Groundshare Spin-Offs [Archive] - The City Open Forum

NI-Branch

30th April 2010, 15:23

Some of the spin-offs of playing at Whaddon Road as I see it will be :-

a) The short distance to travel / No10 bus takes you throught to Cheltenham + short walk
b) A much better playing surface.
c) If by some 'miracle' we were do well in the FA Cup, there is a bigger ground capacity if we were to pull a league side in the draw.
d) In the unlikely event that we find a player on the fringe of their team that is good enough to play for us (it will work out very well for both clubs for that player to go on loan to us). The history of players on-loan from Cheltenham is not going to set the world on light.
e) The playing surface / Boris' Man-Management skills / Team Spirit, might just entice some transfer targets to join us.

RedShift

30th April 2010, 15:53

f) No freezing gale blowing through my bones every match.

But none of it makes up for no longer being able to watch the match with a pint in my hand.

Lee

30th April 2010, 18:41

g) hopefully a re-formed t-end....I was disappointed with the noise and atmosphere towards the end of the season I must say

dommotyger

30th April 2010, 20:11

g) hopefully a re-formed t-end....I was disappointed with the noise and atmosphere towards the end of the season I must say

Then sing louder!

Nick Name

30th April 2010, 20:55

The biggest opportunity is to increase the attendance.

500+ is achievable.

Noah - I will reply to your pm soon - promise

Dr Wart Hoover

30th April 2010, 23:10

is there a tin hut to amplify the drum?

never been there - don't know

NI-Branch

1st May 2010, 23:23

Actually, Did Simon Cooper ome from Cheltenham ?? He was pretty good for us. I was just racking my brains to think of anyone decent that come from them to us.
I'm sure the more clued on supporters will think of someone else.

Jason Eaton went the other way didn't he - sorry Neil for swearing on the forum lol

Neil

2nd May 2010, 07:28

Cooper wasn't that good. He's a managers player, not a fans player.

1wordwonder

2nd May 2010, 08:07

.....Townsend!

1wordwonder

2nd May 2010, 08:08

.....Hughesy!

NI-Branch

2nd May 2010, 20:01

Remembered another - the one and only Keith Knight. Now at Cirencester and still registered as a player at nearly 41.

Cirencester's team looks is made up of a lot of Gloucester City old favourates

1wordwonder

2nd May 2010, 20:33

Keith Knight

Favourate?

NI-Branch

2nd May 2010, 20:52

No, not my favourate

Neil

2nd May 2010, 20:57

I like Knighter, he said hello to me yesterday!

Jake

3rd May 2010, 07:17

I like Knighter, he said hello to me yesterday!

Did he ever go touring? - like his excuse was for leaving Meadow Park?

clifty

3rd May 2010, 09:02

Keith knight is a twat! End of!!!

Cylops

3rd May 2010, 09:52

Ron Coltman came along the Cheltenham Road. The City paid for him with revenue from a friendly between the two clubs.

NI-Branch

5th May 2010, 12:45

Didn't he play when we were at longlevens......not that I remember then.......cause I only just made the 60's and only remember from Horton Road (mid 70's).

I guess one of my favourate players was Karl Bayliss, probably the best best passer of the ball I have seen was Adebowale, but there are so many others that were just brilliant for us Gary Kemp, Dougie Foxwell, Dale Watkins to name just a few.

I really think it would be impossible for me to decide on my all time favourate player.

dommotyger

6th May 2010, 19:13

Didn't he play when we were at longlevens......not that I remember then.......cause I only just made the 60's and only remember from Horton Road (mid 70's).

I guess one of my favourate players was Karl Bayliss, probably the best best passer of the ball I have seen was Adebowale, but there are so many others that were just brilliant for us Gary Kemp, Dougie Foxwell, Dale Watkins to name just a few.

I really think it would be impossible for me to decide on my all time favourate player.

martin lander or nige green 4 me lol

daveangel

6th May 2010, 19:17

martin lander or nige green 4 me lol

Legendary men, i wonder where they are now. I bet ML is still playing, claiming to be 38!

Neil

6th May 2010, 19:49

Wasn't this about ex-Scuzzers who have moved to City??

daveangel

6th May 2010, 19:56

Origionally about benefits of the groundshare?!

Neil

6th May 2010, 20:10

So who did you vote for Dave?

daveangel

6th May 2010, 20:11

I always follow the A.B.L principle.

In Exile

7th May 2010, 13:02

I suppose no-one is going to sing "one man went to burn down whaddon" now then??

Neil

7th May 2010, 13:17

Well if we do I wonder how quickly the stewards will move towards the fire extinguishers!

clifty

8th May 2010, 13:03

I suppose no-one is going to sing "one man went to burn down whaddon" now then??

Don't see why not, it was sang at the county cup game!