The podcast crew pay tribute to BBC FiveLive's Fighting Talk with their Rovers/Christmas themed, lovingly crafted..er rip-off...let's hope the lawyers love it.

In this episode we look back at the era of Gordon Lee; we have an interview with Michael Hodkinson, author of "No Nay Never" - 2nd edition out now and round things off with a clip from another "Rovers Returned" podcast episode with Simon Burns.

Former Rovers defender Tommy Spurr tells us about the All For Rio campaign and provides insight into the purpose of the fundraising & the programme of treatment being undertaken by his son, Rio

It's pre-season prediction time once again & our panel prognosticates on promotion prospects - can JDT galvanise his youthful squad ? We also ask the panel to recall the line-up from a classic Rovers game of the recent past.

This episode is a 2 parter. In Part 1 we talk Rovers, military history and refereeing amongst other topics with Steve Williams In the 2nd part we meet with Paul Worthington & Simon Burns of the “Rovers Returned” podcast.

In a packed episode, we consider the emotions stirred when meeting footballers in real life, chat Ewood Express, biryani (and more !) with Yasir Sufi; and quiz our panel on their collective Rovers knowledge - including the 2002 Worthington Cup final.

Ian Herbert of BRFCS and Glenn Entwistle of RoversChat appraise the financial performance of Blackburn Rovers during the Steve Waggott era and give him an end of year grade ! Also available via the BRFCS YouTube channel.

Technically it's the Christmas pod and so around an interview with Rob Sawyer regarding his excellent, new Keith Newton book are some new features designed to stimulate, amuse and entertain in equal measure. Listen whilst decorating your tree !

Our star guest interviewee is Tez Ilyas who shares his Rovers supporting history & what it's like to be back on the road. We hear about fanzine culture, False Nines, eavesdrop on Steve & Tony's phone calls & find out who shops in Waitrose in West Byfleet

We meet Sam Grimley from Horizm who explains how to optimise digital inventory...no really...Bill Arthur narrates a chapter from Daniel Gray's Extra Time & the panel of Hollie, Linz, Matt, Mike, Scott & Stuart dissect the season just ended.

We pay tribute to Tony Parkes, player, coach, caretaker manager and an all-round Rovers legend in the truest sense of the word. We recall the highs and some of the lows of Tony’s career & hear from Natalie Parkes-Thompson, Tony's daughter.