Roy of the Rovers accident had resulted in the amputation of his famous left foot, ending his playing career and resulting in his move to Italy as the manager of Serie A side AC Monza (a fictional top-level Italian club, rather than the real club of the same name). Reconciling the continuity of the monthly strip with the stories that preceded and followed it presented difficulties, forcing the story's writers to alter its history in a number of ways, a technique known as retroactive continuity. Significantly, the strip rewrote various parts of Melchester's history, and shortened Roy Sr.'s recorded playing career to a more
Renmark Rovers Football Club Renmark Rovers Football Club The Renmark Rovers Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Renmark, South Australia. The club formed in 1923 as a result of a merger between the Fairview Rovers and the Renmark Town FC. They compete in the Riverland Football League (RFL) where they have won 16 Grand Finals, the most recent in 2009. The club, formed in 1909, celebrated their centennial in June 2009. In 2018, the A grade Team finished runner up under the Coaching of Life Member of 250+ Senior Games Matt Martinson. For 2019, the Club welcomes current A Grade