I OFFER my commiserations on Rovers being relegated from the Premier League. I am sure that it will not be long before they are back.

I was born in Accrington and have been in South Africa for 36 years. My father, Tommy Taylor, was a great fan of the Rovers all his life.

I remember going with him in the 1950s when Rovers were in the old First Division. He used to go into Furthergate Workingmen's Club before the game.

TERRY TAYLOR, Cape Town, South Africa.

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