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Pirates’ Away Daze Starts the New 2024 Rovers Campaign
Rovers’ 2024 campaign was meant to begin where last year’s League1 BC regular season dramatically ended, in Victoria against the Highlanders. Back in July, our men’s side had the lead with stoppage time approaching, needing a mere draw to top the table and, with that, earn another berth into the Canadian Championship. It didn’t happen. The Highlanders scored two quick, soul-crushing goals at the death and miraculously won 3-2, giving them a shot at a cup upset like our own over Valour FC in ’23. By the time that shot came around, however, the volunteer-run Victoria Highlanders were suddenly out of the picture, allegedly felled by the growing cost of…
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Island Times: A Quick-Strike Visit to Harbourside Sets Up a Big Finale in Victoria
Most don’t get away days like we do. One of the coolest things about supporting local football here in BC is the relative proximity of each ground and the beautiful scenes between them. With MLS and the CPL, hitting the road to support your team might mean flying thousands of miles across the continent. League1 BC, on the other hand, offers stunning day trips. There’s nothing quite like sailing by ferry through the shimmery Salish Sea, glorious mountain peaks all around, en route to invade one of the intimate grounds on Vancouver Island. Rovers and their supporters, fresh off a successful trip to Nanaimo’s Harbourside FC, are now preparing for…
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Rovers Hunt for Points & Playoff Positioning in Their Last Lower Mainland Match, Look Ahead to Harbourside
Rovers are a-roving this July, off on the road for the last five matches of the 2023 League1 BC season, but this ain’t no Summer vacation. Both the men’s and women’s teams have work to do to ensure they make the playoffs, and to stay in contention for the Juan de Fuca Plate. Chelsea Hannesson’s side are in the fourth and final playoff spot, but only by one point over Harbourside FC, their next opponent. First-year head coach Darren Russcher has his men in first place, though they’re technically tied with the Victoria Highlanders for points and therefore lead thanks to goal differential. The Juan de Fuca Plate is awarded…
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The 2023 Ironworker’s Derby, Game 2 Recap Executive Summary [Parody]
I could never replace the writing super powers of our own Kyrsten Downton and James Siddall but they were off doing important things for our little club so you are all stuck with me 🙂 Unfortunately the only type of writing I know how to do is status reporting so with that in mind; I present you the Match Day 8 recap – Ironworker’s Derby Leg 2. TSS Rovers Women TSS Rovers Men Summary It was a nice sunny day that happened to also be fathers days and Chris Corrigan’s birthday. The TSS Rovers came and took all the Altitudes points (6 specifically). Swangardians helped by drinking all the beer.…
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The 2023 Ironworker’s Derby, A Two-Legged Affair: Game 1 Recap + Game 2 Preview
Our sun-soaked Rovers gamedays at Swangard are already winding down for the year, sadly – the last five matches of the season are all on the road as work is being done to the track that surrounds our grass pitch. Sunday’s home tilt against Altitude FC, the first leg of the this year’s Ironworker’s Derby, was the penultimate chance to root for the home team in 2023. The League1 BC season is already short enough, running for only three full months of the year, May thru July; most of our Rovers are also collegiate athletes, and thus their window of playing time outside of school is short. It’s tough to…
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