Swindon players of yore...Don't remember much about Andy Rollings.
Bob Smith picked him up from Brighton, where he'd been a decent performer in the early part of his career, to replace Billy Tucker, who'd been an effective short term replacement for the late Steve Aizlewood. Rollings was a typical Div 3 bruiser centre half and at 26 should have had his best years ahead....but he was a part of the infamous new look back 4 of Barrett, Rollings, Walsh and Peach, that began 80-81 with some optimism, but were undone in the first game by Alan Ball and Dave Hockaday for Blackpool at the CG, proceded to lose the next 4 and cost Smith his job.
Rollings was dropped by John Trollope and things picked up. JT preferred Russell (Bender) Lewis, who although very limited, hence the nickname, due to an inability to kick the ball straight, did the basics of defending...namely mark, head, block shots.
Rollings played another handful of games later in the season, when Lewis was injured, with a bit more success, but we shipped him off to Pompey also in Div 3....before he drifted out of the game after a couple more clubs.
