EFMTFTV - SACFC
In the tea-bar queue
Wind Up Merchant and Splendid Fellow
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 5:16:56 GMT
Post by EFMTFTV - SACFC on May 9, 2006 5:16:56 GMT
Sunday was an amazing day!!! As my team, St Albans City, who I have followed for 15 season were promoted after 15 years of stagnating in the same division In this time we’ve been 10 mins away from A Wembly final, been refused promotion due to an oak tree in our ground, we’ve spent a fortune and not got promoted, we almost got relegated until a 90th min winner kept us at this level, I’ve seen regular crowds of 1000 when doing well, dropping to 200 when crap, we’ve been 24 hours from being wound up at the High Court, we were suspended from the league for 5 weeks. Personally I’ve been suspended from the ground, I’ve been arrested and spent 15 hours in the cells, I’ve been accused of many things by a series of idiotic chairmans, I’ve been liked and disliked, I’ve met the best group of friends I’ve ever had at this club and yesterday it reminded me exactly why I keep coming back as we sealed promotion to the top tier of non league football for the 1st time in our history. We are now replacing teams like Yeading and crowds of 200 with ex-league clubs like Oxford United and Exeter City (Oxfords crowd on Sat was 12000) I’ve spent £1000’s going to plenty of shitholes and can’t wait to visit a load more!!! And all this on 2 hours sleep Armchair Premiership fans will probably not appreciate any of this
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pies
Stale bacon bap
Super Sexy Sutton
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 10:12:07 GMT
Post by pies on May 9, 2006 10:12:07 GMT
Congratulations St Albans! I remember when you nearly went to the wall in 2002, and 4 years later you've won promotion playing good football. Hope you do well next season. Oh and Sutton beat you 5-3 on aggregate this season
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 10:14:13 GMT
Post by ambersalamander on May 9, 2006 10:14:13 GMT
That's a really lovely post, Stalebuns. Almost brought a tear to my eye (not quite though! ) It's really nice to read stuff like that. Well done and good luck in the Conference (and while you're there, tell them that tinpot terrace isn't just for "The Lower Leagues")
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 12:36:40 GMT
Post by Col ISIHAC. on May 9, 2006 12:36:40 GMT
Sentiments echoed in full! Congratulations - and here's hoping that the very least you achieve next season is consolidation - keep playing the way you have this season and there's a fair few teams in for a surprise.. Feel free to come on here in an entirely ungloaty sort of way and keep us up to date with life in the Conference! As a footy-note; as it were! Have just had a gander at the Conf. Nat Board - appears that you are holding your own; so to speak! Rather exclusive innit!
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 15:45:17 GMT
Post by Giggy of Telford on May 9, 2006 15:45:17 GMT
Congratulations St Albans, great news.
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 15:57:13 GMT
Post by roofless on May 9, 2006 15:57:13 GMT
Was very pleased to hear that!
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 21:18:28 GMT
Post by ambersalamander on May 9, 2006 21:18:28 GMT
yeah, they deserved it better than smelly old histon
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 21:56:50 GMT
Post by Giggy of Telford on May 9, 2006 21:56:50 GMT
I still can't hate Histon, they did beat Shrewsbury in the FA Cup back in 2004/5
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EFMTFTV - SACFC
In the tea-bar queue
Wind Up Merchant and Splendid Fellow
Posts: 17
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Sunday
May 9, 2006 23:14:12 GMT
Post by EFMTFTV - SACFC on May 9, 2006 23:14:12 GMT
Cheers for your kind words, as one of the people there in them dark days of 2002, 5 weeks mid season without football, thinking we were gone it feels so good, and lets not forget we only scraped into the conf south with a 90th min play off win at Bedford. I not going to miss a huge amount of teams but Sutton will be one of them!
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Sunday
May 10, 2006 4:22:21 GMT
Post by medibot on May 10, 2006 4:22:21 GMT
All i can say other than well done is make sure you do a better job of it on the pitch than Sutton did last time round
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Sunday
May 10, 2006 14:03:28 GMT
Post by ambersalamander on May 10, 2006 14:03:28 GMT
Well I'm glad to hear someone will miss us when we're not around! I still can't hate Histon, they did beat Shrewsbury in the FA Cup back in 2004/5 I don't hate Histon; I just think they smell a bit funny
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Sunday
May 10, 2006 15:31:21 GMT
Post by Giggy of Telford on May 10, 2006 15:31:21 GMT
Even better, Shrewsbury had to put up with a funny smell when they went there.
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Sunday
May 10, 2006 16:48:50 GMT
Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on May 10, 2006 16:48:50 GMT
Congratulations to St Albans on joining Stafford Rangers in the Conference next season. For once justice has been served with both second place sides making it through. By the way, in saturday's programme, the chairman of the conference welcomed us to YOUR game. Did he welcome YOU to OURS in Sunday's programme Can't recall our paths crossing before so look forward to seeing St Albans at Marston Road next season (work permitting) All the best for next season, Colin, but touch my teddy bear and you're a dead man!
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Sunday
May 10, 2006 17:47:06 GMT
Post by roofless on May 10, 2006 17:47:06 GMT
In fairness the main thing I remember about trips to Shrewsbury is it actually does smell!
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Sunday
May 10, 2006 22:47:05 GMT
Post by ambersalamander on May 10, 2006 22:47:05 GMT
histon smells worse but they do have curly chips
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