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Post by jdl on Feb 25, 2018 16:40:57 GMT
I've only got two programmes from that period, which must come from the end of that run, as I didn't keep those for matches we lost or drew: 7/9/68 Isthmian League 3 - 1 v Wycombe Wanderers (Paddy Long 2, Bobby Craig 23,26) 28/9/68 FA Amateur Cup 8 - 1 v Callenders Athletic (Micky Angel 14,26,72, Bobby Craig 27,62, Paddy Long 33,70, Bobby Evans 90). But more memorable for the Callenders goal in the first minute, when a Neanderthal forward bundled our goalie Howarth into the net, and the ref allowed it to stand on the basis it was a fair shoulder to shoulder charge. That detail isn't in my programme, just seared into my memory! But for those of us who endured the late 60s, struggling against relegation in the National League is like being in dreamland, so we don't get too upset about the prospect of a few seasons in the National South! You only kept programmes when we won? Call yourself a fan!
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Post by jdh80 on Feb 26, 2018 2:45:41 GMT
I've only got two programmes from that period, which must come from the end of that run, as I didn't keep those for matches we lost or drew: 7/9/68 Isthmian League 3 - 1 v Wycombe Wanderers (Paddy Long 2, Bobby Craig 23,26) 28/9/68 FA Amateur Cup 8 - 1 v Callenders Athletic (Micky Angel 14,26,72, Bobby Craig 27,62, Paddy Long 33,70, Bobby Evans 90). But more memorable for the Callenders goal in the first minute, when a Neanderthal forward bundled our goalie Howarth into the net, and the ref allowed it to stand on the basis it was a fair shoulder to shoulder charge. That detail isn't in my programme, just seared into my memory! But for those of us who endured the late 60s, struggling against relegation in the National League is like being in dreamland, so we don't get too upset about the prospect of a few seasons in the National South! You only kept programmes when we won? Call yourself a fan! If he threw programmes away then he should be sentenced to death row, just no need to treat programmes like that.
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Post by Bernie on Jan 26, 2023 9:59:17 GMT
Good to know this isn’t the worst losing streak of all time.
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Post by jdl on Jan 26, 2023 11:18:03 GMT
Good to know this isn’t the worst losing streak of all time. It's not over yet. Have you looked at the FWP's final table predictions? (If you haven't, don't)
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Post by holysmokes66 on Jan 26, 2023 13:59:46 GMT
After we finally hit the floor of the league table last night, I thought I'd spend some time looking at the other leagues current bottom placed teams and thankfully, we're keeping pace with all the other terrible teams in the UK, and aren't actually bottom of the rankings!
Premier League - Southampton FC, Played 20, 15 points, 0.7 points per match Championship - Wigan Athletic, Played 28, 25 points, 0.8 points per match League 1 - Forest Green Rovers - Played 28, 21 points, 0.7 points per match League 2 - Rochdale - Played 27, 20 points, 0.7 points per match National League - Maidstone United - Played 29, 21 points, 0.7 points per match National League North - AFC Telford - Played 26, 17 points, 0.6 points per match National League South - Hungerford Town - Played 25, 16 points, 0.6 points per match
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Post by daveu on Jan 26, 2023 14:08:12 GMT
....because we've all been secretly wondering. 16 League games with a win! Surely a club record, is it not? We, since you ask, yes it is - at least since the club re-formed back in 1992. Our previous worst run of LEAGUE games without a win came back in those heady days of the 1996/97 Kent County League Division One campaign when, after winning 3-1 away at the mighty Rusthall FC in December, Stones proceeded to go a 12 match LOSING streak right through to the end of the season. Spare a thought though for the Stones side of the 1968/69 season who hold the dubious record of going on an 18 match run without a League win, during which they managed just four draws, in the Isthmian League. At least the current squad have manged seven draws in the last 16 league fixtures! Didn't Jay Saunders side go 17 without a win, or did that include cup games.
