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Post by bonehead on Jul 5, 2007 9:19:43 GMT
I baggsy Wellingborough Town FC. Of the millions of sibling boneheads, I was the only one to be born in hospital - in Wellingborough. Family rumour has it that I was almost born in the lift heading for the maternity unit. Yes, folks, bonehead was almost born going up in the world (but has made up for that ever since :-)
After a few years of hard times,the Doughboys finally seem to have got their act together, and are now upwardly-mobile although, given the number of staff with some connection to KTFC in the past, I don't know why :-)
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Post by medibot on Jul 5, 2007 12:47:11 GMT
So Wellingborough are the Kettering equivalent of Whyteleafe, the unofficial Sutton United Retirement home
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Post by bonehead on Jul 5, 2007 12:58:14 GMT
It's mainly non-playing staff connections at the mo, medibot, although many players have signed for Kettering from Wellingborough or vice versa.
Ex-Poppies players, ex-chairmen, ex-manager, ex-diectors are all swarming to Corby Town this season.
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Post by pies on Jul 5, 2007 22:06:44 GMT
My choice is Trafford FC who are going to play Atherton LR at home. I chose Trafford because i lived in the borough of Trafford, and i've seen them play. I went to watch their 'home' game against FC United of Manchester last season, which the Rebel Reds won 1-0.
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Post by coops on Jul 5, 2007 23:09:38 GMT
My choice is Trafford FC who are going to play Atherton LR at home. I chose Trafford because i lived in the borough of Trafford, and i've seen them play. I went to watch their 'home' game against FC United of Manchester last season, which the Rebel Reds won 1-0. I take it that by putting 'home' in inverted commas that it wasn't played at the superbly Tinpot Shawe View ground then? In fact, have the FCUM fans, the self-proclaimed saviours of non-league football, ever actually been to a proper Tinpot ground yet? As a Teamhopper ( a hobby probably even sadder than Groundhopping as I just try to see as many different teams as possible) I went to their game at Blackpool Mechanics two seasons ago, of course turned up at Mechanics' lovely little ground near Blackpool Airport to find it deserted, the game had been switched to Blackpool FC's ground. Luckily Squire's Gate play just a few hundred yards away and they were at home to Daisy Hill so I watched that instead.
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Post by LeedsWCFC on Jul 5, 2007 23:34:57 GMT
Apologies for jumping on to the forum to join in the game but I know Daza so it's okay. ;D I expect a grand prize and loads of recognition for winning. I've decided to pick Yorkshire Amateur as my team to follow. The only reason I've picked them is that they are the only team within reasonable walking distance of where I live. I can get there in about 20 minutes. I usually pop along to watch them at least once a season providing they have had the good sense to arrange their fixtures so as not to clash with those of Worcester City. The only other F.A. cup entrant whose ground I could walk to isn't listed in the draw. I think that might be because they use a different currency which is worth only a penny for every pound sterling so probably couldn't afford the stamp to post their entry. They are called Leeds United but they are far too tinpot for this forum. I'll let you all know some more about the Ammers tomorrow.
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 6, 2007 9:26:45 GMT
Blimmin 'ell, Daza - where do you find all these tinpot people?! Yorkshire Amateur, ey? Very well. I thought you might have been taking the mick at first, but even the FA seem to have heard of them! www.yorkshireamateur.org.uk/Away at Darlington Railway Athletic, no less. That's a fair trip for the Extra Preliminary round. Nice countryside though.
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Post by pies on Jul 6, 2007 11:20:47 GMT
I take it that by putting 'home' in inverted commas that it wasn't played at the superbly Tinpot Shawe View ground then? In fact, have the FCUM fans, the self-proclaimed saviours of non-league football, ever actually been to a proper Tinpot ground yet? As a Teamhopper ( a hobby probably even sadder than Groundhopping as I just try to see as many different teams as possible) I went to their game at Blackpool Mechanics two seasons ago, of course turned up at Mechanics' lovely little ground near Blackpool Airport to find it deserted, the game had been switched to Blackpool FC's ground. Luckily Squire's Gate play just a few hundred yards away and they were at home to Daisy Hill so I watched that instead. FCUM have played at a few tinpot grounds. However with a travelling support of about 1000 to most games sometimes it's diffcult to accomadate FCUM in some of these 'tinpot' grounds. BTW Trafford's home game last season v FCUM was played at Moss Lane, iirc correctly it was the 2nd highest attendance of the season at that ground (the highest being Alty's boxing day game v Northwich). That game at Blackpool attracted 4,500 travelling FCUM fans as it was a special 'Euro away' game. I have never been to the Mechanics ground, but i would hazard a guess and say it wouldn't be the safest to house 4,500 fans. And i've never heard any FCUM fan say they are the saviours of Football. They have called themselves the most notorius team in the non-league football, but that's not the same as the saviours.
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Jul 7, 2007 22:39:33 GMT
Blimmin 'ell, Daza - where do you find all these tinpot people?! ;D Do tinpot Coventry Sphinx fans count? They should have been my team really seeing as I go to watch them occasionally
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Jul 8, 2007 1:10:40 GMT
Depends where the word tinpot is being used in that sentence. Is it fans who are Tinpot from Coventry Sphinx, or fans of Coventry Sphinx who are Tinpot?
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Post by ambersalamander on Jul 9, 2007 10:46:13 GMT
Neither, Giggy. It's Sphinx fans from Coventry, which is Tinpot.
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Jul 9, 2007 16:05:21 GMT
Wonderful, eveyone loves Tinpot Towns.....except Shr*sbury.
Tinpot Teams oviously were welcome, Tinpoticity is somewhat celebrated these days.
Wasn't sure on the stance on Tinpot people, that's why I asked.
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Post by ifuckinrule on Jul 9, 2007 19:54:06 GMT
can i take saffron walden town as..... 1 - i live there 2 - i go and watch them
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Post by ifuckinrule on Jul 9, 2007 19:58:01 GMT
oh, and walden are at home to Wootton Blue Cross who i dont have a clue about except they play in wooten which is near bedford.
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Post by ambersalamander on Jul 9, 2007 20:39:02 GMT
If they play in Wooten, why are they called Wootton?
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