How to spot a Rover

If you are struggling to identify a fellow fan, here are some helpful points.

1) A Rovers fan will understand the importance of having stable ownership.

2) A Rovers fan will get bored if the club stays in the same league for more then a few years.

3) A Rovers fan will know Rovers should of beat Arsenal, and how Robin Van Pursie is garage compared to Sean Thornton.

4) A Rovers fan will cringe every time they hear the word 'experiment'.

5) A Rovers fan will take their Rovers shirt every time on holiday.

6) A Rovers fan will fully understand how you can be the better team in most matches, and still lose.

7) A Rovers fan knows the keep oat only gets rubbish refs.

8) A Rovers fan will not pretend the team they support are still the champions of Europe.

9) A Rovers fan will of seen some of the worst players in the history of the game.

10) A Rovers fan prefers a hard worker to a skilled player.

11) A Rovers fan will know age is just a number, isn't that right Mr Scullion.

12) A Rovers fan will not be suspicious if 10 of the starting 11 are injured at the same time.

13) A Rovers fan would probably help Macca hide in your loft.

14) A Rovers fan knows the peak of every players career is with the Rovers.

15) A Rovers fan will miss a girl called Belle.

16) A Rovers fan will of stood at a far away non league ground on an uncovered terraces in the pouring rain and watched us lose, and still go away.

17) A Rovers fan will know who Mud is.

18) A Rovers fan has waited by the players entrance at least once for an autograph.

19) A Rovers fan will know that we made Akinfenwa big.

20) A Rovers fan will know that a player coming from a so called big club is not always good.

21) A Rovers fan will never say 'but we have more fans'.

22) A Rovers fan will of been to two national stadiums. And watched Rovers win.

23) A Rovers fan remembers people stood behind the pop to sneak a watch at class. ItIis thought SAF used to go there undercover for tips.

24) A Rovers fan can name the whole squad.

25) A Rovers fan will remember the band at Belle Vue.

26) A Rovers fan will know Neil Kilkenny made the wrong choice.

27) A Rovers fan will know what it's like to miss a penalty at Newcastle.

28) A Rovers fan will know Sergio's goal for Man City is not the best end to a football season. Copps' goal was even more dramatic.

29) A Rovers fan will know how good it feels to watch Championship football after those years of pain.

30) A Rovers fan will expect every pundit to predict Rovers to get relegated every year.

31) A Rovers fan will know being tipped for relegation doesn't stop you winning the league.

32) A Rovers fan will remember copps' hattrick against Southend.

33) A Rovers fan will know Rovers were the last team to win the Division 3.

34) A Rovers fan will remember winning the Macmilan Trophy.

35) A Rovers fan will know having a roof over you, doesn't mean you will stay dry.

36) A Rovers fan will never stop supporting.

37) A Rovers fan wants Franny to get a knighthood.

38) A Rovers fan will remember that having one eye doesn't stop you playing football.

39) A Rovers fan should remember where we was in the conference years and look at us now.

40) A Rovers fan expects to hear the club being put down on TV, Radio and the Paper. After all we are 'the likes of' just a pub team.


So can you add to this list? We want to hear what makes you a Rovers fan.
How many of this list matches you?