Fan-tastic-6
By Darren Stobbs
Name: Ian Wiltshire, from Devizes,
formally from Whitehall, Stapleton, Emerson’s Green and Downend
When did you start watching Rovers?
When I was 8 or 9 my dad took me to Eastville in 1967 or 1968.
Favourite player(s) since watching Rovers?
Smash and Grab, Bruce Bannister and Alan Warboys.
Most memorable game(s) watching Rovers?
1-1 Man Utd at Eastville 1975 and at Wembley v Grimsby 2015 when we won on penalties.
Favourite Manager(s) at Rovers?
Gerry Francis and Ian Holloway.
Most memorable goal(s)?
Gary Smart at Ashton Gate New Year’s Day 1987 and Sammy Igoe at Wembley in 2007.
Also, Lee Mansell’s penalty at Wembley v Grimsby in 2015.
Favourite away ground?
Bolton, and Wolves
Worst away ground?
Forest Green Rovers
How do you see the season planning out?/
How do you rate the season so far?
The season so far has been very average. The next month will decide our final position and it’s currently not looking that good.
Any funny/unusual stories at Rovers?
I remember sitting on the wooden fence at Eastville with other kids, with our feet on the dog racing/hare track wire. When we saw the stewards approaching we would jump up and as soon as they passed we sat down again with our feet on the wire!
I grew up in Whitehall which was about a 20 minute walk from Eastville. I remember walking into the stadium car park over the old bridge next to the Concorde cinema on Stapleton Road.
As we walked into the car park Oscar was there selling the matchday programme.