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Post by kevkj on Aug 24, 2017 21:02:32 GMT
You have to remember the average ,not all Staffordian is fucked in the head and for some weird reason the gloryhunting is off the scale. I work and now live in Stafford and i would say 50% of all 25-50 year olds i have worked with over the decades support the shit. There was a large Everton contingent 70s and 80s but its died out now,loads more Stoke about nowadays particularly towards the North end and Wolves in the South end .There you have it the town is full of strangeuns grasping for glory.
As a kid i went Stoke one week ,Rangers the next .They had some top cup runs 70s ending withe Peterboro game at Stoke with over 30,000 crowd.Stoke signed Peterboros striker David Gregory on the back of this game.
"Vis Unita Fortior"
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Post by cobhamstokey on Aug 24, 2017 21:03:20 GMT
Used to watch them a lot in the mid 80s when I lived in Stafford. They had some decent players including ex Baggies great Tony Brown. Used to have a super sub called Colin Kersley.
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Post by southstanddan on Aug 24, 2017 21:36:33 GMT
Lived in Stafford a year now due to work reasons and a group of the lads from work went to watch them on Saturday. Obvs I missed it due to the Stoke game but they are gonna make it a regular thing. If it doesn't conflict with our games I'm looking forward to joining them
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 21:50:56 GMT
Yeah because they have such strong links to Merseyside😬 Get educated, you ignorant peasant. Moss Pit has EFC graffiti and Stafford has an enclave of older EFC fans. Some were hard core in the mid 80's when they were doing well. Don't assume you know much of anything, because you might prove to everyone else that you don't know much of anything.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 21:52:45 GMT
You have to remember the average ,not all Staffordian is fucked in the head and for some weird reason the gloryhunting is off the scale. I work and now live in Stafford and i would say 50% of all 25-50 year olds i have worked with over the decades support the shit. There was a large Everton contingent 70s and 80s but its died out now,loads more Stoke about nowadays particularly towards the North end and Wolves in the South end .There you have it the town is full of strangeuns grasping for glory. As a kid i went Stoke one week ,Rangers the next .They had some top cup runs 70s ending withe Peterboro game at Stoke with over 30,000 crowd.Stoke signed Peterboros striker David Gregory on the back of this game. "Vis Unita Fortior" KJ Stafford expat.
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Post by walton corner on Aug 24, 2017 22:14:14 GMT
Fraser wood Fraser wood Fraser wood
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Post by cobhamstokey on Aug 24, 2017 22:37:43 GMT
Fraser wood Fraser wood Fraser wood Decent full back if memory serves me right
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Post by stokecity4eva on Aug 24, 2017 22:53:08 GMT
Lived in Stafford a year now due to work reasons and a group of the lads from work went to watch them on Saturday. Obvs I missed it due to the Stoke game but they are gonna make it a regular thing. If it doesn't conflict with our games I'm looking forward to joining them It will be the best thing you ever do. I started going last season with my Dad and I absolutely love it. Stafford have got a fantastic side this year signed a couple of very decent players. Dan Westwood has scored 100 goals in the last 2 season for Wolverhampton sporting www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/08/dan-westwood-wolverhampton-sporting-100-goalsThey had Josh Gordon playing for them last season before he got a big move to Leicester where he's currently playing for there u23s They have got ex vale defender Exodus Geoghagan and Kyle Perry (ex vale striiker) on the bench at the moment as he can't get a game. They've got a really good squad at the moment the manager Neil Kitching is a brilliant non league manager tells it how it is if players are playing crap he isn't afraid to say it. I'd love for Stoke to send some of our youngsters there and have a pre season friendly there they get crowds of about 700 at the moment for home games they bayernoatcake get yourself down there I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by how good it is.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 24, 2017 22:55:59 GMT
Lived in Stafford a year now due to work reasons and a group of the lads from work went to watch them on Saturday. Obvs I missed it due to the Stoke game but they are gonna make it a regular thing. If it doesn't conflict with our games I'm looking forward to joining them It will be the best thing you ever do. I started going last season with my Dad and I absolutely love it. Stafford have got a fantastic side this year signed a couple of very decent players. Dan Westwood has scored 100 goals in the last 2 season for Wolverhampton sporting www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/08/dan-westwood-wolverhampton-sporting-100-goalsThey had Josh Gordon playing for them last season before he got a big move to Leicester where he's currently playing for there u23s They have got ex vale defender Exodus Geoghagan and Kyle Perry (ex vale striiker) on the bench at the moment as he can't get a game. They've got a really good squad at the moment the manager Neil Kitching is a brilliant non league manager tells it how it is if players are playing crap he isn't afraid to say it. I'd love for Stoke to send some of our youngsters there and have a pre season friendly there they get crowds of about 700 at the moment for home games they bayernoatcake get yourself down there I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by how good it is. I'd rather give one of the none league clubs in Stoke the money tbh. But they do sound very impressive! I'm just intrigued about this history I never knew they had. I know one of the players mentioned on this thread personally too and knew he had played for them but didn't quite realise how good a none league club they were back then.
