Join the Tangential One, Mute-Button, Gull (and Dot) as they recall the comic life of Melchester Rovers star Mervyn Wallace....how did he join Rovers? Did he win the 1976/77 Goal-Rush competition? Was he English? Was he Welsh? Was he coach? Did he end up as Rovers Manager?......listen/Watch and find out! Plus some more Collectors Corner stuff...enjoy!

A special show today, with a special guest! We are joined by show listener, friend of the show, Ian Golden! He has created a timeline for the "United" story and in this show he presents it back to us, and you the listener (or viewer!). Listening in and watching are Gull, Ridders, Simmo, Bygone and Mute-Button....enjoy!

Roy Race has been shot! but who dunnit!? Arnie Meckiff? Arthur Logan? Elton Blake? Vic Guthrie or is it Trevor Brinsden....join Tangent Paul, Mute-Button Matt, Ridders, Bygone Berrigan and Simmo as they find out...plus hear about Ridders own fan-fiction project with new "United" stories and there's also a "Billy's Boots" story from the 1985 Tiger Holiday special - enjoy!

Here is the link to Ridders "We Are United" fan-fiction "We are back"

https://www.wattpad.com/story/390484980-fpsm-419-we-are-back-a-united-story

They're back! still recovering from the after show party from the 100th show, Gull, Matt, Simmo and Neil take the show into it's second 100 shows! This week Simmo is up to week 5 of the "We Are United" story where we are introduced to an exciting young forward. And Matt does part 1 of the most famous story ever from the pages of "Roy of The Rovers"....I'm not saying what it is as you can tell from the title of this pod and the cover photo....

100?!!.....yes 100....join Mute-button Matt, Gull, Tangent Paul, Bygone Berrigan, Simmo and Ridders (yes he's back!) as we celebrate reaching our 100th show with a look back over the previous 99...we've covered all-sorts, from Roy of The Rovers, to Riverton United, from Striker to Scorcher, Tubby Morton to Tug Wilson, Billy's Boots to Bobby of the Blues and Hot-Shot Hamish to Hedgehog Jones and many more...we've had many hosts, interviewed fellow football comic fans and been blessed to interview our comic heroes...here is a look back at it all including some very special messages...enjoy!

Episode 99!!! join Gull, Simmo, Bygone, Mute and the Tangential One as they cover "The Iron Man" FPSM, continuing the adventures of Kline and Powell, we do the short comic life of "Sammy Spangler", Melchester Rovers big new discovery! and we also continue the story of United in "We Are United" - a few technical problems in this show so apologies...but it all adds to the, er, excitement...enjoy!

98!! Yes those football comic guys are back, for another 2 hours of chatting about stuff which was published over 50 years ago, this is where you come for up to date podcast content! Simmo does week 3 of "We Are United" from the pages of "Champ", Bygone does FPSM 19 "Divided City" the first time we meet Kline and Powell and Mute Button tells us about "Jack of United" and "Jimmy of City" from the pages of "Score 'n' Roar". Superbly hosted by Gull and the background chuckles are from Tangent Paul...a good team effort!

Join the podcast gang as Tangent Paul finishes his review of the 1984/85 Melchester season as Rovers play in the Cup Winners Cup final, and listen out towards the end of the show for Simmo's week 2 of "We Are United" from the pages of "Champ"...

Join the team for another journey back to football comic world...Tangent does part 3 of Rovers 84/85 Cup Winners Cup campaign, Bygone talks to us about "Bullet" and the 1977 Sport Special and Simmo is back! he begins to tell the tale of "We Are United" from the very beginning...enjoy!

Also on YouTube https://youtu.be/Z-rmGgj0TJ8

Join the team and legendary comic editor Barrie Tomlinson ( or is it Santa?) as they look back at the famous Christmas editions of "Tiger" and "Roy of The Rovers" from the 70s and 80s...hear about Morecambe and Wise, Mike Yarwood, Suzanne Dando, Nookie Bear....all the stars!

Ho Ho Ho!