1998: Trading Places

[BobG]

You ever speak to AB and Matt these days Glen? If you do, please give them my very best? Top blokes those two.

BobG

[roversdude]

Just watched this in poor quality on you tube, can remember couldn't stand Jamie Paterson when he played against us, different story when he played for us

[les@donr]

I wonder if Miles is attending Rovers games. It was very sad to see him lose his position at the club.

I was talking to miles and richard haley at brentford so yes is the answer

Thanks The Vicar for the update. Good to hear Mike is still around.

[les@donr]

I wonder if Miles is attending Rovers games. It was very sad to see him lose his position at the club.

I was talking to miles and richard haley at brentford so yes is the answer

I can vouch for this as well, Miles is my dad. I begged him not to go to Brentford because he had not seen us win all season.

Please give your dad my best regards. We used to chat regularly in the Main Stand at BV. He is a real gentleman.

[VivaRovers]

You ever speak to AB and Matt these days Glen? If you do, please give them my very best? Top blokes those two.

BobG

Yes Bob, both still involved with the R'sonists, just getting set for our 16th jaunt to WorldNET

[MrFrost]

Just watched the Channel 5 documentary.
Jesus, how close were we to getting Anton Johnson as chairman.

[BobG]

At the time even he would have been better than the then incumbent. God. I would actually have been happy if AJ had taken over!

Would have simply prolonged our death agony though.

BobG

[RedJ]

I wonder though if Uncle Ken hadn't turned out to be such an all round Kitson would we have experienced anything even remotely like the last decade or so?

That always crosses my mind when he crops up.

[Champagne Super Rovers]

Just watched the Trading Places programme and can't believe how far we have come since those days.  I shed no tears at the Colchester game.  In a way it was like a release from what we had had to endure over the previous 18 months.  I came away thinking that it would be the last time I would visit Belle Vue and that I would have to watch my football at Armthorpe or Brodsworth Welfares (no disrespect to them). 

The most emotional moment came for me when we played our first home game in the conference.  Can't remember who against but it was a Tuesday night and I think we lost 1-0 but it didn't matter.  We still had a team to support.  Since then it's been fantastic 4 promotions, Cardiff and Wembley finals and some of the best football I've seen in over 40 years watching the Rovers.  But I'll never forget that feeling I had on a Tuesday night in August 1998 when I knew we had our club back and no matter what results are like on the pitch, whist ever there is a club to support, I'll be there.  RTID

[MrFrost]

Just watched the Trading Places programme and can't believe how far we have come since those days.  I shed no tears at the Colchester game.  In a way it was like a release from what we had had to endure over the previous 18 months.  I came away thinking that it would be the last time I would visit Belle Vue and that I would have to watch my football at Armthorpe or Brodsworth Welfares (no disrespect to them). 

The most emotional moment came for me when we played our first home game in the conference.  Can't remember who against but it was a Tuesday night and I think we lost 1-0 but it didn't matter.  We still had a team to support.  Since then it's been fantastic 4 promotions, Cardiff and Wembley finals and some of the best football I've seen in over 40 years watching the Rovers.  But I'll never forget that feeling I had on a Tuesday night in August 1998 when I knew we had our club back and no matter what results are like on the pitch, whist ever there is a club to support, I'll be there.  RTID

Was Southport. Can remember it well.

[The L J Monk]

Was Southport. Can remember it well.

What were ticket sales like?

[MrFrost]

Was Southport. Can remember it well.

What were ticket sales like?

If I remember correctly, the attendance was 3663.

[Rosso Exile Deux]

I'm with Champagne. Leaving the Colchester game was in my mind the last time I'd ever see a Rovers team. So a packed BV vs Southport was stunning and I like many others was close to blubbing. Not sure I've ever known so many fans so happy about a game we lost.     

PS was that nev's only home appearance ?

[not on facebook]

Got a great picture Of the 1st ever goal scored at BV by rovers in conference.

It was a penalty at the cowsheds end,think it was against kiddyminster?

Cant recall Who took the pen and if rovers Won.

Picture is Of the ball hitting the back Of the onion bag with pic taken side on from mainstand terracce in line with six yard box.

[RedRover45]

Got a great picture Of the 1st ever goal scored at BV by rovers in conference.

It was a penalty at the cowsheds end,think it was against kiddyminster?

Cant recall Who took the pen and if rovers Won.

Picture is Of the ball hitting the back Of the onion bag with pic taken side on from mainstand terracce in line with six yard box.

If I remember correctly, it was the equaliser in a 1-1 draw and was scored by Shaun Goodwin ?

[Ldr]

Shaun Goodwin?
Got a great picture Of the 1st ever goal scored at BV by rovers in conference.

It was a penalty at the cowsheds end,think it was against kiddyminster?

Cant recall Who took the pen and if rovers Won.

Picture is Of the ball hitting the back Of the onion bag with pic taken side on from mainstand terracce in line with six yard box.

[not on facebook]

Thats the player Shaun goodwin

Took the picture with one Of them Throw away fun things.

[BobG]

I think you're right RedJ. What else would, could, have triggered that change of mind set, that change of Board, than Richardson and his idiocies? In the long run we benefited massively from him and his reign. It transformed the club. It motivated the supporters after decades of boredom in the doldrums. It motivated John Ryan who had walked away previously. It brought us friends in all sorts of unlikely but important places. It gave us goodwill. And it got the Council involved in a big way too.

I really don't think much, if any, of the last 10 years would have turned out the way they did without good old Firestarter and that asshole Gob on a Stick, Weaver. God. How I hated him.....

BobG

PS I still hate him too. And I use that word very, very rarely indeed.

[Dagenham Rover]

and I would presume with the East Riding Sacks  sponsorship Rovers actually got nowt that actually involved real money