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Post by stokecity4eva on Aug 24, 2017 23:09:58 GMT
It will be the best thing you ever do. I started going last season with my Dad and I absolutely love it. Stafford have got a fantastic side this year signed a couple of very decent players. Dan Westwood has scored 100 goals in the last 2 season for Wolverhampton sporting www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/08/dan-westwood-wolverhampton-sporting-100-goalsThey had Josh Gordon playing for them last season before he got a big move to Leicester where he's currently playing for there u23s They have got ex vale defender Exodus Geoghagan and Kyle Perry (ex vale striiker) on the bench at the moment as he can't get a game. They've got a really good squad at the moment the manager Neil Kitching is a brilliant non league manager tells it how it is if players are playing crap he isn't afraid to say it. I'd love for Stoke to send some of our youngsters there and have a pre season friendly there they get crowds of about 700 at the moment for home games they bayernoatcake get yourself down there I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by how good it is. I'd rather give one of the none league clubs in Stoke the money tbh. But they do sound very impressive! I'm just intrigued about this history I never knew they had. I know one of the players mentioned on this thread personally too and knew he had played for them but didn't quite realise how good a none league club they were back then. They still are a good team. Their to big for the level they are currently at and are slowly working their way back up to the level they should be (conference) like someone said they hit very hard times a few years ago they tried to make it in to the football league but failed and had some managers in(Tim Flowers) who just weren't up to the job and ended up getting relegated 2/3 times I must say that the standard at non league is much better than I thought it would be and I didn't realise until I started looking into it more that a lot of non leagues teams are now going professional. As so many full time clubs are dropping down from league 2 and their is quite a lot of money floating around at some clubs that they need to be full time to stand any chance of competing
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 24, 2017 23:18:37 GMT
I'd rather give one of the none league clubs in Stoke the money tbh. But they do sound very impressive! I'm just intrigued about this history I never knew they had. I know one of the players mentioned on this thread personally too and knew he had played for them but didn't quite realise how good a none league club they were back then. They still are a good team. Their to big for the level they are currently at and are slowly working their way back up to the level they should be (conference) like someone said they hit very hard times a few years ago they tried to make it in to the football league but failed and had some managers in(Tim Flowers) who just weren't up to the job and ended up getting relegated 2/3 times I must say that the standard at non league is much better than I thought it would be and I didn't realise until I started looking into it more that a lot of non leagues teams are now going professional. As so many full time clubs are dropping down from league 2 and their is quite a lot of money floating around at some clubs that they need to be full time to stand any chance of competing I do want to go more non league games. I just can never be arsed but that will change this season. It's been really interesting reading about Stafford Rangers though as like I've said, I never knew they had this history.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 7:26:52 GMT
Mr bayern,
Don't know what it's like now but Stafford fans used to do what Vale fans did thirty years ago. One end of the ground was a covered standing area and the other end a grassy bank. in the 80's depending which way Stafford were kicking there was a mass exodus from one end of the ground to the other at half time. Confused the fuck out of the usually small away followings. only time it didn't happen was for big games. Average crowd when I used to go was 1000 to 1250. Been in Marston Road when there has been 3000+ on the very odd occasion
GD
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Aug 25, 2017 8:55:35 GMT
