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2013 Prediction League – Game 4 v Cheltenham (home)

Three games into the season and every team’s got a point :cool:; three games into the season and already we’re playing six-pointers :eek:; game 2 was 22nd v 23rd; game 3 was 20th v 22nd; game 4 is 24th v 21st ………. Who would have had Cheltenham in the bottom 4? :rolleyes: Who would have had us behind Hartlepool, who haven’t even scored a League goal yet? ;);) Morecambe – 3 games, 1 goal, one point ……….:p Newport in the play-off places :D; (it would have been Scunthorpe if they hadn’t conceded an equaliser to the Daggers in the 93rd minute last Saturday :() ……….. It’s going to be a long hard season for a lot of clubs, methinks ………… Funny old game, football ………….:o:o:o

The Robins in their current guise were formed in 1887 by a local teacher, Albert Close White; they footled around in local football until 1935, when they joined the Southern League, winning promotion to the Conference in 1987, going back down in 1992 and back up – to stay, this time - in 1997 under Steve Cotterill (later of Burnley, Stoke, Notts Forest and the Job Centre); they won the FA Trophy in 1998, beating Southport 1-0, and promotion to the Football League in 1999; since then, they’ve been promoted to the Second Division/League One twice :) – both times via the Playoff Final, once from 4th place (2002) and once (2006) from 5th, relegated twice :eek: in 2003 and 2009, and they lost in the Playoffs in 2011/2 (in the Final) and in 2012/13 in the Semis ………… Previous managers (while in the League) – apart from Steve Cotterill – include Martin Allen, now suffering at Gillingham, John Ward (now Bristol Rovers boss), and Bobby Gould (remember him? :)), as well as Mark Yates, who’s been in situ since 2009, which is probably some sort of record, given how often Managers depart these days …………:D

They signed Terry Gornell :D from Rochdale in the summer, along with Fleetwood’s ex Colchester striker Steven Gillespie (28) – who was at Whaddon Road before moving to Essex - on loan; they also brought in Port Vale’s Ashley Vincent (also 28, also a striker, and also with Colchester on his cv), Jamie Cureton from Exeter (who’s due a telegram from the Queen any year now :p:p:p, but who was injured while scoring in the opening game of the season) – yet another ex Colchester striker, CB Troy Brown (22) from Aldershot, loanee Craig Braham-Barrett (24), a LB from Macclesfield, and Matt Richards (28), a central MF from Shrewsbury. What it is that they have about 28 year-olds, or ex Colchester players, I have absolutely no idea …………:rolleyes::confused:

Their season started with a 2-2 draw at home to Burton, when they wasted a 2 goal lead to a penalty from Billy Kee and a goal from Rory Delap (probably direct from a throw in ……… :D); having then taken Crawley out of the CapOne (4-3 at home), which gives them a Second Round tie away at West Ham on Tuesday, they then went to Snakefield and lost 2-0 :o (Gary Roberts scoring on his home debut :)) and then lost their next match(“comfortably” :D) at home to Rommy Boco’s Plymouth – Rommy getting one of the goals ……….. Thrilling it ain’t, if you’re a Robins fan …………;)

Even-stevens as between us over the years; P8 W3 D2 L3 F15 A13 is our record; the highlights were probably our first meeting in 2009/10, when we did them 4-0 :D; then we won 2-1 at their place the season after :D (Gornell and Richardson with the goals, Leam’s coming on 89 mins); we’ll draw a veil over season 2011/12 (defeats by 1-0 at home and 4-1 away); last season we managed to win at their place for the second time in four visits (this time by 3-0 – Amond (Morecambe), Miller, and Boco (Plymouth) getting the goals), before holding them to a 2-all draw, with both our goals coming from one James Beattie :D:D:D (In Whom We Trust! ;))

Deadline for entries is kick-off time, which is 3.00pm this Saturday, 24th August ………… A win against one of the pre-season favourites for promotion would do us a power of good ……. So come on, lads, how about it? :confused:

Good luck to everyone …….. Remember, passion overcomes logic ……….. Keep the Faith! ………… and thanks for playing! :D

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