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Three Nips wrote:

Formic wrote:

Duke of Wimbourne wrote:Please take note, although I would imagine most of us would walk?

http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/rhufc/News/view/710095

Good to see my efforts are reaching their target audience....

http://www.afcdiamonds.com/rushden-high ... n-diamonds ;) ;)

Goos stuff. However, it doesn't mention the main problem with parking near the ground in that there is a 75% chance that either a) your hubcaps, b) your wing mirrors or c) all of the above are likely to have taken a stroll at some point during the 2nd half!

Worse that Liverpool on a Friday night

I was coaching there at the start of the season (with an AFC team I hasten to add!), and I cannot see how they can manage to fit in 700+ people at minimum! There is the main stand, which is a dump, and a smaller stand with around 80 seats, so this'll be an interesting one, and a good game too

AdamSRJFC wrote:! There is the main stand, which is a dump.....

Wasn't it condemned 20 years causing Rushden Town's demotion in the Southern League?

Trek wrote:

AdamSRJFC wrote:! There is the main stand, which is a dump.....

Wasn't it condemned 20 years causing Rushden Town's demotion in the Southern League?

Probably, wouldn't surprise me, the state it's in, it looks like its being held as a temporary tip.

Yer we played a pre-season friendly their with the u16's and it didn't look in the best of shape to be honest!

AdamSRJFC wrote:
Probably, wouldn't surprise me, the state it's in, it looks like its being held as a temporary tip.

Still picking out the splinters in my a**e from sitting in that stand on my one and only visit to HR in the 80's to watch the Rockingham Rebels. Don't know if the Duke was playing that day because they all wore helmets so I wouldn't have recognised anyone. I think Bruce may have been on the PA. ;)

Anybody a bit concerned about this if the ground is so run down?

AdamSRJFC wrote:I was coaching there at the start of the season (with an AFC team I hasten to add!), and I cannot see how they can manage to fit in 700+ people at minimum! There is the main stand, which is a dump, and a smaller stand with around 80 seats, so this'll be an interesting one, and a good game too

Surely if people stand all the way round the pitch, you could reach a thousand?

Trek wrote:

AdamSRJFC wrote:
Probably, wouldn't surprise me, the state it's in, it looks like its being held as a temporary tip.

Still picking out the splinters in my a**e from sitting in that stand on my one and only visit to HR in the 80's to watch the Rockingham Rebels. Don't know if the Duke was playing that day because they all wore helmets so I wouldn't have recognised anyone. I think Bruce may have been on the PA. ;)

I would have been, unless it was against the Storm @hayden Rd as I was injuryed for that one 8-)

I was No54 8-)

UttoDiamond wrote:Anybody a bit concerned about this if the ground is so run down?

It certainly won't be the worst ground we visit this season....

I'm sure the UCL / FA Ground grading people will have thoroughly checked it out before passing it for football at this level.