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Gullscorer wrote:To be honest I don't know too much myself about our youth squad. There'll be a full match report on the club's official website today (Thursday).

By the way, Gloucester City, our next opponents, currently play at Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, which is Cheltenham's home ground.

Gloucester's historical home ground at Meadow Park, Gloucester, was destroyed by bad floods in 2007, and the club has only recently been awarded outline planning approval by Gloucester City Council to build a new 4,000 capacity stadium, raised by several feet, on the site of their former home.

Shrewsbury had a similar flooding problem at their former ground, Gay Meadow, and the culprit was the same river, the River Severn.

Worcester is another River Severn city, but their club, Worcester City FC, currently plays at Kidderminster. However, they have plans for a new stadium in Worcester itself, hopefully to be flood-free, though the plans include a swimming pool and a 3G full size all weather flood-lit pitch, just in case...

Just as an aside to this point. severeal hundred attended last nights planning meeting at the city Council. Full aproval was given for the Stadium palns. Uninimous vote 12-0 gave final go ahead for stadium to begin. it's not quite in the same position as the old stadium. being some yards to the south of the roginal one. But it will be some 12 feet higher. I do myself question the wosdom of putting the stadium anywhere near this river. After all. we are talking global warming here and if sea levels rise then even that will not be high enough. but that's their problem.
Worcester City on the other hand had no such problems with their ground and having seen us play there some years ago I could say they had a decenct set up. But stupid direction at the club led them to sell their stadium to developers before they had the nec planning approval in place and poor negotiating led to a price being given for the old ground which meant they didnt have enough money left to pay for any noew stadium. So if they do fold it will be their own fault. A subject we must remain mindfull of at Plainmoor if we are to keep going. Dont even consider moving unless you have a new place funded and actually under construction before you sell

No point in us moving to the Recreation Ground then; to me it always looks to be below sea level..

Some pics here of Gloucester's flooding: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29554082

Gullscorer wrote:Bath City 0 Torquay United 3

Another goal for Sam Hancox - good to see him following in his Father's footsteps.

Did Johnny Buckle play ?

BayGull wrote: Another goal for Sam Hancox - good to see him following in his Father's footsteps.

Sam, or Will?

Behind-the-Gulls wrote:Did Johnny Buckle play ?

Don't know. But isn't he a bit too young?

Will Hancox played, according to the article on the O.S.

Scott Brehaut wrote: Sam, or Will?

Yeah ... sorry Scotty, Will it was!

BayGull wrote: Yeah ... sorry Scotty, Will it was!

Gloucester City 1 Torquay United 2 (Prynn 2)

Next round is the First Round Proper, to be played by Saturday 8 November 2014. We're away to Poole Town.


(Could we not simply call this thread 'FA Youth Cup'..??)

Away to Poole town this evening, Thursday November 6, kick-off 7.30pm.

Admission £3 adults, £2 concessions, £1 U/16s.

Winners away to Eastbourne Borough or Maidenhead United in the second round.

If anyone's attending the game could you post the score
Cheers

You might also get updates here: http://samspud.proboards.com/thread/759 ... ay-torquay
- assuming the game isn't called off; they've had heavy rain in the past three hours..

https://x.com/PooleTownFC

Currently 2-0 up according to Poole's twitter.

Poole 1 Torquay 2 , & our no 10 got a red card. full time

taxilady wrote:Poole 1 Torquay 2 , & our no 10 got a red card. full time

Great result mate
Was the No10 Jonathan Smith by any chance ? Or do you know if he got a game ?