by David Thomas | Dec 20, 2018 | Jim's Jottings
Today’s column had to be written last Monday before Rovers latest trip in the Checkatrade Trophy to the Liberty Stadium at Swansea where the home club’s Under-21s provided another opportunity for us to get a win on the board. Just what sort of team either...
by David Thomas | Nov 30, 2018 | Jim's Jottings, News
Our Editor always extols his contributors to be positive and generally upbeat in our articles for The Pirate but I have to say that writing on the morning following our disastrous defeat to Barnet here in last Wednesday’s F.A. Cup 1st Round replay that is much...
by David Thomas | Nov 19, 2018 | Jim's Jottings, News
Today’s column was written before last Tuesday’s Chekatrade match at Exeter where both teams had already qualified for the knock-out rounds and were competing for the reward of a home tie for the winners. Let’s hope we have another game to fit in...
by David Thomas | Oct 25, 2018 | Jim's Jottings, News
This particular column was written last week in order to meet the necessary printing deadlines so the match against Oxford is still to come as I put ‘pen to paper’. Let’s hope that three valuable points came our way last Saturday as they were badly...
by David Thomas | Oct 22, 2018 | Jim's Jottings, News
It’s easy to get carried away with a first win and first goals in four matches and it was ‘only’ against League 2 opposition at home in front of a paltry attendance but nevertheless it was a relief to defeat west country rivals Yeovil Town eleven...
by David Thomas | Oct 8, 2018 | Jim's Jottings, News
As I spent a week up in Lancashire in order to take in Rovers’ two away games at Bradford and Rochdale respectively I had to pen these few words beforehand in order to give Ken a chance of getting the Supporters Club column ready for today’s programme. Our...
