Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury

[Southover Street Seagull]

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

Is this do with the rebuilding of the Memorial Ground?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Yes.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Yes.

Thanks. I have just done a search about the move on the net. It says that it will take place in the second half of next season.
So we may still play there if we are away to Rovers early in the season.

 

[Gully]

To be honest, I thought that the plan was for Rovers to play at Swindon, haven't heard much in this neck of the woods to suggest otherwise...don't really care where they play, Bristol, Chelts or Swindon...all are close.

 

[Kenhead]

Hopefully well play them away in the first half of the season

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Would be interesting to see what would happen if they were both playing in decent stadiums at say Championship level

End of season 1958/59, for example:-

Old Division Two:-

1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 18 2 1 68 13 10 4 7 38 35 28 6 8 106 48 62 2.21
2 Fulham 42 18 1 2 65 26 9 5 7 31 35 27 6 9 96 61 60 1.57
3 Sheffield United 42 16 2 3 54 15 7 5 9 28 33 23 7 12 82 48 53 1.71
4 Liverpool 42 15 3 3 57 25 9 2 10 30 37 24 5 13 87 62 53 1.40
5 Stoke City 42 16 2 3 48 19 5 5 11 24 39 21 7 14 72 58 49 1.24
6 Bristol Rovers 42 13 5 3 46 23 5 7 9 34 41 18 12 12 80 64 48 1.25
7 Derby County 42 15 1 5 46 29 5 7 9 28 42 20 8 14 74 71 48 1.04
8 Charlton Athletic 42 13 3 5 53 33 5 4 12 39 57 18 7 17 92 90 43 1.02
9 Cardiff City 42 12 2 7 37 26 6 5 10 28 39 18 7 17 65 65 43 1.00
10 Bristol City 42 11 3 7 43 27 6 4 11 31 43 17 7 18 74 70 41 1.06
11 Swansea Town 42 12 5 4 52 30 4 4 13 27 51 16 9 17 79 81 41 0.98
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 10 9 2 46 29 5 2 14 28 61 15 11 16 74 90 41 0.82
13 Middlesbrough 42 9 7 5 51 26 6 3 12 36 45 15 10 17 87 71 40 1.23
14 Huddersfield Town 42 12 3 6 39 20 4 5 12 23 35 16 8 18 62 55 40 1.13
15 Sunderland 42 13 4 4 42 23 3 4 14 22 52 16 8 18 64 75 40 0.85
16 Ipswich Town 42 12 4 5 37 27 5 2 14 25 50 17 6 19 62 77 40 0.81
17 Leyton Orient 42 9 4 8 43 30 5 4 12 28 48 14 8 20 71 78 36 0.91
18 Scunthorpe United 42 7 6 8 32 37 5 3 13 23 47 12 9 21 55 84 33 0.65
19 Lincoln City 42 10 5 6 45 37 1 2 18 18 56 11 7 24 63 93 29 0.68
20 Rotherham United 42 9 5 7 32 28 1 4 16 10 54 10 9 23 42 82 29 0.51
21 Grimsby Town 42 7 7 7 41 36 2 3 16 21 54 9 10 23 62 90 28 0.69
22 Barnsley 42 8 4 9 34 34 2 3 16 21 57 10 7 25 55 91 27 0.60

I grew up thinking Bristol Rovers were a bigger club than Bristol City.

 

[Gully]

That season we only lost two league games at home...what would we give for form like that next season?

 

[BensGrandad]

I may be simple but why are they rebuilding The Memorial ground as they used to play at Eastville. Could they have not rebuilt the Memorial Stadium before starting to play there or is it the same ground different name.

 

[Gully]

I believe the Memorial Ground is also the rugby ground, they moved in there a few years ago after having played for several seasons at Bath, haven't a clue why they left Eastville.

 

[Cian]

I believe the Memorial Ground is also the rugby ground, they moved in there a few years ago after having played for several seasons at Bath, haven't a clue why they left Eastville.

"financial difficulties" apparently.

 

[Scotty Mac]

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

absolute LEGEND - and one of the nicest players i have ever met

another game pretty to close to (or even in!) cheltenham next year

 

[Questions]

"financial difficulties" apparently.

and the fact it burnt down

 

[Cian]

and the fact it burnt down

That certainly didn't help but they held on for 6 years playing there...

 

[Trigger]

That certainly didn't help but they held on for 6 years playing there...

Before some Swedish chap dropped a great big IKEA thingy there.

 

[Questions]

Before some Swedish chap dropped a great big IKEA thingy there.

I went to the game yesterday and I can honestly say it was the largest audition I have ever seen






















































For the part of village idiot. I`m sure for the most part it was the first time many of them had left the West Country.


When Asamoah was ripping them apart in the first 20 mins I could not believe the racist jibes I heard. ...................... and the lack of reaction to them.

 

[Statto]

I saw my first away game for the albion against bristol rovers at the old Twerton Park in 1994. We lost 1-0. I went to the memorial ground last time we played there. Next season could be the fifth different venue that I will have witnessed this fixture.