Fantastic day..............

Come on folks don't be shy please let us know about your great day out in Brentford. I wasn't able to go sadly

hoolahoop wrote:Come on folks don't be shy please let us know about your great day out in Brentford. I wasn't able to go sadly

I'm still to up there to even start telling you about it,

Skellow even said Steves going to miss a great day and that was an hour before kickoff

Do I take it some are at the end of season do?

I'm up but feel as though I've missed out on something very historic and it's not been easy because I usually soak up the experiences of others.
I still can't believe we are Champions.

my reaction to it all will be in my blog that i'll be posting one day this week stave, got some great photo's and video too RTID!

Having left my wife and daughter in the caravan at Buxton on Friday night I travelled down on Saturday on an unusually quiet train, not many Rovers supporters on the 10.02 from Nottingham!
Knackered myself climbing the steps at Covent Garden tube and had to stay for longer in the Coal Hole just to recover.
Couple of pints in the pub on the way to the ground and then in. I have to say that unusually for me, I was very confident that we would not lose.
Loved it just before kick off when Sullie took his position in the goals in front of us for the 1st half turning to us and saying "if the ball comes in there keep it for a bit" wink, thumbs up.
The shot from nothing that hit the post was unexpected, but when Sullie just stood and plucked the ball off their players head at the corner and held it aloft you would have thought it was a trophy, from the look on his face you could imagine his comment (if he had actually said it that is) "been doing that to tw*ts like you for years"!
Nice piece of acting from The Corporal when he took out Donaldson to avoid a booking, the ref must have took it as a coming together!
A 20 yarder from Copps has the keeper at full stretch but our only real effort on goal.
Half time, apart from the post incident no sweat the defence, from all 11 was magnificent.
Rovers keep the Bees waiting for the 2nd half and Flynn walks past the away supporters to his position in the dugout without even a glance, a smile or a wave. Bear in mind that the dugout is on the far side of the pitch from the tunnel so he had to walk behind the goals in front of the away end. That has put me off him a little for next season, will he get the job?
2nd half starts as the 1st ended good solid defending but Rovers attacks becoming more frequent Humie tries a little chip into the path of the onrushing Cotterill but it's intercepted.
It continues much the same no real worries for Sullie but then the penalty!
What was it for no-one knows at our end, but it's been given, even then I was confident Sullie would bring off a save. Time wasting gets him a yellow, lets be fair he started his time wasting in the warm-up!
The ball is on the spot Trotta runs up and it smashes against the bar and delirium breaks out, but wait what is Paynter doing stood in the right wing position all on his lonesome, the ball is cleared and Billy is on his way we are all watching his advance on goal and fail to see Copps busting a gut to get up in support in he inside left channel, the keeper advances no defenders in site and Copps now appears in our vision the ball is squared, Copps takes a touch, is he offside?, and passes it into the empty net
OMG we're only CHAMPIONS we new that Bournemouth had only drawn.
The players are throwing themselves into the crowd they think it's all over, the ref catches up and tells them the game hasn't finished, Copps is pleading for his shirt back but that's not gonna happen, the ref books him and sends him to the touchline for a shirt the game restart how much longer are we going to play? The ref starts to move towards the side of the pitch where the tunnel is, blows to the end the game and vanishes down the tunnel.
The away end goes mental, grown men with tears streaming down their faces strangers hugging each other the players joining in there are pieces of kit being thrown into the crowd, Jones is down to his underpants and socks, there is more naked flesh on display than at a strip club. JR and the rest join in the celebrations, eventually they go into the dressing rooms only to re-appear moments later and it all starts again.
Jones just stands in front of the goal hands on hips facing the crowd with a look of wonderment on his face, promoted from Div 1, 2 seasons running.
Eventually we all start to stream out to find that we are locked in, The tube is a chorus of Rovers songs and then Kings Cross is reached I make my way to St Pancras leaving all the smiling faces behind and continue my own quiet celebrations in the Betjamin Bar on the station it's time to head for my train and 2 hours to reflect on what a fantastic day it had been
WE ARE CHAMPIONS!!!!