It's the review of December...and selected bits of January as host Roger Whiteside elicits Rovers opinions from Ian Herbert, Rich Sharpe & Michael Taylor.

Part 1 - December review

A month of two halves

Key injuries and no wins against the top teams. Where do Rovers sit heading into January?

Part 2 - December POTM and also halfway POTS scores - who's leading the way?

Part 3 - Deeper dive into the derby defeat

What do we need in January to stay in contention?

A perfect transfer window sees how many come in? What positions?

Any other business...

FA Cup musings

Plus the usual Podcast Extra Quiz

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It's the New Year Special - the panel considers these topics...

Entirely fictional but plausible Rovers players - names that sound right but are entirely made up, including career history/highlights

What strongly-held (at the time) Rovers opinion are you now prepared to accept was completely wrong?

Which pop/rock star would you like to see managing Rovers & why?

Which aspect of Rovers history do you recall differently from that enshrined in the history books?

Tell us a funny story...

Join host Ian Herbert, with panelists Mike Delap, Stuart Grimshaw, Michael Taylor & Roger Whiteside as they trawl the memory banks to conjure up some happy memories.

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It's the Christmas Special - the panel considers these topics...

If you could travel back in time to a seminal Rovers moment and change one thing what would it be, why & what would have happened? A Rovers Sliding Doors moment…

Which Rovers player/manager (past or present) would be best suited to be Prime Minister & why?

What aspect/feature do you most miss from the old Ewood Park?

Film titles - Add “Rovers” to a Film Title to make it more interesting - with a synopsis (if a Christmas Movie even better….)

Rovers players that really could have been in bands - could be looks, name…which band, what instrument, why?

What piece of Rovers merch is currently not on sale in the club shop but really ought to be?

What should be in John Eustace’s Christmas Stocking?

Join host Ian Herbert, with panelists Mike Delap, Stuart Grimshaw, James Marsh, Michael Taylor & Roger Whiteside as they trawl the memory banks to conjure up some happy memories.

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The What Now? Show returns to discuss events in November, looks forward to the festive period and introduces a panel debutant - plus a podcast extra with Roger's Grand Pointless/Family Fortunes Alliterative Quiz...see if you can do better than Rich Sharpe..!

Join host Roger Whiteside plus panelists Hollie Hawkesford, Ian Herbert, Rory Larmer & Rich Sharpe as they consider the month just been and the month to come.

Part One - Where do Rovers stand ahead of the busy festive period? What do they need to sustain or improve in order to remain in contention?

Part Two - the BRFCS Player Of The Month - who deserves to be mentioned in despatches? How much credit does John Eustace have in the bank?

Part Three - Introducing Rory Larmer & his history of Rovers player car-related anecdotes..! What is BlueSky? Why might it be of interest to Rovers fans? The FA Cup draw is discussed & a few other bits of AOB

Podcast Extra - as trailed - Roger's Grand Pointless/Family Fortunes Alliterative Quiz

Blue Sky links:

https://bsky.app/profile/brfcs.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/roversfanzine.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/mcderples.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/rorylarmer.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/rogwhiteside.bsky.social

Thanks for listening & all the very best for Christmas from the 4000 Holes podcast team.

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The Rovers Inc Show returns to discuss all the key off the field events surrounding Ewood Park.

Host Paul Worthington welcomes Simon Burns, Ian Herbert & Steven Lindsay to the panel as they consider:

• The latest Venky's London Ltd accounts - what's happened, what does it mean?
• The latest on the seemingly never-ending court case - to what extent does this actually matter?
• The recruitment strategy under Rudy Gestede - what does the departure of John Park mean?

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The Kidder Street Noise show is back for its third season as it joins the famous 4000 Holes podcast stable.

It’s been a while since the last episode because we’ve felt like some of the last few episodes have sounded exactly the same, lack of investment, troubles off the pitch so we’ve tried to approach this episode from a different angle, asking the question, what would we do if we were CEO?

Actions that we feel could easily be applied to improve things both on and off the pitch.

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It's the October review on the What Now? Show as Roger Whiteside guides the panel of Hollie Hawkesford, Ian Herbert & Rich Sharpe through a packed agenda.

In Part 1 - has October exposed the team? How should the fans be feeling?

Part 2 - The BRFCS Player Of The Month reveal - followed by a discussion of the squad highs & lows across the month

Part 3 - Ticket checks, kits restocked, birthday greetings

Podcast Extra - the missing men quiz

Bonus points for anyone recognising the sketch show...

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In this episode Alex Ireland makes a welcome return to the 4000 Holes Round Table to tell us all-out his new book chronicling the history of one of the UK's most iconic sports brands - Umbro.

Double Diamond - 100 Years Of Umbro is out now - learn more its evolution & content with the author right here...

Ian Herbert poses the questions and reveals a childhood desire to design kits and both of our panellists reveal their all time favourite Umbro football jerseys.

https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/double-diamond

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