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First Summer Friendly Confirmed v Aldershot Town


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1 hour ago, Sir Geoff said:

Unless it's at the HPC. No mention that it will be at Aldershot ( though I guess it will be).

Bristol Post are reporting that it will be at Aldershot. It would make sense for Aldershot to want a home friendly.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-josh-stokes-transfer-9049939?int_source=mantis_rec&int_medium=web&int_campaign=more_like_this

 

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23 hours ago, harvey54 said:

Good ground. Locals can be a bit hostile. They have a lot of old Chelsea boys that follow both teams and fancy themselves. Should be lively 

I was brought up in the area and lived within a few miles of the rec a long long time. 
 

Thats what the locals always said about Bristol City coming. “Hostile and Fancy Themselves”
 

Im not sure how much of a barracks town Aldershot still is but in the 80s90s that was the game the nutters looked for after Reading. 

One year I went and got in for nothing because the fence collapsed under the weight. 
 

One of my fave days there was Brighton in the FA Cup. Spoons was heaving and two local coppers came in giving it large. They all started singing 🎵 who let the pigs out even the gendarmes were laughing. 😂 

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On 23/01/2024 at 20:50, harvey54 said:

Good ground. Locals can be a bit hostile. They have a lot of old Chelsea boys that follow both teams and fancy themselves. Should be lively 

Went there back in the day when I was a young un ( think it was a cup game ) lively is a bit of an understatement that day for 10 mins in one of the pubs it was pretty much full on with both giving as good as they got . Walk to the ground an hour or so later was pretty lively too .

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4 minutes ago, The Bard said:

But they're in their 60s and 70s. Do they ever grow out of it?

It's not about growing out of it so much as they fact that they would probably put their shoulder out trying to throw a punch...........and if the painkillers required for that don't go with their current meds it could cause all sorts of bother and carnage with a right sort out required at the Doctor's Surgery, could get hostile.

I wonder if the Aldershot lads are "coming out of retirement" for this massive pre-season friendly?

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5 hours ago, Numero Uno said:

It's not about growing out of it so much as they fact that they would probably put their shoulder out trying to throw a punch...........and if the painkillers required for that don't go with their current meds it could cause all sorts of bother and carnage with a right sort out required at the Doctor's Surgery, could get hostile.

I wonder if the Aldershot lads are "coming out of retirement" for this massive pre-season friendly?

Well I certainly won’t be coming out of retirement for it , much rather sit down and have a pint and talk football with the  chaps you use to chase round town centres many years ago , 

 

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