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

[FGR-Star]

I don't need to take it up with Wembley. I saw the attendance figures that were released at the time and yours are wrong.

I'm sorry Star to disagree with you but Ash in the Stroud News & Journal writes:
"Noble lifted the National League gong in front of 3,000 ecstatic fans from Gloucestershire."
Lady Magpie, our historian offers no FGR attendance figures but total attendance at Wembley was 18,801.
But no matter, the FGR choir out-sang Tranmere as we did last month at Prenton Park and will do so again in both upcoming matches against this other Rovers team.

With all due respect SNJ Ash is just a rank poor local journalist, he knows less than the Tranmere fans.
Anyway lets hope for a cracking game Friday and Monday and let the best team win.

 

[FGR Stroud]

John Busby is the first leg referee. Failed to send Dale Bennett off for a cynical challenge on Jake Kirby when he was already on a yellow in the NL 1-1 at Prenton Park a few years ago. Suspect not strong enough to clamp down on the visitor's use of the dark arts if Forest Green adopt a similar strategy to the last game.

Dark arts!
Dream on.
But it is music to all FGR supporters that you guys are getting unsettled by FGR's normal game play.

 

[Dean]

212 comments in and Mansfield v Newport doesn’t even have a thread yet.

 

[RLC]

The impression I'm getting is there may be fewer at this game than there were at the Good Friday league fixture, even allowing for the anticipated greater turnout for Forest Green fans.

I am not sure why you would think that. We have sold about 7,000 already, two days prior to the game, and pay on the gate is available.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Arts for arts' sake... ref! For fuck's sake!

 

[Chris FGR]

The truth is we actually had 12000 at Wembley, 8000 were sleeper agents on a covert mission in the Tranny end. to infiltrate enemy lines and cause a riot/abandonment when activated if we were losing.

As it turned out they weren't needed as we SMASHED them on the pitch anyway.

This proves that in reality WE are the bigger/better club. .

Or something

 

[Reginald Fodstain]

The truth is we actually had 12000 at Wembley, 8000 were sleeper agents on a covert mission in the Tranny end. to infiltrate enemy lines and cause a riot/abandonment when activated if we were losing.

As it turned out they weren't needed as we SMASHED them on the pitch anyway.

This proves that in reality WE are the bigger/better club. .

Or something

Tbf I had my ex with me, I'll count her as one...

 

[Boz]

I am not sure why you would think that. We have sold about 7,000 already, two days prior to the game, and pay on the gate is available.

6573 was the last figure I saw quoted for sales on the Trust website. It’s good you can pay on the day, as wont know until late today if I can get to the game.

 

[Indian Dan]

Isn’t it strange that your opinion of a club you quite liked can be changed by a couple of nob-head posters on a forum.

I almost want FGR to cheat their way to Wembley to see the reaction here.

Almost.

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Tbf our average gates have grown, 2700 this season is up around 1000 from 3 years ago, with our average home fans around the 2000 mark. Last season the support held up pretty well despite us being down near the bottom all season. Comparisons with Cheltenham are a bit unfair given the size/location of the two clubs. Would the likes of Cirencester or Yate get 2000 if they got into league 2? I very much doubt it. Let alone the likes of Shortwood, Brimscombe, Bishops Cleeve etc.

Given our location and catchment area that's pretty good going I would say. If you'd have said 5 years ago we would be above a few teams in the league 2 attendance table I'd have been very surprised.

all them places you name are they all off midsummer murders ? swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

I'm sorry Star to disagree with you but Ash in the Stroud News & Journal writes:
"Noble lifted the National League gong in front of 3,000 ecstatic fans from Gloucestershire."
Lady Magpie, our historian offers no FGR attendance figures but total attendance at Wembley was 18,801.
But no matter, the FGR choir out-sang Tranmere as we did last month at Prenton Park and will do so again in both upcoming matches against this other Rovers team.

out sang us at home ? ha ha i could not hear anything from your end of the ground and we are right next to you in the paddock ! few grunts when you scored that miss hit goal . and of course the seats getting smashed by the shirtless lard arse s . swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Isn’t it strange that your opinion of a club you quite liked can be changed by a couple of nob-head posters on a forum.

I almost want FGR to cheat their way to Wembley to see the reaction here.

