Fleetwood Town will make the long trip to Cheltenham Town on Tuesday 3 October for a Sky Bet League One clash, and we've got all the details you need to know ahead of the 7:45pm kick-off.
Fixture: Cheltenham Town v Fleetwood Town
Competition: Sky Bet League One
Date: Tuesday 3 October 2023
Kick-off: 19:45 (BST)
Venue: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
CHELTENHAM TOWN
The Robins have struggled this season, and with the recent run of results, they sacked their former manager Wade Elliott and named his replaced last week, Darrell Clarke - who fans may know from his time at Bristol Rovers. The 45-year-old was most recently in charge at Port Vale and becomes Cheltenham's 12th permanent Football League manager.
Darrell enjoyed an 18-year playing career as a midfielder with the likes of Mansfield Town, Hartlepool United and Salisbury City before moving into management at the Wiltshire outfit The new Robins boss has signed a two-year-deal at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium.
When looking at their form, Cheltenham Town have yet to score a goal in the league after ten games played. The Robins opened their campaign with a 1-0 defeat away at Shrewsbury Town, followed by a 3-0 home defeat to Bolton Wanderers in the middle of August.
In the twelve games played (in all competitions), they have conceded 23 goals and have scored one - which was an own goal in the EFL Trophy encounter at Bristol Rovers. In their last game, Lincoln won 2-0 on home soil.
With a new manager in the dugout for the game against Fleetwood, will he be able to change their fortunes sooner rather than later?
WHAT THE MANAGER HAD TO SAY REGARDING THE GAME
Fleetwood Town boss spoke to the local press after Saturday’s win over Leyton Orient, saying he was pleased with the defensive side of the team, but also how happy he was that his side was clinical when chances came…
"I can't remember many big saves or chances that Lynch has had to make a decent save for, so I have no what-ifs about our defending side at all, I think Ben Heneghan has been fantastic for us and he's offered us some organisation at the back where it’s also great to have Josh Earl back because he's a big player, a top player at this level.
"All these moments like the players coming back from injury offer positive results just like today - you have to blend football teams, partnerships are really important, you could be old and have a mobility history but if you have someone young beside you it's a decent balance.
"Today we had some big players in the team, some left footers, sharp players and then we all know we are nowhere near finished, we're miles off where we can be, and we should see that really exciting moving forward because that is a positive for us."
On being clinical...
"They delivered some dangerous crosses and were dangerous in the wide areas but we managed to get our foot on it and protected our areas, we also countered well, there were two or three big opportunities as they threw caution to the wind on the counter-attack where the lads could definitely have finished them off because then I could have enjoyed that final ten minutes more than I did.
"They had some half chances today, once we started pressing and we got to the front foot that's when our qualities come out because there are some quality players in our dressing room."
iFOLLOW DETAILS
You can keep up to date with all the action on the Club’s iFollow for the game against Cheltenham.
On the evening of the game, there will be two matchday packages available for both overseas and UK-based supporters - buy your iFollow pass here!
Video Match Pass - £10 (UK and Overseas)
Audio Match Pass - £2.50 (UK and Overseas)
Those who choose the Audio Match Pass option will get access to just the commentary, which will be provided by our partners, BBC Radio Lancashire. Season passes are available with audio passes for only £45 for the season, for all UK-based members of the Cod Army!
You can find more details by heading over to our iFOLLOW page!
TICKET NEWS
After Jack Marriott's winner against Leyton Orient on Saturday afternoon at Highbury, we want to get as many as possible to Cheltenham to cheer on the boys from start to finish.
Supporters will be located in The Hazelwoods Stand, with prices as follows below:
Adults: £26
Seniors: £18
Students: £18
Under-18s: £10
Tickets will be going off sale at 12pm tomorrow (Tuesday 3 October), however, tickets will be available to purchase on the day at The Away Ticket Booth down at the stadium.
COACH INFORMATION
Coaches will be departing Highbury at 1pm, costing only £10 for Onward Card Holders and £25 for non-Onward Card Holders.
You can head down to the Ticket Office & Club Shop at Highbury to find out more details, as well as picking up your tickets for the game. With plenty of fanwear and retail gear in-store, why not get some items for you to wear on Tuesday night?
If you need any more information regarding tickets, travel, or club merchandise, you can contact the ticket office by calling 01253 775080. Click HERE to buy your tickets online!
