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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	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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	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
	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
	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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	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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	None
	What stopped you being a professional footballer	Injuries
	Personal comment	I’d like to get my own back for all the rollockings I have had off O’Brien and Jacko (Snr). I also feel the need to invest in an earplug company!

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	Patrick McCarthy
	Position	Player Manager / Forward
	Nickname and Why	Paddy
	Which team do you support	Blackburn Rovers
	Who is your footballing hero	Ronnie Clayton – True Professional
	Pre-match meal	Cheese Omelette
	Pre-match ritual	Hang up kit – Pump up balls – Fill water bottles – Fill in team sheet – Pick Team – Castella Classic cigar
	Greatest personal footballing moment	Too may to mention!
	Worst personal footballing moment	Too many to mention!
	Who is the greatest player ever	Pele
	Worst dressed player in the dressing room	Ian Robertson (that’s 2 out of 2 Robbo!!)
	Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it	No
	What stopped you being a professional footballer	Rochdale only offering £6 as an apprentice, plus lack of ability!
	Personal comment	Keep fit – Eat healthily – Drink plenty of beer

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	Alan Upton - Chairman
	Teams played for	1st Team (1960’s and 70’s – Moved down through the teams to the 4th XI over the years and retired in 1998.
	Position	Midfield – moved back to defence as the years crept on!
	Nickname and Why	Big Al – must have been my presence on the field!
	Which team do you support	Blackburn Rovers – oh and Hartlepool Utd – long story.
	Who is your footballing hero	Michael England – need to be over 50 to remember him. Best centre half ever.
	Pre-match meal	Bacon & egg – still eat it every Sat lunch now.
	Pre-match ritual	Get changed!
	Greatest personal footballing moment	Selection for Lancashire GSFA U19’s in 1964
	Worst personal footballing moment	Losing 1st team play off in 1968 – lost 6-0 to Southport – Les Mitchell destroyed us in the second half
	Who is the greatest player ever	Pele
	Worst dressed player in the dressing room	Can’t remember – probably Roger Horrocks. Felix wasn’t around then!
	Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it	Don’t need one – too much natural ability!
	What stopped you being a professional footballer	I had a trial for 5 mins for  BRFC then taken off. Touched ball about 10 times – looks like ability then.
	Personal comment	Always enjoyed playing down here and won a few pots over the years. Looking forward to a few more nights at League dinners to see you guys get your rewards for your efforts. Best of luck for rest of season.

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	Jack Ashington Lord
	Position	Manager - Old Blacks 2nd X1
	Nickname and Why	Kenbo and Yo Yo – Why do “you” think?
	Which team do you support	Blackburn Rovers
	Who is your managerial hero?	Brian Clough
	Pre-match meal	Don’t have one – too busy putting the nets up!
	Pre-match ritual	Worry!
	Greatest personal managerial moment	Taking Deganwy Wanderers FC from Div 4 to Div 1 Champions of the Blackburn combination in 4 consecutive seasons in the 1970’s
	Worst personal managerial moment	Signing Rob Hanson
	What do you love most about football management?	The many friends I have made like Keith Taylor
	What annoys you the most about managing your team	Text messaging!
	Which professional team would you like to manage (past or present)	Blackburn Rovers
	Worst dressed player in the dressing room	Howard Best
	Have you a lucky charm, if so what is it	My fags
	What would you like to see changed in the game and why	No TV – It kills gates.
	Personal comment	I wish for the day when players turn up on time, pay their subs without being asked and help take the nets down (yes I do dream!!)

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