FAN-TASTIC
BY DARREN STOBBS
Name: Peter Pearce (a.k.a. ‘Peter de Meteor’)
Area from: Kentish Man by birth, Bristolian by choice.
When did you start watching Rovers?
I started supporting Rovers in January 1997, shortly after moving to Bristol.
Since then, I’ve attended as many matches as I could – home and away.
Favourite player(s) since watching Rovers?
‘Mr’ Barry Hayles, ‘Sir’ Rickie Lambert & Stuart Sinclair.Favourite manager(s)?
Darrell Clarke & Paul Trollope.
Most memorable game(s) watching Rovers?
Reading 0-6 Bristol Rovers (‘The Madejski Massacre’)
Most memorable goal(s)?
Well, I reckon they’re Rickie Lambert goal in the 2nd leg of The Southern Area Final of The JPT Trophy in 2007 at The Mem, Sammy Igoe’s in the play-off final that same year, and ‘Billy’ Elliott Anderson, in the 7-0 promotion win vs Scunthorpe in 2022.
Favourite away ground?
Huddersfield Town’s stadium – it looks like a spaceship!
Worst away ground(s)?
The ground I can see from my living room windows (I live in Hotwells).
Fortunately, I have lovely blue venetian blinds, so I can block out the view of the horrible red monstrosity!
Fortunately, I have lovely blue venetian blinds, so I can block out the view of the horrible red monstrosity!
How have you rated this season?Although, to me he’ll always be a Gas Legend, Darrell wasn’t my first choice to take over as manager last summer, but I hoped he’d defy the footballing cliche of “Never go back” – how disappointing he couldn’t.
How do you see the season finishing up?
Despite the fact I’d never liked Steve Evans, I can’t deny he’s winning me over & we have a much better chance now of League 2 survival.
Any funny/unusual stories at Rovers?
About 20 years ago a group of us travelled to Cambridge Utd away by train. We had a few hours to kill so decided to stop off for a while at ‘Fenners’ on the way to The Abbey Stadium. One of our party was disgruntled when he discovered what the rest of us knew – that ‘Fenners’ isn’t a pub, but the University’s cricket ground!
The photo atthe top of this page supplied by Peter was taken by Paul Seaton, who many may remember used to work at the supporters club shop in Kingswood.
The photo was at the then newly built Madejski Stadium in Reading, when Rovers thrashed Reading 0-6, after the score being 0-0 at half-time!
