Champ/We Are United

Champ/We Are United Episode 8: Melchester Special

Tue, 04 May 2021 21:35:34 GMT

Gull, Rab and Ridders are joined by Matt of the 40 Years of Melchester Rovers Facebook group to chat about all things Roy of the Rovers-strips (inclkuding Hard Man, Tommy's Troubles, Goalkeeper, Might Mouse and more.

Champ/We Are United Episode 7: Scream, Billy the Fish, Football Music

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:34:31 GMT

In this episode Gull and Rab discuss their memories of the British comic Scream, with particular fondness for the Thirteenth Floor. They talk about their own comic collections, look back at Billy the Fish from Viz, and also chat about Football and Music.

Champ/We Are United Episode 6: Barrie Tomlinson

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:40:17 GMT

In this special episode Rab, Gull, and Ridders talk to British comics legend, Barrie Tomlinson, former editor of Tiger, Roy of the Rovers, Scream, Eagle, Scorer, and others. Barrie chats about his 60 year career in the comics industry.

Champ/We Are United Episode 5: Striker Special with Pete Nash

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:30:18 GMT

In this very special episode of Champ/We Are United, Gull and Rab chat to Pete Nash about his career in the comics industry, covering all things Striker from the early days, up to the present, as well as his work on Psycops.

Champ/We Are United Episode 4: FPSM and Striker

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:50:18 GMT

In this weeks episode, Ridders reviews another two issues of Football Picture Story Monthly, with a focus on Riverton United. Gull takes us through the Melchesterverse of links between different ROTR characters and stories, and the team then share their memories of Striker.

Champ/We Are United Episode 3:Melchester Memories

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:50:17 GMT

In this Episode, Ridders, Gull, and Rab discuss Issue 2 of Football Picture Story Monthly, then move onto talking about Roy of the Rovers, and finally conisder the question 'why don't we have football comics now'?

Champ/We Are United Episode 1

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 23:46:59 GMT

Rab and Gull introduce themselves and the website We Are United-talking about the story of Riverton United. Also chat about lesser remembered football comics, and general football chat