2018/19 L2 Play-Off Semi-Final: Tranmere Rovers v Forest Green Rovers

[Reginald Fodstain]

I was going to say check out the weaving shed at Gigg Mill, bit of industrial heritage and a fuck off great water wheel, but it's closed Mondays

You do engage in some strange activities in rural Gloucestershire. In Birkenhead we have a place called Corporation Road, but that's strictly humans only...

 

[The Jovial Forester]

You do engage in some strange activities in rural Gloucestershire. In Birkenhead we have a place called Corporation Road, but that's strictly humans only...

Busy old mill town in its day was Nailsworth, think the location on the edge of the Cotswold scarp made for excellent water power. Most of the big old buildings are pubs and flats and whatnot now though.
Off to get my ticket this afty, excitement building!

ETA Got the home and away tickets, steady stream turning up to buy for a Tuesday afty but not exactly crowded.

 

[Chris FGR]

Goal-line technology to be used.

https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co...logy-to-be-used-in-forest-green-play-off-tie/

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Goal-line technology to be used.

https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co...logy-to-be-used-in-forest-green-play-off-tie/

rumoured to be using time wasting alarm system also that will come in handy swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

for the attention of the five forest green lads going to match friday , opposite car park , beer tent there is a giant painting on the side of a house worth a look its on the birkenhead heritage trail ! swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Busy old mill town in its day was Nailsworth, think the location on the edge of the Cotswold scarp made for excellent water power. Most of the big old buildings are pubs and flats and whatnot now though.
Off to get my ticket this afty, excitement building!

ETA Got the home and away tickets, steady stream turning up to buy for a Tuesday afty but not exactly crowded.

could you not have got 4 more save every one else the trip ? swa swa

 

[Tranmerewhite]

5500 sales so far not including any away. On course for well past 10k.

 

[birkenhead tranny]

5500 sales so far not including any away. On course for well past 10k.

thought so i got my ticket today and the lad said 5k easy today .

 

[birkenhead tranny]

the must be a case for putting the forest boys in the beer tent with a portable tv , to free up tickets for us ! of course with strict rules for chris to only be allowed lemonade ! swa swa

 

[FGR Stroud]

Oh dear me
Liverpool win 4-0 against Barcelona.
Fantastic and I'm chuffed to bits for the Reds but will it further motivate their near neighbours in play offs.
Hopefully not and all on Merseyside's energy has been exhausted.
Besides Tranmere cannot be greedy and steal some of Liverpool's glory.

 

[RLC]

FGR have sold about 250 thus far.

 

[Chris FGR]

FGR have sold about 250 thus far.

Be nice to double that, possible I think.

 

[Boz]

Oh dear me
Liverpool win 4-0 against Barcelona.
Fantastic and I'm chuffed to bits for the Reds but will it further motivate their near neighbours in play offs.
Hopefully not and all on Merseyside's energy has been exhausted.
Besides Tranmere cannot be greedy and steal some of Liverpool's glory.

Our crowds often get bolstered by European Liverpool fans over for their game, but who come over the water for the Tranmere game when they don’t clash. With Red Scouse home the final prem game on Sunday, this might happen, though definitely would have been a bigger crowd if this game played on Saturday.
Liverpool have had enough past glory, it’s hopefully our turn now...

 

[RLC]

Personally, I find any success for Liverpool nauseating. It will always be detrimental to us, when trying to attract younger fans.

 

[localhero]

Personally, I find any success for Liverpool nauseating. It will always be detrimental to us, when trying to attract younger fans.

This. An unbelievable comeback but sickening when the winner went in. Can’t help but feeling a spell of Liverpool dominance is on the horizon which would be terrible for our crowds. Bring back Roy Hodgson!

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Oh dear me
Liverpool win 4-0 against Barcelona.
Fantastic and I'm chuffed to bits for the Reds but will it further motivate their near neighbours in play offs.
Hopefully not and all on Merseyside's energy has been exhausted.
Besides Tranmere cannot be greedy and steal some of Liverpool's glory.

prenton park will be rocking friday night can you handle the atmosphere ! watching suarez throw him self to the floor reminded me of the shocking antics out of fgr last time we met , ,,, swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Be nice to double that, possible I think.

anything less than 1k travelling fans would be pathetic and really has your club come as far as it can , are you all rugger fans who go to footy for a laugh ! ,,, swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

potentially good for rovers the better liverpool do then we may gain there is a connection with liverpool maybe a chance to get some young lads on loan if we could go up ! swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

lashing down today wonder how the pitch is holding up ? dont think a postponement would go down well . swa swa

 

[Buxton Vale]

Be nice to double that, possible I think.

your biggest game of the season.........really?

 

[Chris FGR]

your biggest game of the season.........really?

We're a small club and it's a Friday night, 330+ mile round trip. 4-500 would be a decent turnout for us.

We had 6-700 at Swindon and just under 900 at Cheltenham. Does anyone honestly expect us to bring 1k all the way up to Tranmere?

 

[birkenhead tranny]

your biggest game of the season.........really?

there must be something very wrong there how can a club with a minute fan base of ya hoo tory loving pig farmers compete at this level , financial dodgy dealings , money laundering must be , swa swa

 

[Chris FGR]

anything less than 1k travelling fans would be pathetic and really has your club come as far as it can , are you all rugger fans who go to footy for a laugh ! ,,, swa swa

Yeah egg chasing is the no 1 sport round here tbh.

 

[Si Robin]

We're a small club and it's a Friday night, 330+ mile round trip. 4-500 would be a decent turnout for us.

We had 6-700 at Swindon and just under 900 at Cheltenham. Does anyone honestly expect us to bring 1k all the way up to Tranmere?

Clubs with established fanbases really do struggle to understand that clubs who have barely averaged 1,000 for the majority of their history (and I include ourselves in this) don't have massive away followings even for one-off games.

Some of our biggest ever supports (not including Wembley/Millennium Stadium trips) were easily less than a thousand. I'm pretty sure we took well under 1,000 to Torquay on a Thursday night in 2012.

That being said, I'd love to get the official figure of what we took to Notts in 2003, I distinctly remember the PA guy before the game commenting that it was nice to see the away stand full for once.

 

[Si Robin]

there must be something very wrong there how can a club with a minute fan base of ya hoo tory loving pig farmers compete at this level , financial dodgy dealings , money laundering must be , swa swa

Yahoo Tories with a Labour MP.

 

[Valeite]

We're a small club and it's a Friday night, 330+ mile round trip. 4-500 would be a decent turnout for us.

We had 6-700 at Swindon and just under 900 at Cheltenham. Does anyone honestly expect us to bring 1k all the way up to Tranmere?

Err... Yes!

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Yeah egg chasing is the no 1 sport round here tbh.

are you going to change clubs again ? after the playoffs ? who next reading ? or would you return to the gas boys ? swa swa

 

[Chris FGR]

are you going to change clubs again ? after the playoffs ? who next reading ? or would you return to the gas boys ? swa swa

Been an FGR fan since I was a kid mate, why would I change clubs?

Occasionally going along with mates who were Gasheads when we were away hardly made me a fan lol.

 

[Chris FGR]

Tbf the yahoo tories bit isn't totally wrong, still far too many of those types around here, not exactly the ingredients for a footballing hotbed.

 

[Si Robin]

Try Tewkesbury mate - it's a bleeding nightmare.