Media interest from BBC Local Television, BBC Radio Shropshire, the Shropshire Star newspaper, and Beacon Radio swelled the numbers of those interested in viewing and participating in the game considerably over the following weeks and a competition, run on Beacon Radio to choose the team name from a short list, declared that the team shall be known as the " 'Shropshire Revolution' ". The management team worked towards becoming an Associate Member of the British American Football League. This application was successful and the team was granted associate membership on 2 July 2006. The team's first game took place on 1 October 2006. In front of around 200 people, the Revolution beat the Lincolnshire Bombers 30–6. This was followed on 15 October by the team's first away game against the Leicester Falcons, which the Revolution won 28–14. A home game against the Leicester Falcons on 28 October saw the Revolution with a 29–0 victory.