Author Topic: Rovers Classic Games (Read 2381 times)

TommyC · « on March 21, 2020, 04:23:08 pm by TommyC »

Apologies if this has been posted or suggested elsewhere. Ignore if so!

I find myself sat here on a Saturday afternoon thinking how great it would be to watch a classic Rovers game. It might even create a bit of banter on here. Especially the 80s and 90s stuff! We don't just want to see the cup finals and the glory games (maybe start with those though). We want to see some of those classic games and incidents that we laugh about now.

So my question is do we even have the ability or the legal right to the archives to show these games and stream them on a Saturday afternoon? I'd pay good money to sit down at 3pm for a classic rovers game for a good few months. May make the Saturdays a little more bearable!

« **on:** March 21, 2020, 04:23:08 pm »

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bradford exile · « *Last Edit: March 22, 2020, 08:55:15 pm by bradford exile* »

Rovers 5-1 Dagenham. Conference promotion season

andysly · « **Reply #2 on** March 22, 2020, 10:18:57 pm by andysly »

Took my missus to that one, her first and only time at OBV

idler · « **Reply #3 on** March 22, 2020, 11:11:59 pm by idler »

Quote from: andysly on March 22, 2020, 10:18:57 pm

Took my missus to that one, her first and only time at OBV

She must be hard to please Andy if 5-1 isn't enough.

Donnywolf · « **Reply #4 on** March 23, 2020, 06:56:39 am by Donnywolf »

Rovers 5 Dover 4 is one I would love to see (and hear) again

1879Rovers · « **Reply #5 on** March 23, 2020, 08:50:01 am by 1879Rovers »

Rovers 2-1 Bournemouth 1981 promotion game. I don't think I've ever seen anything from that game since the day I was there.

Alan Southstand · « *Last Edit: March 23, 2020, 07:53:33 pm by Alan Southstand* »

I’d love to watch the game v (I think it was) Norwich, back in the Championship season, with Stock, Wellens, Hater in their absolute pomp. We beat them 3-1 was it? For large parts of the game, they couldn’t touch the ball -our passing was that good. It was an absolute joy to watch that entire game, much like our goal we scored at Leeds, with a million and one passes before Billy put it away!

andysly · « **Reply #7 on** March 23, 2020, 09:35:18 am by andysly »

Quote from: idler on March 22, 2020, 11:11:59 pm

Quote from: andysly on March 22, 2020, 10:18:57 pm
Took my missus to that one, her first and only time at OBV
She must be hard to please Andy if 5-1 isn't enough.

To be fair a cool night on the Rosso end is a hard sell. Been to a good few at KM though.

andysly · « **Reply #8 on** March 23, 2020, 09:36:06 am by andysly »

The 1-0 game against QPR in the Cup

Draytonian III · « **Reply #9 on** March 23, 2020, 10:45:18 am by Draytonian III »

“Hathersage “ ???

Donnywolf · « **Reply #10 on** March 23, 2020, 11:25:45 am by Donnywolf »

He was at the Peak of his career then you know

RedRover45 · « **Reply #11 on** March 23, 2020, 05:49:10 pm by RedRover45 »

Quote from: Donnywolf on March 23, 2020, 11:25:45 am

He was at the Peak of his career then you know

I Hope you were joking....

roversdude · « **Reply #12 on** March 23, 2020, 06:05:33 pm by roversdude »

Der went there once

Alan Southstand · « **Reply #13 on** March 23, 2020, 07:54:37 pm by Alan Southstand »

Predictive text is garbage. Thanks Draytonian.

besty · « **Reply #14 on** March 23, 2020, 08:11:02 pm by besty »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUKLa2Q26s

Not a bad one if ya bored

ctay · « **Reply #15 on** March 24, 2020, 12:35:15 pm by ctay »

wow, hair stands on the ends. How good was Jamie Paterson?!

Not watched that for ages.

sheffield exile1 · « **Reply #16 on** March 24, 2020, 05:36:14 pm by sheffield exile1 »

Quote from: andysly on March 23, 2020, 09:36:06 am

The 1-0 game against QPR in the Cup

Have a video of that- however poor quality as it was filmed with the sun directly into the camera. One newspaper called David Harle Duggie or similar I recall?

craigdrfc · « **Reply #17 on** March 24, 2020, 05:43:20 pm by craigdrfc »

Pretty sure I have that very newspaper article in an old scrapbook somewhere, with a really grainy picture of all the lads deservedly having a beer in the big old team bath after the game

IDM · « **Reply #18 on** March 24, 2020, 06:54:43 pm by IDM »

Quote from: Alan Southstand on March 23, 2020, 09:20:21 am

I’d love to watch the game v (I think it was) Norwich, back in the Championship season, with Stock, Wellens, Hater in their absolute pomp. We beat them 3-1 was it? For large parts of the game, they couldn’t touch the ball -our passing was that good. It was an absolute joy to watch that entire game, much like our goal we scored at Leeds, with a million and one passes before Billy put it away!

Copps’ other hat trick that night..

IDM · « **Reply #19 on** March 24, 2020, 06:59:41 pm by IDM »

Beating Wednesday at Hillsborough 2-0.. we were under the cosh for the first 20 mins or so but I was never worried that we wouldn’t win as we were so comfortable on the ball..

Played them off the park for the rest of the game..

Draytonian III · « **Reply #20 on** March 24, 2020, 07:46:27 pm by Draytonian III »

Quote from: sheffield exile1 on March 24, 2020, 05:36:14 pm

Quote from: andysly on March 23, 2020, 09:36:06 am
The 1-0 game against QPR in the Cup

Have a video of that- however poor quality as it was filmed with the sun directly into the camera. One newspaper called David Harle Duggie or similar I recall?

It was the Sunday People, and it was a piss take by the Rovers players,it was on the back page something like “David Harle and the Rovers players celebrate beating QPR” . Big picture on the back page or just inside of David Harle , but it was Douggie , 98% of the country would have thought that Douggie was David Harle.
For those under 35 who never saw him play Douggie was never the greatest player but he always gave 110% , if you imagine the popularity of Copps + Alfie May times 10 for the 2000 or so that was there every week you might just get close . Legend

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