Roy of the Rovers (comic) Argentine international of the same name. The 1980s saw a slew of popular strips run in the comic, including The Apprentices (1983–84), a short-lived strip detailing the exploits of Melchester's apprentice professionals (effectively acting as the Melchester Rovers story in the comic as Roy was managing Walford for much of its run)—and Harker's War (1985), a strip that took an unconventional angle by showing a former policeman's one-man war on football hooliganism. The mid-1980s also saw reprints of Nipper, a popular strip originally appearing in "Score 'n' Roar" and "Scorcher and Score", that featured Nipper Lawrence, a plucky working class
Tuffley Rovers F.C. they reached the 2nd round in the FA Vase in the 1994–95 season. In 2013, Tuffley Rovers and Windsor Drive Youth Football Club combined forces as one 'super club' to offer the chance of the U16's and below youth teams to one day play for Tuffley in the Hellenic League. Tuffley Rovers F.C. Tuffley Rovers F.C. are a football club based in Tuffley in Gloucester, England. The club is playing in the , the 9th level of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. The club operates five Saturday adult sides and a