When were they a force? Not being funny either. I've always known them in the tier they're in now. They were once the biggest club outside the football league. I think long in the tooth Altrincham supporters may have a different opinion on that. They were always THE non-league club of the day and failed to become a league side on several occasions due to the old pals act that saw clubs elected in or otherwise by the other football league chairmen. Crwho were normally the beneficiaries of this, Altrincham the fall guys. Non-league football has changed dramatically since promotion/relegation on merit was introduced. Look at the Conference now and it is littered with former league clubs that the likes of Altrincham and Stafford cannot compete with. As well as mismanagement at both the aforementioned this now sees both plying their trade at the third tier of non-league- Rangers actually slipped below that recently but are now recovering. Neither side will ever recover former glories for the reason given and I would suggest they are Conference North size clubs at best. Talent has cascaded down with the advent of the Premier League with all its imports and you can see some really good stuff around non-league as well as enjoying a more traditional football experience including a few beers while watching as mentioned above. I'd certainly recommend it when there is no Prem footie scheduled. I'm going along to Kidsgrove on Monday for the local derby with Newcastle Town.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Aug 25, 2017 8:59:36 GMT
They were once the biggest club outside the football league. I think long in the tooth Altrincham supporters may have a different opinion on that. They were always THE non-league club of the day and failed to become a league side on several occasions due to the old pals act that saw clubs elected in or otherwise by the other football league chairmen. Crwho were normally the beneficiaries of this, Altrincham the fall guys. Non-league football has changed dramatically since promotion/relegation on merit was introduced. Look at the Conference now and it is littered with former league clubs that the likes of Altrincham and Stafford cannot compete with. As well as mismanagement at both the aforementioned this now sees both plying their trade at the third tier of non-league- Rangers actually slipped below that recently but are now recovering. Neither side will ever recover former glories for the reason given and I would suggest they are Conference North size clubs at best. Talent has cascaded down with the advent of the Premier League with all its imports and you can see some really good stuff around non-league as well as enjoying a more traditional football experience including a few beers while watching as mentioned above. I'd certainly recommend it when there is no Prem footie scheduled. I'm going along to Kidsgrove on Monday for the local derby with Newcastle Town. I can't comment on Altrincham at all as I was a mere youngster when Stafford Rangers were still considered a big club at that level. The rest I totally agree with and I've enjoyed watching Kidsgrove Athletic, Leek Town and Newcastle Town over the years. Living away from the area, as I now do, even watching the likes of Colne and Barnoldswick Town is good crack for the exact reasons that you mention. I watch that level of football and become even more disillusioned with anything non Stoke related at Premier League level. The game on Monday night was an absolute farce and I'd rather give up my season ticket than see Stoke approach a game in the way that both Man City and Everton did.
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 25, 2017 9:14:54 GMT
It will be the best thing you ever do. I started going last season with my Dad and I absolutely love it. Stafford have got a fantastic side this year signed a couple of very decent players. Dan Westwood has scored 100 goals in the last 2 season for Wolverhampton sporting www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/08/dan-westwood-wolverhampton-sporting-100-goalsThey had Josh Gordon playing for them last season before he got a big move to Leicester where he's currently playing for there u23s They have got ex vale defender Exodus Geoghagan and Kyle Perry (ex vale striiker) on the bench at the moment as he can't get a game. They've got a really good squad at the moment the manager Neil Kitching is a brilliant non league manager tells it how it is if players are playing crap he isn't afraid to say it. I'd love for Stoke to send some of our youngsters there and have a pre season friendly there they get crowds of about 700 at the moment for home games they bayernoatcake get yourself down there I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by how good it is. I'd rather give one of the none league clubs in Stoke the money tbh. But they do sound very impressive! I'm just intrigued about this history I never knew they had. I know one of the players mentioned on this thread personally too and knew he had played for them but didn't quite realise how good a none league club they were back then. Just remembered whilst reading through this thread; Our own Big John Ritchie's brother played for Stafford Rangers.
