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Looking forward to this one, grounds OK, but in the middle of the sticks.  How many will we take?.  Any pubs in area?

By far the worst of the recent wave of new grounds that I've been to. In the middle of nowhere, zero character or atmosphere.

500, no pubs.

Have been there twice, won't be going again.

Awful ground, went there for the FA Cup win last year, never been so cold in my life. Think this may be one for BBC Wilts, although on the day you never know

I'm going now....driving so the lads can pick a boozer.

Drink near the station and get the shuttlebus. Hope it goes ahead as I have prebooked rail tickets.

The highlight of my last visit was the walk to Tesco's.

This, except I'm going again..

My highlight was getting home both times. I didn't go last season so I've seen us lose twice there.

I'll be going as the inlaws live just up the road so we will be staying for a couple of nights. Not my favourite ground and not sure I'd travel there and back in a day so fair play to those who are. I haven't seen us win there either so hope that changes this time round.

I have two spaces....from Swindon appx £15 ....message me.

Decided to go to this, it's not too far from me and I have fuck all else to do.

Came downstairs this morning and my dads got us tickets os we're going.

Happy days!

Car now full.

You sorted the steamy windows yet?

Hasn't happened since.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e04pzNwIqU8

Another one I might now be able to go to when it is re-arranged.

Fucking hell. Should be able to get one of these done on FA Cup weekend shouldn't we?

We have a home game v Carlisle already don't we?

This weather is getting on my tits.

Big hairy ballbags. On the plus side i can get a vindaloo tonight now.

Tinpot, why not wait until the morning and do one at 9am?

Better now, i'd have left by then.

Doubt you'd have got very far.

There's no rain forecast tonight either, very strange.

Fucks sake. Stupid tinpot cunts, I bet it is the only game off in the league again.

Im down here in sodden Kent-Gillingscum game is off and its now 7 weeks since my sunday side played.

FFS.....

Big row with Mrs Flash yesterday about going ....told her tonight I'm not going....:)

Liverpool St, so saved me 3 hr round trip

So you'd have had to have got up at half 7??!? Where do you live?

Only just SW of Croydon, but with buses, trains and tube it is 90 mins there

But  Orient's game is still on  :sherlock:

Bloody typical that we had games against two sides in the only area that doesn't seem able to host a game in the same few days.  I hope to god this doesn't cost us when they are played.  What a disappointing festive period this has turned out to be.

I bet colchesters form has picked up when we eventually play them

Surprise surprise, Orient game to go ahead today.  :smugfu:

These youngsters have a lot to learn eh SR? A day on the pop means an early start!

Greenock Morton vs Dunfermline for me today.  My first game of Scottish football.  Top of the table tussle, and biggish crowd of 4,000 expected.  Looking forward to it.

You would think nobody wants to play us  :)

I am even having matchday thread withdrawals now

This weather or more importantly the way it's affecting us is bloody frustrating now. I've been reduced to watching Reading v West Ham today. In fairness I do live here and have blagged a mates season ticket so it's costing me jack shit but even so....

Could be worse, I'm off to watch AFC Wimbledon v The Pox!

Could be even worse, i'm writing an essay.

Just been down the ground...people getting refunds on there Colchester and Orient tickets.

County Ground car park under water....could be issues i reckon for the Pompey match.
Adver reckons its not under threat...i am not so sure if we get more of this rain before Tuesday.

When you say under water, how deep? Or just a big puddle

Deep....drivable just but if it stays under water then there will be safety issues regardless off the pitch condition.

Do you mean the area near the shop? That's been underwater for the past 2 months! Or has it spread to the rest of the CP?

[edit] The forecast from Monday afternoon onwards looks dry! Hopefully the game will be on.

I was going to say the same...the car park usually seems to be under water when its dry.

I am now the owner of a Morton scarf.  (I think they're my Scottish team now.)  Two sorts of scarf on sale.  One looked a bit too Reading for my liking.  I bought the other.

I don't know.  Could be quite good fun if the Pox get beaten!

Bought my tickets yesterday then it got called off...need to get a refund on them grrrrrrr!

Sheffield United 0 Hartlepool 1 - would be nice if it stayed that way, although highly unlikely!

We're currently down to 7th in the table, thanks to Bornmuff winning. Thankfully, that's as low as we can drop today.

Are we winning yet?

That was the thought behind coming here but it's not working out so far!

*seeing Cuntstable getting sent off was worth it  :D

Back up to 6th now with Franchise losing.

Benson 2 in 2!

