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
Deniliquin Rovers Football Club Deniliquin Rovers Football Club The Deniliquin Rovers Football Club, nicknamed Rovers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the Riverina town of Deniliquin, New South Wales. In 2015, the club could not believe their luck when star forward Christopher McAllister put pen to paper and signed a life time contract to join the Deniliquin Rovers and propelled the club to preliminary finals in the reserve squad. McAllister has always praised former coach and club leading games player Liam (Bones) Fleming as being the greatest coach he has ever