Almost.

well that comment does not suprise me from a swindle town fan . remember when your flood lights went off mysteriously when 2 nil down to us in a play off semi correct me if i am wrong ? swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

6573 was the last figure I saw quoted for sales on the Trust website. It’s good you can pay on the day, as wont know until late today if I can get to the game.

yes i wonder what the gate will be i wrongly thought all ticket then , so will we have the fiasco of people wanting to sit in seat on there ticket ? think the weather may put some people off swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Dark arts!
Dream on.
But it is music to all FGR supporters that you guys are getting unsettled by FGR's normal game play.

so you happy with the way you played at pp ? as i said you got your pay back at crewe ? thing i dont get is your a decent team played well at pp then all the sly stuff dont get it at all . swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

The truth is we actually had 12000 at Wembley, 8000 were sleeper agents on a covert mission in the Tranny end. to infiltrate enemy lines and cause a riot/abandonment when activated if we were losing.

As it turned out they weren't needed as we SMASHED them on the pitch anyway.

This proves that in reality WE are the bigger/better club. .

Or something

have you been on the wallop christine ? watching one of your other clubs play spurs ! how many clubs do you follow ? swa swa

 

[FGR Stroud]

212 comments in and Mansfield v Newport doesn’t even have a thread yet.

Yep, I had also noticed same.
This Rover's match has really caught the public's imagination.

 

[Chris FGR]

have you been on the wallop christine ? watching one of your other clubs play spurs ! how many clubs do you follow ? swa swa

Yes.

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Yep, I had also noticed same.
This Rover's match has really caught the public's imagination.

clash of the rovers , live on talk sport 2 be handy for the fans who cant make it to pp for this epic encounter of good versus evil ! swa swa

 

[Chris FGR]

how many clubs do you follow ? swa swa

1.

I'm Rover's tILL i DIE.

 

[birkenhead tranny]

i cant help thinking about the pitch for friday night , there is going to be some good sliding tackles , probably slide half the length of the pitch , if fgr start again with there anti football tactics i can see few yellows maybe a red or two ! swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

1.

I'm Rover's tILL i DIE.

and spurs and bristol till idie ! lol swa swa

 

[Chris FGR]

and spurs and bristol till idie ! lol swa swa

Bet you're a red.

Guarenteed.

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Bet you're a red.

Guarenteed.

no mate tory like you lot , lol swa swa

 

[Chris FGR]

no mate tory like you lot , lol swa swa

Are the tories popular round your way then?

 

[Agombar stool]

well that comment does not suprise me from a swindle town fan . remember when your flood lights went off mysteriously when 2 nil down to us in a play off semi correct me if i am wrong ? swa swa

You are wrong. It was a league match and you were 2-0 up when the floodlights went off. We won the rearranged game, which I agree would probably have been quite irritating at the time. Oddly before this season's league game against Tranmere at the CG when I was walking to the ground, a number of fans were having a vocal moan to anyone who would listen to them about that floodlight failure of 25 years ago. Seems that burn still lingers up in the Wirral.

 

[birkenhead tranny]

You are wrong. It was a league match and you were 2-0 up when the floodlights went off. We won the rearranged game, which I agree would probably have been quite irritating at the time. Oddly before this season's league game against Tranmere at the CG when I was walking to the ground, a number of fans were having a vocal moan to anyone who would listen to them about that floodlight failure of 25 years ago. Seems that burn still lingers up in the Wirral.

25 years ago thanks for correction would have to look it up but dont want the nightmares to start again , glen hoddle was your player manager and aldo was ours happy days eh ! swa swa

 

[birkenhead tranny]

Are the tories popular round your way then?

oh hugely popular nearly as much as your boys ha ha swa swa

 

[Agombar stool]

25 years ago thanks for correction would have to look it up but dont want the nightmares to start again , glen hoddle was your player manager and aldo was ours happy days eh ! swa swa

I've said it before on here, but those play-off games with you still live long in the memory banks!

 

[Indian Dan]

well that comment does not suprise me from a swindle town fan . remember when your flood lights went off mysteriously when 2 nil down to us in a play off semi correct me if i am wrong ? swa swa

Wish you’d get your facts right. Not a play off game, a regular league game and the score at the time was 1-2 not 0-2.

 

[Tranmerewhite]

Actually over 7500 presales now. The figures they have been quoting don’t include away sales.

It’ll be 10-11k unless there’s a spike. Better than the league game but still less than I thought.