Bob Ashby RIP

[Gooleboy]

Very sad to hear that ex Featherstone Rovers and Rugby League Chairman Bob Ashby has passed away. A great servant to the game and a great character. RIP Bob.

[Anita Bath]

A sad day for the Rovers in particular…wasnt he at the helm in the great years of the rovers regularly reaching finals and winning trophies?

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

20 minutes ago, Anita Bath said:

A sad day for the Rovers in particular…wasnt he at the helm in the great years of the rovers regularly reaching finals and winning trophies?

h/t @marklaspalmas

 

[Anita Bath]

That unforgettable 83 final….there were a string of unforgettable finals in the 80s but 83 was as good as any.

Condolences to his friends and famiy anfd the broader Rovers family.

[Wigan Riversider]

On 06/01/2023 at 21:46, Anita Bath said:

That unforgettable 83 final….there were a string of unforgettable finals in the 80s but 83 was as good as any.

Condolences to his friends and famiy anfd the broader Rovers family.

Remember Alex Murphy saying that he did not believe in the impossible on the day before the 1983 final.

Hull only had to turn up but the incredible happened. That Hull side was unbelievable in terms of quality.

Condolences to his family.