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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: watto-drfc on October 09, 2017, 10:47:03 am
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7pm Monday 16th October on BBC 2
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Scarborough have got Hyde in the 4th qualifying round this weekend.
Them away would be nice.
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Someone relatively low down in non-league at our place, giving us the best possible chance of getting through to the next round, would be nice.
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Someone relatively low down in non-league at our place, giving us the best possible chance of getting through to the next round, would be nice.
Yes and then another "weak" Team at home in Round 2 leading us to a possible lucrative Draw in Round 3
Big pay day and should be a target for us - but of course you cannot affect the actual Draw I concede
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Someone relatively low down in non-league at our place, giving us the best possible chance of getting through to the next round, would be nice.
Yes and then another "weak" Team at home in Round 2 leading us to a possible lucrative Draw in Round 3
Big pay day and should be a target for us - but of course you cannot affect the actual Draw I concede
Get into the 3rd round and draw Arsenal and beat them. :rtid:
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Gainsborough vs Harrogate Town in the final qualifying round looks a tasty one. Was always a good game when I used to report on Trinity.
Either of those would be a decent tie.
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Will DF play a weakened team in the FA Cup with the league being our priority ?
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if they are still in it i would like FC Fylde AWAY great little new ground
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Will DF play a weakened team in the FA Cup with the league being our priority ?
I could not understand it (especially after The Emirates experience) if he did that.
We should go for the Third Round as a priority - get lucky in the Draw and go to Arsenal again or Man City or similar and coin it in.
Gate receipts might help the Club overall and /or go towards more Playing Staff
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I totally agree wolfie, but will DF ?
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I've had a look at the fixtures and I think the lowest ranked team guaranteed to get through would be either Heybridge Swifts or Haringey Borough so that'll do.
I hope it's not Oldham away yet again.
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Not really fussed who we get. Just hope it isn't another league one club. A non league side would be best. We want as much chance of progressing as possible.
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I've had a look at the fixtures and I think the lowest ranked team guaranteed to get through would be either Heybridge Swifts or Haringey Borough so that'll do.
I hope it's not Oldham away yet again.
It will be Oldham. Nailed on.
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I've had a look at the fixtures and I think the lowest ranked team guaranteed to get through would be either Heybridge Swifts or Haringey Borough so that'll do.
I hope it's not Oldham away yet again.
It will be Oldham. Nailed on.
And it will be away. Also nailed on.
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A lower league club at home doesn't guarantee a victory though does it as we have found out in the past.
We have to give it our all whoever we play.
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A lower league club at home doesn't guarantee a victory though does it as we have found out in the past.
We have to give it our all whoever we play.
No, but it gives us a better chance. Certainly would be my preference.
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anyone know the dates for 1st round matches?
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The weekend of the 4th November, as we don't have to league fixture then. Could be fireworks.
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It could be the first opportunity to play both Baudry and McCullough, following their return to training. Depends who we draw of course, but may also give a chance for some of our promising young lads.
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lower league team at home will do nicely thanks :thumbsup:
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The cynic in me says we'll draw Oldham or Plymouth away. I literally could not believe it when I received a text last season telling me we had in fact drawn Oldham in Round 1 again.
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I'd like any of,Gainsborough,Boston Utd(I work 20 miles away),shaw lane afc(Dingleland),Or for old times sake,Scarborough,FC Halifax or at home,Chester,Hereford,Wrexham,Aldershot,Torquay,Hartlepool,Leyton Orient and Tranmere(A fair few arrogant fans)
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I'd like any of,Gainsborough,Boston Utd(I work 20 miles away),shaw lane afc(Dingleland),Or for old times sake,Scarborough,FC Halifax or at home,Chester,Hereford,Wrexham,Aldershot,Torquay,Hartlepool,Leyton Orient and Tranmere(A fair few arrogant fans)
Hartlepool away will be easy just like last time we played them....
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Halifax away
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Many good memories of standing on the terracing at the Shay back in the sixties watching the Rovers.
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Many good memories of standing on the terracing at the Shay back in the sixties watching the Rovers.
With the Speedway Track going round it there were Pallets in each corner on which the Groundsman put Turf so the Players taking corners had to stand on them to take the kicks
And also the strangely coloured Double Decker Buses up the hill at the back of the goal. Those were the days
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I had forgotten about the pallets of grass wolfie.
One particularly good memory was going to a night match which we won 3-2 - King Alick got a couple.
