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PaulGodfrey

Help needed if possible! One of our overseas supporters has contacted me because he is unable to access the forum. He doesn't have a login and only likes to view the posts but each time he tries to enter the site he gets a message informing him that he has been banned indefinitely. Would one of the ...

PaulGodfrey

Thank you to those people who have contacted the club by email regarding this matter. It has now been escalated to the Safety Officer, who has contacted those supporters by phone this afternoon. The situation will be monitored closely in future games and appropriate action taken where necessary. As ...

PaulGodfrey

We played at St Andrews in the FA Cup in the late 80s. Actually 17/11/1990. Good day out that was, even though we lost 0-1. Like our trip to Bloomfield Road in 2001 (another great day out,) half the ground was shut off if I recall, also like our trip to Wolves in the FA Cup in 1987, when we lost 1-...

PaulGodfrey

We also played Aston Villa Reserves at Villa Park in the Worcestershire Senior Cup in the 1930s (yes, I know neither Cheltenham nor Aston is in Worcestershire

) and we played at Cardiff City Stadium in a pre-season friendly last year.

PaulGodfrey

Good to hear that some of you stayed on to the end at least! In all seriousness, it’s good to get feedback and I’ll certainly try to concentrate entirely on the game next time I get asked to fill in. I only tend to do it when nobody else is available and today James and I were literally the last men...

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Wilf Bucknall (1937)
Frank Burns (1950s)
Vernon Crowe (1940s)
Paul Dougherty (1990)
Billy Hann (1930s)
Vic Harris (1940s)
Jeff Lissaman (1980s)
Dave Meeson (1960s)
Reg Weaver (1930s)
Richard Wilkes (1970s)
Ted Batchelor (1950s)
Len Cooper (1950s)
Charlie Green (1980s)

PaulGodfrey

League rules require each team's colours to be 'clearly distinguishable' from each other and both clubs have to notify the match referee in advance of the game of their intended colours. The referee makes the ultimate decision and in my experience, some are a lot more fussy than others. The other fa...

PaulGodfrey

Rod Liddle's column in the Sunday Times today: "And how about April 14, 2018, to decide relegation between Cheltenham Town and the irritating vegan hippies of Forest Green Rovers? Hopefully it will be a draw and they'll both go down. It's a county for rugby, Gloucestershire." Well, we're f...

PaulGodfrey

It's a completely new pitch. It was only seeded at the begining of last week but has already started growing strongly - more weather like today will certainly help!

PaulGodfrey

I dont know if other people will remember this but I think it was an away game when to mark some disaster or other to try to give a good impression a home fan ran to the centre circle and laid his scar down as a mark of respect. two minutes later a CTFC fan ran on and laid his scarf on top of the h...

PaulGodfrey

Paul - are you the keeper of the 'Cheltenham Town' flag it is always a delight to see on televised England games? My flag used to be seen at England games but sadly it didn't survive our most recent visit to Ukraine. The Cheltenham flag that has been prominent at England games in the last couple of...

PaulGodfrey

Not a bad effort, Leo :D Obviously you've been to a lot more grounds than me in general but... I've seen Cheltenham Town play on 246 different grounds (OK, this does include friendlies and non-first team games as well). Barnet will get be back to the 92 (I'm currently on 91.5 having been to a meetin...

PaulGodfrey

Neutral venue games: 2.5.36 v Nuneaton Town (Leamington Hospital Cup final) at Leamington FC 21.11.49 v Hereford United (FA Cup fourth round qualifying second replay) at Villa Park 7.12.64 v Bedford Town (Southern League Cup third round replay) at Worcester City FC (as the Whaddon Road floodlights w...

PaulGodfrey

Fulham in the FA Cup at QPR. Strictly speaking, though, Newport County AFC are tenants of Newport Rugby Club. You could also argue that we played at Stockport County when they were tenants of Sale Sharks as the parent company that owned the rugby club also owned the ground. Rotherham United played a...

PaulGodfrey

New comedy on BBC3. I'm glad they made her a Swindon Town fan. Might have been a close call...

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PaulGodfrey

Clubs have to put in submissions twice a season regarding their funding, playing budgets etc. Once the 55% limit is reached the EFL stop accepting new player registrations until a club has freed up some funds (e.g. by moving players out) or secures additional funding. I think most people felt that K...

PaulGodfrey

I can hopefully answer most of the points raised in this thread We don't really understand Luton's decision to make the game all ticket for the surely less than 200 Cheltenham supporters who will travel but people can order tickets direct from them over the phone. The club was never intending to tak...

