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at 13:30 8 Feb 2025

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FA cup 78. Bristol Rov away
at 21:22 18 Jan 2025

Went to the match with my Dad & his mates. We drove down there not knowing if the game was going ahead. No mobiles/internet then so radio was our only hope of finding out. We’d taken extra rations, shovel, blankets, just in case we got stranded.

The conditions were awful and enroute it went full circle from probably being off, then possibly on, then likely off, then maybe on… no-one had a clue, but as we were on the M4 there seemed little point in turning back. We were fully expecting it to be postponed and just in case we were checking the newspaper to see if there were any other games we could possibly get to. We were in Bristol by the time it was finally announced that it was game-on.

As for the match, freezing cold Artic conditions, our end was open and completely exposed to the elements. It was a greyhound stadium and reminded me a bit of a mini Stamford Bridge before the redevelopment. They had a pop band playing a song to the tune of Waltzing Matilda which started off with “Follow the Rovers, Follow the Rovers…” & had classic lines such as “under the shade of the M32 ” The motorway was kinda behind our end and cars were actually pulling over to watch the game.

Prior to kick off I seem to recall there was an incident involving some Ipswich fans and a food kiosk outside the ground with whispers going around that it had either been ransacked or set alight. Memories a bit sketchy.

The slippery conditions were a bit of a leveller and we went from being in control to nearly losing. We’d had some good cup runs in the seasons before and fully expected to win so it was a relief to equalise near the end and it made the whole experience worthwhile.

The replay was comfortable and the rest is history 🏆 💙🤍

I’d say it’s the second coldest I’ve ever been at a game. Barnsley was the worst.

In those days the FA Cup was the big one and attracted the bigger crowds. The dream of going to Wembley with its iconic twin towers was so magical and it was kept alive that day and became a reality a few months later. Happy times.

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This kit'll do for next year...
at 07:21 8 May 2021

Love these designs, better than anything we’ve worn for years. Much prefer kits that are distinctive like these and can be recognised as ours rather than just another team in blue. White shorts for our home kit is an absolute must for me and if we play away then use the away kit not blue on blue. Never been a fan of white sleeves on any home kit.

As for away kits, most nostalgic for me are (in no particular order)... blue & yellow (first away game at an intimidating and raucous Upton Park), the white & black of the early 80’s (when we always seemed to win in it) & the ‘you know when you’ve been tangoed’ kit (been various versions of it but in my youth was on a management development programme up North where we visited and met with the exec of Umbro. In their boardroom was a mannequin sporting one of their designs. Of all the various clubs & kits they did at that time, it was our early orange number. I was chuffed to bits much to the annoyance of most of my glory hunting colleagues who were on the London/Man U/L’pool bandwagon. Our hosts were loving it too... indeed TWTD).

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