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. 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. 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. Calm before the storm: Ewood Park awaits a fierce derby showdown on Sunday'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.'  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

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