eborsaint visited Highbury Stadium on 02/04/2018
Game watched: Fleetwood Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Another unusual ground with one side seeming somewhat underutilised. Terracing behind both goals shows the clubs relatively recent non league status. Friendly fans both home and away and helpful staff. Jim's Sports Bar behind one end proved to be a very good and welcoming facility given the location some way from town and the very wet weather. The only real draw back which is not the club's fault is the location of Fleetwood itself which is a long an tortuous journey by public transport made worse by no trains to the nearest railhead at Blackpool because of engineering work. A word for the programme. It is basic but at £1 is easily the cheapest in the 4 divisions. Despite the logistical issues a very enjoyable day made all the better by seeing the completion of my 92