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Join us this Saturday on the Fun Bus when we travel to Frome Town FC we will be leaving Silver Street @ 11.30am
Cost is £15 pp under 16’s travel for free with a full paying adult.
Contact Mike Hawkins or any of our via Social media sites to reserve you seat.
Magic Numbers for 24 January were 3, 12, 13 & 22. There were no winners so the jackpot for the next draw on Saturday 31 January will be £1600.
Rovers will be hoping to take the momentum from last week to this weekend provided the rain doesn’t get there first as we take on Shaftesbury in the Southern Football League Division One South with a 3 pm KO!
Last time out for Rovers, it was a rare Monday outing as we made the trip over to Wiltshire to take on Melksham Town where both sides needed all three on the board to push out of the clutch of the relegation zone and Willand had found the winning formula in the first ten with Charlie Bateson’s brace putting Rovers in touching distance of climbing out the drop.
This time round, it is the Rockies who will be looking to build on their promotion bid, with the side sitting inside the playoff spots, 2 points off Bishops Cleeve. Their last outing was also a trip to Melksham, where the goals were flowing, and it was the visiting side who prevailed in the 9-goal thriller, with Holmes, Burden, Morgan, Hoey & Brown sending it in to secure a vital three on the road.
One to watch for the visitors this weekend would be Harvey Bradbury who had come through the youth ranks at Portsmouth before moving on to Watford where he would have a couple of non-league loan spells before heading over to Oxford United. From the Kassam, he’d head over to the Den before settling down at Oxford City.
Numerous spells at Welling, Gosport, Dorchester, Dartford, Farnborough, Chatham and Havant & Waterlooville lead to today’s side in Shaftesbury where he looks to help the Dorset-based side jump into the Southern Premier League for the first time in their history with his experience as explained proving important in their bid.
Both sides met earlier on in the season with Rovers ahead at the break with a brace from Bailey Kempster but the hosts grouped to cause a reaction with Holmes & Hoey combining their efforts to ultimately keep the points in Dorset that evening.
For City fans not making the trip to Port Vale, Torquay fans not making the trip to Enfield & Tiverton fans not making the journey to Gloucester, show your season ticket on the turnstile and get concession entry for our game against Shaftesbury.
Saturday’s game is subject to a pitch inspection following substantial rain within the Mid Devon area but we do hope to welcome you this weekend and an important weekend it will be for both sides at the contrasting ends of the table.
Magic Numbers for 10 January were 2, 4, 14 & 24. There were no winners so the jackpot for the next draw on Saturday 17 January will be £1550.
Match Preview
Willand Rovers v Portishead Town
Rovers will be hoping to start the new year at Home as well as they left the Street in 2025 as we welcome Portishead Town to The Stan Robinson on Saturday in the Southern Football League Division One South with a 3 pm KO.
Last time out, Willand travelled down to Cornwall to take on Falmouth Town where the pasties were flowing and so were the goals. Rovers battled hard but it was the hosts who looked to make their home a fortress once again as the F-Troop found three past Rovers to secure all three points.
Moving on, it’ll be an important weekend for Rovers with a promotion-chasing Portishead coming to town to challenge us. Kye Mountford’s men have had an incredible start to life in the Southern League and certainly have shocked a few with their performances. As they close in on trying to regain top spot, it’s Watto’s men who stand in the way and are looking to turn it around by 5 pm on Saturday.
Last time out for the visitors, they hosted Bashley where Jack Thorne’s second-half super-sub contributions led to another vital three points in the title race which they’ve been battling out with recently relegated Frome Town all season in a David and Goliath style race.
One to watch for the visitors would have to be Ethan Feltham who has been compared to by the North Somerset Times as better than Messi & Ronaldo for his goalscoring rate, he’s continuing the rich vein of form once again this season as he looks to take the Posset to the Southern Premier League.
Earlier this season, Rovers made the trip up to Bristol Road where the hosts took the lead with Feltham but Kempster pulled it back shortly after. However, the hosts doubled down and Rovers went down to 10 where the game ended 3-1 to Posset.
Calling all City fans who aren’t making the pilgrimage to the Etihad Stadium this weekend, Argyle fans without a game & Tivvy fans who aren’t making the journey to Chertsey, we are offering a discounted entry when you show your season ticket at the gate this weekend. Bring a mate and pack the gate!
It’s time to make Silver Street a fortress in 2026 and we can’t do it without the 12th man, get behind the lads this weekend and hopefully it’ll be a vital three on the board.
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Magic Numbers for 3 January were 9, 17, 23 & 24. There were no winners so the jackpot for the next draw on Saturday 10 January will be £1525.
