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I remember a story at the time that no club could be called Borough as it was not in professional standards. I am not saying you are wrong Red but they were not happy having to drop The "Boro"
Firstly - Yes Nuneaton did come in as Borough, so I may be wrongOn Two - Yep a dead give away ffs, not even trying to blend in...AND getting out a a Police Van. ah well it takes all kinds, no point in them staying really was there. ha ha ha
Actually Wilts, FGR did change their name to Stroud FC from 1989 to 1992 before changing back.Although that sort of proves your point, it does also mean that there is some previous FGR attachment to Stroud, unlike Wimbledon and MK.
Quote from: Dutch Uncle on May 14, 2017, 08:59:33 pmActually Wilts, FGR did change their name to Stroud FC from 1989 to 1992 before changing back.Although that sort of proves your point, it does also mean that there is some previous FGR attachment to Stroud, unlike Wimbledon and MK.Not quite Dutch. Is renaming your club with the name of a town five miles away (they never played in Stroud) really a connection with that town? This taken from their history:Rovers struggled throughout the 80s near the foot of the table. In a bid to turn the Club’s fortunes around Rovers were renamed Stroud FC but this proved near disastrous with many life long fans and committee members turning their back on “Stroud FC”.https://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/about-forest-green-rovers/our-historyCuriously enough the current Stroud FC have a much stronger connection with the 'other' team in Nailsworth, Shortwood FC, than they do with Forest Green.http://www.stroudfc.co.uk/index.html