Who's Who?

Many people have been involved in getting BRISA started. Below are fourteen people who stand on the interim committee.

Mike Graham - Chairman
Mike Graham is a 47 year old Trades Union National Offical with responsibility for the nuclear industry and a team of staff in the North of England. He was brought up in Leyland, lives in Hoghton and works close to The Albert Dock in Liverpool.

Mike has been watching Rovers for 39 years, he's a season ticket holder in the Jack Walker Upper and 100 Club member

He has two daughters and enjoys trekking (the Spurs programme featured his photo with Rovers flag on Mount Toubkal), Red Wine and Vintage Port collection, gardening, real ale and winding up North End fans. He claims "I have never knowingly spoken to a Burnley fan, they would never admit to supporting such a team!".

Stuart Wilkinson - Tresurer/Vice-Chair
Stu has been watching Rovers for about 15 of his 26 years. The Human Resources officer from Leyland is a Blackburn End season ticket holder and spends his time watching sport (especially cricket) and watching Cbeebies (although he accredits this to having two young children).

Paul Brooking - Secretary
Paul Brooking is a 51 and in his 25th consecutive year as a season ticket holder. Original on Nuttall Street, Paul now sits in the Family Stand with his wife and three kids. Paul is a Sales Manager from Chorley and when not watching Rovers you'll find him pedaling around the sunny lanes of Lancashire - always assuming it's not raining!

Paul Says "The club has given me a great deal over the years. I'm disappointed by the fall in Rovers attendance and disillusioned with the way modern football works. I hope BRISA can put the football back into Blackburn Rovers FOOTBALL Club."

Clare Nolan - Web Mistress
Clare is a family stand season ticket holder and is currently a student of Geography at Manchester University and also works for a leading chain of bookmakers.

Clare is a budding web designer and as well as running several of her own football related sites also helps with web design tasks on brfcs.com.

Neil Thornton - Media Officer
39-year-old journalist whose first game at Ewood Park was in 1970 back in the old 3rd Division. Grew up in Darwen and the long walk home up Cravens Brow has been a lifelong after-match torment. Thankfully, the Golden Cup has for many years now provided much needed refreshment, at the summit, in the form of East Lancashire's best pint of Thwaites Bitter.

15 years working within the media tells me journalists are, on the whole, a reasonable bunch of people, open to anything - provided there's a half-decent story to tell.

Committee Members

Glenn Pegden
Glenn is a 33 year old IT Manager and Blackburn End season ticket holder. Originally from Lancaster he now lives in Leeds, and has been an active member of BRFC's official Fans Forum for the last few seasons. In his spare time, when not watching Rovers Glenn helps administer the brfcs.com website.

Ste Birtwell
Ste is a 32 year old, life long Rovers fan from Oswaldtwistle and long time Blackburn End season ticket holder. Ste is also an active member of BRFC's official fans forum and administrator of brfcs.com which he manages to fit around his job as an IT consultant.

Scott Thornton
Scott (34) has supported Rovers since he was taken to his first game aged 7. He has stood / sat in all points of the ground at some stage but now holds a season ticket for the Riverside.

Originally from Blackburn, he now lives in Sale. He enjoys watching most sports, but particularly enjoys a day at the races and a game of rugby.

Dennis Gasgarth
Dennis is a Rovers fan of 43 years. He sits in the Jack Walker upper with his son Barry. He is a born and bred Leylander, who worked at Leyland Motors and Goss printing manufacturers in Preston. He will watch any sport that involves men fighting over a ball.

Matt Howard
Matt is 21 and lives in Blackburn and has been watching Rovers for 17 years. Currently a customer service advisor for Captia in Darwen. He is a Blackburn End season ticket holder and apart from football enjoys going to the cricket.'

Alan Griffiths
Alan (54) has been watching Rovers for over 30 years and is the Rovers correspondent for Soccernet and News Editor of brfcs.com. Alan is a Building Surveyor based in Leicester and Blackburn End season ticket holder. He is married with 1 daughter and a son (who he doesn't talk about since he started supporting Everton, when Kendal defected to Goodison) His other interests include hill walking, (he claims his days of rock climbing and abseiling are gone) plumbing, joinery, gardening etc and hiding in the shed listening to 60's music.

Mark Whalley
Mark is 19 and a season ticket holder in the Blackburn End Upper. He is a student at Lancaster University from Feniscowles and also works for Ladbrokes. As well as watching Rovers Mark is into most sports, especially tennis and now cricket during the Ashes. He is also a big music fan too, especially Radiohead and Muse and into Comedy, especially Frank Skinner, Jack Dee, Steve Coogan and Chris Morris.

Jill Pegden
Jill is a 34 year old Blackburn End season ticket holder from Accrington. She is a Credit Analyst for a high street bank who now lives in Leeds.

Carole Billouin
Carole is a season ticket holder in the Jack Walker Lower together with husband John and granddaughter Catherine. She has four children; two of whom are avid Blackburn End Rovers supporters, and five granddaughters. Coming originally from Swindon in Wiltshire and now living Clayton Brook since 1991, Carole has become a committed Rovers fan. She worked for many years in the Benefits Agency and was involved in Civil Service Trade Unions. Her other interests include drama and computing but Rovers comes first!