Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury

[gjh1971]

Is this being shown on TV at all, all thats advertised is Scottish Cup and Wales?

 

[John Boy]

Sky Sports 3

 

[gjh1971]

Cheers John, must be on after 'Rally World'

 

[Simon Morgan]

40,000 Bristol fans and 22,000 Shrews fans apparently. Should be good.

 

[Trigger]

Looking forward to this one!

 

[Mrs Coach]

I'm backing the shrews as they play in our colours!

 

[Yorkie]

Come on the gasheads.

 

[seven stands]

one nil the shrews

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

2 - 1 to Rovers

 

[Trigger]

How good is it to see big Leo Fortune-West running out at Wembley!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

40,000 Bristol fans and 22,000 Shrews fans apparently. Should be good.

Give or take a few neutrals, FA schmoozers etc, there must be approaching sixty five or seventy thousand there.

I know the new Wembley is a factor and Bristol's a big place (still surprised to see they sold as many as City did three years ago), but it's heartening to see lower league football can attract such decent crowds.

 

[Trigger]

And there's a red card, to be fair he had that coming, headcase.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Nothing against Rovers, but damn! Looking like two trips to Swindon next season

 

[FalmerforAll!**]

Nothing against Rovers, but damn! Looking like two trips to Swindon next season

But they're playing at Cheltenham ??

 

[Trigger]

Nothing against Rovers, but damn! Looking like two trips to Swindon next season

Or two to Cheltenham...

 

[Lady Whistledown]

3-1, game all but over.

What a season this is turning out to be for those of a carrot-crunching, cousin-munching persuasion.

Plymouth, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Bath City, Swindon, Truro...anyone want to bet against Yeovil now?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Or two to Cheltenham...

Really, sorry! Was Swindon last time I looked. Not paying enough attention clearly



*rushes off to brush up on west country current affairs*

 

[Trigger]

Don't think it's decided yet but Chelt was the fav last I heard.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Oh well, either way, I think I'm quite pleased. I do like Shrewsbury, but Rovers have always seemed something of the underdog within Bristol, they might have shifted 40,000 tickets for this game but they'll always seem like the poor relations of City.

Would be interesting to see what would happen if they were both playing in decent stadiums at say Championship level, & what their comparative crowds would be like.

 

[Kukev31]

Plus I didn't think they were moving until December, so could still play them at the Memorial.