Fixture’s

[Awaywego]

Best away run in in years (except BR) let’s hope were challenging one way or another.

[Northumbiron]

Just knew Hartlepool away would be in winter!

[inspector]

I went from the University of Durham by ‘bus in 1969 or 1970. It was a cold, wet Friday night but we won.

[Ironfan]

It’s a shame that our last ever game as a football league club is away at Bristol Rovers

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[Awaywego]

Derby and Wycombe fixtures interchangeable, nice one again EFL.

[cassidystash]

Northumbiron wrote:

Just knew Hartlepool away would be in winter!

Unless they start the season in June Hartlepool away is always going to be in winter.

[Northumbiron]

August?

Opening game of the 82/83 season and I took my newly wed bride to Victoria Park to witness a storming 0-0!

Close on forty years later and it remains the only ever Iron match she’s attended!

[Iron-awe]

That lass of yours knew what she was doing NI, unlike the rest of us mugs. 😂

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[Greylag]

I had a similar experience NI. Took my wife to be to Loftus Road in 1963 to see Iron play QPR. She has not been to a football match since then.

[cassidystash]

Canny ladies these Bru wives – mine’s been once in 40 years. Even a win couldn’t persuade her to go again!

[Awaywego]

No there women and just don’t get it. Though there are a few rare breeds who do, good on um.

[Ferrite]

inspector wrote:

I went from the University of Durham by ‘bus in 1969 or 1970. It was a cold, wet Friday night but we won.

I went from the University of Durham by bus in 1999 or 2000. It was a cold, wet Friday night and it was postponed.

[inspector]

Hard luck, Ferrite! It’s cold up North.

[Ferrite]

Wet too Inspector, I think it was flooded off. I also went there from Scunny one Boxing Day in time for the match to be called off at 2pm for a frozen pitch.

That first time in 99/00 wasn’t all bad though – I popped into a pub for a pint before the bus home and it only cost 95p! That was 30p less than the student union! Result!

[MK Iron]

Our better halves are obviously more intelligent than us. Took Mrs MK to Chesterfield about 30 odd years ago. I promised she wouldn’t have to go 2 hours without a cigarette only to find smoking was banned in their old wooden main stand.

She moaned non stop about how poor the football was and not being able to smoke. I remember her asking why the players did not pass the ball to their own team very often.

Apart from a one off visit to the Wembley Orient game that was it for her.

[Foxstreetfiveseven]

Bristol Rovers away may not be the last game as a football league club. Just a hint of anyone at the club catching Covid and the chairman may use it as an excuse to shut up shop early. Anything Dover Athletic can do……

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