Deepcut Cobbler
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« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2020, 17:14:15 pm » |
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Not a criticism or real point being made, but concerning the fans straying into the self entitlement zone, can or could never have been worse than the ridiculous antics in Italy (Argentina too) by the ultras...dictating away ticket allocations (not amount but who gets) turning up en masse at training to attack/abuse players etc. We get Beds standing on the hill! I don't think that he's even done that has he?
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“They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” Laurence Binyon
The Hotelend Grand National Sweepstake Champion 2009
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Dan
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« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2020, 21:02:56 pm » |
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Never fell in love with the Cobblers...it was an arranged marriage! same. Force fed it as a kid and mostly resented the parents ever since
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The Hotelend Grand National Sweepstake Champion 2013
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EB Claret
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« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2020, 21:15:18 pm » |
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same. Force fed it as a kid and mostly resented the parents ever since I've got no one to blame, as a kid I was taken to the Saints, I chose the Cobblers, it's all my own fault!
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sixfields starling
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« Reply #24 on: February 06, 2020, 21:23:02 pm » |
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Being in my fifties, i normally prefer to sit at matches, watch the football and sing on occasions. At Derby, my seat was right at the back of the upper tier, row x, which meant i had to stand the whole game and i absolutely bloody loved it, singing along the whole game. The larger away followings, really do whip up the average fan into a more vocal supporter and lead to a more pleasurable experience, win or lose, which make you realise why you still love following the cobblers after all these years and all the dark days along the way.
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Dan
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« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2020, 21:27:58 pm » |
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I've got no one to blame, as a kid I was taken to the Saints, I chose the Cobblers, it's all my own fault! You chose............ wisely
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The Hotelend Grand National Sweepstake Champion 2013
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EB Claret
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« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2020, 22:42:17 pm » |
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You chose............ wisely Thanks for that
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everbrite
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« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2020, 23:15:06 pm » |
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My father was an Everton supporter and often regaled me with stories about Dixie Dean. At school I was referred to that oink from Northampton whereas they all supported Newcastle , Sunderland and of course Arsenal. That all changed when I scored the winning goal against Felsted, hated rivals.
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2020 Grand National S/S 3rd Place
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WadeyCobbler
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« Reply #28 on: February 07, 2020, 20:58:17 pm » |
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The match day experience for me has changed over the years. From standing on the Spion Kop or Cricket Side with my Dad to the Hotel End with my mates, the North Stand with my mates, the East Stand with family, now Upper West midway between halfway and South with family and friends. We have a good bunch around us and love catching up with these and enjoying the game. We're just on the edge of the singers so get to join in at times. We get to see the away fans and I wonder sometimes what they are feeling and what their lives are like from wherever they're from. I think the West Stand loves a bit of controversy, especially a bad referee decision. I try and switch off from normal life for those two hours, make the most of the games with good atmosphere and enjoy the pump up music. 2.55pm on a Saturday when the players walk out to Liquidator is the best time of the week. We've got a whole new match ahead of us and anything can happen. 4.55pm when we've won and Keith Curle raises his arms to the crowd shouting Come On sees me happily on my way home.
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