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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2023 8:05:32 GMT
Reports this morning that they are withdrawing from Step 4 and folding.
Just goes to highlight how lucky we are to still have a functioning club at this level. Worth bearing in mind when anonymously slagging people off on the internet.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2023 8:12:05 GMT
That's sad to hear. Incredibly tough times for non league football at the moment, unless you have a wealthy sugar daddy to throw money at you - and we know how that tends to end.
I'm grateful that we get to see football every week, I try not to take it for granted.
It's funny, there's been some comments about the state of both aylesbury clubs right now..its true that both first trans haven't had the start they would have liked, however look beyond the first time and you see two clubs providing amazing opportunities for juniors, girls, women and pan disability.
Ask a parent at pan disability training on a Saturday morning how things are and you'll get a really upbeat answer.
Here's to the first team turning things around.
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Post by suffolk84duck on Sept 1, 2023 12:06:05 GMT
To be fair that club has had troubles for a long long time wasnt long ago we said goodbye to purfleet/Thurrock aswel, loved going on the ducks supporters coach there, Well said Simon I think sometimes we all want the glory and success but surviving is vital altho I do think that its important to want to succeed and not just accept survival also shows the attitude we want future players to strive to. Also brings in the important question if fairford leys doesn't happen soon or at all what happens next?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2023 13:27:25 GMT
To be fair that club has had troubles for a long long time wasnt long ago we said goodbye to purfleet/Thurrock aswel, loved going on the ducks supporters coach there, Well said Simon I think sometimes we all want the glory and success but surviving is vital altho I do think that its important to want to succeed and not just accept survival also shows the attitude we want future players to strive to. Also brings in the important question if fairford leys doesn't happen soon or at all what happens next? It was always cold at Purfleet! Hated it there! Yes, we should all want success - however success is rarely instant (and never instant if it is to be sustainable and long term) and is the result of constitent steps in the right direction over time. And there are usually missteps along the way - an important part of growing resilience. I agree that we should not simply accept that the best we can do is survive and JW is very, very big on this and thats part of the high turn over of players - people who accept the bare minimum will never propel the club forwards. In fact, I have been in touch with a mindset coach to run a session for us on this exact topic. Its something I am passionate about. As for Fairford Leys, if thats a no go, then we look at other options - giving up isn't an option.
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Post by Luke on Sept 1, 2023 14:28:28 GMT
To be fair that club has had troubles for a long long time wasnt long ago we said goodbye to purfleet/Thurrock aswel, loved going on the ducks supporters coach there, Well said Simon I think sometimes we all want the glory and success but surviving is vital altho I do think that its important to want to succeed and not just accept survival also shows the attitude we want future players to strive to. Also brings in the important question if fairford leys doesn't happen soon or at all what happens next? It was always cold at Purfleet! Hated it there! The only time I went to Purfleet Paul Curtis decided to play himself at sweeper. Quite an amusing memory now, looking back at it, but it wasn't at the time as goal after goal flew in!
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Post by Luke on Sept 1, 2023 14:31:40 GMT
Actually I've just read the report back from that game - what a bizarre afternoon that was! Kevin Davies (keeper variant), Dean Powles and Matt Hayward all played in goal as well as Curtis playing; we lost 5-0.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2023 14:56:27 GMT
Ian Lowe ran the line there once, when he was about 12!
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Post by andreasmartini on Sept 1, 2023 16:00:26 GMT
Only time I went to Purfleet we won (sunshine if I recall) 2-0 with Darren Grieves netting both. The victory was great at the time but relegated a few weeks later
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2023 10:07:02 GMT
Grays being granted permission to move into Purfleet’s old ground is a rare bit of non league good news from that part of the world in recent years.
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