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Post by bluetornados on Jun 1, 2024 22:56:28 GMT
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Post by knobrot on Jun 3, 2024 10:45:00 GMT
About time the planned ‘new team’ turned up.
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Post by bluetornados on Jun 14, 2024 12:53:58 GMT
Bristol Rovers' key dates for summer as clubs prepare for transfer window opening..By Daniel Hargraves.
i2-prod.bristolpost.co.uk/incoming/article9341040.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_3595329.jpg Bristol Rovers players conduct a lap of honour at the Mem after the final home game of last season
Bristol Rovers' key summer datesFriday, June 14th - Transfer window opens Wednesday, June 26th, 9am - EFL fixtures are announced Monday, July 1st - Players are expected back at The Quarters for the start of pre-season Friday, July 5th - Friendly against Melksham Town (away) Saturday, July 13th - Friendly against Bath City (away) Tuesday, July 16th - Friendly against Yeovil Town (away) Monday, July 22nd - Start of Rovers' training camp in Portugal Tuesday, July 23rd - First Portugal friendly (opponent and location TBC) Saturday, July 27th - Second Portugal friendly (opponent and location TBC) Tuesday, July 30th - Friendly against Plymouth Argyle (home) Weekend of Saturday, August 10th - First game of 2024/25 League One season Friday, August 30th, 11pm - Transfer window closes
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 1, 2024 11:59:30 GMT
Bristol Rovers to continue '1st-class' relationship with Melksham Town as pre-season gets underway on friday..By Daniel Hargraves.i2-prod.bristolpost.co.uk/incoming/article9376205.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_Untitled-design-35.pngThe Gas will have to score double digits if they are to beat last year's victory at Melksham, kicking off pre-season with a 9-0 win. Friday will be the first opportunity for supporters to get a first glance at their new recruits with the likes of Isaac Hutchinson, Clinton Mola and Ruel Sotiriou expected to be involved. Naturally, the difficulty of the fixtures will step up as pre-season goes on with a trip to National League South side Bath City to come on July 13th followed by games against National League Yeovil Town (July 16th) and Championship duo Plymouth Argyle (July 30th) and Cardiff City (August 3rd) also to follow alongside two friendlies out in Portugal against unconfirmed opponents.
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Post by Cheshiregas on Jul 1, 2024 12:27:48 GMT
About time the planned ‘new team’ turned up. Thoughts on the ‘new team’ that's turned up so far knobrot?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2024 20:41:56 GMT
Well hopefully someone from here's driving to Melksham on Friday, as I'm looking forward to reading Gas Guzzlers' views on these new young players. I only know what I've read online, but I like the humble young promise this close season has shown. I haven't done preseason with Rovers for eleven years, and I'll not be restarting this year, so I hope some of our contributors will report back. When's o2o2bo2ba due back?
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 9, 2024 7:32:29 GMT
Melksham Town 2-4 Bristol Rovers..By Daniel Hargraves.i2-prod.bristolpost.co.uk/incoming/article9393141.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_unnamed-2.jpgBristol Rovers players in action against Melksham Town
Tonight's game very much a fitness exercise
MT: "Tonight was about fitness. We've worked hard the first four days and we wanted to finish the week well in terms of a 45 minute blast for the majority of players. "There was only one of the under-18s who played 25 minutes of the second half and neither one played the other 20 minutes. So It was all about fitness for 45 minutes and I thought they took that on board and attacked the game. There was generally a good tempo throughout the course of the 90-plus minutes. "Sometimes so many preseason games are slow and tepid, but generally with the pitching conditions and the facilities they've got here, it meant it was a quick game and even towards the end stayed competitive throughout." Next up: Saturday, July 13th - Friendly against Bath City (away)
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Jul 10, 2024 19:52:36 GMT
Yeovil put five past Melksham last night.Looking forward to the short journey Tuesday.
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 19, 2024 20:46:59 GMT
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Post by lostinspace on Jul 22, 2024 9:05:17 GMT
Rovers pre season of last week against Swansea was apparently a 2-2 draw ....behind closed doors I gather ..seen a little mention on " Bristol live"
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Post by Cheshiregas on Jul 22, 2024 9:40:42 GMT
Rovers pre season of last week against Swansea was apparently a 2-2 draw ....behind closed doors I gather ..seen a little mention on " Bristol live" Highlights -
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Post by rowdenhill on Jul 22, 2024 12:39:46 GMT
I see we're fifth in League 1. We were fourth this time last year.
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Post by russiangas on Jul 22, 2024 13:58:40 GMT
£10 to stream a preseason friendly seems a bit steep don't you think?
