Forest Green Rovers

[bees66]

Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince has revealed how he is using his experience of statistical analysis in energy trading to help recruit players..

 

[staines_bee]

Read this earlier, good on them. Must have been awful for them to see the likes of Crawley and Fleetwood overtake them in recent years. FGR are long overdue a crack at league football.

 

[Billy Hunt]

The lunatics! It'll never work.

 

[Novice01274]

I like the bit about their organic pitch and the cow manure.

 

[grutter]

Sacked their manager yet?

 

[Isleworth_Bee]

He has a "screw loose" Will never catch on.

 

[GlasgowBee]

Good luck to them

 

[SCARFER]

Tony Cottee is a very worried man at this news

 

[b42long....]

This story smells of bullshit

 

[homerbees]

Good on you FGR.

 

[hobbsy]

This story smells of bullshit

Think it's manure actually

 

[Guildford Bee]

Is this the same club that only sells vegetarian food?

 

[NorthamptonBee]

Martin Allen hopes they fail.

 

[Herbert]

Disgraceful . What are they doing. Why don't they just spend loads of money. I suppose they're going to SACK their manager now .

Why use a system that won't bring in proven players.

They're owner is a cock. He's got to go

 

[BeeSinceBirth]

Isn't this the same club that threw out Prozone in favour of 'trusting their eyes'?

 

[Brentford Bob]

Dale Vince is certainly a 'character'.

 

[hanworthbee]

it's going pretty well so far. think they've won about 8 in a row

 

[Mr Tree]

Is this the same club that only sells vegetarian food?

it's going pretty well so far. think they've won about 8 in a row

both mentioned in the very article linked in the first post :shrug:

 

[WisBee]

.............................the teletext thing on the BBC Red Button service the other day claimed that Brentford were copying FGR??...................................

 

[Billy Hunt]

.............................the teletext thing on the BBC Red Button service the other day claimed that Brentford were copying FGR??...................................

 

[aberdeenbee]

Read this earlier, good on them. Must have been awful for them to see the likes of Crawley and Fleetwood overtake them in recent years. FGR are long overdue a crack at league football.

Could be thier year.. P9 W9 thus far..!

 

[bees66]

Didn't really wont them to win the play-offs today but they beat Tranmere 3-1, home crowds less than Accrington.. Chairman thinks they will walk league 2 next season..

 

[aberdeenbee]

Fair play, interesting to see them in the football league with Tranmere, Orient and Hartlepool out of it

 

[hanworthbee]

They deserved it defended well and scored some crackers

 

[JVT4000]

Brings back great memories of being a young kid watching them lose 4-0 to Burnham in the Vase Quarter finals. Just ropes around the pitch and Gordon Phillips and Jackie Graham in the Burnham side IIRC.

 

[nick logan]

How many did they take to Wembley ?

 

[Brentford_till_die]

How many did they take to Wembley ?

just over 3,000 apparently

 

[Humblebee]

Population of the town they are based in (Nailsworth) is under 6000 apparently - smallest in the Football League. Good luck to them.

 

[hanworthbee]

Were the longest serving club in the conference ...19 years

 

[Griffin]

Not sure this is quite the fairytale it's made out to be. Haven't they posted about £10M in losses over the last 5 years or so due to their high spending which includes high agent fees. Heard a couple of comments from their owner and he sounds like a knob.

 

[wanderer paul]

Is it still a 'meat free' ground? No burgers or hot dogs sold.....

 

[Babbelfish]

Is it still a 'meat free' ground? No burgers or hot dogs sold.....

Yep. Sounds pretty good to me!
https://www.lovefood.com/news/56424...ner-forest-green-rovers-vegan-star-anise-cafe

 

[Bill Benn]

Fairly local to me,went there this season a fair old walk uphill to the ground (paddock fatties take note).Cant believe the hypocrisy of some fans moaning about the amount of money that the owner has put in.Bet most of the moaners of the former big clubs now playing in the national league would love to have a fan like they have.The owner owns most of Stroud with his Eccotricity business and is paying for a new ground to be built 8 miles away by the M5 ....remind you of anyone?

