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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Oct 14, 2015 18:56:40 GMT
Thought it would be good idea to start a thread, and continue, of any funny or memorable anecdotes of away venues we are about to visit?
Or even for some of you to admit you're a virgin at this venue?!
First one went ok, lets to see how this goes..
My first and only visit was 1-1 draw when Santos goal (deflected) earned us a more than deserved result where I think I saw Clarkson's finest game that I witnessed. We made so much noise, so unlucky. Also remember a car pulling out of ground after with reg ST4GS..
Fair play!
Be interested to hear from any account whom was there in our promotion season of 1989/90....apparently that was our first win there since medieval times?!
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Oct 14, 2015 20:43:17 GMT
Ran the line there for many seasons.Did them v Fulham whose manager at the time was Malcolm McDonald.
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Post by gasheadpirate on Oct 14, 2015 20:52:41 GMT
Went when we drew 0-0 and their child fans were blowing those horrible Zumba horns all game. :-(
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Post by Rex on Oct 14, 2015 21:20:15 GMT
The first time I went must have been late 80s with the Presidents Club, even my wife came with me. I had to back to the coach for something after we parked up at the ground, when I got off there was a lad hanging around by the coach looking for autographs (presumably he must have thought it was the players coach)I was suited and booted - and it was about 5 stone ago- he offered he programme and pen , and I duly signed  The only win I remember there was on the opening day of the season (May have been Atkins first game in charge) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 21:23:45 GMT
The first time I went must have been late 80s with the Presidents Club, even my wife came with me. I had to back to the coach for something after we parked up at the ground, when I got off there was a lad hanging around by the coach looking for autographs (presumably he must have thought it was the players coach)I was suited and booted - and it was about 5 stone ago- he offered he programme and pen , and I duly signed The only win I remember there was on the opening day of the season (May have been Atkins first game in charge) Didn't we win 1-0 towards the end of the playoff seaaon? Steve Elliott's overhead kick? |
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Post by Rex on Oct 14, 2015 22:56:26 GMT
The first time I went must have been late 80s with the Presidents Club, even my wife came with me. I had to back to the coach for something after we parked up at the ground, when I got off there was a lad hanging around by the coach looking for autographs (presumably he must have thought it was the players coach)I was suited and booted - and it was about 5 stone ago- he offered he programme and pen , and I duly signed The only win I remember there was on the opening day of the season (May have been Atkins first game in charge) Didn't we win 1-0 towards the end of the playoff seaaon? Steve Elliott's overhead kick? Possibly, but I wasn't there for it. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Oct 14, 2015 22:59:42 GMT
Ran the line there for many seasons.Did them v Fulham whose manager at the time was Malcolm McDonald. Ehhhh? That's kinda interesting!!!?!!! How did you keep that quiet, Staffy? Pray tell, all... My ears are lent. |
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Post by Bridgeman on Oct 14, 2015 23:17:09 GMT
Ran the line there for many seasons.Did them v Fulham whose manager at the time was Malcolm McDonald. Ehhhh? That's kinda interesting!!!?!!! How did you keep that quiet, Staffy? Pray tell, all... My ears are lent. Yep, come on SG, spill those beans  |
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Post by Igitur on Oct 15, 2015 7:27:14 GMT
It was sad to see the stands deteriorate over the years with some still there, but closed because of 'elf and safety. The away fans have changed ends.
One year I was detained checking the quality of the local ale and strolled up through those litter strewn 2 up 2 downs to find only the OAP turnstile open so got in cheaply.
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Post by sw18gas on Oct 15, 2015 8:23:20 GMT
The first time I went must have been late 80s with the Presidents Club, even my wife came with me. I had to back to the coach for something after we parked up at the ground, when I got off there was a lad hanging around by the coach looking for autographs (presumably he must have thought it was the players coach)I was suited and booted - and it was about 5 stone ago- he offered he programme and pen , and I duly signed The only win I remember there was on the opening day of the season (May have been Atkins first game in charge) Didn't we win 1-0 towards the end of the playoff seaaon? Steve Elliott's overhead kick? We did indeed. It was one week after the JPT Final in Cardiff. I remember the contrast well - from 40,000 supporting to under 400. There was much banter at the tea hut about "where is everyone?". Of course, that was the start of the mad run. The new, galvanised Rovers. We were expecting an "after the Lord Mayors Show" performance but we got a committed fired up professional one instead. As we did for the next ten games too... we were 17th at kick off that day, in mid March. And we all know how it ended. UTG!  |
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Oct 15, 2015 8:28:28 GMT
Ran the line there for many seasons.Did them v Fulham whose manager at the time was Malcolm McDonald. Also did the Liverpool v Arsenal title decider which was won in the last minute when Michael Thomas scored-1989.Features in the film ,'Fever Pitch'.If I'd wavered with this decision Liverpool not Arsenal would have won the title. Ehhhh? That's kinda interesting!!!?!!! How did you keep that quiet, Staffy? Pray tell, all... My ears are lent. Attachments:
