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Formic wrote:Surely Wellingborough has a similar issue to St Neots, in that it isn't in the "District of East Northamptonshire", so any attempts to get the "Borough of Wellingborough" council to support a team that represents another area are likely to fall on deaf ears.TheIncognitoKid wrote:Yea thats far too far for our fanbase. Wellingborough Town seems to be a better target IMOSid wrote:I'd hate to see us at St Neots, it would kill us off before we've properly started. When SN shamefully pulled their reserves out of the Peterborough League, disrupting everyone elses season in the process, it was suggested to me, that AFC R&D would effectively become their 2nd string. I laughed at the idea at the time....
It's at times like these, when delicate negotiations are likely to be taking place, that careless postings of an "I have been told" nature, that aren't backed up by published statements, might snooker a possible deal, or guarantee a problem occurs that might otherwise be avoided.
Sid wrote:Yes, particularly if we could get Haydn who does the burgers there to do ours! Best in the UCLTheIncognitoKid wrote:Yea thats far too far for our fanbase. Wellingborough Town seems to be a better target IMOSid wrote:I'd hate to see us at St Neots, it would kill us off before we've properly started. When SN shamefully pulled their reserves out of the Peterborough League, disrupting everyone elses season in the process, it was suggested to me, that AFC R&D would effectively become their 2nd string. I laughed at the idea at the time....