The Rovers Return (1 Viewer)

[Wheels]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/23/roy-of-the-rovers-collectors-edition

Selected strips from Hard Man and Billy's Boots to feature too.

 

[Ciarán R]

Johnny "Hard Man" Dexter would make Vidic and Skrtel look like softies.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Nice one. Anyone seen the Roy of the Rovers books that were supposedly out befroe Christmas, compilations of particular seasons of the story? I haven't.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

One other thing... there was a football comic I absolutely adored as a youngfella. It was fortnightly or monthly and very hard to find. It was small, as small as or smaller than a copybook in size and each issue would feature one long story and one short story. Does anyone remember this? My favourite story was 'The Brothers'. The 2 brothers grow up with one always in the other's shadow. The hot shot eventually gets picked for England, while the other is a valued batter in the 2nd division. He discovers that the grandda is Welsh and declares for Wales, and is then the difference as Wales beat England at Wembley. Emotional stuff.

 

[trev]

One other thing... there was a football comic I absolutely adored as a youngfella. It was fortnightly or monthly and very hard to find. It was small, as small as or smaller than a copybook in size and each issue would feature one long story and one short story. Does anyone remember this? .

i remember those. didnt they have a photo of a real footballer in them? and wasnt there a war stories version in the same format?

 

[Moods For Mallards]

i remember those. didnt they have a photo of a real footballer in them? and wasnt there a war stories version in the same format?

Yeah, they had a real footballer on the back.
I'm not aware of the war stories ones, I was only ever into football comics.

 

[Unicron]

Wasn't it simply just called "Football Monthly"? 2 of them came out a month?

Some recurring characters like this mercenary footballer type who moved from club to club when they were in trouble. Kinda like a littleest hobo but with football boots. And not a dog.

And a team simply called "United"

 

[Unicron]

http://www.footybooks.com/index.php?cPath=4_178&osCsid=75040eedaf253d6abfe8b6dec640b879

These ones?

 

[Hector Grey]

i remember those. didnt they have a photo of a real footballer in them? and wasnt there a war stories version in the same format?

commando?

 

[Moods For Mallards]

http://www.footybooks.com/index.php?cPath=4_178&osCsid=75040eedaf253d6abfe8b6dec640b879

These ones?

Yes, that's the one. Hmmm, I'm tempted to buy a few.

 

[billygannon]

Is it just a coincidence that Spandau Ballet have reformed just when Melchester Rovers make a return too?

And with Zenit St. Petersburg winning the UEFA cup recently, will we see the return of the "crack Eastern European team".

 

[Moods For Mallards]

http://www.footybooks.com/index.php?cPath=4_178&osCsid=75040eedaf253d6abfe8b6dec640b879

These ones?

Drat, they won't take Irish credit cards.