Saturday 23rd November fixtures

[denzel ecfc]

Strange that the Shrewsbury v Birmingham game isn't being shown as being on Sky. Anyone know why it's been moved?

 

[Pilot_Phonic]

Strange that the Shrewsbury v Birmingham game isn't being shown as being on Sky. Anyone know why it's been moved?

This was a police advise job. Its only 40 minutes on the train and police would expect a big crowd. Using the tinpot trophy as an example, B'ham took over 3k for that same fixture. I'd imagine police would expect similar numbers and have away fans in the home ends.

 

[denzel ecfc]

This was a police advise job. Its only 40 minutes on the train and police would expect a big crowd. Using the tinpot trophy as an example, B'ham took over 3k for that same fixture. I'd imagine police would expect similar numbers and have away fans in the home ends.

40 minutes on the train followed by an hour walk

 

[folletto]

We are a real hit and miss team ( even the hits are pretty average) . So coming to us at the moment is not a terrible shout.

We're a miss and miss team, so I wouldn't worry

 

[ForzaCounty]

Strange that the Shrewsbury v Birmingham game isn't being shown as being on Sky. Anyone know why it's been moved?

Cameras didn't realise it was 40 minutes from the station

 

[AdamStag]

We’re had volunteers on the pitch all day shovelling off the snow that came down midweek, covers stopping on until mid morning to keep the rain up.

Groundsman pretty confident it’ll be on, won’t be warm mind!

 

[Stocky]

Its's actually very mild tomorrow. It will be the incessant rain that fucks any fixtures up.

Hate the weather in this country just grim, grim, grim.

 

[Stocky]

Burton away, don't know loads about them but know it will be a hard game, most are at this level, particularly away from home.

Ben Whitfield tends to have a good game against us both before and after his spell with us. I don't know if managers pick their team with that in mind in the modern day world of stats and data but the Burton interim manager should consider it.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Hate this country just grim, grim, grim.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Halifax game off. No doubt the first of many

 

[Pilot_Phonic]

Halifax game off. No doubt the first of many

Halifax games are almost every time off. Don't they still play rugby on there too?

 

[chief]

Halifax games are almost every time off. Don't they still play rugby on there too?

Water polo too around this time of year.

 

[Casey]

Everyone hates our ground. Everyone that didn't smell the old one that is.

Casey

 

[chief]

Everyone hates our ground. Everyone that didn't smell the old one that is.

Casey

I didn't mind my day there, there's a decent away pub 10 mins walk away.

Do agree with the Colchester shout, awful.

 

[dannylad01]

Strange that the Shrewsbury v Birmingham game isn't being shown as being on Sky. Anyone know why it's been moved?

As has already been said, police advice as to why it was moved. Same with Wrexham in January until Sky switched it to a Thursday night.

Will be a big ask for Ainsworth's first game tomorrow. Still likely to lose but hopefully see some fight in the team unlike the last few games and at least make it difficult for Birmingham.

 

[dannylad01]

On what seems to be the got debate about the walk to our ground from the train station, I'd probably say half an hour for a comfortable walk. I'm a fast walker and can get to the ground from the other side of town in just over 45 minutes, but take a few short cuts.

It's a shame that we had to move, can't believe it was over 17 years ago now, but there was no viable option. As has already been said, the single access into the ground had already limited the capacity, and with health and safety laws evolving that was set to reduce further. Added to that the flooding which made the pitch a mud bath from November. The sale proceeds for the town centre land enabled us to build the new ground with the help of the stadium grants available at the time, and keep money in the bank that pushed us from average league 2 to being in league 1 for 12 of the last 13 seasons. That was until Cotterill and Caldwell allowed for massive overspending in 2022/23. Mistakes were made with the design of the ground, but being the first ground in England with the modern safe standing was something to be proud of, which always gets overlooked by the national media when talking about safe standing.