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Post by stokecity4eva on Aug 25, 2017 9:23:09 GMT
I think long in the tooth Altrincham supporters may have a different opinion on that. They were always THE non-league club of the day and failed to become a league side on several occasions due to the old pals act that saw clubs elected in or otherwise by the other football league chairmen. Crwho were normally the beneficiaries of this, Altrincham the fall guys. Non-league football has changed dramatically since promotion/relegation on merit was introduced. Look at the Conference now and it is littered with former league clubs that the likes of Altrincham and Stafford cannot compete with. As well as mismanagement at both the aforementioned this now sees both plying their trade at the third tier of non-league- Rangers actually slipped below that recently but are now recovering. Neither side will ever recover former glories for the reason given and I would suggest they are Conference North size clubs at best. Talent has cascaded down with the advent of the Premier League with all its imports and you can see some really good stuff around non-league as well as enjoying a more traditional football experience including a few beers while watching as mentioned above. I'd certainly recommend it when there is no Prem footie scheduled. I'm going along to Kidsgrove on Monday for the local derby with Newcastle Town. I can't comment on Altrincham at all as I was a mere youngster when Stafford Rangers were still considered a big club at that level. The rest I totally agree with and I've enjoyed watching Kidsgrove Athletic, Leek Town and Newcastle Town over the years. Living away from the area, as I now do, even watching the likes of Colne and Barnoldswick Town is good crack for the exact reasons that you mention. I watch that level of football and become even more disillusioned with anything non Stoke related at Premier League level. The game on Monday night was an absolute farce and I'd rather give up my season ticket than see Stoke approach a game in the way that both Man City and Everton did. I know exactly how you feel i was very close to giving up my stoke season ticket this year after last season and was very tempted to follow non league full time as i felt that disillusioned with the prem and how much money is floating around. I would highly recommend to anyone who has a spare Saturday or Bank Holiday Monday this weekend to go and find your local non league team and give it a go. All the local teams are at home either Saturday or Monday.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 9:57:00 GMT
When were they a force? Not being funny either. I've always known them in the tier they're in now. They were once the biggest club outside the football league. Not if you were born in Telford dave ! Lol
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Post by walton corner on Aug 25, 2017 17:19:13 GMT
I remember altrincham coming down to stafford I think to win promotion to football league or a step closer ..stafford beat them 2-1 ...around 2k of Mancs came down went home unhappy :-)
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Post by howedy on Aug 25, 2017 19:23:07 GMT
Being brought up in Stone, with the majority of my family living in Stafford, I used to always go to see Stafford Rangers play. Also my Dad was doing their website for 10 years! My most memorable of times watching them play was when they were in the conference.
They are a classic example of a club that is just not given enough support from their town. They have scored a solid younger set of fans more recently too which is good to see and the crowds hover around 650-800 per game. In a town of around 100,000 its not a great turn out. Stafford Town FC seem to get a lot of local funding whilst Stafford Rangers seem to get nothing.
It'd be great to see more ties with Stoke, whether its allowing youth players to go and get some game time or just more pre-season friendlies.
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 25, 2017 19:29:16 GMT
I may well give it a go on Monday. Why not ?
Used to go in the 70'/80s. Might make me feel young again !!
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Post by lordb on Aug 25, 2017 20:34:07 GMT
Being brought up in Stone, with the majority of my family living in Stafford, I used to always go to see Stafford Rangers play. Also my Dad was doing their website for 10 years! My most memorable of times watching them play was when they were in the conference. They are a classic example of a club that is just not given enough support from their town. They have scored a solid younger set of fans more recently too which is good to see and the crowds hover around 650-800 per game. In a town of around 100,000 its not a great turn out. Stafford Town FC seem to get a lot of local funding whilst Stafford Rangers seem to get nothing. It'd be great to see more ties with Stoke, whether its allowing youth players to go and get some game time or just more pre-season friendlies. 100,000? 60000 population The greater borough might add a lot but how many would consider themselves from Stafford? Very few.
