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Jerry St Clair

Seems like good old Cheltenham Town can't go through a summer without turmoil of some kind. Two years ago it was the manager, last year the coaching staff. This year it looks to be the Boardroom. It does feel like fan anger with the Board is bubbling away and it won't take much to blow the lid off. ...

Jerry St Clair

Seconded on Jamie Pardington. We got in earlier than usual today and watched him and Southwood warming up, I commented that it must be fairly disheartening going through a really diligent pre-match preparation week after week just to sit on your arse for two hours. How wrong I was today. What a humd...

Jerry St Clair

Can’t lay any of it on the ref. Thought he was pernickety but fair.

The penalty looked soft, but no complaints from any of our players so assume it was justifiable.

Jerry St Clair

A game that summed up our season. Lots of huff, puff and endeavour. Some bright moments, but ultimately powder puff in front of goal and prone to conceding at the back.

Proud as punch to be in that away end though. When the chips are down our fans are a great bunch.

Jerry St Clair

Robin wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024, 18:53
If I could pick I would have chosen Vale partially because it's close but equally they are in such poor form (2 wins in half a season).

FGR won 6 games last season. One was against Bolton, another was against Sheffield Weds.

Football is a mad, mad game.

Jerry St Clair

Whichever way you go, get your scarf out of the window. That never happens any more. Used to take such pride in showing my colours as a nipper and spotting all the other scarves on the motorway. UTMFR Yes. And, if you have a hatchback, trap either end of the scarf across the back windscreen. Used t...

Jerry St Clair

If you have lucky pants/socks/scarves/shirts/routines bring them all.

Tomorrow is not the day to do something different.

Jerry St Clair

Hello, public service broadcast from my Boro supporting but Cheltenham residing pal: "I would recommend going up the A46 to Coventry then taking the A45 / M45 to join the M1 to Luton and then let the sat nav guide you the remaining 8 miles" Sounds left-field to me (and NB he is travelling...

Jerry St Clair

EDIT: I didn’t make it to Derby this season, so no personal experience of what happened there. Derby was slightly different because there was a choice - seats or standing. Stewards were strict at the entrance to ensure people with seated tickets didn't go in the standing area and vice versa, but on...

Jerry St Clair

Great point Leckyfan. There will be irregular away travellers tomorrow who may not realise the normal away etiquette of disregarding seat allocation. Could lead to some tension. I can only suggest you get there in good time and bag a seat near the front. The away stand at Stevenage is elevated so ev...

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712 at Derby is presumably our biggest away following this season?

Jerry St Clair

Very, very good call to defer discussion on Murry/the forum.

Jerry St Clair

Have we ever had a fanzine?

Jerry St Clair

It's funny - on hearing they're being stopped, I'm sad. But then, like Shade, I haven't bought one for years, so why should it bother me. This is the crux. We all have an emotional attachment to programme, but how many of us buy them. I’d be surprised if programme sales got into the high hundreds f...

Jerry St Clair

How the hell can people use ‘traffic’s a bit busy down that way’ as a “reason” not to attend is beyond me. No dig at anyone on here, heaven forbid. I understand it’s an expensive business and not everyone has access to transport etc, but if you do, fill your motor and get theeself down there. Out o...

Jerry St Clair

The club say “just over 800” more tickets allocated. On top of the 500 already sold that means we have presumably been given the whole end of 1390. If they sell out Stevenage can also make a further 610 seats available for away fans in the main stand taking the total allocation up to 2000. I could ...

Jerry St Clair

The club say “just over 800” more tickets allocated. On top of the 500 already sold that means we have presumably been given the whole end of 1390.

If they sell out Stevenage can also make a further 610 seats available for away fans in the main stand taking the total allocation up to 2000.

Jerry St Clair

Lee Swabey may well be a name that goes down in our history. For all the right reasons hopefully.

Jerry St Clair

1400 allocation which can be extended to 2000 if needed. Plenty to go around.

