SOME fans travel the length and breadth of the country to watch their beloved Rovers, but one man travels across the globe to reach Ewood Park.

That man is Mark Hall and he is so fanatical about Rovers that he now runs the North American branch of the Blackburn Rovers Supporters' Association from his home in Maine, near Boston.

Along with 23 other members - scattered across the length and breadth of America and Canada - Mark scans the pages of TV magazines looking for when the next Rovers game will appear on his screen.

He even travels to San Francisco, to a bar called the Britannia, where former Blackburn man Tom Cauge screens all the Rovers' big games.

So far this season, Mark has travelled to the UK twice to catch games and is planning a few more visits as Rovers bid to snatch the title from the clutches of Manchester United.

Mark became a Rovers supporter eight years ago when he met a Blackburn man who was on holiday and the two got talking about football.

Mark said: "I have been a fan of Rovers since 1989 when I met Ian Sutton from Langho. Rovers are a great club and the matches I have watched so far are amazing.

"I just love English football. My friends think I am mad and that I should live in England."

His next trip to England is next month when Leicester travel to Ewood Park. But supporting a club from afar isn't enough for soccer-crazy Mark.

His last visit took him to Accrington and after a chance encounter with John DeMaine, the commercial manager of Accrington Stanley, Mark decided to sponsor player John McCluskie.

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