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Ian Herbert
@ianherbert95.bsky.social
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Exiled Lancastrian undertaking important missionary work in Sheffield, South Yorkshire!
4000 Holes podcast host & fanzine contributor
https://www.brfcs.com/podcasts
Blackburn Rovers fan with a soft spot for Accrington Stanley
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The latest from BRFCS: EFL Championship Round Up - 17

Matchday 17 Summarised

https://www.brfcs.com/articles/efl-championship-round-up-17
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Blackburn Rovers during the transfer window…
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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I do the occasional video preview as well…👀🫣
hoopsayt.bsky.social Hoopsa @hoopsayt.bsky.social · 3d
🚨 NEW: #BlackburnRovers vs #QPR preview ft. @ianherbert95.bsky.social

📉 Two wins from Rovers' first 11...
📈 Followed by four wins in the past five
⚽️ Gudjohnsen leads the scoring
♻️ How much will Stéphan rotate?

📺🎙️ linktr.ee/hoopsa
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Always find writing these to be very cathartic…👀😁
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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The latest 4000 Holes podcast is out.
@ianherbert95.bsky.social learns all about Syd Puddefoot via author Peter Morris who introduces his brilliant new book & then chats with Scott Mason about his amazing project BRFC Archive ⚪️🔵

www.brfcs.com/podcasts/the...
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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That’s what I call fusion cuisine - Chinese combined with Lancashire
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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“I think our bill was $74,000 on broken windows,” said Ranahan. “And the crazy thing is, everyone loved it. The people, the neighborhood, they still come out to me and talk to me about it.”
(via The Browser)
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unforgettable TV ad
The million-dollar shoot resulted in $74,000 in broken windows.
www.sfgate.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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November 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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“…which was nice…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I believe they prefer to be called Americans
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Sean Connery visits the 'Hole in the Road', Castle Square, Sheffield. 1968.

#Sheffied #HoleInTheRoad #FakeSheffieldHistory
Sean Connery on the set of you only live twice. A large hole in the ceiling with a rocket pointing out of it. Reminiscent of the Hole in the Road, save for the rocket which, to my knowledge, Sheffield never had.
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Ah, I see we're having a silly Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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REVEALED: The Blackburn files, from secret contracts to legal threats from a major agent
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REVEALED: The Blackburn files, from secret contracts to legal threats from a major agent
Blackburn Rovers were bought by the Rao family from India (aka Venky's) in late 2010. Within months the club was in chaos, and secretly being run by a now defunct agency
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November 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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The Amazing Adventures of Skeuomorph
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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@footballcliches.bsky.social people named after stadiums… Molly New as opposed to being a one-named Brazilian surely 😉
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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BRFCS is assembling the list of 150 people who tell the Rovers story. We are up to the 1970’s now & we need your votes here to help us shape the definitive final selection. ⚪️🔵

www.brfcs.com/forums/topic...
POLL: The Ultimate 150 Rovers List - Part 5/9: Part Five: The Seventies - 1970 - 1980 (12th November - 19th November)
The Ultimate 150 Rovers List Part Five: The Seventies 1970-1980 Poll runs from - 12th to 19th November 2025 Some additional notes - Though any personal feedback is greatly appreciated Dates determined by when the player or manager left the club. Johnny Carey - Popular Irishman lead Rovers back to...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Great fun recording this earlier today…⚪️🔵
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows: [scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech] 1 CHURCHILL: The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 2 CHURCHILL: Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. 3 CHURCHILL: If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun- BBC PRESENTER: Thank you prime minister 4 BBC PRESENTER: Mr hitler, your response? 5 HITLER [in the studio]: Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill 6 HITLER: What we are proposing - CHURCHILL: Hang on 7 HITLER: Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement - 8 CHURCHILL: What's he doing here BBC PRESENTER: It's important we hear both sides of the debate 9 CHURCHILL: This isn't a debate You don't debate fascists 10 HITLER: Oh here we go with ze Godwins law! 11 HITLER: Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'... CHURCHILL: Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit- 12 HITLER [standing up, saluting]: RAUSS! BBC PRESENTER: *Please* Mr Churchill let him speak [ends]
March 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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We had technical challenges but in the end, the improvisations ended up being the best bits…lesson for life there…👀
brfcs.bsky.social BRFCS @brfcs.bsky.social · 21d
The 4000 Holes podcast is back with a review of October & a very entertaining podcast extra section…👀
We also have a giveaway of a @NordVPN subscription so listen for how to win that great prize.

Lots discussed…lots of opinions…some singing ⚪️🔵😁

www.brfcs.com/podcasts/the...
The ‘What Now?’ Show - All We Need Is Claudio Braga
The Essential October Review
www.brfcs.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Delighted to be shortlisted for the Football Supporters' Association ‘Fanzine of the Year’ award. Huge thank you to our superb contributors who have made it happen and to readers for taking an interest 🙌 #Rovers
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Some reflections on a birthday celebration…⚪️🔵

www.brfcs.com/articles/150...
150 Words On 150 Years
Happy birthday old friend
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November 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Stay at Number One in the hit parade with our Hungarian shot stopper’s very own tribute tee…OK pop pickers…🧤⚪️🔵

shop.brfcs.com/products/toth-…
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Not sure about the new adidas logo…
November 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever done? I don’t mean “cheating on your partner” stupid, I mean stupid stupid. Like, once, I had this bubble bath which smelled absolutely delicious, so I took a big glug of it. That kind of stupid. (It did not taste delicious.)
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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MURDERER [sommelier]: *stabs me just a little, waits patiently*

ME: *grimaces in pain for a few seconds, thoughtfully* yes great
October 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM