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[Paul Cain's Chip Pan]

Sad news for an old adversary of ours:

http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/sport/local/8325421.Rovers_out_of_the_Southern_League/

[distancetraveller]

Just heard this on Midlands local news.. apparently they went under due to financial troubles..

I doubt that they will be the last club that we read about going under in the coming months...

Crawley anyone?

[blackpoolalty]

When I was about 14 I had a paperound and also helped in the shop, and for some reason I always remember us losing at Bromsgrove 4-0 on a midweek game, those were the days when to find out the previous nights result you had to wait for the paper the next day 

[RockyRobin]

When I was about 14 I had a paperound and also helped in the shop, and for some reason I always remember us losing at Bromsgrove 4-0 on a midweek game, those were the days when to find out the previous nights result you had to wait for the paper the next day 

That night is my memory of them too, I almost ran out of petrol on the way back South. Came off at a country junction of the M40 on fumes.

[taxi Phil]

Very sad to see them go. When I lived in Brum in the early 70's I went there a couple of times. Nice friendly club back then.

[Beez]

Matt Dickens was bloody awful in goal that night, not that the rest were any good though.

Sad news though.

[markecky]

I would have been there but have no recollection of it!

My memory of them is having a big terrace behind one goal and also having a player that scored loads of goals but couldnt play on Saturdays due to his religion.

[Mrs Warbouys]

Simon Burgher, 7th day adventist, think he got a hatrick that night!...

[Ballers]

Just heard this on Midlands local news.. apparently they went under due to financial troubles..

I doubt that they will be the last club that we read about going under in the coming months...

Crawley anyone?

You're slightly misguided on this one way. Bromsgroves long spiral downwards started with mid 90s conference ground grading regulations, subsequently relaxed for Accy. I'm going to stop here. 

[TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe]

Matt Dickens was bloody awful in goal that night, not that the rest were any good though.

Sad news though.

Ah yes, a painful evening - circa September 1996, I believe.

That former WBA 'striker' and immobile lummox Paul Williams played for us.

Enough said.

[Alfa Romeo]

If I remember rightly, the stage for the first appearance in an Alty shirt of the legendary Ian Tunnacliffe? Shame, it was a nice place to go. Weren't they relegated for having a 3 sided ground? Oxford anyone?

[Bob]

They went down in 97 with us and never recovered. Funnily enough they were runners up behind Wycombe a few years earlier.

[distancetraveller]

Just heard this on Midlands local news.. apparently they went under due to financial troubles..

I doubt that they will be the last club that we read about going under in the coming months...

Crawley anyone?

You're slightly misguided on this one way. Bromsgroves long spiral downwards started with mid 90s conference ground grading regulations, subsequently relaxed for Accy. I'm going to stop here. 

You may well be right ... After all it was Nick Owen (Midlands today) and Chairman of Luton who stated that it was due to financial problems...

[Jezza]

That 'spectators must be able to view the match from all 4 sides of the ground' rule was the most snobby and ridiculous unwarranted rule for a non league league and the person who dreamt it up should have been put on the centre circle at Oxford and everyone in a capacity crowd given a shotgun.

[joe]

Matt Dickens was bloody awful in goal that night, not that the rest were any good though.

Sad news though.

Matt Dickens was awful in goal most matches!