Match Preview
Yate Town v Bristol Rovers XI
Pre-season friendly
Tuesday 29th July 2025 – kick-off 7.45pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town host a Bristol Rovers XI for their penultimate pre-season friendly and Yate Town manager, Darren Mullings, will be looking for a more upbeat performance from his squad following their reversal in their last pre-season friendly against an impressive Portishead side last Friday evening.
Mullings will be hoping that he will have a greater number of players to choose from and with him looking to plug certain areas in the side following the injuries to James Taylor and Dave Sims-Burgess in the Bristol City game last week, he may well be looking at some trialists too.
Following their pre-season friendly win at Oxford United on Saturday, the Bristol Rovers side is likely to include a number of youngsters and possibly some more senior players who might need a run out before Bristol Rovers start their league campaign on Saturday. Yate Town fans would love to see Ollie Dewsbury involved, who was such a success whilst on loan to the Bluebells last season.
As always with watching the younger players there just may be a star of the future involved – always worth a look. Especially on a warm summer’s evening.
Match day information
Admission prices for pre-season friendlies:
Adult: £10
Concessions: £5
Youth (12 to 18): £3
Children (Under 12 accompanied by an adult): £1
The left-hand turnstile is for CARD payments and programmes can also be purchased at this turnstile
The right-hand turnstile is for CASH payments.
Please arrive early to ease congestion.
All U-11’s entering the ground must be accompanied by an adult.
The bar is open from 6.30pm
Turnstiles open: 6.30pm
Programmes: We will be selling a 4-page photocopied programme for 50 pence. Programmes can be purchased outside the ground, at the left-hand turnstile and at the club shop.
Visit the club shop
The club shop is open on match days, where you can buy a whole host of new club merchandise, including shirts, tops plus the new Championship mug.
The club shop will be open before the game, at half time and after the game.
Tracey, who will also be selling match day programmes and 50/50 tickets.
And, don’t forget to visit the clubhouse for that pre-match and post-match drink and chat.
Other Information
We welcome St Nick’s Under 7 boys as our mascots for the evening.
Parking
Please do NOT park in Addlings (a new road near the end of Lodge Road) as the estate roads are tight and there is limited parking for residents
· The Fox pub car park is for patrons only
· If you park over on the trading estate, please make sure that you are aware of any parking restrictions that may be in place.
Food and drinks are available inside the ground.
Please note that the South West Interiors Stadium is a NO dogs ground (apart from guide dogs).
Next up:
The Bluebells are home to FROME TOWN on Saturday 2nd August, with a 3.00pm kick-off, followed by the opening Southern League Premier Division South game at home to SHOLING FC (3pm) on Saturday 9th August.