That is what has happened to former Gillingham keeper Jason Brown who has remained a virtually-unused understudy to Brad Friedel after signing for Blackburn two seasons ago.
Work is due to begin on the first three landmarks - the 25m Halo, dubbed "the flying saucer" in Rossendale, Colourfields for Blackburn and the Atom for Pendle.
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Duff, 31, Treacy and O'Dea have been back in action for their clubs Fulham, Preston and Ipswich respectively but Andrews has yet to return for Blackburn.
There was still time for Blackburn - trying to avoid their 10th successive away defeat in the league - to be harshly denied a consolation goal.
New Zealand skipper Ryan Nelsen, who plays for Blackburn, paid tribute to the 35, 100 fans in Wellington - a record for a football match in the country.
He went on to represent his country and play in the Premier League for Blackburn and Fulham before his career was cut short by a car accident.
Meanwhile, Linganzi, 21, has appeared three times for Blackburn.
Wigan was led out onto the field by chairman Dave Whelan, whose playing career ended at old Wembley stadium when he broke a leg while playing for Blackburn in the 1960 final.
The victory was be sweet revenge for Blackburn, who lost 5-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, and a real tonic for manager Sam Allardyce as he recovers from heart surgery.
Goals by Steven Nzonzi and David Dunn threatened an upset for Blackburn, but the Gunners hit back through goalscoring defender Thomas Vermaelen, Robin van Persie and Andrei Arshavin to lead 3-2 at halftime.
Whether it was winning the League Cup with Leicester City in 2000 or getting Tottenham defender Justin Edinburgh sent off in the previous year's final, scoring stunning goals for Blackburn in the Uefa Cup or being fined for using referee Graham Poll's lavatory, Savage's career has been eventful, to say the least.
The Italian coach had even considered dropping Drogba and Essien for the Blackburn game after the impressive displays from youngsters Daniel Sturridge and Josh McEachran against Ipswich, but decided in the end that the more experienced pair's physical presence could be crucial to combat Rovers' direct approach.
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Nonda stepped up to confidently dispatch the resulting spot-kick and for a brief spell, Blackburn looked good value for their lead.
Even so, the move for Owen represents something of a gamble for Ferguson, given Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce ruled out a move for the striker earlier this week because of concerns over his fitness.
Up to 2, 000 runners took to the streets of Blackburn for the inaugural Pennine Lancashire 10k race.
Van Persie, 27, last played for Arsenal against Blackburn in the 2-1 Premier League victory on 28 August.
He will praise how they lit candles for peace at Blackburn Cathedral.
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Dr Elizabeth Skelly, who treated Miss McCagh on her arrival at the hospital, also treated Mr Blackburn for minor burns to the back of his legs.
"A guy I know was looking at Premier League clubs that might be for sale and Blackburn came up, so that's when I became interested, " added the 30-year-old.
It's prime time for another big Blackburn outing.
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Elaine Bertenshaw from Lytham St Annes who is a volunteer for Lancashire Constabulary was also appointed MBE for services to policing and the community as was Burnley's Emma Hamlen, a volunteer for the youth offending team, for services to young people in Lancashire and Jacqueline McGrew, chair of Whitebirk Residents' Association in Blackburn, for services to the community.
We heard from Matthew Adonakan who has been with the boys choir at Blackburn Cathedral for around five years.
He's funny and he's a laugh, and he was renowned for that in the Blackburn dressing-room and the Newcastle dressing-room.
He has also played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, as well as a loan spell with Coventry City.
"This is not what this county or country needs, " said the Mr Bessant, who is director of Mission and Evangelisation for the Diocese of Blackburn.
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Despite missing a number of players through injury, which saw keeper Brown in for Paul Robinson, Blackburn were starting to rattle their London guests with a number of crunching tackles.
If the home fans were looking for a response from Blackburn, they did not get it as Portsmouth calmly held on to the ball and used their packed midfield to its best effect.
Blackburn pressed for the winner to help pull clear of the bottom three, but instead Carroll rose to head home in added time to put Liverpool within a point of seventh-placed Merseyside rivals Everton ahead of this weekend's FA Cup semifinal clash.
And in April, prior to United's FA Cup semi-final defeat against Everton, Ferguson blasted Benitez for labelling Everton as a "small club" and criticised the Spaniard for showing contempt to Blackburn when the Liverpool boss appeared to dismiss Sam Allardyce's side once Liverpool scored their second goal in a 4-0 win.
But he is best known for his spells with Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers, as well as his performances for Northern Ireland with whom he was a definite fans' favourite.
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