Celebrating 700 consecutive league games featuring a Rovers Academy player

The 1-0 win over Hull City at the MKM Stadium marked the 700th consecutive league featuring a Blackburn Rovers Academy product in the matchday squad.
We spoke about this remarkable achievement with academy graduates David Dunn, Lewis Travis, Scott Wharton, Hayden Carter, John Buckley, Joe Rankin-Costello, plus John Eustace (First-Team Head Coach), Paul Gray (Rovers Academy Manager), Darragh Tuffy (U18s Coach).

[@rambo280863]

Despite all the memes and stick Phil Jones has had over the years He was a rock at this club and will always be a Rover.

[@coops1964]

That cup game against chelski when he had Drogba in his pocket sealed his future move.

[@brucejackson1377]

I guess you're not aware of his comments after we beat Manure, that it was the worst moment of his career. He can get stuffed.

[@tomhargreaves6359]

You’ve got to be kidding?! “Always a Rover” He couldn’t give a fuck about Rovers and never has. His past comments and actions aside, he also calls us “Blackburn”. No real Rovers fan does that

[@PlayNationUK2]

Jack Walker would be so proud of our academy, the club have done an amazing job with the players we’ve produced 👏🏻 always a proud moment to see an academy product break through into the first team 🔵⚪️ here’s to many more new heroes 💙

[@alexjohnstonjohnston5374]

Nice of Dunny to mention Jack.

[@twobitcommie82]

Agreed. All the good at Blackburn Rovers is down to Jack.

[@FSAPNixon]

@@alexjohnstonjohnston5374 He's looking old, I didn't recognise him with his Santa hair & beard.

[@tomc3425]

One jack walker

[@jawzkaraokeking3445]

We won the Premiership once never forgot

[@ScottParkinsonP5]

Fantastic achievement by all concerned. Long may it continue.

[@allanyoung2677]

Amazing staff throughout the club. COYB

[@shaznw1]

I love how we grow our young players, our academy is top class 💙🤍

[@Dao4deuce]

Such a massive achievement and one to really be proud of. So many lives changed for the better and for the long run, and so many great careers started here. Kudos to every staf member for helping these young folks on their journey.

[@coops1964]

Phil would have captained England as a centre half. Instead he went to the wrong club and was ruined by Ferguson. We have a great academy though. Let's not forget that Damian Duff cried when told that we were selling him to chelski, such is the family that is Blackburn Rovers. Thank you again Uncle Jack.

[@craigseddon4884]

Duff's quote was actually that he cried leaving Chelsea. When asked about leaving Mourinho's Chelsea Duff said "I cried when I left Chelsea - when I look back, it was a quick and wrong decision. I didn't cry when I left Blackburn, Newcastle or Fulham, nor when I retired. It was a hasty decision."

[@sislater4372]

Bloody love this club ❤ get Phil Jones back home!

[@warrenselby2139]

Love this ⚪️🔵

[@unclejacksbluewhitearmy]

Lovely words from Dunny about Jack. 🔵⚪️

[@hosseinzadegan8494]

Fantastic 👏 the best number one ❤️

[@obijuankenobi630]

PHIL!!!!!!!

[@whatacarryon12]

UP the ROVERS

[@thebazgaz]

700 consecutive games is tremendous, but so is the volumes of players during that period too. Quite regularly having 5 or more graduates jn the matchday squad. Its something that the club should be using as a showreel to the best young talent > even now some of the biggest and most progressive clubs are sending us their best kids to help develop them too. Go to Rovers, get looked after, grow your game and you WILL get first team games, or go to city / chelsea / liverpool mega-academy, get literally 1 or 2 league cup games and end up released having hardly played a game in mens footy aged 22.

[@jamesoconnor4205]

Would be good to know the date and game when it started!