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Old 08-05-2011, 07:11
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Old 08-05-2011, 22:47
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Just back from the FA Trophy final which Darlington won with a goal in the 121st minute and I have to say it was by far the worst game of football I have ever seen, both sides were absolutely awful, Darlington deserved the win in the end with the goal coming from their third effort to hit the woodwork (apart from that they hardly did anything al match), Mansfield never even drew a save from their keeper in 120 mins, atmosphere outside the ground was fantastic though with both sets of fans (25'000) mixing very well, congrats to any Darlo fans on here.
Definitely agree with you there! I went as a Mansfield fan and it was totally awful. Mansfield definitely weren't match fit (some Stags players were wilting after 60 minutes) and were playing for penalties from the start. Didn't substitute after it was clear that some were dead on their legs. Darlington weren't much better, not managing to score a goal against a very spent Mansfield until the last minute of extra time, but they were definitely the better of the two. Despite his error, Marriott was Mansfield's man of the match, in my opinion. Darlington fully deserved it - and well done to them!
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Old 09-05-2011, 08:37
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Now, if we'd made the final.....
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Old 09-05-2011, 17:55
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlZohZoadGY

I agree it was an awful game but that is the single greatest moment I've had as a football supporter.

Absolutely fantastic!
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Old 09-05-2011, 20:40
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So, Halesowen Town has changed hands again. We have another new owner. Details are sketchy at the moment but let's hope he isn't another numpty
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Old 09-05-2011, 21:05
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Where's the Yeltz forum gone?
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Old 09-05-2011, 21:28
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlZohZoadGY

I agree it was an awful game but that is the single greatest moment I've had as a football supporter.

Absolutely fantastic!
I don't think there could be a better feeling than your team scoring so late even if it was a crap game..... I bet that made you forget about the previous 120 minutes pretty quickly , I haven't spoken to one Mansfield fan who didn't think that Darlo deserved their win.

Where did you go before the match ?

I ended up at the travel lodge at the end of Wembley way where both sets of supporters were, I went to the designated Mansfield boozer first but I don't think they were prepared for us, there were probably a thousand supporters there and only 4 staff
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Old 09-05-2011, 22:03
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Hopefully AFC Wimbledon can win in the play-offs and gain promotion to the Football League. They've done well to rise through the non league pyramid to get within 2 games of reaching the Football League.
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Old 13-05-2011, 18:39
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The BSQ Play-off fianl between AFC Wimbledon and Luton is being played at the City of Manchester Stadium (Man City's ground)
The ticket prices are outrageous £36 and £41 PLUS a booking fee as tickets can only be bought from the leagues' authorised agencies !!

How to rob faithful supporters. Bad enough 2 'southern' teams having to travel miles up north (usually the other way round) but this would put the cost at a family of 4 past the reaches of lots of ordainary fans
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Old 13-05-2011, 18:57
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Faithful? They come out in their droves for the big games but not during the normal season.

Rob 'em blind I say!
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Old 13-05-2011, 19:59
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Faithful? They come out in their droves for the big games but not during the normal season.

Rob 'em blind I say!
Take your point about the JCL's but what about the actual faithful (eg season ticket holders)
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Old 14-05-2011, 19:18
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Checking in at this thread after about a year away!

I'm a Wycombe fan so we have non league roots, indeed the first 2 years of my support were in the GM Vauxhall Conference.

I miss it to be honest, though not as much as I am missing real, live football now.

Hope AFC Wimbledon go up this year, another step closer to the Franchise
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Old 16-05-2011, 00:02
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Congratulations to AFC Telford.

This club has enormous potential,

I expect them to do well next season and to be in the football league withing 5 years.
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Old 16-05-2011, 10:30
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They probably go pop again like the last club that played in Telford did.
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Old 17-05-2011, 09:48
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Telford United went pop because the owner got divorced and his wife took half his assets, so can't see them having a problem like that again
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Old 17-05-2011, 11:05
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Telford United went pop because the owner got divorced and his wife took half his assets, so can't see them having a problem like that again
Something similar happened to us when Keith Gardner was Chairman. He was playing around and his missus walked out on him but burst in on a board meeting and told them that she'd sign no more cheques.

Women and football are an unhealthy mix.

No where are those kittens
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Old 17-05-2011, 13:54
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Telford is now owned by the fans, not by an individual owner though. They have a good stadium as well.

I would have thought if Shrewsbury Town can be a league club, they could be as well.
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Old 17-05-2011, 19:42
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Nice stadium but it's not theirs is it?
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Old 17-05-2011, 23:11
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Probably even better than being owned by the club, its owned by Telford and Wrekin Council (Source Wikipedia.)
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Old 21-05-2011, 20:40
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We had our victory parade in town today, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13485352.

Surprised if the amount of people there didn't top four figures though when they mention hundreds, mind you it was quite early this morning to avoid clashing with the races.
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Old 21-05-2011, 22:14
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Checking in at this thread after about a year away!

I'm a Wycombe fan so we have non league roots, indeed the first 2 years of my support were in the GM Vauxhall Conference.

I miss it to be honest, though not as much as I am missing real, live football now.

Hope AFC Wimbledon go up this year, another step closer to the Franchise
I am not keen on Wimbledon but many congrats to them for making the elite 92. They deserve enourmous respect for what they've done in the last 9 years
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Old 24-05-2011, 00:07
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Unrelated to anything, as you may know I do a radio show on a Monday night, an alternative music show, following me is a Rugby League talk show.

Anyway, the show following had a few guests on. Couple of them were York City fans.

Posting this in case they post on here or anyone knows them
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Old 31-05-2011, 14:28
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Nice advert for Tyne Met College featuring a large pic of Gateshead's Stephen Baptist next to my work.

I want it
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Old 04-06-2011, 10:59
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Step 6 in Kent. Any other leagues named after (former) Rugby League teams?
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Old 05-06-2011, 22:22
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When does our season start? (NPLD1N?)
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