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An ultra-special edition of the Match recap, as we’re splitting it up between 2 of the more, um, “relaxed” Pirates. Your humble web admin Adam takes on the early action with James arriving in time from work for the late game in this weeks Stadler and Waldorf edition. Once again, I admit I’m probably the…

This 2024 League1 BC season has been marked by change; Nautsa’mawt FC and the Victoria Highlanders are out, and Burnaby FC is in. A proper derby is born.  I say “proper” as the term “derby” has a looser definition over here in North America, as one Scottish Swanguardian is quick to remind us all. Two…

A pirate’s life is inherently one spent travelling, journeying. You can’t really be a pirate and stay in one place all the time, can you? One must, more often than not, “set sail on the high seas” – almost literally, in our case; no sails were set, but our band of pirates has already travelled…

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.…

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…

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…

The most bittersweet of days arrived; it was time for the season finale at Swangard, our beloved little home and supporter-group namesake. Work is being done on the stadium track, so TSS Rovers must live up to their own name and roam the road for five-consecutive away matches this July (plus the playoffs) to end…

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,…

I arrived at the side entrance of Swangard Stadium on a sunny Saturday, ready to assist my fellow Swanguardians with setting up; this isn’t some big-league operation, where everyone can stumble in right at kickoff to start the party. Nope, here at TSS Rovers the supporters are part of the family, and that means there’s…

The Rovers gamedays continue to come hot and heavy, as does that sunshine. It was another steamy, summer-like May Saturday at Swangard, and there are few better places to take in the majesty of a fine Lower Mainland afternoon. Part of the stadium, the southwest side, which includes its entrance, is nestled away in the…