Getting the pitch ready for a new football season is hard enough. But in 1993, Blackburn Rovers groundsman Steve Patrick really had his work cut out.
He had to deal with much of the ground being turned into a building site as the transformation of Ewood Park began, often leaving the playing surface covered in a layer of dust.
In the background you can see the new Darwen End stand going up.
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