Leslie Lievesley

[German Rover]

I'm currently reading a book about the Grande Torino team of the 40s, who all died in the Superga Disaster in Turin, crashing into the Superga Basilica I heavy fog.

The manager of this great team was Leslie Lievesley, formerly of Rossington Main and Doncaster Rovers.

Following WW2 he coached in Netherlands, took the Italian team to the 1948 Olympics and created this superb team.

A sad end for someone who's undoubtedly one of the best coaches associated with our club.

[RoversInSpain]

Wow! That’s some story.
From Rovers to Torquay to Turin.
Great post, made me look up the details.

[SydneyRover]

2019

''I visited the Superga today, not that I'm religious at all but there is a memorial to the Turino Team that lost their lives in the 1949 air crash. The plane crashed into the retaining wall around the back, which is where the memorial is 31 died with no survivors. As I mentioned in another post before Lesley Lievesley died there whom started playing for Rosso then DR where he scored 21 goals.

There are dozen of various club scarves, caps and shirts left by visitors''

A very moving place.

[RoversDave]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Lievesley