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John Dyer and John L Dyer Mick Hall and Mike Hall Dai Jones and Dave Jones (Dai being a Welsh abbreviation for David - apologies if you already knew that!) Fred Jones and Freddie Jones Mark Payne 1 and Mark Payne 2 Martin Thomas (midfielder), Martin Thomas (goalkeeper) David Wells (forward), David W...

PaulGodfrey

For supporters in the Colin Farmer Stand, just before Colin died he got scaffolder Gary Buckland to build a mock-up of a scoreboard in that corner of the ground (one or two eagle-eyed supporters actually spotted in the background of one of the media interviews). We all walked round the ground to see...

PaulGodfrey

I'm in two of those pictures! ...younger and thinner

PaulGodfrey

The answer is because there is no real structure around pre-season matches - they are effectively training sessions and even a banned player is allowed to train and keep fit. Only in extreme cases would a player be charged with misconduct or given a suspension as a result of a pre-season match. This...

PaulGodfrey

The Manchester City team was: Martyn Margetson, Dave Kerr, Chris Beech, Fitzroy Simpson, John Foster (Ian Smith 66), Joe Harkin, Steve Finney, Alfons Groenendijk, Adie Mike (Mick Brown 75), Carl Griffiths (Scott Thomas 46), Jim Whitley (John Sharpe 46). Other sub: Dave Nurse. Scorers: Griffiths 1, 3...

PaulGodfrey

Simon Brain scored the only goal after 65 minutes. Neville Southall was the only guest player in the Cheltenham team. The Everton team was quite a strong one (Mark Wright, Dave Watson, Norman Whiteside, Tony Cottee)

PaulGodfrey

2nd August 1994. Manchester City won 3-2.

PaulGodfrey

Gary Marshall was a lad from Stroud who played against us for Boston United then came to Whaddon Road but was unable to dislodge Kevin Willetts from left-back and played mostly for the reserves. The picture in the article dates from around 1982 and things got tidied up considerably following promoti...

PaulGodfrey

We've played Arsenal, Chelsea, Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City in friendlies. We also played Manchester City in a testimonial for Steve Brooks. We played Ipswich Town four times in the Southern League and Aston Villa in the Worcestershire Senior Cup and Leamington Hospital Cup! I have no recor...

PaulGodfrey

I'm on frame 22, top left of the picture - a lot thinner in those days! Normally that season I was doing media work at away games but with it being such a big one, Radio Glos and the Pink Un sent staffers so I was in the stand. Remember travelling on the team coach and didn't think I was going to ge...

PaulGodfrey

Just a reminder that tomorrow night (10 March) is the shareholders information meeting and fans forum at the ground (7.30pm). Gary Johnson, Paul Baker and myself will be there to answer questions. The meeting is open to all supporters but shareholders will get the opportunity to ask the first questi...

PaulGodfrey

Genuinely one of the best goals I've seen scored by a Cheltenham Town player. Weather and mud were atrocious but Brooks just kept going with the ball. I don't remember him being as far out as 35 yards but I thought he beat more than two players on the run. Mind you, it was nearly 30 years ago! Detai...

PaulGodfrey

County Cup is an awkward one from a historian/statistician point of view. My approach has been to use the FA's disciplinary rules as a guide. Prior to our promotion to the Football League in 1999 County Cup was always counted as a first team game. Not long after that, however, the FA changed the dis...

PaulGodfrey

Longest league run is 20 games. This was set in season 1994-95 under Lindsay Parsons. Started on Boxing Day with a 2-1 win at Gloucester City and finished at Easter with a 1-1 draw also against Gloucester City. Either side of the run were home and away defeats to Burton Albion that went a long way t...

PaulGodfrey

As correctly stated above, tickets are adjusted pro-rata depending upon the number of games left so the cost changes after each home fixture. Best idea is to ring Debbie in the ticket office or pop in to see the staff on Saturday and they will sort it out. Or alternatively, email shop@ctfc.com and a...

PaulGodfrey

Tomorrow's match will be the 63rd meeting between Cheltenham Town and Chelmsford City. Our full record to date reads: Played 62, Won 21, Drawn 16, Lost 25, Goals for 96 Goals against 108. Chelmsford City were a strong side in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s but we are unbeaten against them in our last 11...

PaulGodfrey

Ticket allocation will be 1,500 terrace tickets in the South Stand and 600 seats in the Hire-It Stand (including 10+10 wheelchair and helper). It will be pay on the day but all the relevant info will be going onto the official website in advance of the game.

PaulGodfrey

Credit where it's due. I've got 15 years worth of stats and still underestimated the terrace walk-up crowd (see my other post). Great support today. Cheers everyone.

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