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A Barrow-load of laughs - Division 4 2020/21
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A lot don't, but for me and people who've been supporting the club the same amount of time and more, they will always be our main rival.
A lot of the newer fans (since promotion in 1999) have tried to create rivalries with clubs that don't care about us (Bristol Rovers, Swindon, Oxford, Rushden and Diamonds, Hereford) but none have really stuck. That's why they cling to FGR so much now.
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I've mentioned this before, but when I was doing missionary work south of the river back in 96-97, I was watching the Saturday results in the Alexandra in Wimbledon. The biggest cheer came when Sutton lost. Wimbledon were in the top division at the time, Sutton were, and still are, non-league...
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I've mentioned it on here before - it's a historical thing between the two areas, not just football. It's probably not there as much anymore, but I do know people who won't go to Gloucester and vice-versa because of their weird prejudices.
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Originally posted by Simon G View PostI've mentioned it on here before - it's a historical thing between the two areas, not just football. It's probably not there as much anymore, but I do know people who won't go to Gloucester and vice-versa because of their weird prejudices.
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Funny, because for some reason I always associate Gloucester as well with the moneyed classes. Maybe it's because it has an important rugby union team and in my prejudiced mind I associate such teams with (in my generalisations) upper middle class towns (Richmond, Bath etc.)
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Originally posted by jwdd27 View Post
Ha, my mother is from Churchdown (roughly between the two), and her parents were very much Gloucester people, so they were perturbed when my mother was drawn instead to the delights of Cheltenham, which was a place they regarded with suspicion with its higher class pretensions, and avoided visiting even when my mother moved there.
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Gloucester has gone through a lot of regeneration over the last 15-20 years or so, that being said the city centre looks a sorry state these days. When not working from home, I work on the edge of the city centre and Gloucester Quays is directly opposite. It's actually very nice there and on the docks these days.
Cheltenham also has it's rough areas, God knows I've never lived in a posh part of the town.
Originally posted by E10 Rifle View PostOne of my best mates is a Gloucester City fan, and hatred of Cheltenham from their end certainly be real. Don't suppose the years having to groundshare there helped
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Three wins (and clean sheets) on the bounce for Scunthorpe now after an early Alfie Beestin goal saw off Colchester tonight. So our 6 games in January have been LLLWWW. Not sure if something has clicked or if we've just met 3 inferior opponents in Grimsby, Port Vale and Colchester.
We've been very lucky to avoid postponements and have now played 26 games, which is remarkable as we had a long stint of games called off through Covid in the Autumn.
A whole week off now before the inevitable crushing home defeat to Oldham.
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Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostWill this be their first midweek off for a while?
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We're back-ack-ack from our enforced hiatus and despite an early goal looked rusty and eventually nervy, as we continued to gamble with our brand of low-possession football against a decent Exeter side. Exeter's Nicky Law announced his departure to Indianapolis promptly after the match, and in his interview noted that his first and last Exeter appearances were against Carlisle.
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We have you next Saturday, which I'm really looking forward to. A lad I was in school with followed Carlisle, which is very odd growing up in Churchdown. He went to Wembley for the Auto Windscreens shield when they wore the deckchair kit and I've had a bit of a soft spot for them since.
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My soft spot for Carlisle started when watching MOTD in a farmhouse in Eskdale* the day they went top of the league.
*Actually it was Miterdale, but no-one's heard of that...Last edited by Gangster Octopus; 31-01-2021, 17:51. Reason: Just to explain that the farmhouse wasn't a generic one, but in a relevant place.
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Catching Exeter unawares by playing the game after all, that's a low blow.
I would happily give up on our season but the table is so squashed that almost anybody who manages a win can start to hope again. (But not poor old Southend, that really is a shitshow. And they almost beat us).
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