Source: Daily_Mail
Blackburn Rovers v Burnley: Calm before the East Lancashire storm
You might not know it, but the East Lancs showdown is a hotbed of furyThe thing that struck Blackburn keeper Terry Gennoe first was not the dart itself but the dangerous imagination that conceived it. [LNB]Someone, a Burnley fan, had taken the care to weld together two darts so that the weapon had a double-headed spike. It was then smuggled into Ewood Park and hurled into the Blackburn Rovers penalty area. [LNB]Gennoe said: 'That's what things were like. Darts welded together. There was a whisky bottle as well. I don't know how far back the rivalry goes and I don't know if it's more than just the closeness of the two towns but it's like gang warfare. It's been known for cars to be turned over and set on fire. [LNB] Calm before the storm: Ewood Park awaits a fierce derby showdown on Sunday[LNB]'There was the Lancs-Manx Cup game. The Blackburn bus was parked outside Turf Moor and a chunk of concrete came crashing through the window. It was a pre-season tournament.' [LNB] THE LIST: The greatest rivalries in club football, Nos 10-1BLACKBURN v Burnley: Vince Grella sidelined for Lancashire derbyBlackburn v BURNLEY: Same again for Owen Coyle as Clarets prepare for derby dayBLACKBURN ROVERS FC
