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Originally posted by Uros Predic View PostHadn’t clocked, before watching Match of the Day just now, that ex-Rovers trio Alfie May, Matty Blair and Andy Williams are all at Cheltenham together. Cracking goal by May today too.
Seriously though, Alfie was fantastic when he came in originally, but dropped off considerably after the initial lockdown and his confidence has been on the floor all season so far. I'm hoping that goal relights the fire in him though. He was fantastic from start to finish yesterday and the goal really was the least he deserved.
Blair has looked decent at times, but not enough in my view - especially given the reputation he came in with and Andy Williams is a great squad player. I can't recall if he's still our top scorer, but whilst you can see he's trying, there's something missing in him, however, he never lets the side down.
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Andy Williams almost belongs in Is he still playing? I know Hereford supporters and I've been to quite a few of their games with them over the years. I remember Andy Williams from the times when Middlesbrough were winning things and playing in Europe, and that's a long time ago.
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Manchester City at Whaddon Road.
Reminiscent of my first ever Cheltenham game in August 1994 when we lost 3-2 to a Manchester City XI. A little gutted that I won't be able to go - for obvious reasons - but this is big for us and the players deserve it for the joy they've brought us in the last couple of years.
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Agree that drawing 2 rounds has spoilt it, especially as there's no fans.
They might as well have drawn it all.
there will at least be 2 quarter finalists from outside the big boys - the Burnley/Fulham/Bournemouth/Crawley set, and Sheff Utd/Plymouth/Millwall/Bristol C
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No, we were on BBC 1 in 2006 when we played Newcastle in the 4th round as well. That was a Saturday lunchtime game and I remember it being bloody freezing. Newcastle won 2-0, but we played well although once they got their second they took their foot off the gas.
Alan Shearer needed a goal to break the Newcastle goal scoring record and missed an absolute sitter near the end - he scored a week later at St James's and admitted afterwards that he missed on purpose because he wanted to score it at home.
I don't think we've been on terrestrial TV any other time - I can probably list the times we have been on TV in our history....
May 1998 - FA Trophy Final - Beat Southport 1-0 - Sky
Sept 1999 - Division 3 - Lost 1-0 to Shrewsbury - Sky
Feb 2001 - Divisioon 3 - Lost 2-0 to Chesterfield - Sky
May 2002 - Division 3 Playoff Final - Beat Rushden 3-1 - ITV Sport
Jan 2006 - FA Cup 4th Round - Lost 2-0 to Newcastle - BBC 1
May 2006 - League 2 Playoff Semi 1st leg - Beat Wycombe 2-1 - Sky
May 2006 - League 2 Playoff Semi 2nd Leg - Drew 0-0 with Wycombe - Sky
May 2006 - League 2 Playoff Final - Beat Grimsby 1-0 - Sky
May 2012 - League 2 Playoff Semi 1st Leg - Beat Torquay 2-0 - Sky
May 2012 - League 2 Playoff Semi 2nd Leg - Beat Torquay 2-1 - Sky
May 2012 - League 2 Playoff Final - Lost 2-0 to Crewe - Sky
Dec 2012 - FA Cup 2nd Round - Drew 1-1 with Hereford - ESPN
Jan 2013 - FA Cup 3rd Round - Lost 5-1 to Everton - ESPN
May 2013 - League 2 Playoff Semi 1st Leg - Lost 1-0 to Northampton - Sky
May 2013 - League 2 Playoff Semi 2nd Leg - Lost 1-0 to Northampton - Sky
Aug 2015 - National League - Beat Wrexham 2-1 - BT Sport
Oct 2015 - National League - Beat Grimsby 1-0 - BT Sport
Jan 2016 - National League - Beat Dover 2-1 - BT Sport
March 2016 - National League - Lost 2-1 to Wrexham - BT Sport
April 2016 - National League - Beat Grimsby 3-1 - BT Sport
Aug 2017 - League Cup 2nd Round - Lost 2-0 to West Ham - Sky
June 2020 - League 2 Playoff Semi 1st Leg - Beat Northampton 2-0 - Sky
June 2020 - League 2 Playoff Semi 2nd Leg - Lost 3-0 to Northampton - Sky
We were also on Sportsnight in 1996 when we played Peterborough in an FA Cup 1st round replay - losing 3-2 after extra time, and we were on Match of the Day as an extended highlights game for our FA Cup 1st round defeat to Lincoln City (1-0). I think we actually went into that game as favourites as we were the home team flying high in the Conference and had made the 3rd round the previous year taking Reading to a replay and extra-time, and Lincoln were rock bottom of Division 2.
We've actually been on telly more times than I thought - when I started the list I thought it was 4 or 5 times...
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Other than the goal which was slightly unfortunate, a solid performance from Salop so far tonight, but I'm struggling to see an equaliser. More likely a 2nd for Saints on the break. Still we're giving it a go. Just not quite the required accuracy when we see an opening.
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