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Originally Posted by Houseboy
You've got no argument from me about Rovers being a well run club, indeed they were, and Jack Walker was a genuine fan too. Your stay in the Premiere League was lengthy but then if you get a run in it the money kind of takes care of itself and you can at least survive for a while. But don't you think that "survival" is a poor thing to aspire to in football. Shouldn't all football fans be able to "realistically" dream of being, or at least challenging for, the championship?
Less than a year ago I posted on another forum about the desperate times at Rovers. At that time there was a real fear amongst Rovers fans that the club would go to the wall and I was totally sympathetic to the cause. Why?
Because I don't want to lose my old enemies and, just as importantly, I hate any football club being pushed over the edge due to the mis-management of foreign investors who think football in this country is a quick buck.
Just a point though: Clarets hatred of Rovers is nothing to do with jealousy. We hated you just as much when we were the top side in East Lancashire. It's just a local rivalry that I suppose will never end as long as the two sides exist, which I hope will be for a long time to come.
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As far as I'm concerned I would think every club strives to attain the best league position they can, which ever division they're in, but competing with the cities chelskis and united of this world, makes it very hard to reach the pinnacle, hell will freeze over before another town club like Rovers wins it, but at least I was around to witness them playing and winning one of the best leagues in the world, example last nights game between the Toffees and the Toon, cracking game but very poor officials