Roy of the Rovers the Rovers go on tour to a fictional country in an exotic part of the world, normally South America, where they would invariably be kidnapped and held to ransom. "Melchester played more pre-season games at gunpoint deep in the jungle than they ever did in more mundane settings." The summer would often also see Roy fending off lucrative offers to leave Melchester, as in 1978, when the Sheik of Basran, an oil-rich Middle-Eastern state, offered him £1 million to coach the national team. Especially during the 1980s, real-life personalities often made appearances. Former Division One stars Bob Wilson and Emlyn
Englefield Green Rovers F.C. Englefield Green Rovers F.C. Englefield Green Rovers F.C. was a football club based in Englefield Green, near Egham, England. They were members of the Surrey FA. Englefield Green Rovers were founded in 1927. They won the Windsor, Slough & District League Division 3 in the 1984–85 season, and joined the Chiltonian League Division One in 1996, becoming members of Hellenic Football League Division One East when the two leagues merged in 2000. They left the Hellenic League in 2009, and did not play in the 2009–10 season. The club played at Coopers Hill Lane in Englefield Green., until their lease