The Squashed Fox team arose early doors with a sense of anticipation for the coming day. The contingent seemed refreshingly laid back as they tucked into a health conscious McDonald’s breakfast. This blogger choose to have a portion of green seedless grapes and a chicken and bacon sandwich, which went down an absolute storm. An off the record meeting was arranged with Andy Cryer of the Lancashire Telegraph who was very insightful and his obvious passion for Football was clearly apparent. He said to our producer that he would write about the upcoming documentary in the next few days. This combined with the fact that he allowed Mr Sikka access to the staff car park, free of charge added to the sense of camaraderie and we were pleased that he took the time to see us.
The next stop was at ex Rover’s stalwart, Mick Rathbone’s house for an interview to discuss his take on the events of the last 18 months. Unfortunately he forgot that he was scheduled in for the interview. Mrs Rathbone came to the rescue and got in contact with her husband and allowed us to wait in their lovely living room. Mick Rathbone came into his house, to find his living room turned into a mini film set with the equipment all in place for him. Mr Rathbone could not apologise enough and raced back from a job in Accrington to conduct the interview. He came across as a thoroughly decent man and answered the questions with a real enthusiasm that was of interest to the crew. As non-locals of Lancashire, we did not appreciate the vast array of hills within Blackburn. We were unprepared for the landscape within this neck of the woods. Fortunately the driver’s motor is a beautiful little runner and managed to eat up the ground with consummate ease.
Our final interview of the day was with ex player Glen Keeley. His affection for the club and his concern at recent events were clearly apparent in the interview. He was generous with his time and Squashed Fox thank him for his views. The interview was conducted in the Feilden Arms Pub and this boozer was a terrific example of a lovely little local with a selection of Lagers, Ciders and Bitter’s that would tickle the fancy of anyone who was fond of a nice quite pint or even a loud horrible one for that matter. Squashed Fox did not realise that there were two Feilden Arms’ in Blackburn. Unfortunately we turned up at the wrong one first time around, which less face it, no one wants or needs in this day and age. The disappointment at the revelation of two Feilden Arms’ was a kick in the teeth to say the least but we rolled up our sleeves and cracked on. To conclude the day, we had a meal in a local restaurant. Two members of our set up made the choice of Steak and Ale Pie and both of them went down a treat. This particular Pie was the best that this blogger has experienced since Clive Slater’s wedding. This highpoint of the day was ultimately tarnished after another member of the team threw up ever so slightly at the dinner table, which blemished the experience to a small degree. After this, it was back to headquarters and off to bed where the blogger felt a mixture of frustration at the thought of having to write up a blog but persevered despite the allure of sleeping.
Sid Perch
Squashed Fox Team
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