DIGGERS moved in to tear up the terraces at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers, along with all other Football League clubs, started creating an all-seater stadium.
The Walkersteel stand was being made all-seater as part of a safety drive which followed the Hillsborough tragedy and the subsequent Taylor report.
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