Barrie Tomlinson
@BarrieEditor1
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Comics editor. Tiger, Roy of the Rovers and all that. Writer of Scorer for 22 years. Author of 'Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff' & 'Comic Book Hero'. On sale now!
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Joined October 2016
A dramatic moment for George, Martin’s Marvellous Mini. I owned a mini at the time, which gave me the idea for the story. It was good working with author Fred Baker, to create the characters and the various storylines.
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A very happy 84th birthday to Arsenal and Melchester legend Bob Wilson. Here’s the cover where we announced the signing of Bob Wilson and Emlyn Hughes…
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Our 1985 Roy Holiday Special was packed with some good stuff! Here’s the cover and a bargain at just 60p !
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50 years! Where’s it all gone to? I really enjoyed writing this feature. Hope you agree with the contents!
Roy of the Rovers - the comic - is 50 years old next year and we asked editor @BarrieEditor1 to tell us what he would feature in the comic if it was being launched today. Read it in the ComicScene Yearbook 2026 - only available on Kickstarter https://t.co/XWH31KP3Nw
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A very Happy Birthday, Sir Geoffrey! 1980 seems like only yesterday!
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It was an honour to take over the writing of the Johnny Cougar script from Tom Tully. Here the wrestler has a go at two other sports…
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Congratulations to my home team, St.Albans City, on reaching the first round of the F.A.Cup, with a one-nil extra time win tonight. Yes, it was real Roy of the Rovers stuff. Great memories of growing up in St.Albans!
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Roy gets a call from Bobby Robson! Two great managers in conversation!
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And there’s an article about Scream! Just when you thought it was safe to sleep in the dark!
In October's @bestofbritishuk I interview John Franklin @filmisfabulous about preserving film collections, finding lost television, working with @TalkingPicsTV @rewindtvuk & "the holy grail" of #DoctorWho #DadsArmy #missingepisodes Grateful for shares 🙏📽️ https://t.co/gIul3Rrkms
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My friend Ian Golden has sent me these scenes from The Hard Man story I wrote in Roy of the Rovers. Danefield have won the league and everyone wants to congratulate them, including Roy and the Mighty Tharg. Ian Vosper, artist Doug Maxted and myself also made an appearance.
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If Roy played in the Ryder Cup…
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Yes, the Ryder Cup really was ROY OF THE ROVERS Stuff! Congratulations to the Euro stars! 👏🏻👏🏻👍🍾🍾😁
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Just completed a nice interview about Dickie Bird for CBC radio in Canada. It just shows Dickie’s worldwide appeal.
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The Dickie Bird memories are still flowing. I remember having dinner with Dickie, Ernie Wise, Trevor Francis and @GeoffreyBoycott at the Queen of the South restaurant in London. Dickie had the roast lamb but sent it back for the chef to remove the mint sauce. Such a lovely man!
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As I’ve said, so many memories! Here’s Dickie Bird at Tiger’s 30th anniversary celebrations. He and Trevor Francis watch Ernie Wise and @GeoffreyBoycott cut the Tiger birthday cake.
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Another memory. Dickie Bird at King’s Reach Tower, showing me his new book…
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So many happy memories of the late Dickie Bird. Here, at a Tiger function, he is referee for a Subbuteo match between @GeoffreyBoycott and Trevor Francis. Rest in Peace, Dickie. It was an honour to call you a friend.
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I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of legendary umpire Dickie Bird. He was a friend and a great friend and fan of Tiger & Roy of the Rovers. I was honoured that he wrote for Tiger. His visits to our offices were always special. We loved listening to his stories. RIP
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This is Archie. For months I’ve rejected cabbage every day. Today I had some. It was quite good. Building up for my 85th+ hibernation now…
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