We're there! It's really happening! Fixtures Day has arrived and our Southern Premier schedule will look something like this!
Take a look at the fixture list! The Robins start their campaign in just over three week's time with a trip to the Solent to face Gosport Borough on Saturday, 10th August. Our first home game in this division since 2019 will see us face off against Merthyr Town at Badgers Hill and promises to be an extremely special occasion under the lights just a few days later on Tuesday, 13th August!
Manager Danny Greaves remarked "It's a day the squad, the staff and I really look forward to every year. And it feels even more exciting because of our promotion to Step Three!"
"Going up, we know it's going to be a challenge but, rest assured, we'll relish that! We will be going into every game wanting to win and it's going to be a hugely exciting start! Our first three games of the campaign are against sides who finished in the top six last season and I'm sure each of those opposition will have aspirations to go one better this season! We will also be playing against three of the sides who have come down from the National League South in the early stages of the season What's not to love!"
"We have a several derby days and it will be great to play some new local rivals, such as Taunton Town and Plymouth Parkway on the August bank holiday weekend and the festive period as well as nearby teams like Dorchester Town and Swindon Supermarine. There have been some great battles with the two previous winners of the division we've just come from so no doubt the boys will really savour going up against Wimborne and AFC Totton, whom we will be welcoming to Badgers Hill on the last day of the season."
"We will continue with our pre-season preparations, starting with our game tomorrow against Shepton Mallet AFC and make sure we'll ready to kickstart what should be a thrilling season on the 10th August."
The fixture list on the website will be drawn up soon and tickets will go on sale in due course. Keep an eye on our social media channels for any updates!
Don't miss the chance to secure your admission to our pre-season friendlies at home, starting with our matches against Bath City and Swansea City U21s. Season Tickets can also be found on the Fanbase app and website!
The first home game is against Kane Simpson's new club Merthyr Town ! Should be a good gate for that one - Merthyr finished last season 1 point off the play offs. and they get 800+ gates. They won a friendly recently 6 -1 and Kane scored a hat-trick.
The opener is a toughie against Gosport who did finish in the playoffs last year , and so did Bracknell, who we play in our third game! Just after that we play a bank holiday game at home to Taunton Town - so another good gate for that one too.
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