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I told a mate about the Pallets and he did not quite believe it - thinking I had a selective memory SO I went on line and researched enough to come up with a Newspaper that had Photos of the Pallets in place
Just did a quick search but failed to find BUT I did find these 2 Posts from an HTFC Forum which will do for now
what a great team that was spent many a Saturday night watching the dukes as a kid
but happy now to have a proper stadium and remember this removable football corners we had
watch many a footballer fluff taking corners from them
talked last year with Kevin keagan and he remembers doing that when he played for Scunthorpe
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Loved the corners, wooden pallets with turf on top. No wonder divots were kicked as often as the ball!
loved the speedway but glad when it moved.
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I've had a look at the fixtures and I think the lowest ranked team guaranteed to get through would be either Heybridge Swifts or Haringey Borough so that'll do.
Shildon, of the 9th tier Northern Premier League, are the lowest side left in the competition.
Haringey Borough and Heybridge are both in the 8th tier. I've been to watch Haringey's last two matches in the competition - they put out Welling United in the 2nd qualifying round - and I'd be wary of wishing for them; they've the sort of pace and strength going forward that'd worry our defence.
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And Shildon are away at Guiseley in the next round on Saturday....
.... so Guiseley would be a good shout for me as it's local to my home and the company I work for are one of Guiseley's sponsors. My boss goes to all their games and is friends with the Directors, so it would be a good needle match for me!
Not to mention their recent sacking of Locky and DP!
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Harrogate or York would be good draws.
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York are out,got beat by South Shields,much to the displeasure of a Doncaster school games teacher
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York are out,got beat by South Shields,much to the displeasure of a Doncaster school games teacher
:blush: oops!
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On a selfish note Truro town through to the first round for the first time. Would be televised for sure +only 7mile away :)
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A lot of the sides mentioned on here are now out.
Gainsborough away for me.
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Gonna be a stinker Yeovil or Pompey away
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Don't know why we're all bothering with suggestions. Just book your train ticket to Oldham and get on with it.
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Shaw Lane are through, so them or Gainsborough would be great.
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On a selfish note Truro town through to the first round for the first time. Would be televised for sure +only 7mile away :)
That would be a disaster. What time would we have to set off for that?
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Shaw Lane that's a good one its only other side of Kirk Sandal
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Gainsborough at home,they would probably bring more to Doncaster than would go to the game at Gainsborough and the facilities are better for us and them.
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When is the draw?
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It's in t' opnin post
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tomorrow 7.30 im sure
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When is the draw?
7pm tomorrow. BBC 2.
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program starts at 7pm draw is 7.30
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Many good memories of standing on the terracing at the Shay back in the sixties watching the Rovers.
obviously "my boy" you didn't go to that 4-0 Shay drubbing after Rovers had just signed two new defenders (one was a right back) might even have been three newbies made their debut in that massacre -- wasn't the best of memories last time I went there :suicide:
just checked and "TECHNICALLY" you are correct that was 12 Dec 1970 meaning the match was in the seventies !!
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Many good memories of standing on the terracing at the Shay back in the sixties watching the Rovers.
obviously "my boy" you didn't go to that 4-0 Shay drubbing after Rovers had just signed two new defenders (one was a right back) might even have been three newbies made their debut in that massacre -- wasn't the best of memories last time I went there :suicide:
just checked and "TECHNICALLY" you are correct that was 12 Dec 1970 meaning the match was in the seventies !!
Ha, CLH, trying to extract a bale out my man eh.
No technical excuse needed for me as December 1970 is not in the sixties.
I also just checked and we won there 3-2 on two occasions, very close together too.
Once on Tuesday 8th March 1966 and again on the 2nd December 1967.
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Glad I read this thread as I will now watch it .
Since armthorpe welfare or rossington main are not in 1st round draw ,Iam going all in that rovers will get tied with bury or Rotherham United .
Mind you I Can’t predict the home or away bit .
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Would like a local ish non league side away if not someone like Lincoln away would be a decent away day. More than likely end up at Oldham
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... AND we will be Ball 18
There will probably then be 18 threads all saying the name of the Team we have drawn within 2 minutes of the draw being known.
Just moping !
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My birthdate 18,and Dean Saunders doing draw,so we will get a stinker :silly:
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Dean Saunders allways liked him
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They should get a pissed up Rod Stewart to do it for the entertainment value.
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rovers certainties to be on tv live
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Google maps needed to find that village where ever it is
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Easy journey either way for me!! Prefer Ebsfleet tbh 20 mins on the train!
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Easy journey either way for me!! Prefer Ebsfleet tbh 20 mins on the train!
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remember they (Ebbsfleet )wangled a release of a center half from Gillingham last season (bloke left gills for personal reasons - allegedly) to help win the play offs think they signed one or two ringers from Gillingham late on as well ambitious but who isn't
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Danny Kedwell is up front for them, and they have Maltese international Sam Magri in defence. But they might lose their replay yet. Either way it's a tie we should win, and I notice Gainsborough got a favourable home draw so we could end up against them still in Round 2.