 

[Herbert]

Fairly local to me,went there this season a fair old walk uphill to the ground (paddock fatties take note).Cant believe the hypocrisy of some fans moaning about the amount of money that the owner has put in.Bet most of the moaners of the former big clubs now playing in the national league would love to have a fan like they have.The owner owns most of Stroud with his Eccotricity business and is paying for a new ground to be built 8 miles away by the M5 ....remind you of anyone?

Is moving that far a bit of a liberty to the clubs roots ? Or is it still within its area ?

 

[Bill Benn]

Is moving that far a bit of a liberty to the clubs roots ? Or is it still within its area ?

Their ground at present is only accessible by going up a narrow road through a housing estate unles you try the scenic route through very narrow country roads that are single track.The new ground is about 6 miles away right by the M5 at the Stroud turn off the idea being accessible to new fans as they struggle to get 2000 at their present ground can't see it being an issue with their fans.Theres only Cheltenham to the north and Bristol some 35 miles away south so quite a big catchment area.

 

[aberdeenbee]

Their ground at present is only accessible by going up a narrow road through a housing estate unles you try the scenic route through very narrow country roads that are single track.The new ground is about 6 miles away right by the M5 at the Stroud turn off the idea being accessible to new fans as they struggle to get 2000 at their present ground can't see it being an issue with their fans.Theres only Cheltenham to the north and Bristol some 35 miles away south so quite a big catchment area.

Sounds a bit rubbish though, out by the motorway. No houses/pubs/shops by it?

 

[Bill Benn]

Sounds a bit rubbish though, out by the motorway. No houses/pubs/shops by it?

The same as a lot of grounds I've been to and even if they have pubs you are not allowed in.

 

[Judio1999]

Why don't they move to Milton Keynes then ?.

 

[Brentford_till_die]

Sounds a bit rubbish though, out by the motorway. No houses/pubs/shops by it?

current ground looks in the middle of nowhere

 

[Billy Hunt]

Heard a couple of comments from their owner and he sounds like a knob.

He does indeed.

 

[Invipai]

You can't seemingly build up a club without financial clout behind them so good luck to them. They've done well and have done things differently as well (I for one would find food that isn't burgers and hotdogs at a ground refreshing...) so hope they do well.

I'd like them at home in the League Cup...would be someone new.

 

[ruislip bee]

You can't seemingly build up a club without financial clout behind them so good luck to them. They've done well and have done things differently as well (I for one would find food that isn't burgers and hotdogs at a ground refreshing...) so hope they do well.

I'd like them at home in the League Cup...would be someone new.

Yeah. We'll get a good idea of how the B team might do in that encounter after tonight......

 

[Holysmit]

He does indeed.

Never heard him speak but any club that doesn't have meat etc, is enough to tell me he's probably a smug vegan ****.

How can you tell if someone's a vegan? Don't worry they'll tell you in a second.

 

[brooks]

Never heard him speak but any club that doesn't have meat etc, is enough to tell me he's probably a smug vegan ****.

How can you tell if someone's a vegan? Don't worry they'll tell you in a second.

There's an element of irony in your comment. Can you spot it?

 

[Holysmit]

There's an element of irony in your comment. Can you spot it?

The fact that i'm also a smug ****?

 

[opinions5u]

It'll all end up like Gretna.

 

[Lionel Bart-At]

It'll all end up at Gretna.

What? You getting married again?

 

[Lionel Bart-At]

Why don't they move to Milton Keynes then ?.

rofl rofl

 

[scaramanga]

just over 3,000 apparently

NLS

 

[scaramanga]

The same as a lot of grounds I've been to and even if they have pubs you are not allowed in.

That's a bit harsh on Aberdeenbee, what has he ever done to upset Forest Green Rovers?