Uche Ikpeazu

[idler]

For the record, I've never actually watched Game of Thrones. TV (apart from news) is for idlers and losers. What I actually meant was that I'd go round to his hotel room and hector him about the moral obscenity of Germany's economic policy towards Greece. And if he doesn't f***ing well score two next week, I'll go round again and scream at him all night about the Argentinian Default in 2002.

Don't bring me into it BST.

[Wiltshire Exile]

Love this quotation from Crewe manager Steve Davis: "We’d just got him sorted with a flat, he’d just bought a TV and he was ready to settle."

You ever been to Crewe?

Aye, that I have. Seem to recall that it was about 63/64. A bloody, wet miserable Tuesday night. I think Rovers got a point. Is the town still that bad?

[idler]

No but we are. 

[Dutch Uncle]

Love this quotation from Crewe manager Steve Davis: "We’d just got him sorted with a flat, he’d just bought a TV and he was ready to settle."

You ever been to Crewe?

Aye, that I have. Seem to recall that it was about 63/64. A bloody, wet miserable Tuesday night. I think Rovers got a point. Is the town still that bad?

Is that the game we came back from 0-4 to 4-4 Wilts?

[The Red Baron]

Love this quotation from Crewe manager Steve Davis: "We’d just got him sorted with a flat, he’d just bought a TV and he was ready to settle."

You ever been to Crewe?

Actually it is a bit of a favourite away trip of mine. Even though my first visit, in 1978, was unpromising to say the least. We got stuff thrown at us by the local urchins and we lost 2-0.

Rovers also wore a strange away kit - bright yellow shirts and brown shorts. I think it was called banana and chocolate. I hope I haven't given Avec's design department and ideas!

[StocktonRover]

Thought it was described as chocolate and custard? I'm sure I saw them play in that at scunnys old showground

[IDM]

I never got to see us in that kit, never seen a photo of it either.  You would expect the club to have retained a set of each kit for posterity?

[the vicar]

i played in that chocolate kit in a charity match at Eden grove in Hexthorpe it was a seleb 11 v Rovers

[The Red Baron]

Thought it was described as chocolate and custard? I'm sure I saw them play in that at scunnys old showground

They would have done as Scunny played in red in those days. I missed that game (I think it ended goalless) as I went to watch the Dons beat Blackpool instead.

[The Red Baron]

I never got to see us in that kit, never seen a photo of it either.  You would expect the club to have retained a set of each kit for posterity?

I'd like to think they do that now, but I'm not sure they do. Over the years the people running the club have had very little interest in its heritage, although that has begun to change recently.

[Wiltshire Exile]

Love this quotation from Crewe manager Steve Davis: "We’d just got him sorted with a flat, he’d just bought a TV and he was ready to settle."

You ever been to Crewe?

Aye, that I have. Seem to recall that it was about 63/64. A bloody, wet miserable Tuesday night. I think Rovers got a point. Is the town still that bad?

Is that the game we came back from 0-4 to 4-4 Wilts?

Don't think so, Dutch.  The game was pretty crap and I think we ground out a 1-1 draw. Certainly a 4-4 score would have been a tad more memorable!
Is there a decent stats website where we could confirm the result?

[Dutch Uncle]

Wilts: Rovers games at Crewe 1960-1972:

1960-1 Draw 1-1
1961-2 Lost 0-2
1962-3 Lost 0-3
1964-5 Drew 4-4
1965-6 Won 1-0
1967-8 Drew 2-2
1969-70 (FACup) Won 1-0
1971-2 Won 1-0

Going by those maybe it was 1960-1 or 1967-8?

Cheers

Brian

[Al4475]

Wilts: I used a good site for my potted history and head to head bit on the mic last season - I can't remember what it was called but will find it when I get home for you!

[Dutch Uncle]

I think that might be 11v11 Al

[roversdude]

Def seen that kit at scunny along with a bright purple one

[Wiltshire Exile]

Wilts: Rovers games at Crewe 1960-1972:

1960-1 Draw 1-1
1961-2 Lost 0-2
1962-3 Lost 0-3
1964-5 Drew 4-4
1965-6 Won 1-0
1967-8 Drew 2-2
1969-70 (FACup) Won 1-0
1971-2 Won 1-0

Going by those maybe it was 1960-1 or 1967-8?

Cheers

Brian

Must have been 60/61, Brian. I'd emigrated to Guildford in 1967!

[Wiltshire Exile]

Wilts: I used a good site for my potted history and head to head bit on the mic last season - I can't remember what it was called but will find it when I get home for you!

I think that might be 11v11 Al

Many thanks A1. Looks as though the site is 11v11 as Dutch has suggested. Must bookmark it before I forget!
Thanks, guys!

[Juddy]

Looks like a big lad, could be the new Bruno

[RobTheRover]

Baby Ford
"Oochy Coochy"

Tune! 

I've got that on 12" complete with the warning that it will damage your speakers.  The vinyl is about half an inch thick.

[Copps is Magic]

First thing you notice about this guy is his size. His legs are more than twice as thick as any other player in the team - or at least as far as I could tell from the warm up.

At times I thought he looked slightly clumsy but he still managed to hold the ball up. He does this partly because of his physicality, it's just very hard for defenders to go round him when he's got the ball, they end up having to go through him like yesterday.

People said he doesn't got pace but he's certainly no slouch. He made some lovely diagonal runs (Theo please take note). His finishing didn't look too shabby just unlucky yesterday.

I would say we would get most out of the lad played alongside a natural goal poacher. Uche would draw defenders away, create space, and play the ball in. Whether we've got that at the moment I'm uncertain. He did it for Main yesterday but Main's finishing was slightly off. I think when it all clicks an opposition team is in trouble.

Great start, very promising.

[Copps is Magic]

And man o man if that shot that hit the post had gone in it would have been a great goal.

[Wiltshire Exile]

First thing you notice about this guy is his size. His legs are more than twice as thick as any other player in the team - or at least as far as I could tell from the warm up.

At times I thought he looked slightly clumsy but he still managed to hold the ball up. He does this partly because of his physicality, it's just very hard for defenders to go round him when he's got the ball, they end up having to go through him like yesterday.

Is he Akinfenwa in disguise?

 

[Dare to dream!]

He has got pace just not good acceleration. A few times yesterday he knocked the ball past the defender and powered past them