WHAT Rovers Sunday Football Club has achieved in the last few months is unprecedented.

With the odds stacked against them, the side, based at Hoolahan's in Worcester Road, has won every trophy on offer in the Advertiser/Messenger Bromsgrove Football League, landed the division one championship and lost just one game.

The LMS Shield, Bridgwater Cup and Advertiser/Messenger Cup all grace the trophy cabinet while the Stuart Thompson Memorial Cup, not connected to the league, is also present.

On top of that, Rovers Sunday Reserves cruised to the division two title and won the Centenary Cup en route.

But it is the sheer magnitude of obstacles Gary Walmsley's Rovers Sunday have had to overcome to achieve this success that is truly remarkable.

Because of their cup runs, Rovers Sunday had only played FOUR league games at the start of April - eleven behind the leaders.

That sparked an incredible run of matches. Between April 6 and May 15, Sunday played 22 league and cup fixtures to clear their backlog. At one time they played on FIVE consecutive days and on another occasion played Meadow Park and Alvechurch Darts, who finished second and third respectively, twice in a ten-day spell.

In addition, a large proportion of their games had to be either played away or on neutral grounds because their shared home at Bromsgrove Rovers' Victoria Ground was unavailable.

They also came from behind to win all of their cup semi-finals.

Manager Walmsley said: "It's unreal what they have achieved. At one stage I was ready to pack it in. Everyone knew what was in front of them and they were motivated by the fact everyone had written us off.

"The felt people were against them because they were getting through to all the finals. They felt they were going to go through the season without losing a game."

As it was, the 3-1 defeat to Victoria Barnt Green on May 1 was their only loss, but even then Rovers Sunday only had nine men to pick from.

That was part of another obstacle - personnel. With only a squad of 20, Walmsley signed five players in February to ease the pressure on the run-in.

But when one broke his leg and the other a foot, it was down to the remaining players, some of who also play for Saturday sides, to carry the burden.

Many games have been played with 11 players and no substitutes while others have been played with less and sometimes injured players.

Like I say, remarkable!