ISSUE 2 : EUROPE

Issue 2 centres on Roy waking up from the coma, and how his family copes with the issue of him having to lose his left foot due to complications. At Melchester Rovers, the directors have a meeting with Blackie to discuss the recent run of poor results, and the upcoming make or break European game against AC Gironde. The players meanwhile are still voicing their concerns at the appointment of Blackie as manager, and there is trouble brewing...

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MELCHESTER GOALKEEPERS

GOALKEEPERS When Roy broke through into the Melchester Rovers first team in 1955, LEN DOLLAND had the goalkeepers jersey. It is unclear when Dolland took over the regular slot and from whom he took it over, it was never mentioned in any of the comics. Dolland remained a mainstay in the team until 1958, when Rovers legend TUBBY MORTON would take over his place. Morton was signed from Tranbridge United. Unclear as to why Dolland lost his place,...

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ROVERS 2000

By the time that the MoTD magazine came to an end in 2001, the Rovers were coming to the end of their season. They were chasing Champions League qualification, and were needing the revenue from that competition so that Diana and Roy could complete their takeover of the Rovers from the Vinter Brothers. Not a lot was known about the Rovers of 2000, as the script did not allow for much detail to be given about the players. We take a look at the squad...

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ABOUT

Britishness is hard to define. It took Danny Boyle, the man behind the Olympic opening ceremony, two hours, 800 nurses and a heck of a lot of fireworks to define it. Some would argue he could have encapsulated it in two comics: the Beano and the Dandy. Goofy, rude and cheeky, stuffed with bad gags, custard pies and a din of interjections – Thwack! Twang! Zoink! Glug! – these comic books are a mini-riot printed on shoddy paper. The theme is...

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ISSUE 1: THE AFTERMATH

I have decided with the melchester storyline to begin with a continuation from the crash, rather than continuing it from the end of the MoTD era. Personally I feel there is to many unanswered questions from the helicopter crash. The RoTR monthlies although an official continuation of the magazine, left the reader with more questions than answers. What happened to Blackie? Where did Terry Spring go? When did Johnny Dexter retire? to name but...

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