Currently Sheff Utd 1 Hartlepool 3 !!!

Hartlepool beating Sheff U 3-1. Nice.

Ended 3-2 to Hartlepool.

Similar scoreline at Franchise. Franchise.. 2 defeats at home over Christmas, conceding 7 in the process.

Looking at the table it's very bunched from us in 6th to Yeovil in 12th with 3 points seperating us all. We do have 2 games in hand mind, but would rather have played and potentially got a few points over Xmas to have a bigger gap. That being said we haven't played where as the rest have and we're still in the play offs...bring on Pompey!

Boremuff seem to be going really well since Howe went back. Going to be a really tough game.

And Coventry.

Fully expect B'Mouth to win this league, they are comfortably the best team at the moment.

Bollocks!

We'll win this league in a canter

No, we're the best team. We just need to be more consistent.

McLeod picked up a 5th yellow card for Portsmouth today, so he's out of Tuesday's game. Benson's also not allowed to play. Lovely jubbly.

Where you get those rose-tinted glasses lads?  ;)

Well let me put it this way. Rose tinted glasses or not,there's no way that Bournemouth are comfortably the best team in this division.

Probably used the wrong adjective in all fairness, I'll stand by the prediction they win the league though

I expect Bmuff to be a real tough game.....certainly a harder than the dogs shit they dished up in Swindon and then started scrapping with the Chairman they all wished dead a few weeks later...is he still there? It's gone quiet?

Hopefully we can gain revenge for when we were robbed that might in the relegation season.....poor Dossevi.

He's still there Flash

Coventry for me...us aside.

They are flying and look like a shoe in for playoffs at least to me.

Hope they peeked too early.

Doubt they'll keep McGoldrick, guess it depends what happens in January.

I'd agree...have a little peek at the PO positions, realise they've never been in them and fade away. Think Coventry peaked when they won the FA Cup in 87, with Trevor Peake in the side

They also have big financial problems.

Coventry support is also picking up,they took 4,988 to Franchise

It's only 20 minutes away

I'm guessing Geography is not one of your strong points.

Either that or you have a car capable of warp speed :)

Its an hour away so still not to far to travel ;)

Very true. Still, nearly £5k away in league one is still impressive if true. Their support at our place wasn't that impressive.

After the Northampton game I had to pick my missus up in Milton Keynes. I ended up driving north up the M1 instead of south! Turned off for the M45, nearly into Coventry (cause you can't turn around at the junction!) back up to the M1 and down to MK! Took around 30 minutes. So yes, geography (or navigation) not a strong point and I did reach warp speed at times  ;)

So (3x) more than 20 mins then? ;)

It does show what kind if support they could get with a successful team.

To be honest wasn't impressed with how many they brought to Town.
Didn't bring enough to open the bank, that said neither did Sheff Utd.

Sheff utd was a tues night though but cov was shit support on a sat but they were doing shit then.Now they are near the playoffs could have brought more.

It does go to show the difference in size between Leeds & Sheff Utd as clubs.

Leeds sold out both times on a Tuesday night against us in League 1

True. But then more of own showed up too. Think most would agree that Leeds are a bigger club/draw than Sheffield United.

:nod:

Interesting that Posh...though Wednesday did have a crowd pushing 40,000 last season in league 1.

I believe that Leeds are the bigger all round club due to Southern based fans on away matches.
Wednesday are a massive club and i reckon they hold there own home and away matched up with Leeds.

Agree about Sheff Utd though.

Comparing Wednesday to United is similar to comparing Town to Marine!

Anyone still going to this?

Doubt we will have very many there.

I may be going I'm waiting to hear back from our usual driver!

There's a few of the london guys and gals still going. Think they are meeting in dirty dicks between 3 and 4.

Reckon there will be 2-300ish.

Just seen this as well: Sam Morshead ‏@SamMorshead_SA
PDC could be taking as few as 13 players to Colchester tomorrow due to injuries #stfc

Should definitely be worth turning up then, might get a game!

No London girls going now - off to Harrogate with work instead  :no:

Well at least he'll be in charge then.

I'm in Stratford with work but I doubt I would of gone....not a favourite ground of mine.

I bought a ticket ages ago when it was on a Saturday, reluctantly going. One of the worst away days in the football league, if not the worst.

What's so bad about it I've never been there?

Soulness, empty, out of town, no pubs, we've lost on 3/4 visits.

Nice local one for me, an hour on the train from Norwich

I was going to go to the postponed fixture, but not this time. Colchester's ground is the anti-christ of football grounds.