Aireborough Grammar School??? Orient are in League 1 aren't they?? My mates a surrogate Orient fan whilst he's down in London and says it's quite a good laugh.
> True, there are ways and means of doing stuff thoughand AFC W have tken > on > this fans champion role and basically as far as non league is concerned > they > represent nothing but themselves! > > I'd love to see Guiseley do well too, I went to school not too far away. > > I live in Greenwich so millwall is almost walkable and Orient is a short > bus > ride! Charlton is even nearer but as we got relegated its no use to me! > > He's more into Doctor who than football at the moment so i'm hoping a > couple > of decent lively away trips might convince him football is preferable to > spending all day watching that Martha woman! (actually its not though) > > >>From: "Tim Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [LU] From Sq Ball re Voting >>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 12:55:44 +0100 (BST) >> >>It is, but it is slowly starting to cascade down the leagues this wealth >>thing. Guiseley are now owned by three multi millionaires (Steve Parkin >>being one of them BTW). I guess another angle on the AFC WImbledon thing >>is that it's borne out of necessity. Surely the best 'end game' for any >>true footy fan would be to see AFC Wimbledon beat MK Dons in the League >>twice and they can onlt do that by getting to the same playing field as >>soon as poss. Sad? in many ways but it's inevitable with todays world. >>As for your lad, Gawd help us if he latches on to Millwall ;-) How far is >>Orient? Their a nice likkle club aren't they? >> >> > agreed, its fine for the professional game but the amateur game for >> me >> > has >> > always been about a few decent local lads with the occasional fallen >> pro >> > playing for beer money from the same set up from a near by village and >> > town >> > with a very occasional decent FA cup/VAse Trophy run. Which league >> they >> > are >> > in is less important and occasionlly you willget the odd team that >> gets >>a >> > bit of cash and progresses Hornchurch, Canvey, crawley Weymouth >> etc... >> > then >> > often fades away as the wideboy cockney backer pulls out but Wimbledon >> > have >> > sustainable funds far in excess of that. >> > >> > If thats being ost then its pretty sad. I am fond of non league >>football, >> > I knew up pretty much next to farsley Celtic's ground and as a kid >> used >>to >> > climb through the hole in the fence and watch the games and >> occasionally >> > chat to the linesman. >> > >> > I'm looking forward to next season as it will be the first time they >>have >> > been in a national league so I will make a point of going to >> Ebbsfleet, >> > Woking (managed by Frank Gray) Aldershot etc... and some of the more >>local >> > games to me. >> > >> > Another point before I go misty eyed! >> > >> > >> > My son is going to be 10 - I was going to start taking him to more >> games >> > this season to make sure he doesnt lose his leeds sympathies - Should >> I >> > take >> > him to Millwall? its the closest game to our house but of course >>probably >> > th most risky >> > >> > >> >>From: "Tim Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>To: [email protected] >> >>Subject: Re: [LU] From Sq Ball re Voting >> >>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 10:51:09 +0100 (BST) >> >> >> >>I believe it's called Capitalism Matt! Sadly we have no alternative >>these >> >>days since Labour sold their soul back in the mid 90's and became Tory >> >>light, socialism is rapidly being confined to the history books and >> the >> >>greed is good ethos of the 80's is firmly instilled within society! >> >>I'm not going to complain though, if any of these so called investors >> >> come >> >>forth and do indeed have zillions of spondoolicks which they wish to >> >>invest in our beleagured club, thus giving us a transfer kitty 872 >> times >> >>more than anyone else in League 1, good on 'em I say! (Providing we >>spend >> >>it well and win the League by 32 points) >> >> >> >> >> >> > The fact is that AFC W have steam rollered their way through the >> >>normally >> >> > tranquil world of non league sometimes paying 10 times more in >> wages >> >>than >> >> > other teams hence cherry picking the best from each team making it >> >> > impossible for other clubs to compete. >> >> > >> >> > Now its fair enough in some ways because they belong at a higher >>level >> >> > based >> >> > on support backing etc... but to simply wander into the combined >> >>counties >> >> > league and ryman etc.. and pick off the best players from each team >>or >> >> > import players who belong several rungs up based on money (I know >>this >> >>via >> >> > an aquaintance from Banstead Athletic) is actually more pronounced >>and >> >> > uncompetetive than what Chelsea have done over the last few years. >> >> > >> >> > Now if I was an AFC W fan I wouldnt complain at all but I work >> round >> >> the >> >> > Surrey area and know some of the teams who have witnessed this and >>(of >> >> > course many of them have benefited fom an extra thousand on their >> >> gates >> >> > one >> >> > a season which is the other side of it if they had the grounds to >>cope >> >>in >> >> > the first place) >> >> > >> >> > I personally have nothing against AFC Wimbledon but its not really >> >> > understood in football as a whole that their fairytale has had its >> >>victims >> >> > along the way. >> >> > >> >> > Plus as well as an extremely large fish in a small pond they seem >> to >> >>have >> >> > side stepped a large points deduction which others have been >>massively >> >> > punished for similar things. >> >> > >> >> >>From: "Paul Cundell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>To: "'Matthew Anderson'" >> >> >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[email protected]> >> >> >>Subject: RE: [LU] From Sq Ball re Voting >> >> >>Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:16:07 +0100 >> >> >> >> >> >>Matt A wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Also AFC Wimbledon are the Chelsea of Non league massively >> >> >> > over paying >> >> >> > buying success (or not as the case may be) they deserve to be >> >> >> > treated with >> >> >> > as much contempt as MK Dons! >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>How so? >> >> >>You're arguments are usually very reasonable so I thought I should >> >>remind >> >> >>you that AFC Wimbledon are the remnants of the theft of their >> >> supporters >> >> >>original club. >> >> >>They don't deserve to be treat with contempt, they have already >> been >> >> >> treat >> >> >>with the greatest contempt by their original clubs owners and the >> >> >> Football >> >> >>League. They are attempting to recreate something that the business >> >>suits >> >> >>believed could be bought and sold just like everything else. >> >> >>Milton Keynes are treat with contempt because instead of starting >> at >> >> the >> >> >>bottom - like Farsley Celtic, FC United or AFC Wimbledon - they >> >> >> railroaded >> >> >>their way into the football league by stealing Wimbledon's >> franchise. >> >> >>Milton Keynes have even stolen Wimbledons history, they claim they >>won >> >> >> the >> >> >>FA Cup - pretty sure it's Wimbledons name on the cup though. >> >> >> >> >> >>Cheers >> >> >>Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> >> > Txt a lot? 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