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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Usher wide. on November 20, 2024, 11:22:02 am

Title: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Usher wide. on November 20, 2024, 11:22:02 am
So Rovers in the last 32 and because we topped the group our next game will be at home in the competition against one of the following:-

Tranmere Rovers
Port Vale
Wigan Athletic
Aston Villa U21's

So who would you want & why?

I'd like us to progress the competition so I suppose Tranmere might be the 'easiest' team to play out of the four?

But I'd like to play Darren Moore's Port Vale. They're currently topping our division so it would be a good game against an in form team. A chance to hopefully 'put one over' on Moore is an obvious 'attraction' too.

The draw takes place this Friday.

Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on November 20, 2024, 11:28:37 am
So Rovers in the last 32 and because we topped the group our next game will be at home in the competition against one of the following:-

Tranmere Rovers
Port Vale
Wigan Athletic
Aston Villa U21's

So who would you want & why?

I'd like us to progress the competition so I suppose Tranmere might be the 'easiest' team to play out of the four?

But I'd like to play Darren Moore's Port Vale. They're currently topping our division so it would be a good game against an in form team. A chance to hopefully 'put one over' on Moore is an obvious 'attraction' too.

The draw takes place this Friday.

Any thoughts?

Save Port Vale for the league encounter so out of those yes, Tranmere would probably suit us better.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: roversdude on November 20, 2024, 11:29:49 am
We owe Tranmere one in this cup
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Campsall rover on November 20, 2024, 12:05:14 pm
We owe Tranmere one in this cup
Good memory dude.
Still don’t know how Kevin Noteman did not score at Prenton Park.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Barmby Rover on November 20, 2024, 02:59:43 pm
Take Wigan out, a good test from a L1 side.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: turnbull for england on November 20, 2024, 05:53:26 pm
We owe Tranmere one in this cup
Good memory dude.
Still don’t know how Kevin Noteman did not score at Prenton Park.

Mud
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Draytonian III on November 20, 2024, 06:24:44 pm
We owe Tranmere one in this cup
Good memory dude.
Still don’t know how Kevin Noteman did not score at Prenton Park.



When we played at Chester and got beat 6-0, Dean Williams got off and Colin Cramb went in goal and saved a penalty, Kevin Noteman was playing for the home side. When he was lining up in the box for a corner at the end we were at I was near the wall and shouted to him along the lines “ Hey Kev, remember Tranmere 2 yards out “ he replied with “ I know, I know “ and just shook his head.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Scooter on November 20, 2024, 07:14:54 pm
Villa under 21s. Hope our experience is too much for them
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: donnyguy on November 21, 2024, 04:28:08 pm
Another name for the trophy

The Bristol Street Motors Trophy has been rebranded the Vertu Trophy with immediate effect

Vertu Motors has consolidated its three brands, including Bristol Street Motors, into one
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: foxbat on November 21, 2024, 04:50:37 pm
Prefer that name.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Donnywolf on November 21, 2024, 04:56:32 pm
Will the Linos be virtue signalling ?
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Usher wide. on November 21, 2024, 05:05:06 pm
Another name for the trophy

The Bristol Street Motors Trophy has been rebranded the Vertu Trophy with immediate effect

Vertu Motors has consolidated its three brands, including Bristol Street Motors, into one

Is there any other English ‘Cup Competition’ that has had so many different names?

Would you like me to run through them? Oh, go on then. But before you scroll down, have a think & a guess as to how many you think there may have been. A ‘bit of fun’ before Saturday comes!


















Football League Group Cup.
Football League Trophy.
Associate Members Cuo.
Freight Rover Trophy. (At this point I think most of us realised this Cup could ‘go anywhere’!).
Sherpa Van Trophy.
Leyland DAF Cup.
Autoglass Trophy.
Auto Windscreens Shield. (See what they did there?).
LDV Vans Trophy. (Back on four wheels).
Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. (Three Cheers for The Millennium!).
Checkatrade Trophy.
Papa Johns Trophy. (The Pizza Cup…..unofficially.)
Bristol Street Motors Trophy, which has now morphed into….’The Vertu Trophy’.

How many did you manage to reel off?
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: les@donr on November 21, 2024, 06:10:41 pm
Any news t’who we’re playing?
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: rich1471 on November 21, 2024, 06:18:48 pm
Is it the only cup to be renamed half way through the competition
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Nudga on November 21, 2024, 06:25:44 pm
The Vertu Signalling Trophy, plenty of contenders for winning that on here.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: BobG on November 21, 2024, 06:31:30 pm
Is it me or does the perceived 'quality' of the sponsors continue to deteriorate over time?

Not that it was ever very high in the first place...

BobG
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: andy didcott on November 21, 2024, 06:33:43 pm
Draw for next round 2 morra, not sure what time.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: rich1471 on November 21, 2024, 08:25:59 pm
Draw for next round 2 morra, not sure what time.
live on sky sports 6.15 , remember when it was on soccer am with the big playing cards revealing the teams when it was a proper show
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Usher wide. on November 21, 2024, 10:25:38 pm
Draw for next round 2 morra, not sure what time.
live on sky sports 6.15 , remember when it was on soccer am with the big playing cards revealing the teams when it was a proper show

Was that in its very first appearance as a competition (not recorded in the history books) as the
‘Nay Mester Hardaker Cup’?
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Hickleton Rover on November 22, 2024, 10:01:26 am
Aston Villa for my good mate is an avid Villa fan so would probably have a trip up and a couple of beers, and then travel back down to Birmingham dejected
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: pib on November 22, 2024, 01:47:52 pm
They should've renamed it the Biffa Trophy to signify the fact that this competition should go in the bin.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Upton Rover on November 22, 2024, 03:20:57 pm
Villa under 21 . Then we cruise inyy to o last 16
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: bpoolrover on November 22, 2024, 06:40:21 pm
Port vale
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Lesonthewest on November 22, 2024, 06:51:39 pm
Think it'll go to pelanties.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on November 22, 2024, 07:00:17 pm
Port vale

Yuk!
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Usher wide. on November 22, 2024, 10:12:00 pm
Port vale

Yuk!

No c’mon,  It was my pick of the four. We can not only progress in the competition but can do so in the knowledge that Grant will pick a side to not only win this game but actually win this tournament.

AND the opportunity to show Moore who has the strongest squad, with the most desire & skill to win this game & give ‘them’ food for thought for the rest of the season.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: les@donr on November 26, 2024, 08:26:33 pm
He’ll be focused on the League, probably put out a weakened team keeping back the better players, not risking injuries.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Usher wide. on November 26, 2024, 10:50:04 pm
He’ll be focused on the League, probably put out a weakened team keeping back the better players, not risking injuries.

Who, McCann or Moore?
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: les@donr on November 28, 2024, 05:05:34 pm
Moore.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Usher wide. on November 28, 2024, 10:40:09 pm
Moore.

And McCann will do what?
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: drfchound on November 28, 2024, 11:21:49 pm
Probably not put out a weakened team I guess.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: Usher wide. on November 29, 2024, 09:05:28 am
£20,000 to whoever makes it to the next round. Rovers have racked up £45,000 thus far in the competition.
Title: Re: Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Post by: ForsolongaRover on November 29, 2024, 10:51:10 am
Is it me or does the perceived 'quality' of the sponsors continue to deteriorate over time?

Not that it was ever very high in the first place...

BobG

An appropriate memory in this context would be the Milk Cup. Perhaps that was the League Cup’s original name and totally free of unpleasant additives!