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Post by jdl on Jan 26, 2023 15:42:15 GMT
....because we've all been secretly wondering. 16 League games with a win! Surely a club record, is it not? We, since you ask, yes it is - at least since the club re-formed back in 1992. Our previous worst run of LEAGUE games without a win came back in those heady days of the 1996/97 Kent County League Division One campaign when, after winning 3-1 away at the mighty Rusthall FC in December, Stones proceeded to go a 12 match LOSING streak right through to the end of the season. Spare a thought though for the Stones side of the 1968/69 season who hold the dubious record of going on an 18 match run without a League win, during which they managed just four draws, in the Isthmian League. At least the current squad have manged seven draws in the last 16 league fixtures! Didn't Jay Saunders side go 17 without a win, or did that include cup games. Second season in the NL - 17 league games without a win (although that included 7 draws). We dropped from 5th to 18th - which actually isn't bad under the circumstances. This patch was the end of the 'golden' period when Jay rebuilt the team when the first season started to come off the rails - around the time the rumours about Pigott leaving started (he didn't actually leave for a few weeks). We eventually recovered and won 4 of our final 11 games (plus 3 draws), ending up 19th on GD. Shows what happens to a team without a decent striker...
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Post by Raymondo316 on Jan 26, 2023 16:10:16 GMT
Just 2 wins in the league since the end of August, and on course to concede 100 goals. Since I started following this team in 1993 I don't remember us ever being this bad.
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Post by steveh21 on Jan 26, 2023 16:15:23 GMT
Just 2 wins in the league since the end of August, and on course to concede 100 goals. Since I started following this team in 1993 I don't remember us ever being this bad. There was a season 1995/96 (I think) when we almost got relegated from KCL Division One (West) because we were absolute toilet.. we were only saved because Paddock Wood Town folded.. the next season we got promoted and the rest is a very positive history. This season is starting to make Wheeler's efforts look less rubbish.. or is that just memories fading with time :-)
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Post by jdl on Jan 26, 2023 23:38:00 GMT
Just 2 wins in the league since the end of August, and on course to concede 100 goals. Since I started following this team in 1993 I don't remember us ever being this bad. There was a season 1995/96 (I think) when we almost got relegated from KCL Division One (West) because we were absolute toilet.. we were only saved because Paddock Wood Town folded.. the next season we got promoted and the rest is a very positive history. This season is starting to make Wheeler's efforts look less rubbish.. or is that just memories fading with time :-) The Wheeler season, although it looks simmilar, was actually quite different. It all happened a lot earlier, for a start - Jay was sacked 8 games in and the Clown took over three games later, but he only got 14 games before he was kicked out. Then there was the 6 game interregnum before Still and Hak were appointed, and they were in charge for the remaining 15 games. (During which time, all that happened was we finally dropped to last place - so, technically, Hak has managed to relegate us from the NL twice in succession!) By this stage in the season, we were on our 4th management team! With a 5th yet to come.
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Post by Bernie on Jan 27, 2023 5:23:50 GMT
And then there was that mad merry go round of players. Or at least that’s how I remember it.
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Post by steveh21 on Jan 27, 2023 7:58:28 GMT
Serious observation.. we earned 34 points the last time we finished bottom.. with our goals against horror show we might struggle to equal that.
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Post by stoneman on Jan 27, 2023 17:57:23 GMT
Those were very, very dark days. Hoof ball extraordinary, no plan B let alone a decent plan A …. Depression depression depression ….. that’s why I don’t get “too down” about what happens now ….. only the clown got us close to the Fry era
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Post by sword65 on Jan 27, 2023 18:15:56 GMT
73% of left sided midfielders prefer jelly to custard in a survey that I've just made up and just to please prime minister Richie Sunhat the other 42 % preferred custard.
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Post by jdl on Jan 28, 2023 2:12:34 GMT
Those were very, very dark days. Hoof ball extraordinary, no plan B let alone a decent plan A …. Depression depression depression ….. that’s why I don’t get “too down” about what happens now ….. only the clown got us close to the Fry era Until the Clown (and excluding 92) the Fry 'season' (85-86) was my low point, but it now seems like nothing much compared to our two recent NL relegation seasons. This could just be memory playing tricks, but Fry was actually sacked with enough of the season left for the returning Bill Williams to keep us up - just, we ended up 17th from 22. (The following season, under Bill, we ended up 3rd.) One bright point from that season, though (which might have helped raise our spirits) is that Dartford were relegated! (21st place in their second season, having made 3rd the previous season - when we finished 13th) My main memories of that season (other than the dire football we played), was of the constant stream of new players, the chant "he's fat and round he tried to take us down", and Fry - towards the end - actually giving up and lying down on the bench!
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