Anelka 'will have to be Roy of the Rovers every week in China'
Chelsea striker warned he'll have to work hard for his £6m-a-year. Plus: Your guide to the
big-spending clubs willing to affer ageing stars a juicy last pay-day
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Tom Tully surely performed a double take when he happened upon the match report from
Southampton's final stand at The Dell. Having written so many tales of glory for Roy of the
Rovers, he likely thought his work had been plagarised when news came through that the final
goal at those grounds, after 103 years of football, was a match winner over Arsenal scored from
the foot of modern club legend Matt LeTissier.
It strikes me, in these dark times, that the one thing that will keep us all sane is a well
thought out list of our possible ins and outs this summer.
So, with all the correct implements calculator, Rothmans football book, Shoot annuals 1978-1985,
a tattered copy of the Roy of the Rovers when Roy loses his leg, four bananas, a large pot of
coffee, two mobile phones (naturally) and an opium pipe that would have Sherlock Holmes keening
with envy here is the definitive Arsenal transfer list for 2011-12.
Pittodrie. A cold (I suspect it was cold, it usually is) October afternoon in 1998. Scotland are
enduring one of their periodic clashes with the Faroe Islands.
A 2-0 lead, the goals from Craig Burley and Billy Dodds, had lasted from the cusp of half time
until the 79th minute.
At that stage Craig Brown chose to introduce our latest forgotten Scotland player.
It's Roy of the Rovers day at the Scottish Football Blog, I've relocated to Melchester for one day
only. Hope there's not an earthquake.
Grab a cup of nostalgia and enjoy Roy Race - the Documentary.
Roy of the Rovers on the Scottish Football Blog
Time for the Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
The years in question being 1979/80.
Your genial quiz master is Roy Race, master of all Melchester.
But first a few words of introduction from Britain's most expensive footballer, Trevor Francis:
"Looking through the questions [in this book], I can see that anyone getting a high
proportion of correct answers can rightly claim to be a football expert.
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From my earliest memories, I always wanted to be a professional footballer. When I woke up this
past Saturday, a smile crept on my face as I looked forward to a full menu of football matches to
watch on television. But as I drove to Starbucks to get a morning tea before the early match kicked
off, I had a thought that I hadn't had in years.
