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Post by Bstander on May 2, 2009 16:19:05 GMT
..............As Gloucester were promoted today.
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Post by voiceofreason on May 2, 2009 23:56:21 GMT
Congratulations to them.
Normally I despise most of our local rivals, but after what they've been through, living in the shadow of their egg-chasers, Chelten-scum and their ground being flooded....You'd have to have a heart of stone to not wish them well?
And even Nuneaton(!!) Town, deserve credit for their promotion in front of 3100-odd today.
Which is both a 'cautionary' tale & what you can tap into without cr*ppy, glory-hunting egg-chasers hanging around like a bad smell....
Rant over....No C*rpets!
(Thanks Kettering!! Lol.)
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Post by georgethebassett on May 3, 2009 20:25:57 GMT
Presumably you despise local rivals like Cheltenham because they've achieved a level of success that we haven't? I can't see any other reason other than envy for your comment.
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Post by voiceofreason on May 4, 2009 2:07:25 GMT
It's not envy especially, just that I've taken an interest in WCFC the last 30yrs....
Just because we're festering in mediocrity and going towards potential extinction, WTF should we care about other teams whose progress, has been at WCFC's expense....Be it other clubs or competing sports, FFS!
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Post by tigerroar on May 4, 2009 8:44:14 GMT
Is there any way that Worcester would be persuaded to return to the Conf North?
It's seems madness that we'd have to play in it considering our base is at Cirencester, 15 minutes from Swindon and the M4.
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Post by georgethebassett on May 4, 2009 10:32:03 GMT
It's not envy especially, just that I've taken an interest in WCFC the last 30yrs.... Just because we're festering in mediocrity and going towards potential extinction, WTF should we care about other teams whose progress, has been at WCFC's expense....Be it other clubs or competing sports, FFS! I wouldn't say CTFC's (or any other local team's) progress has been at our expense - we're the architects of our own downfall. And by 'despising' the Robins you clearly 'care' about them, albeit in a negative way! |
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Post by voiceofreason on May 4, 2009 10:43:20 GMT
Obviously we haven't helped!!
But other teams on the up, for whatever spurious reasons, has reduced our support both in terms of crowds & sponsorship.
Especially when those who have chosen to back them, are of the glory-hunting fraternity....
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Post by georgethebassett on May 4, 2009 10:59:56 GMT
It would be interesting to know how many of the 8,000 regulars at the Warriors have transferred allegiance from the Lane - I would guess no more than a couple of dozen. (I wonder what the Sixways fans were doing on a Saturday afternoon previously?)
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Post by harley on May 4, 2009 16:28:06 GMT
It would be interesting to know how many of the 8,000 regulars at the Warriors have transferred allegiance from the Lane - I would guess no more than a couple of dozen. (I wonder what the Sixways fans were doing on a Saturday afternoon previously?) Watching Moseley or Solihull |
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Post by walrus on May 4, 2009 17:58:29 GMT
A surprising number of the Worriers fans are former football fans, not City necessarily but other local teams, I know of some who used to watch Bromsgrove Rovers but are now regulars at No-ways, it's not just City that have suffered gate losses. Might be worth someone of a statto nature to look at how attendances at county non-league sides have gone down since the Worriers started appearing against the big boys of the egg-chasing world.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2009 19:01:46 GMT
Well good luck to them. It shows what can be done if a club is well run and focussed. Sixways should be an inspiration to WCFC. The Warriors have shown that the city of Worcester can achieve a measure of success - one day even on the soccer front once the clowns in charge at SGL vacate the premises.
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Post by voiceofreason on May 4, 2009 20:31:36 GMT
Ealing, sadly you're right.  Just a shame it was the wrong sport. Though, with our set of clowns 'running' their club, maybe we should set up a circus..... |
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Post by voiceofreason on May 4, 2009 20:35:57 GMT
Is there any way that Worcester would be persuaded to return to the Conf North? It's seems madness that we'd have to play in it considering our base is at Cirencester, 15 minutes from Swindon and the M4. Why don't you just amalgamate with us?!  Call it Severn United. ;D We have a ground(of sorts) and fading, once 'huge' fanbase and half a decent team. Your board can only be better than ours. And you have a few decent players, presumably? And we're both in the shadow of vastly over-rated local rugby sides......we could ceremonially burn an egg before every home game? Also, we should lobby those aloof c*nts in the FA, for a  'Conference West', even it means going from Manchester, south...... |
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Post by walrus on May 4, 2009 20:38:27 GMT
Surely Corby will have to go North? Worcester can't be made to go North, and it would be farcical to make Gloucester go North. Makes a lot more sense for Corby to go North, they would really be out on a limb in Conf South.
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Post by voiceofreason on May 4, 2009 20:52:38 GMT
Doesn't someone else have to go 'North' also, on basis of relegated/promoted sides. Braintree are one candiadate, I believe. Though we should do the honourable thing anyway(before we get relegated there!!) and resign to the SL before our board make any more of a laughing stock of the club.....  |
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Post by Bstander on May 5, 2009 10:50:22 GMT
Is there any way that Worcester would be persuaded to return to the Conf North? It's seems madness that we'd have to play in it considering our base is at Cirencester, 15 minutes from Swindon and the M4. Quote from Steve Carley in todays WN "All three are in the frame for pre-season but, because of their location, any involvement is likely to hinge on whether City opt to move back to Blue Square North" It seems that we are not sure about going south next season yet. |
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Post by tigerroar on May 5, 2009 13:27:54 GMT
Things get sorted out in this league much quicker than they do for the Southern League don't they? It'll be interesting to see what happens.
