Dorchester Town Vs Bristol Rovers, The Jewson Stadium, Dorchester, FA Cup Forth Qualifying Round, Saturday 25th October, Kick Off 3:00pm please log in to view this image Vs please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
Dorchester will be up for this game and having been poor away from home at the smaller grounds this is going to be tough I've got a real bad feeling about this game (even though I predicted a Gas win on the FA Cup prediction game)and I honestly think we will lose. Sorry but I'm going for a 2-1 win to Dorchester I hope I'm wrong
Not sure I will either got a few things to do after work. Will they even have commentary on the game?
Advanced sale of the seated tickets has now moved onto priority group two (Supporters Club & Young Pirates) for the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying round with Dorchester Town. The club still have over 100 seats remaining however, we remind you that this is for families and concessions only. Terraced tickets will be pay on the day only with Rovers being allocated 2,500 tickets. As previously advised there is a limited car park at ground for £5 on first come first served basis with the nearest pay and display car park is the market car park in town centre (25 minute walk from the ground). There is no bar facilities for supporters at the ground with the Police and local pub watch are encouraging Bristol Rovers supporters to use the Junction pub at the junction of Weymouth Avenue and Great Western Rd. This is 2 minutes from the market car park and 2 minutes from Dorchester West railway station.
Having been at the Forest Green game I cannot see us ever scoring again. Rovers to lose this game for sure
Optimistic bunch aren't we We should beat these lot easily really the only reason I voted lose is because I ain't jinxing it.
I agree with Danny. We've lost 1 game in 10. We're playing a team 2 leagues below us. No disrespect to Dorchester, but we will win this. (I hope !!).
Dorchester are not the force they were 2 seasons ago (when they beat Plymouth) Money troubles saw the wage budget cut drastically and they were relegated from Conference South last season. This year they are bottom half of the league below. I think you will win by 3 or 4. If coming on the train - the Junction pub is straight down the road from the traffic lights (a chip shop is around the corner to the left) Alternatively if you follow signs to the South station there is a pub called the Brewhouse & Kitchen - it opened about 6 months ago and it brews it's own beer (choice of 8 beers). there is also cider! If coming by car I would recommend stopping at the Rest & Welcome pub about halfway between Yeovil and Dorchester. parking near the ground will be nigh on impossible - would recommend the market car park (handy for Brewhouse & Kitchen pub) Obviously as a Dorchester lad I want the Magpies to win, but I hope you enjoy your visit to my town.
Dorchester Town F.C. Info Part 1 Full name: Dorchester Town Football Club Nickname: The Magpies Founded: 1880 Ground: The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester Capacity: 5,009 (710 seated) Chairman: Matt Lucas Manager: Graham Kemp League: Southern League Premier 2013â14: Conference South, 22nd (relegated)
I remember that guy in your signature picture he use to go to all the games home and away and always wore that knitted jumper he's wearing in the picture haven't seen him around in years anyone else remember him
Robert ‘The Jumper’ Dicker Nicknamed The Jumper because of the bright knitwear that he wears every game on the terraces, Robert said: “My wife’s gran knitted my jumper and it was first seen on the terraces in January 1988. I have BRFC placed in my block paved drive and iron gates and my car carries the Rovers flag!” After reading that I would imagine he's been locked up for the last few years.
Looks like wheel spins I've been told its little ground looks better then a lot in are league if that's possible
this is the bunch that change ends at half time please log in to view this image normal crowd down the Avenue please log in to view this image Located to the south of Dorchester on Weymouth Avenue (where the club have been based since their inception), it was opened in August 1990 and stands on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. The stadium was designed by the Duchyâs architects, with the Duke of Cornwall himself â HRH the Prince of Wales â taking an active interest in its design. Prince Charles made a handful of visits during construction, followed by an official visit on 20th November 1991. Dorchesterâs previous ground was also known as the Avenue, and was situated only a few hundred metres from the current stadium. The Magpies had played at the old Avenue ground since 1929, but made the move to the vastly superior venue following Tescoâs interest in building a supermarket upon the land. Construction took place at a cost of £2.3 million, of which £110,000 was spent on the playing surface. 32,000 tons of chalk were laid to ensure the good drainage of a pitch what was prepared a whole 18 months before completion of the stadium. The chalk lies 1 metre deep at one end, and 3 metres deep at the other, to ensure a level surface. The facilities of the stadium itself are of Football League standard, and although now nearly twenty years old, the venue is still regarded as one of the finest venues in English non-league football. The Avenue initially had an official capacity of 7,210 with seating for 710, though this was reduced â for safety reasons â in 2001 to around 5,000 when the Magpiesâ League neighbours AFC Bournemouth played a number of home matches at Dorchester during the redevelopment of their own Dean Court ground. The success of this partnership led to a second temporary groundshare, with Yeovil Town the tenants for the first month of their Football Conference championship season. The highest attendance for a league game at the Avenue came on New Years Day 1999, when 4,129 football fans entered the stadium to witness a 1-1 draw with local rivals Weymouth. Outside of competitive matches, a similar-sized crowd turned out for the official ground opening in October 1990, when Chelseaâs first team, including future England internationals Graeme Le Saux and Dennis Wise, visited Dorchester. Chelsea ran out 4-1 winners, which included a penalty scored by goalkeeper David Beasant. Colin Sayers hit the net for the Magpies on a remarkable evening. Although the Chelsea match was the official stadium opening, the first fixture at the ground was a pre-season friendly two months earlier against Exeter City, who won the game 2-0. The first league match at the Avenue was against Worcester City, where Dorchester ran out 3-2 winners, despite full-back Peter Morrell deputising for goalkeeper Jeremy Judd, who was sent off after only 15 minutes. Perhaps the most unusual story relating to the Avenue comes from the 1993/94 season, when Dorchester suffered from a terrible home record. With only four league victories (of a possible 21) at the stadium all season, the Magpies had to rely on their victories on the road to stay in the Southern League Premier Division. The reason for the poor home form was, allegedly, due to a curse placed upon the stadium by a local white witch, following a dispute with the Duchy of Cornwall. After the witchâs apparent confession, club chaplain Rev. David Fayle decided to bless the pitch, and Dorchester won the following dayâs home fixture against Nuneaton Borough 1-0. Whether the curse was real or not, the story did enough to give club officials an appearance on the BBCâs television chat show âEstherâ. In recent years it has become apparent that, due to the large amount of chalk underneath, there is very high drainage on the ground that leaves the pitch particularly dry. With the aid of a 90 per cent grant of £24,000 from the Football Association, a computer-operated sprinkler system that feeds off a natural underground water supply was installed thatâs able to deliver the equivalent of an inch of rain in two hours.
