• At Big Dave’s feet we lay our solemn trust On his attacking intent we pin all our fervent hope. To circumnavigate the cut and thrust Of November nights in Rotherham… Dave will cope. (The nickname goes back to when first the link was made Between the gentle giant in a junk food advert And our […]
  • There are moments in a boy’s life- days that linger and ferment forever in the mind: Growing up; leaving the pencil case and the lunch box behind. The first time a razor slides smoothly across the pizza-dappled chin; The realisation you don’t always have to win… to win. The sad slow penny drop that figures […]
  • It started off so promisingly but, like so much these days, it simply wasn’t built to last. Too many matches set up not to lose too many games without a shot… on target; no reflection of our glorious past. Best squad in decades, but still success is measured in finishing… seventeenth. No decent Cup run […]
  • New season; hopes fresh as new boots; wild boozy talk of promotion on the terraces. Hushed whisperings of extravagant signings; rumours of wunderkinds Unearthed in the reserves… just waiting to push For a first team place; passed down the line like Chinese whispers. The air is crisp and full-brimmed with the aroma of new programme. […]
  • Nil-Nil and there’s only been five torturous minutes on the clock But it already looks like their defence is solid as the proverbial rock. I’ve got a nasty feeling about our chances today- Should have gone to the pub with the lads; should have stayed well away. It’s Nil-Nil at half time- what do you […]