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Post by Rex on Oct 15, 2015 17:16:35 GMT
Also did the Liverpool v Arsenal title decider which was won in the last minute when Michael Thomas scored-1989.Features in the film ,'Fever Pitch'. If I'd wavered with this decision Liverpool not Arsenal would have won the title. Ehhhh? That's kinda interesting!!!?!!! How did you keep that quiet, Staffy? Pray tell, all... My ears are lent. For the Alan Smith goal? |
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Oct 15, 2015 18:27:22 GMT
Yep,that's Ronnie Wheelan saying,'I say old chap would you like to change your mind over that goal?'Ref was David Hutchison.Dispute was that the free kick immediatly preceeding the goal was in-direct and Liverpool claimed no-one had touched it but pleased to say we saw Alan Smith's glancing header and replays proved us right.Phew!!!!  |
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Post by clockendgas on Oct 15, 2015 18:41:25 GMT
Yep,that's Ronnie Wheelan saying,'I say old chap would you like to change your mind over that goal?'Ref was David Hutchison.Dispute was that the free kick immediatly preceeding the goal was in-direct and Liverpool claimed no-one had touched it but pleased to say we saw Alan Smith's glancing header and replays proved us right.Phew!!!! Well thanks very much for getting it right, i was all set to travel up but my first son decided to pop out five weeks early on the 19th, the game was on the 26th and the missus was still in the ruh, i didnt have any brownie points left at the time and to be honest never expected us to win let alone win 2 nil. i went to the hospital to see my new son then went to the pub for a night thats up there with may 2nd 1990, happy days indeed |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Oct 15, 2015 18:54:28 GMT
Yep,that's Ronnie Wheelan saying,'I say old chap would you like to change your mind over that goal?'Ref was David Hutchison.Dispute was that the free kick immediatly preceeding the goal was in-direct and Liverpool claimed no-one had touched it but pleased to say we saw Alan Smith's glancing header and replays proved us right.Phew!!!! View Attachment..and I thought it was an uncut scene from The Firm starring Gary Oldman.. ! (joke!) Wow fair play SG, wonderful story, thanks for sharing.. |
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Post by nortongashead on Oct 15, 2015 20:27:43 GMT
I attended in 89/90 season, my first ever Rovers away game as 16 year old. Boris scored late on for a 1-0 win. It was a season of great away days. This Saturday I go back to Mansfield first time since then. UTG.
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Post by LincsBlue on Oct 15, 2015 21:28:04 GMT
Didn't we win 1-0 towards the end of the playoff seaaon? Steve Elliott's overhead kick? We did indeed. It was one week after the JPT Final in Cardiff. I remember the contrast well - from 40,000 supporting to under 400. There was much banter at the tea hut about "where is everyone?". Of course, that was the start of the mad run. The new, galvanised Rovers. We were expecting an "after the Lord Mayors Show" performance but we got a committed fired up professional one instead. As we did for the next ten games too... we were 17th at kick off that day, in mid March. And we all know how it ended. UTG! It was April 7th, Saturday of the Easter weekend. I had ridden down from Scarborough after a Good Friday spent with good friends in various pubs in that town. Left at 11 and only just made kick off. Had bought some flags with me from the JPT final the week before but stewards wouldn't allow me to take them in. The exertions of the previous day's partying together with the ride down caught up with me during second half and I was doing the nodding off, jerking awake suddenly thing..... Can't make this weekend as I'm working away, real shame as its my second closest ground this season |
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Post by LincsBlue on Oct 15, 2015 21:48:57 GMT
Just looked at the team from that match, a certain Mr Lines was an unused sub
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Post by Rex on Oct 15, 2015 22:55:06 GMT
I attended in 89/90 season, my first ever Rovers away game as 16 year old. Boris scored late on for a 1-0 win. It was a season of great away days. This Saturday I go back to Mansfield first time since then. UTG. I have no memory of this game whatsoever, but I would definitely have been there, as I saw every game that season. So you can ignore my first post of only seeing us win once there! |
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Post by GasMacc1 on Oct 16, 2015 7:33:04 GMT
Mansfield Town 1 Bristol Rovers 1 (12th October 2013)
Focus on John-Joe O’Toole
At a dark, drizzly Field Mill, Rovers gained a point. Santos (whose equaliser for Rovers in the 82nd minute was heavily deflected by Murtagh), Clarke and Keary replaced colleagues absent through injury or national service. Despite – or maybe because of - these changes, Rovers conjured an inter-passing game that deserved greater reward.
In League Two, central midfielders have a hard time; they’re often either by-passed or rapidly pressed, and don’t often take the spotlight that strikers or wingers attract.
In the following ten segments, each of nine minutes, you can see the raw facts of John-Joe O’Toole’s contribution to the game at Mansfield.
My conclusion is that his game could be characterised as “box-to-box” (have you ever noticed how he’s often “in-shot” both when we score and when we concede?) and he was a captain without armband. He didn’t often give the ball away. His high percentage of successfully completed passes included a lot of safe ones, but a minority were “progressive”. In my opinion, that’s the right way to do it. His marking, when defending set-pieces, could have been better, but he got through a huge amount of work.
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