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 25, 2017 20:49:32 GMT
The last ten to fifteen years Stafford has grown beyond recognition.
Of course the majority of these newcomers probably have never heard of Stafford Rangers , and may be the club need to educate and encourage them.
In the "good old days" local newspapers spread the word. Nowadays it's a bit more difficult.
This thread is to be congratulated for bringing the attention of football fans to a local non lge club, and I for one may start to take in the occasional game. (as long as Stoke are not at home !) .
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Post by steino72 on Aug 25, 2017 21:02:17 GMT
Lived in Stafford a year now due to work reasons and a group of the lads from work went to watch them on Saturday. Obvs I missed it due to the Stoke game but they are gonna make it a regular thing. If it doesn't conflict with our games I'm looking forward to joining them Used to alternate, Stoke/Stafford in the late 80's and early 90's, always remember the FA trophy tie versus Leek (another good team of that era) knocked out after drawing at home to them, didn't make away fixture. Coincidentally probably seen more of Leek Town than Rangers? Due in no small part to family, location move...they had an exceptional non league side in the 90's
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Post by howedy on Aug 25, 2017 21:14:05 GMT
Being brought up in Stone, with the majority of my family living in Stafford, I used to always go to see Stafford Rangers play. Also my Dad was doing their website for 10 years! My most memorable of times watching them play was when they were in the conference. They are a classic example of a club that is just not given enough support from their town. They have scored a solid younger set of fans more recently too which is good to see and the crowds hover around 650-800 per game. In a town of around 100,000 its not a great turn out. Stafford Town FC seem to get a lot of local funding whilst Stafford Rangers seem to get nothing. It'd be great to see more ties with Stoke, whether its allowing youth players to go and get some game time or just more pre-season friendlies. 100,000? 60000 population The greater borough might add a lot but how many would consider themselves from Stafford? Very few. The borough of stafford is supposed to be around 120,000. Considering all the small towns of the borough are no more than 5/6 miles from stafford I would say that most of those people use stafford as a place of work and recreation so have a strong affiliation with it.
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Post by StaffordPotter on Aug 26, 2017 5:37:33 GMT
I'll be down Marston on Monday to cheer on the Boro, should be over 1000 in attendance easily. Me and a few pals did a few away games when they pushed for promotion last season. Had some good days out. I like he fact you get elements as a supporter watching non league football that are long gone in the modern day Premier league now.
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 26, 2017 8:26:04 GMT
Yeah because they have such strong links to Merseyside😬 Get educated, you ignorant peasant. Moss Pit has EFC graffiti and Stafford has an enclave of older EFC fans. Some were hard core in the mid 80's when they were doing well. Don't assume you know much of anything, because you might prove to everyone else that you don't know much of anything. If my memory serves me well Jim Arnold came from the MossPit area , went to Risingbrook school and was a very popular goalkeeper PLAYING FOR EVERTON. Can not remember if he was ever involved with Stafford Rangers, or who he played for prior to his move to Merseyside. EDIT. Just googled him and he turned professional at age 29 and did play for Rangers. Had quite a career.
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Post by PB1863 on Aug 26, 2017 8:39:09 GMT
I played for Stafford Rangers reserves when they first started a team. I remember after every match we would all get in a steaming hot bath. Not very hygenic as it went from clean to filthy brown in 30 sec. I remember getting subbed with 10 to go and getting an early hot bath when clean . Real luxury. Funny what you remember. That and hot tea with plenty of sugar at half time
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Post by biglad180 on Aug 26, 2017 8:49:54 GMT
can remember watching Stafford play peterbro in a fa cup match at the Victoria ground 31 thousand on that night boro won 3 0
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Post by rawli on Aug 26, 2017 9:03:41 GMT
Weren't Northwich a big non league team as well? Funny how them, Altrincham and Stafford have all slipped.
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Post by stokecity4eva on Aug 28, 2017 10:24:09 GMT
Just a reminder that stafford are at home to loval rivial Hednesford today £10 adults £1 kids (£5 when not accompanied by an adult) kick offs at 3pm
Nantwich are also at home today £10 adults £6 kids.
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