I wouldn't be that disappointed if we are both in different divisions because it wouldn't seem like much of a new ground having played away at Evesham twice last year. It must be 9 years since we had a game against you at SGL.
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Post by voiceofreason on May 5, 2009 13:37:03 GMT
Yeah, we won 4-0;You must have been rubbish! ;D Though so were we, as lost 1-2 in the return..... |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2009 14:40:47 GMT
Why do you say Gloucester City have suffered by living in the shadows of Cheltenham Town (or Chelten-Scum as you call them, for no apparent reason).
Gloucester City were at one time one of the biggest spenders (and biggest wage payers) in non-league football, not many non-league clubs can boast having as many millionaire chairmen, or taking their players on pre-season tours abroad!! I think they missed out on promotion to the Conference to Cheltenham by a point one season, and should have been promoted on other occasions. Somehow they blew it (maybe it was due to the millionaire Chairmen, or the likesof Gardner) whilst Cheltenham just got on with it and quietly made their way into the football league.
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Post by tigerroar on May 6, 2009 15:09:50 GMT
That was then jcp, there has been alot happend since then. The heads of both the local radio and sports editor of the Gloucester paper have been scuzzers and have denied us coverage on both whilst pushing their own favourite team. Gloucester's own newspaper haven't up until the past few weeks (and this is for years now) even sent a reporter to own home games.
This kind of bias has added alot fo fuel to the fire.
We f*cking hate the c*nts.
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Post by voiceofreason on May 6, 2009 15:29:14 GMT
Why do you say Gloucester City have suffered by living in the shadows of Cheltenham Town (or Chelten-Scum as you call them, for no apparent reason). All our local rivals are 'scum' to varying degrees , though obviously the more successful they are, at WCFC's expense, is an issue which should concern us all, for the reasons I stated above. That said, our situation is so desperate, I'd happily amalgamate with Evesham/Gloucester or almost anyone, with the exception of them from up the A449, If it meant getting rid of the current board. And putting us on a more secure long-term, financial footing. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2009 15:47:21 GMT
That was then jcp, there has been alot happend since then. The heads of both the local radio and sports editor of the Gloucester paper have been scuzzers and have denied us coverage on both whilst pushing their own favourite team. Gloucester's own newspaper haven't up until the past few weeks (and this is for years now) even sent a reporter to own home games. This kind of bias has added alot fo fuel to the fire. We f*cking hate the c*nts. Seems like decent coverage to me www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/sport/gloucestercity |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2009 15:52:36 GMT
Why do you say Gloucester City have suffered by living in the shadows of Cheltenham Town (or Chelten-Scum as you call them, for no apparent reason). All our local rivals are 'scum' to varying degrees , though obviously the more successful they are, at WCFC's expense, is an issue which should concern us all, for the reasons I stated above. That said, our situation is so desperate, I'd happily amalgamate with Evesham/Gloucester or almost anyone, with the exception of them from up the A449, If it meant getting rid of the current board. And putting us on a more secure long-term, financial footing. The more successful they are.....at WCFC's expense?? Not sure how you figure that one out. How come Cheltenham Town have been successful "at our expense", but not at the expense of Harriers? or Hereford? And how come Cheltenham have been successful at Gloucester expense but not at Forest Green Rovers expense? I'm still struggling to figure out what Cheltenham Town have done to offend you? If one day WCFC are playing in a new stadium in front of 6,000 people, will you despise those supporters too? |
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Post by Bstander on May 6, 2009 16:03:24 GMT
Is there any way that Worcester would be persuaded to return to the Conf North? We are currently being canvassed as to our own preference and this will have some input as to the club's decision. The league needs to know by Saturday. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2009 16:05:10 GMT
are we???
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Post by LeedsWCFC on May 6, 2009 17:19:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2009 17:24:36 GMT
okay so how about the other 95% of regular suporters? do they get a say?
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Post by hampster on May 6, 2009 19:41:31 GMT
No obviously not.
It is a bit like the supporters trust only communicating with their members via this forum and the trust website.
Those members who do not have internet access are denied the opportunity to know when important meetings are happening at which a show of hands is taken on an important resolution.
The trust has already acknowledged their weakness in this area, and I hope that improvement will be forthcoming in the near future. As for the Club Directors, they will never admit to being in the wrong and will certainly never change.
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Post by DazaB on May 6, 2009 20:37:43 GMT
What on Earth do you want the club to do? Knock on every door in Worcester asking if they support Worcester City?
Shall we have a referendum?
I think we're lucky to be in a position for even the club to have any input into it before they start canvassing the "95%" of supporters without the internet for an opinion.
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Post by DazaB on May 6, 2009 20:41:37 GMT
Why do you say Gloucester City have suffered by living in the shadows of Cheltenham Town (or Chelten-Scum as you call them, for no apparent reason). All our local rivals are 'scum' to varying degrees , though obviously the more successful they are, at WCFC's expense, is an issue which should concern us all, for the reasons I stated above. That said, our situation is so desperate, I'd happily amalgamate with Evesham/Gloucester or almost anyone, with the exception of them from up the A449, If it meant getting rid of the current board. And putting us on a more secure long-term, financial footing. I would love to play regular games at Aggborough - good food, good beer, good fans. |
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