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my second team (self.footy)
submitted 1 year ago by andyc to c/footy
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I lied. I do have a second team. However, as Rich alluded to - my second team is a non-league team.

Kingstonian FC play in the Isthmian Premier division. This is the 7th tier of the English football league structure.

The reason I don't really class them as a 'second team' is that Kingstonian and MUFC are so far apart that the prospect of them ever meeting let alone competing for the same trophy is infinitesimal.

MUFC get crowds of 75,000 whereas Kingstonian get crowds of 250.

What I like about non league is:

  • real life football
  • ability to enjoy a pint while watching the game
  • watch the coaches issuing (screaming) instructions
  • no need to book or be a member. Just rock up.
  • park for free close to ground.
  • Originally I could walk when Kingstonian played at Kingsmeadow !
  • Cheaper £10 versus £35-40
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[-] andyc 2 points 1 year ago

I used to go to Plough Lane quite often to watch Wimbledon vs United in the 80s. I really didn't enjoy those games - partly because we drew or lost but mainly because it was like a rugby match, a 90 min niggly war of attrition with Fashanu and that irritating dwarf Dennis Wise up to all their antics.

Coincidentally, a friend lent me her ST for AFC Wimbleson and I saw their penultimate home game of the season. They lost 5-1 to Swindon.

[-] Gort 1 points 1 year ago

Well, they were punching up rather than down. Vinny Jones quite literally. ;-) I suppose watching them getting thumped 5-1 was a bit cathartic.

BTW, I suppose it wouldn't surprise you if I said that I really enjoyed Arsenal's George Graham years.

[-] andyc 1 points 1 year ago

Not really. Arsenal were pretty successful under George Graham if I remember correctly.

[-] Gort 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, we certainly were. However, we were accused of negative tactics back then when we were successful (offside traps, rough tackles, boring football, etc). Some justified, a lot not.

I loved those days despite the critics, even if our footballing style has become more fluid over the years.

[-] andyc 2 points 1 year ago

Did that period see the origin of the 'One Nil to the Arsenal' chant ?

[-] Gort 1 points 1 year ago

Yes. We had a great, well organised defence - Adams, Dixon, Bold and Winterburn - which tended to stifle the opposition. So it was quite often that if Arsenal scored, they were quite likely to win. Obviously this didn't happen all the time, but it was often enough for it to be noticed.

[-] andyc 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed. Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be :-)

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