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not be many tickets for ether game
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Kedwell allegedly went to Ebbsfleet on a contract which was far better payed than his at the Gills.
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Wonder if one of the supporters coaches will clip a Ballard on the way out
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didn't think the lady was very good at holding the balls! Needs to handle them better and be more full on!
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I miss the 99year old grey haired suited fa top brass doing the ball and bag work in the draw .
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didn't think the lady was very good at holding the balls! Needs to handle them better and be more full on!
obviously not a "streetwise " pro
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Was the last time we played Ebbsfleet( gravesend and northfleet) in the conference on a Tuesday night? Seem to remember the police had a few dogs on the way into the open terrace away end. The ground has changed a tad since then.
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Was the last time we played Ebbsfleet( gravesend and northfleet) in the conference on a Tuesday night? Seem to remember the police had a few dogs on the way into the open terrace away end. The ground has changed a tad since then.
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Now I know where the team and ground is as they have changed their name .
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just checked what league east Thurrock are in -- one below conference so best chance of getting on tv is if east Thurrock win
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If it is live on the idiot box do rovers get a share of the tv money,or is that payout for home clubs only.
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Hyde v Franchise and Shaw Lane v Mansfield are nailed on for live coverage. There will be 4-5 matches shown live by BBC and BT.
Ours has a fair chance of being live or extended coverage on MOTD (for which we get a smaller fee.)
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Surely the mighty Charlton Athletic v Truro (the first Cornish team for about 50 years to qualify for R1) will be in with a shout of a TV game.
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Didn't we play Truro in the first round of the cup years ago? 2006 Maybe?
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Didn't we play Truro in the first round of the cup years ago? 2006 Maybe?
This is their first ever time in the 1st Round so no, you must be thinking of someone else but we don't have a long list of non-league opponents in the past 10 years to be honest.
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Weston super mare a few years ago, I imagine
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Or Tiverton.
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Or Tiverton.
That's the 1. Knew it started with a T. Cheers mate.
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Not too dissimilar then. We've played Weston and Stalybridge in the last few years, I can't think of any other minnows in the FA Cup though since that Tiverton match, which was in 2004 apparently.
Then again we play Oldham seemingly every other year so maybe that's why!
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Sure someone put a stat up here last year that in the last 10 years we'd played Oldham 3 times in 1st round and for 5 of those years we were in Championship.
Rather have a banana skin than be freezing my b*llocks off at their ground, anyway.
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When is the Ebsfleet v East Thurrock game due to be played?
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Tonight.
If Ebbsfleet get through, I don't think our tie is guaranteed to be on the Saturday, given that Dartford have also been drawn at home to league opposition, and Gillingham have a home tie too.
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Not too dissimilar then. We've played Weston and Stalybridge in the last few years, I can't think of any other minnows in the FA Cup though since that Tiverton match, which was in 2004 apparently.
Then again we play Oldham seemingly every other year so maybe that's why!
Bradford Park Avenue.
Really weird to think (showing my age - or lackthereof - here ) that they used to be a properly established Football League club decades ago when you think of where they are now. Suppose it isn't unique, though (well, some of their story might be at least).
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Not too dissimilar then. We've played Weston and Stalybridge in the last few years, I can't think of any other minnows in the FA Cup though since that Tiverton match, which was in 2004 apparently.
Then again we play Oldham seemingly every other year so maybe that's why!
Bradford Park Avenue.
Really weird to think (showing my age - or lackthereof - here ) that they used to be a properly established Football League club decades ago when you think of where they are now. Suppose it isn't unique, though (well, some of their story might be at least).
Ah of course, was that when Dickov was our manager? I seem to remember the Bradford consolation being an absolute cracker that day.
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Tonight.
If Ebbsfleet get through, I don't think our tie is guaranteed to be on the Saturday, given that Dartford have also been drawn at home to league opposition, and Gillingham have a home tie too.
Our game will either be live on TV, the featured game on MOTD or on Sunday for BBC coverage. We should find out tomorrow or Thursday. I think the last of the replays is Wednesday night.
Edit. All replays tonight so decisions on TV can be made tomorrow.
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Not too dissimilar then. We've played Weston and Stalybridge in the last few years, I can't think of any other minnows in the FA Cup though since that Tiverton match, which was in 2004 apparently.
Then again we play Oldham seemingly every other year so maybe that's why!
I'd completely forgot the Stalybridge game happened until I remembered that Wellens came on as a sub very late on, then moaned about it in a press interview when Shrewsbury got drawn against Man United later that season.
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Not too dissimilar then. We've played Weston and Stalybridge in the last few years, I can't think of any other minnows in the FA Cup though since that Tiverton match, which was in 2004 apparently.
Then again we play Oldham seemingly every other year so maybe that's why!
Bradford Park Avenue.
Really weird to think (showing my age - or lackthereof - here ) that they used to be a properly established Football League club decades ago when you think of where they are now. Suppose it isn't unique, though (well, some of their story might be at least).
I remember playing against BPA the year after they went out of the league.
They still had some really good players including Les Massie who i think had played for Huddersfield in the old Division One.
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Not too dissimilar then. We've played Weston and Stalybridge in the last few years, I can't think of any other minnows in the FA Cup though since that Tiverton match, which was in 2004 apparently.
Then again we play Oldham seemingly every other year so maybe that's why!
Bradford Park Avenue.
Really weird to think (showing my age - or lackthereof - here ) that they used to be a properly established Football League club decades ago when you think of where they are now. Suppose it isn't unique, though (well, some of their story might be at least).
I remember playing against BPA the year after they went out of the league.
They still had some really good players including Les Massie who i think had played for Huddersfield in the old Division One.
An old Stainy lad, now sadly departed played for Bradford Park Avenue, Pat Carlin
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I remember Pat very well Filo and was saddened to hear of his death a couple of years ago.
His daughter married a mate of mine from Moorends.
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Kevin Hector anyone ?
Len Shackleton for the even older people
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/non-league/taking-trip-down-memory-lane-as-avenue-pay-tribute-to-hector-1-7365493
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A very good player and goalscorer.
Do you remember us beating them (BPA) 6-2 and Hector got both of their goals ?
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I remember Pat very well Filo and was saddened to hear of his death a couple of years ago.
His daughter married a mate of mine from Moorends.
KS ?
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I remember Pat very well Filo and was saddened to hear of his death a couple of years ago.
His daughter married a mate of mine from Moorends.
KS ?
That is him wolfie.
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A very good player and goalscorer.
Do you remember us beating them (BPA) 6-2 and Hector got both of their goals ?
Aye and the famous game on TV with Danny Blachflower trying to commentate. Chance Chance its a chance oh that was a chance ! Its on Youtube somewhere. I was there that day as well
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I remember Pat very well Filo and was saddened to hear of his death a couple of years ago.
His daughter married a mate of mine from Moorends.
KS ?
That is him wolfie.
West Stand regular - do you see him ?
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I remember Pat very well Filo and was saddened to hear of his death a couple of years ago.
His daughter married a mate of mine from Moorends.
KS ?
That is him wolfie.
West Stand regular - do you see him ?
Not at the Rovers but i do see him from time to time.
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I remember Pat very well Filo and was saddened to hear of his death a couple of years ago.
His daughter married a mate of mine from Moorends.
Another one from these parts, lived next door to my Dad in Queens Crescent when they were growing up
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A very good player and goalscorer.
Do you remember us beating them (BPA) 6-2 and Hector got both of their goals ?
Wasn't it 5-2 hound?
I seem to remember us scoring two or three late goals against them in the last ten minutes once.
I think the last goal was at the town end, a ball floated across from the pop side. King Alick was there and stood looking to all the world that he was shaping to head it back across the keeper when he took it on his chest and volleyed it in as it dropped leaving me speechless for a few seconds.
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We're off to Ebbsfleet... they beat East Thurrock 3-0
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Tricky tie at Webbedfeet ....Gravesend that was!
Less attractive to TV than East Thurrock.
Interesting old world main stand;
http://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/conference/conference-premier/ebbsfleet-united-stonebridge-road.html
Not sure about the wobbly roof on the new stand their Kuwaiti owners have built.
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Ebsfleet it is. Potential for a banana skin but realistically I EXPECT we will get the job done.
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Ebsfleet it is. Potential for a banana skin but realistically I EXPECT we will get the job done.
Hope we do !
I hoe the Management on and off the field "strive" for us to make Round 3 without fail. Another day for the fans a la Arsenal would be good BUT the financial rewards would or should be greater and should not be overlooked
OK I realise we may not get a "plum" draw in R3
There are Teams that prioritise their League ambition for that Season far too early in certain Cups. Oh we are after promo to Premiership and so will field a weakened Team in FLC & FA Cup 3rd Round and if we get knocked out we can keep on track
Ditto the Team that is looking downwards - they do the same. This was not what it was like when I was a lad and I cant see the logic now and hope we DONT do that because there is a real virtuous circle in having a Cup run.
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I expect t'management has decided we should go hell for leather for a good cup run. It now seems that we have little chance of flirting with the play offs this season. A big focus on getting through the rounds makes financial sense to the club, it will improve fan interests throughout the season and increase gates even in the league games. A good third or fourth round draw may add enough to the coffers to strengthen the squad.