they were bought by Jack Walker, steel millionaire who paid for most of a new ground and a lot of new players.

Shearer and Sutton went to Blackburn for then-record deals. They also signed winger Stuart Ripley.

And they certainly haven't won an FA Cup in my lifetime, and it could be argued that when they won the league, it was bought.

: That is true.... (#2)
by Trevor on Mon Oct 29 2007 at 4:10 PM EST

However couldn't you make the argument that every single season Chelsea or Manchester United have won the league that they essentially bought it. Blackburn shouldn't penalized for going for it in 1995. In fact, they should be applauded for pushing their chips all-in when they had a chance.
What is interesting is this team has the same amount of points as that team did through the same out of games. Granted the SAS ripped off 34 out of the next 36 points.
No FA Cups in our lifetimes, however they won the League Cup (now the Carling Cup) in 2002.

"No, cause it ain't sh*t. Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand to me? Ain't sh*t ... Next time I might shake my d*ck." --Randy Moss
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Red Rover, Red Rover Send Blackburn Right Over | 2 comments (2 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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