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A Sunday bonus game for me as, due to a race meeting on the Saturday, this game was re-arranged for Sunday.
Gloucester groundshare at Cheltenham Town's Whaddon Road after their own ground was damaged by flooding in 2007. They have been in exile ever since, previously sharing at Cirencester Town and Forest Green Rovers.
This was my first visit to Whaddon Road since 2000, when Chester City lost 1-0 to Cheltenham.
I remember standing on an open terrace behind the goal, so it's safe to assume that today I sat in it's replacement, an all seated covered stand (below left) and I'm pretty sure the all seated stand along one side of the pitch (below right) was not there in 2000.
Otherwise the ground was unchanged with the Main Stand (below left) still in place and the home terrace behind the opposite goal.
It was a hard fought win for the blues as a solitary strike, in the 65th minute, from Nathan Jarman secured the points for Chester. Gloucester's cause was not helped by Lewis Hogg being red-carded for two bookable offences in the space of two minutes. The result lifted Chester to within 2 points of league leaders Brackley Town.
There are plans to try and bring Gloucester back to their city, but the initial application was rejected back in September (click here). I wish them all the luck in eventually returning 'home'
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