Dick washing was a feature of behind the scenes activity at Rovers for many a long year in fact I instigated it when we signed Dick Sheppard in 1969. As Bishop of Liverpool he was used to "wetting the baby's head" but unfortunately had a habit of fumbling with his clothes when it came to other regions and eventually this gave rise to personal hygiene issues. I solved the problem by recruiting some ladies from the Topaz Massage studio on Stapleton Road and it wasn't long before Dick's all over Bristol were queuing up to take advantage of the services we provided under the "Eastville for Entertainment" banner. Sadly, in recent years, Dick washing has given way to Nick watching and whilst we are all naturally eager to anticipate the Chairman's next move it is a rather limp substitute and signally fails to provide the warm tingly glow which Gasheads had come to expect.