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Title: Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Bentley Bullet on May 02, 2010, 12:02:21 pm
Name the ground
Name the Rover's striker
name the former Rovers player
Name the year
 (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Daves_Samsung_camera_photos_180.jpg)
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Old Popsider on May 02, 2010, 12:11:07 pm
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Donnywolf on May 02, 2010, 12:20:44 pm
I will start it off by saying Bradford Park Avenue (it was the shirt that gave it away)

I was there that day and I believe extended highlights were on YTV

1965/6 ?
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Bentley Bullet on May 02, 2010, 12:30:28 pm
It was Bradford park avenue, but the year is wrong!
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Old Popsider on May 02, 2010, 12:32:13 pm
Old Popsider wrote:
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Sorry about the blank - don't know why, but I was going to say 1967/68 season.
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Bentley Bullet on May 02, 2010, 12:43:05 pm
Old Popsider wrote:
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Old Popsider wrote:
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Sorry about the blank - don't know why, but I was going to say 1967/68 season.


Oooooooh, nearly mate!
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Alonzo Drake on May 02, 2010, 12:57:38 pm
Fantastic Picture Bentley!

Name the ground: Park Avenue
Name the Rover's striker: John \"Pancho\" Regan
name the former Rovers player: Phil Robinson
Name the year: December 21, 1968.

We lost 2-1 in front of the YTV camera. Webber scored our goal in front of 3,911 fans!

We did not taste defeat again until April 14, 1969. We lost 1-0 at Brentford that night, ending the 20 game unbeaten run that gave us the D4 Championship!

Happy, carefree days!

Great memory about Gilfillan at Lincoln, Donnywolf. I was there too!

More pics like this please!
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Dutch Uncle on May 02, 2010, 12:58:10 pm
1968-9
John Regan
Norman Sykes?

Edit: Echo Alonzo and everyone else's comments - great picture and great memories
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Alonzo Drake on May 02, 2010, 12:58:43 pm
Fantastic Picture Bentley!

Name the ground: Park Avenue
Name the Rover's striker: John \"Pancho\" Regan
name the former Rovers player: Phil Robinson
Name the year: December 21, 1968.

We lost 2-1 in front of the YTV camera. Webber scored our goal in front of 3,911 fans!

We did not taste defeat again until April 14, 1969. We lost 1-0 at Brentford that night, ending the 20 game unbeaten run that gave us the D4 Championship!

Happy, carefree days!

Great memory about Gilfillan at Lincoln, Donnywolf. I was there too!

More pics like this please!
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Bentley Bullet on May 02, 2010, 01:10:12 pm
Alonzo Drake wrote:
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Fantastic Picture Bentley!

Name the ground: Park Avenue
Name the Rover's striker: John \"Pancho\" Regan
name the former Rovers player: Phil Robinson
Name the year: December 21, 1968.

We lost 2-1 in front of the YTV camera. Webber scored our goal in front of 3,911 fans!

We did not taste defeat again until April 14, 1969. We lost 1-0 at Brentford that night, ending the 20 game unbeaten run that gave us the D4 Championship!

Happy, carefree days!

Great memory about Gilfillan at Lincoln, Donnywolf. I was there too!

More pics like this please!



Well done Alonzo! You know more than me!! I've got quite a few photo's given to me around that era by my uncle who worked at the Doncaster Evening Post. One photo I was given was used for a 'spot the ball' competition, but my dad refused to enter that week  because he said it would be cheating, and my Uncle might get the sack.....Straight as a die he was, like most people in those days!

I'll dig some more out and post them.
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Dutch Uncle on May 02, 2010, 01:13:04 pm
Dutch Uncle wrote:
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1968-9
John Regan
Norman Sykes?

Edit: Echo Alonzo and everyone else's comments - great picture and great memories


Well done Alonzo

In my defence Norman Sykes did go to Bradford and I was looking at that gangly number 5  :laugh:
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Wellred on May 02, 2010, 01:29:34 pm
I remember it well, somebody ran into the back of our car just outside Wakefield (no m62 then) so we got a lift off some other rovers fans.
I was also at Griffin Park to see that 1-0 defeat.
Good old British Rail in those days.
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Alonzo Drake on May 02, 2010, 02:02:08 pm
I've just found this. It's Alick just before he broke his leg in 1956. Can anyone identify the ground? (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/King_Alick.jpg)
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Old Popsider on May 02, 2010, 02:06:32 pm
Alonzo Drake wrote:
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I've just found this. It's Alick just before he broke his leg in 1956. Can anyone identify the ground? (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/King_Alick.jpg)


The King at Sincil Bank
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Alonzo Drake on May 02, 2010, 02:08:03 pm
I've just found this. It's Alick just before he broke his leg in 1956. Can anyone identify the ground? (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/King_Alick-20100502.jpg)
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: VikingJames on May 02, 2010, 02:09:46 pm
Looks like this...

(http://www.freewebs.com/tims92/Leyton%20Orient/Brisbane%20Road%208.jpg)
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Donnywolf on May 02, 2010, 04:08:59 pm
Alonzo Drake wrote:
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Fantastic Picture Bentley!

Name the ground: Park Avenue
Name the Rover's striker: John \"Pancho\" Regan
name the former Rovers player: Phil Robinson
Name the year: December 21, 1968.

We lost 2-1 in front of the YTV camera. Webber scored our goal in front of 3,911 fans!

We did not taste defeat again until April 14, 1969. We lost 1-0 at Brentford that night, ending the 20 game unbeaten run that gave us the D4 Championship!

Happy, carefree days!

Great memory about Gilfillan at Lincoln, Donnywolf. I was there too!

More pics like this please!


...AND yes it was on TV as I say and if I remember correctly they tried Danny Blanchflower (ex Spurs player for those under 50) as commentator and he littered his commentary in that game and most others with CHANCE theres a CHANCE its a CHANCE

I would like to see and listen to Bradford highlights to see how many times he actually said it

...and again for the nippers I believe it probably say Yorkshire or Bradford CC on the stand it being a home venue of the MIGHTY Yorkshire CCC as was Bramall Lane
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Bentley Bullet on May 02, 2010, 07:13:08 pm
Ey, Danny Blanchflower was pretty poor at commentating wasn't he!

As for the Alick Photo, Alonso, I'm stuck as to what ground it was taken on....Give us a clue!!!

Here's some more pics from the same game at BPA meanwhile. (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Daves_Samsung_camera_photos_248.jpg)
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Bentley Bullet on May 02, 2010, 07:16:36 pm
And another; (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Daves_Samsung_camera_photos_250.jpg)
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Alonzo Drake on May 02, 2010, 07:43:43 pm
James spotted it above Bentley. It was at Brisbane Road.
Title: Re:Vintage Rovers Picture quiz
Post by: Bentley Bullet on May 02, 2010, 08:05:26 pm
Name the players & the year (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Daves_Samsung_camera_photos_247.jpg)

Apologies for the lack of clarity, it 's a photo of a photo!