Rovers

[Roy Boy]

I was in a pub once and overheard a conversation about Super League teams full of Aussies, ###### grounds and clubs over

[deluded pom?]

I'm from Hull and believe me the most famous rovers is Melchester - mind you they've seen hard times like the other rovers too

Who would that be Roy?

[Old Frightful]

Who would that be Roy?

Well, it wasn't Billy the Fish. He plays for Fulchester Rovers.

[elppaxr2i]

i remember watching an old episode of citizen smith from the seventees and hull kingston rovers got a mention on there,so they are pretty famous

Fev got a mention most days on Radio one breakfast show to 8 million people every day not so long ago

[Roy Boy]

Who would that be Roy?

I'm taking the 5th under grounds that I might incriminate myself!

[LOWFIELD]

I would say Hull KR are possibly the most famous Rovers team, even more so than any soccer teams.

But ultimately it's the actual phrase 'It was real 'Roy of The Rovers stuff' that is probably more famouser.

So its possibly Melchester.

What rubbish, featherstone are way more famous, them lot cant even talk reyt

[l'angelo mysterioso]

Featherstone Rowvers 'the' rovers feature in the paul routledge column in today's daily mirror

when did rervers last make it into the national press?

[goldcard]

Well, it wasn't Billy the Fish. He plays for Fulchester Rovers.

[pedant mode]

Fulchester Utd, actually

[/pedant mode]

[Old Frightful]

[pedant mode]

Fulchester Utd, actually

[/pedant mode]

I knew that. But it wouldn't have been relevant to the thread. Ahem!

[Trojan]

Fev are quite famous, mainly from the Eddie Waring days but overall I would say Hull KR are a name most people of a certain age are aware of, even if they don't know much else.

Waring had been retired for three years when Fev beat Hull at Wembley in one of the biggest upsets for years in 1983. Hull were such hot favourites the bookies had stopped taking bets on them. Waring had been retired for twelve years when Bradford bought Newlove for a then world record transfer fee from Fev.

Waring had been retired for 15 years when Fev last appeared in a CC Semi final. Since then of course we've had dooper league with Fev excluded so their expoits are confined to the past.