Winos Form Blackburn Rovers Supporters Branch

Blackburn‘s town centre winos are to set up their own Rovers supporters’ branch.

The news comes following reports of a local supporters branch – the Ewood Blues Independent Supporters Association – being sponsored by Scottish and Newcastle Breweries. The winos believe they could win a similar deal from one of the local beer brewers, or even better, a cider maker.

A spokesman for the Bus Station Branch of the winos, Cider Bob, would not give interviews until he was paid some loose change. He reckoned he was running a little short on his bus fare home. After disappearing for ten minutes then returning with a bottle of cider, he spoke to our reporter. This was after a few swallows and his shakes had stopped.

“We’re allA brutal crackdown on anti-government protests that erupted across Iraq has killed almost 100 people and left thousands more injured, according to officials. Hundreds of demonstrators have also been detained.

The death toll from the mass protests, which entered their fifth day on Saturday, currently stands at 93, according to the country’s human rights commission. The committee claimed that an additional 4,000 people have been injured. A total of 540 protesters have been arrested, with 200 still in police custody.

Security forces have repeatedly used live ammunition to disperse the demonstrations, which were sparked by widespread anger over poor social services and spiraling corruption. A curfew was implemented in the capital in an attempt to quell the unrest. The restrictions were lifted on Saturday, according to reports.

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