Getting Pneumonia watching Newport v Gillingham in the rain! ☔️ 🌧️

Gillingham fell short against Newport County in a soaking wet Rodney Parade in this EFL League 2 game. Standing behind the goal with no roof open to the Welsh wet weather!
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[@deletebilderberg]

Fond 🤨 memories of getting soaked in away ends with no roof following Luton in non-league not that long ago.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

You have rattled through the leagues from away trips to Woking up to Man Utd, amazing progress 👍🏻⚽️ could have done the 92 grounds in 5 seasons watching Luton away 👍🏻

[@hakannoren7596]

This is how it goes to support a team anywhere, anyhow and in any weather! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks for your comments, football fans are crazy beings in all weathers 👍🏻⚽️

[@housinauthority5258]

Loving the channel Matt, I admire your passion for football of all levels!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks for the kind comments, really appreciate that 👍🏻⚽️

[@no_soy_rubio]

Cracking video mate. Gave ya a taste of how the away fans feel at Priestfield 😂

[@tcblue3095]

nearly every teams away supporters sit in the gordon rd stand which has a roof

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

That is true but we don’t get the Welsh rain in Kent 👍🏻☔️

[@jeffdonovan8639]

The other Welsh club was Aberdare Athletic.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Geoff, Barry Town also played in the English league but I was focusing more on recent events 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@martinryan2370]

Remember going to there old ground in 86 . Was 12 with my grandad on the back of a motorbike from Derby. Not as bad as the manor ground. Jesus never got as wet in The away end Ps there was another Welsh team in the English league.?? Abadare.. Look it up .

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Martin, Barry Town also played in the English league but I was focusing more on recent events 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@martinryan2370]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 abadare were actually a league team .

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@martinryan2370👍🏻

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Good turn out from Gillingham. Vs Barrow to be fair should be some good games. Nice colour combination with the kits!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Pink away kit seems to be very popular with the fans 👚

[@jskeggs_]

Good support mate and bad luck with the weather. Did shock me a bit that result.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Good old Gills, win one, lose one, no consistency

[@the_footballtourist]

Great ground to tick off!Hope you can recover from your pneumonia soon

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Tom, another one done, good to see you back in the UK 🇬🇧👍🏻

[@the_footballtourist]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 yep off to Gills this weekend 🫡

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@the_footballtouristwell done, I left it too late to get a ticket 🤦‍♂️is sold out

[@the_footballtourist]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 surely you just say you’re Matt the Groundhopper and they let you in? Or if not where are you going instead?

[@chrismattravers5434]

Im a Welsh fan and support Newport and Wrexham (strange I know)! Really enjoyed the video - got to admire your efforts in wet Wales! Sad you missed a brilliant goal by the impressive Will Evans ! All the best and Ill subscribe.

[@ciarandon16]

Mate pick one club should be your local team

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Chris, who did you support when they played each other? I got distracted and missed the wonder goal 🤦🏻

[@chrismattravers5434]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 Hi Matt, it would depend upon the game and the importance of the game as to who I'd support. I went to the Newport v Wrexham home game and thought Id be neutral - but was pleased when Newport won. I hope one team gets promoted (prob Wrexham) so I can support a team in League 2 and League 1. Impressed with your video. I hope the next time you go to Wales , the weather wil be kinder! Kind regards, Chris

[@tonygledhill8827]

Great vlog, glad you went. Looked pretty bleak. Yep very disappointing result for Gills, don't know what to make of us after a great win in Nottingham and a very exciting game against Swindon,,, that just looked awful. Nice One Matt, keep up the adventure.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Tony, still scratching my head with the performance

[@chrisstevens2706]

From a Newport point of view what I saw was Gillingham were far fitter than most teams. The substitutions were brave and energised the team. Newport just hung on. Thanku for coming.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@chrisstevens2706thanks Chris, my pleasure to come to your town 👍🏻⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@clivegrenville9685]

another good one matt...i thouh youd be comimg to lewes today when thec chats came to town and won 3-0

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Clive, if I had a crystal ball predicting the future I would have picked Lewes v Chatham with drier weather and 3 goals 👍🏻⚽️🌧️

[@brianrichardson5871]

Sorry to see you and other Gills supporter's getting wet and cold . I wonder sometimes if the players put as much effort in the game due to the weather as much as the travelling supporter's. Back in Perth Western Australia we would love to see some rain , has it not rain for sometime and the temperature is 43 oc Saturday, Sunday and Monday 😅. Keep up the good work and i will try to cool off as listen Gills in the blood as I follow that blog as well.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Brian, does it rain much in Perth? 🇦🇺

[@brianrichardson5871]

@mattthegroundhopper9242 High Matt, we don't get a lot of rain in summer unless we get a cyclone come down the north-western part of Western Australia from the Northern Territory. Fingers crossed, we might get some showers as it travels inland as a depression dropping a deluge of rain from the ex cyclone. 😉

[@jeremypowell8039]

Cheers for the very video Matt…tbf Newport is abit of a dump so looking forward to u coming down the road to Cardiff..

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Looking forward to my Cardiff trip in the near future 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@davidwilliamgay4821]

Well done Matt, and enjoyed your intro with Matt Boosey. Think i will leave my comments about that performance, because it was crap, if being honest. Looks like you got soaked, whereas the other Gills fans stayed dry. Least you were able to mark off another ground mate. The football was absolute crap, and will have to improve if you want to realise your prediction of a top 7 finish. Really enjoy your facts and figures mate

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Berlin Dave, I always look out for your comments 👍🏻 ground number 56, getting there 👍🏻⚽️🏟️

[@davidwilliamgay4821]

Loved the bit where you said. please subscribe as i deserve it getting soaked for an hour watching pathetic non potent Gillingham. Well dont cry mate, i watched from my dry living room here in berlin, and turned the crap off, so that i could enjoy Tortallaci and salad with the wife. Enjoyed that more than watching that crap. Wonder what Brad and Shannon thought. Bet they cant wait to fly back to Florida lol. Thanks Matt

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

I’m thinking there may be a change of manager in the summer, just a hunch

[@davidwilliamgay4821]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242doubt that Matt. Clemence will get rid of the dead wood, and bring in his own players. You probably heard that Harris has left Cambridge, and returned to Millwall. Wasnt long there, and i bet the Cambridge fans arent chuffed. Will be interesting to see what happens to his mate Bonne

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Wrexham win, have we turned a corner Berlin Dave?

[@davidwilliamgay4821]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 we might just have turned the corner Matt, but will wait and see what happens at salford and Barrow. The players who have shown little interest might just have realised they are still getting payed

[@R10xEditz]

You guys were very dirty and the ref was waiting for you to score at the end 😂,also that isn't a temporary stand,we took that down after the Swindon game

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

The stewards said that stand was due to be removed 🤷‍♂️

[@R10xEditz]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 also unrelated but I saw myself on Ur video giving it large after we scored 😂

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@R10xEditzhaha, you’re famous 👍🏻😀

[@R10xEditz]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 yep

[@historyoffootball87]

Hopefully you didn't get Pneumonia.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Nope, I can confirm I am fit and healthy 👍🏻