Paul Comstive

[folkdevil]

Sad news. Hearing that former Rover Paul Comstive has died of a heart attack aged only 52.

[Majiball]

RIP

Edited December 29, 2013 by Majiball

[Stuart]

No age.

[Tom]

RIP

[bob fleming]

Good grief. Terrible news

RIP Paul.

[darrenrover]

Puts all else into perspective.

Sad news.

RIP

[ABBEY]

RIP

Thought he had played more than 6 games for us.

[wellesbourne]

RIP

Thought he had played more than 6 games for us.

Frequent sub from memory Abbey. Played for them down the road also.

Night god bless Paul

[AggyBlue]

What a shocker. RIP.

[92er]

Very sad.

[dingles staying down 4ever]

RIP

[Mercer]

Extremely sad.

A strapping young lad in his early days at Rovers who seemed to have real potential.

Not sure Bobby Saxton gave him the opportunities he perhaps deserved.

[SamDingle]

Very sad news at 52.

Signed for us at our lowest point, after the Orient game and played at Wembley with us the following season, scoring at PNE to send us on our way. Doesn't seem that long ago.

[CapeTownRover]

RIP

[tomphil]

Remember the name and face but don't recall much of his time with us. Sad times.

RIP

[Plastic Head]

I didn't see many of Comstives' games at Burnley etc obviously but I remember and saw all his games for Rovers and as a young player he was a strong lad with plenty of energy but maybe lacked pace and a first touch.

He was only brought into the team when we were down to the (very) bare bones, the task later filled by Peter Devine, Tony Diamond and ultimately for Saxton by Paul McKinnon. But he showed enough in the reserves as I recall to interest other clubs (He must have made 100 or more appearances for the ressers).

Made the most of the talents he had a had to make a career albeit in the lower leagues.

Terrible news for his family. Hope Rovers mark this at the next game but Venkys not to got a good record on these things.

[RevidgeBlue]

I suppose statistically given the number of players that have played for the Club over the last 40 years, you're always going to get a tragic story popping up occasionally about a former player leaving us well before his time. That doesn't make it any less tragic or shocking when it actually happens.

RIP.