Post by harrybuckle on Oct 12, 2014 19:40:08 GMT
Come and meet the authors plus former Rovers stalwarts Vaughan Jones, Lindsay Parsons, Peter Aitken & Bob Bloomer and buy the new Club history.
An exhibition of archive photographs covering the Club's history. In the Bristol Room in the Clubhouse bar before the Forest Green match. Book signing takes place from 1230-230pm.
Bristol Rovers THE OFFICIAL DEFINITIVE HISTORY £20 416 pages plus 16 pages of colour/b & w photos
STEPHEN BYRNE & MIKE JAY
The official, definitive history of Bristol Rovers FC, from its origins in 1883 to 2014.
BRISTOL ROVERS: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY is an up-to-date and definitive
historical record of Bristol Rovers Football Club, relating the story of the club
from its origins in 1883, through the glory years and tougher times, to where it is
today. Emphasis is placed on why the club started, who the figureheads of the
club were at various points in its long history, how two World Wars were
survived and how the club lived through exile in Bath to return to its home patch.
No football club simply starts, and no club can be where it is today without a
wealth of stories and a plethora of anecdotal incidents. Stephen Byrne’s
informative text illustrates how all this came to pass, while Mike Jay’s carefully
constructed seasonal charts from 1946-2014 add statistical weight to the history.
The book also features a full-colour picture section, bringing to life the many players,
fans, trials and triumphs of this great club.
Will be interested to see it though, having read and enjoyed the first one.