Is the Sandhurst pitch grass or plastic? They converted their old ground to 3G by the look of it and use that for training and youth set up In Bracknell but first team don’t play there
It's grass. I suspect I am the only person on this board (though happy to be corrected, of course) who has seen Bracknell Town play at Bottom Meadow, Sandhurst, as I stayed over between Bromley and Maidenhead at the start of this season, and saw Bracknell beat Harrow Borough 4-1 on the Monday night in front of 392.
They won 4-1, and should have been won by more. They would have beaten us in August, I am confident to say, but since then, Bracknell have lost their manager to Weymouth, and their star player, Seb Bowerman to Dorking Wanderers (he was Dorking's best player against us, if I recall correctly). With our improved form since then, I would think we are favourites now.
Nonetheless, they are having a superb season in their first ever season as high as Step 3, can reach the playoffs if they do well in their games in hand, and have had their best ever run in both the FA Cup and FA Trophy, so we definitely do not want to be resting players for this match.
Other things I remember are that they offered a discount if you bought an eticket in advance (not sure if that will apply in the FA Trophy) and the tree-lined ground is in a public park, although obviously enclosed. There is not much elevation inside the ground, nor much standing cover, although there are plenty of seats, and it had what looked like a very plush clubhouse, although I didn't investigate that too much. It's not too far from Sandhurst station either, just the other side of the town centre, in what's quite a small town. There didn't seem to be any obvious means of segregation, and I believe they didn't segregate for the Ipswich match, which attracted a capacity 1950.
Although their rise through the leagues is a good story, I think it has caused some upset in the area. They spent a lot of money converting Larges Lane in Bracknell to have a 3g pitch, while they shared with Sandhurst,but then moved to Sandhurst permanently in 2021, taking over the ground, and painting it black, to make it clear it was no longer Sandhurst Town's, although they still remain there as secondary tenants (the Robins of Bracknell wear red and black). One benefit from playing in February is that it should be light at the end of the game, and you won't have to walk across the park in the dark as I had to, following a midweek game in August.
I am looking forward to this game; little did I imagine I would be returning so soon after visiting earlier this season!
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