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As my car is in for a service and MOT, last night I decided to ride to the match. I thought it might become a regular thing as the cost of fuel keeps rising and everyone seems to be trying to do something to help reduce emissions. I’m even sure the FA or EFL are trying to promote sustainable travel ...

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Been stuck indoors for the last 6 days with a family full of positive CV cases so while dodging the wife with the paintbrushes and toolbox I have been finding time to go through my old Cheltenham records and came across an anomaly that maybe someone here might remember and can correct my records. 20...

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With Zac Guinan playing last week got me wondering on other father/son/uncle/brother relations have played for Cheltenham

Father/Son
Steve & Zac Guinan
Ken & Jon Skeen
Pat & Ross Casey

Brothers
Michael & Shane Duff
David & Ronnie Wells
Dave & John Dangerfield

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Wimbledon during the original clubs non league days before the MK nonsense

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Wasn’t Collicutt 15 when he made his debut

Be interesting to see the top 10/15 youngest players bet most are in the last 5 years in the EFL Trophy which is one of the good things about the trophy gives younger players a chance

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I ordered the Harrogate programme from the club shop with the intention of collecting it, since then I have had to isolate because firstly my son came down with COVID then when we thought it was clear my wife showed signs of it so we have basically been isolating for most of May now. Does anyone ha...

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I ordered the Harrogate programme from the club shop with the intention of collecting it, since then I have had to isolate because firstly my son came down with COVID then when we thought it was clear my wife showed signs of it so we have basically been isolating for most of May now. Does anyone hav...

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Before todays game I was speaking with an old friend today online after finding each other on facebook many years after last seeing each other in person (he moved to Spain via Scotland) and hasnt been back since. We got talking about many things mainly football and the time when we made plans to hea...

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Having watched on Ifollow a few games I have seen quite a few people in the ground not all are directors or 'guests of directors' For example I have seen people from the ticket office in attendance. Are the club letting in a small handful of volunteers to watch as a thank you for the hard work they ...

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Having seen the video clips of him they look like standard saves and blocks that you would expect from a keeper but as always when signing a young up and coming keeper its always a risk you could get a Butland or you could get a Russell Griffiths.

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Tried to spot myself in there

Weird to look at the ground with no roof on the Prestbury road the old stand on the wymans road and the old shelter at the away end

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A really good watch

Would love to know what happened to everyone from that season seem to remember a few local lads in and around the squad that I haven’t heard of for a long while

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I remember all 3 very well just a shame that you cant hear the interview on the pitch and that the players dont seem to come into the bar before or after the game anymore

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Just read on Twitter that the Former Players association has decided to call it a day and disband. Such a shame as it was always good to see some rare faces back at Whaddon Road like Simon Cooper, Dale Watkins and Dave Norton. Improved my match day experience as I’m sure it did others even if you co...

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Unfortunately the match day programme is starting to become a thing of the past all over football. Non league teams produce online versions more and more these days for free, there still basically 90% adverts anyway. Our programme has been the same for a number of years now and pretty much the same ...

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Sad news

Lets hope the Former Player association can get some of these older players to games next season so us older fans can remissness and also give them a thank you for being part of our history. Its nice too see former players but I always hope that they are from earlier times than 1998.

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No real surprises in the released players even with Forster I suspected he would go anyway and the only surprise with those leaving is Nige but obviously another offer is in with better terms. Bingham leaving is no shock surprised we even signed him to be honest rarely played and when he did couldn’...

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Any idea who the trialists might have been

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Official site news on reserve games this season has been hit and miss with some games not getting any coverage at all I didn't know for example that Feb 9th the reserves had a home game Vs Peterborough Utd Reserves with the first team away at Bury I would have probably gone to watch the reserve team...

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There’s a name for the Former Players Association to get a visit from

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Judging by the mention of Tony Cook in goal for us who must have been pushing 40 in 1968, I can only assume it was a weakened team from us probably if I remember rightly (which isnt always the case) using many young players we did similar things in the Boarder Counties League (theres one for the his...

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Are players still playing for a future at the club? Has anyone caused you to have a change of mind about them since your first few sessions? Does Duku still have a future at the club? Many feel he was just getting into his stride at League level having jumped up a few levels. Do you have targets in ...

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I really want Duff to succeed but I cant help feeling that he was/is the wrong appointment at this time for us. When Gary left we had just got our 1st point of the season. Milton comes in we win the next game against a poor side in Cambridge Utd apart from Hussey coming in for Debayo and the loan si...

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When I hear the dig outs are being sunk into the ground I was expecting them to be going lower than that.

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Great article this one mainly because it’s about a player from before the football league years so a proper blast from the past, but also it’s about a lad I was at school with and he became a school hero being at Bristol City and then Cheltenham.

More of these please

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Just heared that former player Billy Sabbatella passed away at the start of December Along with Bert Williams and Pete Greenwood, Billy was one of the first gents I can remember from my early days of watching the club late 80s early 90s think Billy was at one time the club physio. Hope the club can ...

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The current situation with Gary being away to recover from surgery got me thinking about situations in the past where we have needed a caretaker/interim manager. I cant think of a past situation where we have had our manager away from his post due to surgery or major illness just Martin Allen being ...

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The crowdfunder curry night was tonight a the Spice Lodge just wondered if anyone on here went along?

Was the chat more about people telling Gary who to play and where or was it more open and friendly does Gary like it hot etc

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I was talking with a friend during last nights game about many things like players with the same name who have played for us and we could only think of one Scott Brown (goalkeeper) and Scott Brown (midfielder) He is convinced that its so rare that its probably never happened before at the club but I...

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Scouts in the stand watching Billy Waters in particular I hear

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Could fill in a space in the slow news section with info on the trailist that is currently with us.

Ok I'll help he is a Gambia international player by the name of Pa Sulay Njie. Been on the books of Shrewsbury

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Back in 1999 I remember being excited about the prospect of being in the football league and the potential for big games. As time went by I slowly got bored not just of watching the same teams over and over with a sprinkling of new sides like Wigan, QPR, Leeds etc and drifted away watching local sid...

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When I went to Kiddy on Boxing Day it was my 1st trip there and was impressed with the catering facilities and options. Double ended cabin to serve home and away fans with plenty of staff covering both ends and a hive of activity making sure your served fast but eve having time to chat about the gam...

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Think I got most of them cant figure out who Dave28 is though

They missed the other Dave Lewis that played for us in the 70s

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I know its a nothing game for us these days and has been for ages but our tie against Gloucester has got yet another rearrangement (not that anyone will really care either way) http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-NEWS-New-date-venue-Robins-County/story-28692998-detail/story.html As ...

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