by David Thomas | Feb 10, 2021 | Jim's Jottings, News
In our last programme column for the match against Rochdale former Rovers’ Press Officer Keith Brookman wrote an excellent piece on the start of the Supporters Club’s highly successful 50/50 half-time draw which we have recently gone ‘on-line’...
by David Thomas | Jan 18, 2021 | Jim's Jottings, News
After a week when our focus was on knockout cup competitions it is back to League action this afternoon with a tough game against Charlton Athletic. There was no I-follow to view last Saturday when the Premier League’s bottom club Sheffield United came calling...
by David Thomas | Dec 11, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
This is the first opportunity for me to welcome our new Manager/coach Paul Tisdale to Bristol Rovers on behalf of the Supporters Club. Paul is very well known here having spent time in the Academy in his early career before becoming a highly successful boss in the...
by David Thomas | Nov 24, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
So it’s another lockdown that we have had inflicted on us but this time one that has little effect on our season as we are deemed to be ‘elite sport’ – whoever thought that term would cover Rovers! In any case we should be nearly halfway...
by David Thomas | Oct 28, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
We are a little pushed for space in today’s column so I will briefly complete my tribute to Rovers’ former C.E.O. Gordon Bennett who sadly passed away a short while ago. I previously mentioned that Gordon worked hard at getting supporters teams and...
by David Thomas | Oct 19, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
Another home game comes round today with the stadium empty except for those playing staff and others who are directly involved with the game itself. It has been said elsewhere but it does seem illogical that fans, certainly a reduced number of them at least, cannot...