The 4000 Holes Podcast

An Emergency What Now? Show to handle the fallout & falling out following the departure of John Eustace to Derby County. Your host Roger Whiteside elicits the thoughts of Mike Delap, Ian Herbert & Rich Sharpe in this special edition. That club statement The events leading up to it What next - the responses... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 'What Now?' Show returns to review January, especially the window and all that entails. Host Roger Whiteside is joined by Ian Herbert, Rory Larmer & Rich Sharpe as they discuss... Part 1 - With 15 games to go, do Rovers have what it takes to maintain a playoff challenge or is it Deja vu all over again? Part 2 - Six new additions in January. how would you grade Rudy Gestede's first January...

The Kidder Street Noise show is back after a lengthy break with illness and a busy winter schedule! Join Rob & Lewis as they discuss the current manager John Eustace and the work he's done so far this season. All the key points from November's fans forum will be discussed before moving in to more recent times and talking about what needs to happen this month to ensure a positive end to the sea...

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 t...

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 R...

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...

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 a...

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 strateg...

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? Actio...

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, birthda...

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...

It's the end of the month so it's time for the 'What Now?' Show to review September's performances* - join your host Roger Whiteside as he discusses current Ewood events with Ian Herbert & Rich Sharpe. In Part 1 - we have the September performance review, two home wins, zero goals conceded an unbeaten start. Are Rovers the real deal*? Plus the latest in Transatlantic Vibes from our Ohio corn c...

The Kidder Street Noise show is back for its third season as it joins the famous 4000 Holes podcast stable. Join Robert & Lewis in this week's episode as they review the action, or lack of, in the Lancashire derby against Preston North End. In the second half of the podcast the boys will be discussing the bigger points from the fans forum and the future of the club after our concerns have been...

The Kidder Street Noise show is back for its third season as it joins the famous 4000 Holes podcast stable.  Join Robert & Lewis in this week's episode as they review their recent trip over East Lancashire for the derby day fixture vs Burnley.  The boys will be discussing what they think of Turf Moor, the performance of the officials and finally they'll be delving into individual pla...

The 'What Now?' Show returns to review August with host Roger Whiteside joined by former Lancs Telegraph reporter Rich Sharpe & current enthusiastic amateur Ian Herbert. In Part 1 they discuss the Burnley game, the referee, spectacular derby goals, ten man resilience and the key takeaways from a memorable encounter Part 2 covers the BRFCS Player Of The Month and the birth of Ohashi-mania In Pa...

The Kidder Street Noise show is back for its third season as it joins the famous 4000 Holes podcast stable. Join Robert & Lewis in their first episode in their plush new surroundings as they review all the changes we've seen at Ewood through the summer and the performances so far this season. In the final part of the podcast, the boys will look ahead to this weekend's crunch fixture as we make...

The Rovers Inc. Show is back for its second episode with your host Paul Worthington who is joined by the panel of Simon Burns, Ian Herbert, Steven Lindsay & Michael Taylor. In this episode the panel tries to make sense of :- what might the owners' aspirations be for the club? what is realistic? what might a successful model look like? what could we learn from those clubs who have had traumatic...

The new season is almost upon us & so it's *that* time of year where our pundit panel stick their heads above the parapet to share who they think will win the Championship, who else will be promoted, the relegation candidates, where our beloved Rovers will finish as well as a notable mad sh!t prediction for something that might happen this season..! We also welcome Robert & Lewis from the...

The Round Table Show is back & we have a fabulous chat with a US based fan Jared Plotts about his 20+year love affair with Rovers. How did it start? How does he manage to keep enthused "from a cornfield in Ohio" about the issues in our part of East Lancashire? We chat Ryan Nelson, Benni McCarthy, Tugay & er...Duncan McGuire in a wide-ranging conversation with one of Rovers most colourful s...

The 'What Now?' Show returns for season 24/25 with a summer review of activities so far...including :- Rovers Women's team - what's going on? Venky's - is it Can't Fund or Won't Fund? Shiny new kits The current squad strength The new Rovers Inc. show Roger Whiteside is your host as usual as Ian Herbert & Linz Lewis join to try to explain current events at & around Ewood Park. Hosted on Aca...

Episode 1: Welcome to Rovers Inc A new show looking behind the scenes at what is going on off the field at Ewood Park. Stepping away from the Saturday 3pm headlines, Rovers Inc will analyse the latest news when it comes to the club’s finances, how the club is run from a corporate governance perspective, and the role of senior leadership at the club, from those based at Ewood to the owners in India...

It's the end of the season ("as we know it...") as REM might have wished that they'd sung. It all still hangs in the balance and so the panel of Hollie Hawkesford, Ian Herbert, Ryan Hildred & Rich Sharpe - expertly prompted by host Roger Whiteside - consider :- 1. How are we all feeling ahead of the final match? What about all of the permutations, percentages, scenarios? 2. Who shoulders most...

In this episode of the 'What Now?' Show - recorded before the Bristol City game - perhaps just as well - the panel convenes to discuss Whether John Eustace is the right man to take the club forward next season? Promotion and Relegation Battles usually bring out the superstitions, with manager John Eustace himself admitting he didn't wear his hat against Sunderland to try and gain that extra bit of...

In this episode of the Round Table Show, Ian Herbert is joined by Fraser Read, head of consumer at Blackburn Rovers to talk about Rovers kits. We find out how a manufacturer is selected, how the contract is structured, the design process, the delivery process, the retail process and finally share our all-time favourite kits. If you want to know how a Blackburn Rovers kit moves from an idea to an a...

The 4000 Holes podcast meets Rovers supporting musician Tom Fleming, (formerly of Wild Beasts) for a chat about all things Rovers and Tom's new solo career as "One True Pairing". Tom hails from the South Lakes and has supported Rovers since the early 90's.  He recalls his first match at Ewood, the promotion season of 2018 and gives us some insight as to his musical upbringing, his influences...