

Reserves/Youth/Ladies
The Story Behind David ‘Junior’ Hoilett
By: Jimmy |So some of you might not know the saga and struggle the Rovers went through to bring this promising youngster to England, so here’s the short and short of it…
In this Andy Cryer piece on the Rover Reserves 2-0 win over Leigh Genesis, you can read about how he Hoilett scored the two goals for [...]
What’s Been Going on the Last Few Days
By: Jimmy |The Blackburn Rovers U18s thumped the Liverpool U18s 4-0 this past weekend. The win set Rovers in 5th place in group C of the Premier Academy League with 12pts and a +5 goal differential. Glad to see the younger lads doing well in a group that has the like of Liverpool, ManU and Man [...]
A Look At the Back Pages
By: Jimmy |Well this Monday, soon to be afternoon here on the East Coast of the States, has found me in pretty high spirits as a Rovers supporter. Three wins in seven days has certainly left a nice after taste and I can only hope this ride up here lasts for a while. An optimistic approach I [...]
Reserves/Youth/Ladies update
By: Dan Clough |Reserves
Newcastle away – 4-2 (Keith Treacy, Marcus Marshall, Josh O’Keefe Jamie Clarke)
Bolton away – 1-0 (Keith Treacy) (Keith Treacy sent off)
The reserves play Bolton again tonight in the Lancashire Cup quarter final at Morecambe, they beat Bolton in last year’s final 6-2! They are currently fifth in the ten team league but with games in [...]
Reserves/Youth/Ladies – Belated update…
By: Dan Clough |Its been a long long time since I last posted the fortunes of our other teams. For this I apologise. So here they are:
Reserves
Rovers 5 – 0 Sunderland
Sergio Peter, Keith Treacy, Stephane Henchoz (yes you have read that right, it is not a typo!), Jamie Clarke and Bruno Berner helping themselves to goals in an [...]
Reserves/Youth/Ladies: Lancashire Cup!!!!
By: Dan Clough |Rovers reserves are through to the second round of the Lancashire Senior Cup after battering Morecambe 5-1.
Two goals each from Keith Treacy and Raffaele De Vita and one from Maceo Rigters sealing a comfortable win.
Since the last update the ladies drew 1-1 at Liverpool and beat Bristol 2-1 at home in the cup.
Rovers youth finally [...]
Reserves/Ladies
By: Dan Clough |Rovers reserves drew at Middlesbrough on Tuesday.
A late Boro equaliser cancelled out Maceo Rigters early goal to send Rovers home with a point.
Bruno Berner returned to the side for the game.
Since my last update the ladies have scored 12 goals!
First, they beat Brighton 8-0 in the cup. Stacey Daniel scored four times on her debut [...]
Reserves/Youth
By: Dan Clough |Rovers Reserves beat Man United 1-0 yesterday.
A penalty settled the game, won and scored by Jamie Clarke. The win gives Rovers their first three points of the season.
The Academy side drew 1-1 at home to West Brom and continue to struggle.
Rovers deserved to win and Aaron Dovan’s early goal should have been enough but a [...]
Reserves/Youth/Ladies
By: Dan Clough |As I’ve fallen behind on the other Rovers teams, here’s a quick rundown of how they’re all doing.
The reserves have only one point from their first two games after a 0-0 draw with Wigan was followed by a 3-2 defeat at Wigan. Their next game is at home to Man Utd on Monday.
Youth/Ladies update
By: Dan Clough |Rovers Academy side lost 1-0 to Huddersfield last Wednesday.
Team
Arestidou, C. O’Connor, Kavanagh, M. O’Connor, Paterson, Gunning, Doran, Keita, Simpson (Bowen 82), McCubbin (Kennedy 70), Skidmore (Hall 80). Subs: Roberts, Bussman.







