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Looking at Banks O’Dee and the stadium seems to only hold 800odd. Shite!

The three sections closest to the main stand were closed off when I bought tickets last week. Good to see them open now, should hopefully remove any fuckery of folks getting annoyed at folk sitting in seats they thought they had reserved etc. Ticket sales look not bad so far. Hopefully add a few hundred more before the weekend and get a good atmosphere going.

I posted this last week mate, the Mill Inn looks the closest (I think). But no idea about what it is like! If any kind individual would be able to offer pub advice that would be much appreciated, cheers!

Hope that ‘the Nairn chosen few’, the ‘insert town nowhere near Glasgow Loyal’ and ‘the minority’ enjoyed the game. A lot of sad quiet bigots the night I think!

YASSSSSS

Good start!

Songbook in full flow here. C’mon Hibs, silence these bigots

We went to the Brass and Granite when we were down. Pretty decent. Very much a 'football fans going to game' atmosphere and loads of TV screens,

5 tickets bought today - looks like a decent amount shifted so far! Looking forward to this, should be a good atmosphere. Hopefully we can go into it on the back of 3 points vs. Morton and keep this momentum going. Question for the Bairns among us (and any ITK Rovers too) - anyone kind enough to suggest the best place for a few beers before the game? Will be getting the train into Grahamston (although some of our group are driving from Kirkcaldy, but joining us in the pub around midday). Years ago (2014?) I got recommended Behind the Wall. Still a good option? I see that the Mill Inn is probably the best location in terms of moving the right way toward the ground, and likely decent parking for my mate. Any good? Or is there something else folks recommend?* Any advice will be much appreciated, cheers! * if its a town centre bar, like BTW, assuming it would be best to park up (where? is the train station car park free?) and then drive nearer the ground at kick off? Cheers!

Aye, it's not going to be easy. But we are in good form and the team have to be confident. Agree with the folks above. A 'must win' in the context of our next run of fixtures. I said before the Hamilton game that it had to 6/6 from the next two. 3/3 so far! Just going to be driving to this, I think. Been a lot of days out lately, and making a day of the Falkirk, Arbroath and Killie games (down south for the Partick away game which I am gutted about!). Team-wise, I can't see McGlynn changing a winning team. He is loyal to players that come in and take their chance - and that is key to players buying in to it. Ideally, I'd like to see Bene back in for Lang (even though lang has been solid). I can see why folks would want Dick back in, as a natural fullback. I do think Frankie had a good defensive performance at Hamilton, though. He is much bigger and quicker than a typical fullback - rarely gets done and stops loads of crosses. Lost count how many times he made blocks on crosses that ended up as throws, corners. He is very composed and tidy as well. Would be happy with either playing.

Brilliant, cheers mate!

Two questions for the locals! Is the Accies Vaults still the best place for a pre match pint? Can you still walk from the Accies Vaults down the path behind the main stand to get to the away end? Cheers folks! Really looking forward to it. It really wasn't too long ago it was watching on a (sometimes shite) stream in front of zero fans, sitting in the house myself, chatting on zoom with boys at half time and after the game. Absolutely fucking loving being back at the football! For the game, we are 4 games into the second quarter. Unbeaten but only have 6 points. Last 3 games of the quarter (away at Arbroath, home to Killie, away to Partick) are very tough. Really feels like we need 6 points from this game and next week at home to Morton if we are serious, so I would put this down as a 'need to win' game.

A game where we were lucky to get a point but it’s a sickener because it’s disappointing we didn’t turn up - pish we didn’t step up and put it on them.

Kennedy is so bang average it’s unreal. Had a few flashes with us but was generally ‘tidy’ only. That becomes passenger sooooo fast when a team isn’t dominating. Delighted he is not a Rovers player. Generally a signal of a huge problem if other teams are delighted your players don’t play for them!

Haha, caught me out - that is the main reason the off licence is the preferred option

Fair enough, mate

Nae change given, f**k me

Cheers mate, much appreciated! If anyone is able to confirm re: the Devorgilla, that would be great cheers (or recommend an alternative if needed!). Good to know about the Morrisons, cheers (although does that have a cold fridge?). Thanks for the nod about Scotrail, too!

Heading down to this and really looking forward to it. Looking for some advice please folks for pubs and off licenses if anyone would be so kind. Everytime I have been down before we have headed to a few pubs, but usually stay longest in the Salutation (proximity to the ground and popular with Rovers fans). Does the Salutation show the football? I am heading down myself because everyone I usually go with can't make it, so keen to go somewhere showing the Manchester Derby. If it doesn't, anywhere else that folks would recommend? For the off license for the return train, are there any shops close to the station or in town any where? The train isn't until 6:30, so plenty of time. I had a google and it is telling me Odessa Off Sales on Shakespeare street is the main option. Can any locals confirm, or recommend any where else? Thanks in advance folks!

Worth having another read of that mentally arrogant statement from a few weeks ago in the context that they have now done exactly what they were saying was the wrong and stupid thing to do. Anyway, it was always going to happen but I hoped the board would have dug their heels in more for the lolz. Hopefully the next appointment is equally dreadful!

Really good 3 points. First half was excellent. Second half was dreadful. Spencer is our most important midfielder (maybe even player?) for our system, so was always going to be a big loss. But also, and I hate to be negative or too harsh, but it was like playing with 10 men. BRS is way off it.

Agreed. To be honest, a 2nd and 3rd place finish are also very financially lucrative, and second provides a great chance of promotion via the playoffs. These are 'must win' games in that context. Depends on what your looking for mate. Best option in my opinion is the Exchequer (similar to Rabbies, to give you a sense). Good range on draft, does food and loads of teles. Also quite big so good chance of a seat. 'Wee quiet boozer' option is the Penny Farthing. Novar bar can be quite popular with football fans but it caters a lot for lunches and isn't a 'sport' bar in that they don't have sound on for the early kick off etc. There is the Duchess which is a wee bit more 'cocktails and nibbles' during the day but does have good IPAs on draft and has music on. Final option is Styx. Best place if you want a game of pool etc. as its a pool hall/sports bar type (5/10 min walk from the train station but the wrong way, so £4/5 taxi needed to get to the ground).

Now no longer working and so looking for one ticket! If any one has a spare I’d be most grateful! Please PM is so, cheers!

Wow. The ‘statement not a question response’. I’m a Rovers fan and like most folk in Scottish football are lightly chuckling away at the Falkirk results, but I am fizzing mad at that response. Absolutely hate when fans get disrespected - that level of the arrogance is unreal!! Seething

Oaft