I had never been to Ashton Gate and so was looking forward to visiting this ground in what I knew to be a city passionate about football (having visited Bristol Rovers before). This game was a good acid test for us with manager Steve Bruce needing to start improving away form. See more...
Photo and Image credits – Nailsworth coat of arms, fromheraldry-wiki.com. ’21-22 FGR home jersey, photo fromfootballkitarchive.com. Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, photo fromstroudnewsandjournal.co.uk. Aerial shot of the New Lawn by Forest Green Rovers FC viaweforum.org. FGR’s old ground, ...
Manning said his immediate reaction was that his side had to “come away with something”. He said: “I thought the game plan worked in terms of frustrating them and controlling space where we wanted for 90 per cent of the game. “We did a terrific ...