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Post by harrogategas on Jul 22, 2024 14:18:54 GMT
Yes
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Post by TaiwanGas on Jul 22, 2024 15:54:58 GMT
Love the way the club calls it a live ‘Steam’ pass for the 2 matches to be broadcast on the brfc website…ho ho ho
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Post by TaiwanGas on Jul 22, 2024 16:03:55 GMT
£10 to stream a preseason friendly seems a bit steep don't you think? Yes. From memory, a few seasons back I purchased a couple of pre-season streaming matches, think they cost £5.00 a match, I remember the quality was not great, mostly at pitch level, but was worth a fiver though.
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 22, 2024 19:56:21 GMT
Bristol Rovers played Swansea City at the Swans' Fairwood training ground behind closed doors in a 2-2 draw on Friday..By Daniel Hargravesi2-prod.bristolpost.co.uk/incoming/article9427830.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_JS306618179.jpgBristol Rovers continued their unbeaten pre-season preparations on Friday evening with a 2-2 draw against Championship side Swansea City, played across two 60-minute matches behind closed doors at the Swans' Fairwood training ground. Assessing highlights footage shared on Swansea's social media channels, it appears as though Matt Taylor opted for a stronger 11 for the first hour, with more senior individuals such as Scott Sinclair, James Wilson and Jack Hunt included. It also saw Grant Ward return to the pitch after the midfielder wasn't risked for the 3-0 win at Yeovil Town three days earlier and Jed Ward back in between the sticks. Rovers came from behind to win the first match 2-1 as a brace from Sinclair cancelled out an early Swans penalty conceded by Wilson and converted by Matt Grimes. That made it three goals in the space of four days for the Gas forward who scored a stunner at Huish Park on Tuesday. Taylor Moore, Clinton Mola, Kamil Conteh, Isaac Hutchinson, Bryant Bilongo and Luke Thomas were the other players spotted in footage from the first game with it appearing as though Hutchinson, Thomas and Sinclair may have played in an attacking trio or with the latter two leading the line with the attacking midfielder sat just behind with a back-three deployed once again. Kofi Shaw was also spotted, suggesting that he likely came on as a substitute. The second 11 then included youngsters such as Ollie Dewsbury and Jerry Lawrence while James Connolly made his return from injury and it appears as though trialist Micah Anthony got another run out for Rovers as he looks to impress following his release from QPR. The likes of Josh Griffiths, Dan Ellison, Michael Forbes and Luke McCormick were also spotted in footage but, with less available from the second game, a full 11 can't be distinguished. Swansea forward Josh Thomas got the sole goal of the second game with the Championship side winning 1-0, making the aggregate scoreline across 120 minutes a 2-2 draw. The result means that Rovers are unbeaten in four pre-season friendlies with victories over Melksham Town and Bath City coming prior before the win at Yeovil last week. Taylor's men landed in Portugal on Sunday ahead of a warm weather training camp this week which will include two more friendlies against Bromley and Portimonense on Tuesday and Saturday respectively. That will hopefully give new club-record signing Promise Omochere to feature in a Rovers shirt for the first time while it will also be a much-needed exercise to help the process of embedding the Gas' 11 new players into the squad further. They will then host two more Championship sides in Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City next week on July 30th and August 3rd respectively with the campaign set to begin on August 10th at home to Northampton Town.
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Post by eppinggas on Jul 23, 2024 8:18:55 GMT
£10 to stream a preseason friendly seems a bit steep don't you think? The greed within the English game never fails to amaze me. From the premiersh1t down to tier 6. Just planning some trips to Germany. This one popped up. Freiburg vs Fiorentina pre-season friendly. 7 Euros to attend the match. Sadly flights don't come down in price til September. Stansted to Baden-Baden £31 return.
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Post by Cheshiregas on Jul 23, 2024 8:51:45 GMT
£10 to stream a preseason friendly seems a bit steep don't you think? The greed within the English game never fails to amaze me. From the premiersh1t down to tier 6. Just planning some trips to Germany. This one popped up. Freiburg vs Fiorentina pre-season friendly. 7 Euros to attend the match. Sadly flights don't come down in price til September. Stansted to Baden-Baden £31 return. The English game is about money, the German game is about the whole game, atmosphere etc and fans are regarded as an integral part of that whole. In England the fans are seen as money machines....
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Post by baldrick on Jul 23, 2024 9:23:55 GMT
The greed within the English game never fails to amaze me. From the premiersh1t down to tier 6. Just planning some trips to Germany. This one popped up. Freiburg vs Fiorentina pre-season friendly. 7 Euros to attend the match. Sadly flights don't come down in price til September. Stansted to Baden-Baden £31 return. The English game is about money, the German game is about the whole game, atmosphere etc and fans are regarded as an integral part of that whole. In England the fans are seen as money machines.... I agree, it's such a business here that clubs seem to have to run faster just to stand still. In some ways it was a pity that the big clubs didn't break away the other year, leaving us mere mortals to carry on. Sky's monopoly and the advent of the Premiership exacerbated the disparity.
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