And what a sprightly lot they look too eh? Frome Town becomes our 3rd adopted team on The Road to Cardiff (see below). Lets take a look at The Robins from Badgers Hill in Bath.
- Formed in 1904.
- Frome have always played at Badgers Hill.
- Biggest ever crowd was 8,000 against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup in 1954.
- Struggled in late 80's just missing out on relegation to the Somerset County League and financial ruin.
- Have been much more succesful in recent seasons and play in The Screwfix Western Premier League.
- Made national headlines in 2003 when the Club turned to the help of a local "White Witch", Titania Hardie after not winning at home for months. Frome repainted their changing room pink as the decor was given by Hardie as the reason for the poor form. Following this they won 8 of their next 9 home games and finished in the top 5 for the first time in years.
- Team colours are all red.
- Manager is Andy Black.
- Players to watch are Mark Salter who was once at Southend Utd, young defender Richard Lindegaad and captain Matt Peters, a HGV driver previously with Yeovil Town.
I have a lot of hope for Frome, who are a much better supported club than both Odd Down and Backwell but they have a tough game in the next round away at Salisbury City from the Ryman Premier League - 2 steps higher up the non league pyramid than The Robins. The game is on Saturday. All together now, when the red, red robin goes bob, bob, bobbing along....
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