Signed memorabilia question

[RoversClitheroe]

Hi All,

Looking to buy a signed Rovers shirt, and wanted to check to see if signatures are legit or fake.

Does anyone have the knowledge on signatures etc?

Thanks

[Herbie6590]

2 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Hi All,

Looking to buy a signed Rovers shirt, and wanted to check to see if signatures are legit or fake.

Does anyone have the knowledge on signatures etc?

Thanks

Without a Certificate Of Authenticity from the club you are buying in good faith only. 
 

A former work colleague of mine once collected a “signed match ball” from a Premier League club & he watched it be signed…by the folks in the office who each had mastered copying a player or two’s autographs!!!

His faith in human nature was destroyed…🤷‍♂️

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

29 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Without a Certificate Of Authenticity from the club you are buying in good faith only. 
 

A former work colleague of mine once collected a “signed match ball” from a Premier League club & he watched it be signed…by the folks in the office who each had mastered copying a player or two’s autographs!!!

His faith in human nature was destroyed…🤷‍♂️

Hw still got a “ signed match ball “. It just wasn’t signed by the players.  “ Buyer Beware “.

[RoversClitheroe]

Any of these signatures recognisable? Lol

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

9 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Any of these signatures recognisable? Lol

My youngest son got a signed Rovers ball a few years ago. It came with a piece of paper that deciphered all the squiggles.

Edited Friday at 07:48 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Gav]

Sorry can't help on the signatures Clitheroe, but @MaxPhythian collects and maybe able to help.

@MaxPhythian - I'm still looking for a signed shirt from the Kendall era, I know you have one 🤣 

Edited Friday at 11:51 by Gav

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Would personally stay well clear of modern signed Shirts,a company a few years ago were selling them with knock off signatures.

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Unless I've handed a pen over and taken a picture then I'd be suspicious 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42663369

There will still be thousands of these fakes in circulation no doubt...was eventually jailed for six years.

Edited yesterday at 10:26 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Upside Down]

Not knocking @RoversClitheroe in any way but I've never understood the draw of having something that is signed unless it was signed to yourself personally. 

I've a miniature ball signed by Henning Berg, Ian Pierce and Stuart Ripley. It means a lot to me because it is signed to me specifically. Best wishes from Ripley himself.

To each their own. 

[forest-of-ewood]

I worked in the industry of signed sports memorabilia for 5 years, be very cautious buying online by someone who isn't AFTAL (Autograph Fair Trade Association Ltd). A certificate of authenticity only means something if it's from a legitimate trader, otherwise any company can just print their own certificate to say they believe it's authentic. 

If you are buying from a private individual, try to get some evidence of how they acquired the shirt and with a lot of signatures you can google what they should look like to compare yourself if you think it looks right.

Honestly it's a bit of a minefield and there are certainly a lot of bad actors out there so be careful!

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I've still got a football certificate signed by Terry Genoe 😃

[Silas]

On 12/06/2025 at 23:21, RoversClitheroe said:

Any of these signatures recognisable? Lol

Looks like B. Emerton bottom left to me.

Is it from that era?

Edit: Which would maybe make No. 20 top right David Thompson.

And No. 2 in that team (bottom right) was Lucas Neill. Googled his signature and it matches:

Edited 6 hours ago by Silas

[Silas]

Lorenzo Amoruso....I think: