Rushden expelled from Conference

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:55 pm

Sad news about one of my local clubs:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13738222.stm

I've been to Nene Park many times, and saw them play away to Sheff Wed in the league and also lose out to Cheltenham at Cardiff in a play off final.

They never really had the catchment area to survive as a league team and relied too heavily on Mr Doc Martens, Max Griggs. When he left the club was signed over to the fans.....but they've really been on the slide ever since.

augie · Post by **augie** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:11 pm

Always easier to punish team for financial indescretions when the team is playing in lower divisions

That is not me defending them but can we honestly say that a prem team would be treated the same way ? Would they fcuk

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:21 pm

To right they wouldn't, if Portsmouth had been in the 5th tier of English Football they would have had the book thrown at them.

595 · Post by **595** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:29 pm

MK Gould wrote:Sad news about one of my local clubs:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13738222.stm

I've been to Nene Park many times, and saw them play away to Sheff Wed in the league and also lose out to Cheltenham at Cardiff in a play off final.

They never really had the catchment area to survive as a league team and relied too heavily on Mr Doc Martens, Max Griggs. When he left the club was signed over to the fans.....but they've really been on the slide ever since.

Thing is it aint only Rushden who suffer for their financial indiscreditions , Southport get reprieved to the conferance national , which leaves Conference North 1 short , Bishops Stortford get told they must go in Conf North and promptly resign & go in the Ryman , Chelmsford are then told to go in Conferance North and Thurrock who were relegeted from Conferance south get reprieved , seems a bit of a shambles to me that Chelmsford get punished for Rushdens offences.

Chips and Chocolate · Post by **Chips and Chocolate** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:53 pm

On another note, Belgian 1st division clubs have withdrawn from next year's FA cup because they didn't make enough money out of it...

Rugby Gooner · Post by **Rugby Gooner** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:12 pm

Look on the bright side,they are managed by a ****.....Justin Edinburgh!!!

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:35 pm

Rugby Gooner wrote:Look on the bright side,they are managed by a y**.....Justin Edinburgh!!!

They were managed by Brian Talbot when I was going there. Met him one time but I got all tongue tied...."I'm your greatest fan....I've seen you play so many times.....":bowing21: !

I'm sure he thought I was some sort of feckin stalker.....

!

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:57 pm

MK Gould wrote:
Rugby Gooner wrote:Look on the bright side,they are managed by a y**.....Justin Edinburgh!!!

They were managed by Brian Talbot when I was going there. Met him one time but I got all tongue tied...."I'm your greatest fan....I've seen you play so many times.....":bowing21: !

I'm sure he thought I was some sort of feckin stalker..... !

Anyone remember his son Daniel Talbot, who was in our academy for a while, the last I heard he was at Potters Bar Town but that is going back a bit.

frankbutcher · Post by **frankbutcher** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:48 pm

JMascis666 wrote:
MK Gould wrote:
Rugby Gooner wrote:Look on the bright side,they are managed by a y**.....Justin Edinburgh!!!

They were managed by Brian Talbot when I was going there. Met him one time but I got all tongue tied...."I'm your greatest fan....I've seen you play so many times.....":bowing21: !

I'm sure he thought I was some sort of feckin stalker..... !
Anyone remember his son Daniel Talbot, who was in our academy for a while, the last I heard he was at Potters Bar Town but that is going back a bit.

Daniel Talbot is good mates with my brother. He captains Chesham in the Zamaretto Premier League.

Rugby Gooner · Post by **Rugby Gooner** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 3:43 pm

frankbutcher wrote:
JMascis666 wrote:
MK Gould wrote:
Rugby Gooner wrote:Look on the bright side,they are managed by a y**.....Justin Edinburgh!!!

They were managed by Brian Talbot when I was going there. Met him one time but I got all tongue tied...."I'm your greatest fan....I've seen you play so many times.....":bowing21: !

I'm sure he thought I was some sort of feckin stalker..... !
Anyone remember his son Daniel Talbot, who was in our academy for a while, the last I heard he was at Potters Bar Town but that is going back a bit.
Daniel Talbot is good mates with my brother. He captains Chesham in the Zamaretto Premier League.

Lets play Lower Leagues name dropping!!!

I went to my local newsagent/Offy this morning to get the papers and the ale in and bumped into Jimmy Knox,the manager of V.S. Rugby,(now Rugby Town again),when they won the F.A. Vase in the 80's.His brother is Archie Knox,one time assistant to "Fergie",and currently No.2 to Craig Brown at Aberdeen.
P.S. He is an old drinking buddy of my Dads.

merson_is_god · Post by **merson_is_god** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 5:51 pm

a lovely ground, shame too see thiss. thats modern football though

Rugby Gooner · Post by **Rugby Gooner** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:32 pm

merson_is_god wrote:a lovely ground, shame too see thiss. thats modern football though

Maybe they would have survived if they had managed to sell a few more programmes!!!

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