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One striking detail is the two games against Wrexham over the Xmas period .Imagine playing at home on Xmas Day , winning 5-0 then having to travel all the way to Wrexham on the roads that in 1946 would have made it one hell of a trek to play the day after ! . No probs ! .. 26th we won 0-2 !
Quote from: graingrover on April 27, 2024, 07:34:11 amOne striking detail is the two games against Wrexham over the Xmas period .Imagine playing at home on Xmas Day , winning 5-0 then having to travel all the way to Wrexham on the roads that in 1946 would have made it one hell of a trek to play the day after ! . No probs ! .. 26th we won 0-2 ! Yes, amazing that. They used to travel alot by train in those days. Was that the season we gained entry into the Guineas Book of records for the highest points tally? (Didn't we also hold the record for the lowest points?)
Hard to believe the following season we were relegated with only 9 wins all season and largely the same squad I believe
Bert Tindill should get recognition in our Legends gallery .He played 402 games for us over 14 years and scored 112 goals .Now that is what qualifies him as a Rovers Legend in my opinion but how do you markthat these days ? He and Copps must be our longest serving players no?
In 46/47 teams were placed in their respective divisions based on which division they were in 9 years previously.Rovers continued playing through the war and had some very good players and an established team.Many of their opponents in 46/47 had shut down for the war's duration and therefore had scratch teams.Hence Rovers dominance.46/47 was statistically Rovers best season but compared to the '47 run the current 10 match winning run is by far the more impressive and unlikely when put into context.