Unfortunately, not really practical by train. You’d need to leave on the 0719 out of Cheltenham and make three changes. So, coach or car it is.

Jerry St Clair

My Blackburn supporting friend has confidently predicted that Cheltenham, having been in the relegation places all season, will escape on the final day. While Blackburn, having not been in the relegation places all season, will be dropped in it on the final day. I’m on board with this and am already...

Jerry St Clair

Good point. If I were looking to invest in the club, I would ask for the business strategy and plan as part of my due diligence. If they weren't forthcoming, that would ring alarm bells.

Jerry St Clair

Bad news. Murry created the supporter services group after the awkward departure of Jenny Hancock from the SLO role. I do hope there are no further ructions in this area. We really need a bit of stability in supporter relations.

Jerry St Clair

I don't think the issue was Mickey Moore going himself, so much as having no plan for when he did leave. At best, this was naive on the Board's part. At worst, reckless. I have spent today updating my succession plan at work. My team of 12 is relatively stable, at least more stable than a league fo...

Jerry St Clair

The man overseeing either Town's swansong in L1 or the greatest miracle of miracles will be Lee Swabey We have a very decent record under Swabey over the last 5 or 6 years. A 4-0 thrashing at Portsmouth a couple of years ago aside, he's officiated in wins over Milton Keynes, Bristol Rovers, Gillingh...

Jerry St Clair

CEO is an interesting one. I've been an advocate for it, but JP on a recent Robins Report said that the club actually already have a defacto CEO in Paul Godfrey. Not something that had occurred to me. The problem, of course, is that you're reliant on one individual going above and beyond which leave...

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robinsrule wrote: ↑21 Apr 2024, 09:36 Sounds like Peterborough are going to field a reserve team so all we can do is win that game and go into the final day with some hope.

Peterborough playing a bunch of fresh-legged, decent squad players with loads to prove, frankly, terrifies me.

Jerry St Clair

The Mira sponsorship strikes me as an epic act of altruism by them. No other comparable companies would have any interest in being our shirt sponsor.

Jerry St Clair

Si Robin wrote: ↑20 Apr 2024, 21:29
Taylor tried, but he was so clearly unfit today. How he got through 90 mins I'll never know, but it really seemed like we were playing with 10 players for the last half hour today.

9 for the last 10/15 mins. Ferry was absolutely cooked.

Jerry St Clair

Do you think the club should provide unlimited parking for everyone who expects to be able to park outside the ground? If so, how?

Jerry St Clair

If the car park is full, what do you expect them to do?

Jerry St Clair

If you’d landed from outer space and watched that game you’d assume it was two limited, but competent, lower half L1 teams, with the lads in pink and black just edging it.

And we had half of our best players out. An incredibly frustrating afternoon.

Jerry St Clair

according to our more ‘radical’ fanbase on the socials there could be some anti Bloxham sentiment today, probably not the best idea to have a ‘prickly’ fans forum a few days before a vital few fixtures. could get a bit nasty if we lose. Noisy anti-Bloxham chants from Block 1. Some of them also gath...

Jerry St Clair

Block 6 almost sold out. Plenty of seats in the main stand. Block 7 completely empty. Block 8 now not even on sale. This is, frankly, a pathetic response by the people of Cheltenham. Their club needs them, and they've responded with apathy. I’m shocked to be honest. The seats have been consistently...

Jerry St Clair

I would question how you could build a Business plan that is to a certain extent based on your ability to develop and sell players. It is a laudable goal to have, but surely it is partly based on luck? I am struggling to understand how you can depend on spotting an unearthed talent, persuade them t...

Jerry St Clair

Block 6 almost sold out. Plenty of seats in the main stand. Block 7 completely empty. Block 8 now not even on sale.

This is, frankly, a pathetic response by the people of Cheltenham. Their club needs them, and they've responded with apathy.

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