Vertu Trophy 2024/5

[Royals and Racers]

We have been drawn in group H with Cheltenham and Newport. The Pl U 21 sides are drawn into the groups on Thursday afternoon.

[Wycombe Royal]

Cheltenham away please.

[Sutekh]

Ooh the thrill! I'll pass until the semi finals.

[Snowflake Royal]

Ooh the thrill! I'll pass until the semi finals.

That Exeter game was epic.

[RG30]

Cheltenham away please.

No thanks, Newport (A) would be a new ground and you can still get the train back with the early kick-off

[Brum Royal]

Do we know which are home/away games yet or not?

[RG30]

Do we know which are home/away games yet or not?

Not yet, from memory we found out last year when they drew the Premier League clubs which is due to happen later this week.

[Wycombe Royal]

Cheltenham away please.

No thanks, Newport (A) would be a new ground and you can still get the train back with the early kick-off

Sorry for being selfish but I have a 15 minute bus ride to Cheltenham.

[rabidbee]

Hoping for Newport and Cheltenham away - two new (to me) grounds close to the Forest of Dean, and I could even combine Cheltenham with some fieldwork, weather permitting.

[RG30]

Only one of the two will be away.

[rabidbee]

Oh, I misremembered from last year. I guess Rodney Parade, then - shorter drive home.

[Mr Angry]

Oh, I misremembered from last year. I guess Rodney Parade, then - shorter drive home.

+1 from me; I work in Bristol so an easy hop across the Bridge then home afterwards.

[stealthpapes]

My memory was that the home/away split was determined by the U-21 team being away for all games and the remaining two being split.

Games typically October/November/December

[Whore Jackie]

Yep. Draw is tomorrow at 2.30pm. Also hoping for Newport (A).

Came agonisingly close to getting the chance to go there last year in the FA Cup until Harlee Dean's ridiculous forward run at Eastleigh.

[skipper]

Hoping we cam take the form and attitude feom the end of last season into this new one and have a good go at this Cup.

[Royals and Racers]

West Ham U 21 join Royals group.

[Royals and Racers]

Reading v West Ham U 21 W/C 2nd September
Cheltenham v Reading W/C 7th October
Reading v Newport W/C 11th November

[RG30]

That’s annoying. All games televised at least.

[Stranded]

At least we get the game v the u21 side out of the way quickly.

[Jerry St Clair]

Reading v West Ham U 21 W/C 2nd September
Cheltenham v Reading W/C 7th October
Reading v Newport W/C 11th November

Cheltenham normally kickoff early at 7pm for the BST trophy.

Away fans will be in the Colin Farmer stand (the seats on the side) with home fans in, what is normally, the away end behind the goal. The home terraces will be closed.

Quite a few Cheltenham fans take the opportunity to sit in the away end, as a bit of a novelty, but attendances rarely make it above 800.