Special RDFC Memories
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:03 pm
After following the scandalous events of the past weeks and months via this forum, I felt the need to write, make some kind of contribution and express my support.
I have been supporting the Diamonds for 16 years, the past 13 of which I have spent living abroad in Germany. Going to Diamonds games home and away for the 2-3 weeks a year that I spent in England was an absolute highlight! The games, the goals, the trips, the excitement, the atmosphere... so many fantastic times. The club may (for the time being) have been snatched away and destroyed by ruthless businessmen, but the precious memories and passionate core of fans remain.
Here is a selection of my favourite (alternative) R&D memories:
- watching my first R&D game on Dec 23rd 1995 against Ilkeston. The thing I remember most about that game is the fancy dress costumes on display in the PDB!
- making up my own R&D song with the names of the 96/97 team to the tune of "I am the music man" and recording it on a tape! The end of the chorus was "Daaaaaaaaren Collins" (What was I thinking of?!? :-))
- going to a reserve team game in 1997? against Atherstone (away!!) on a weekday evening and having my (very) hot chocolate being knocked out of my hand by a wayward shot from Carl Alford (actually nothing too special about that ;-))
- the jubilation I felt when it was confirmed that Hereford had defeated Yeovil to hand Diamonds promotion to the Football League (via teletext on an encrypted SkySports channel somehow available on German satellite)
- flying over from Germany to watch the title clinching game against Hartlepool!
- convincing four German friends during a trip to England to come along and watch my beloved Rushden & Diamonds (Oxford away in the league 2010) for almost twice the price of what they would pay to get into a Bundesliga game.
- convincing countless puzzled Germans over the years that I didn't support a Premier League team, but proudly followed a team from the 5th (at times 3rd or 4th) tier of English football.
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Everyone of us has their own special and unique memories of R&DFC. Let's share those and look forward to brighter times ahead.
I have been supporting the Diamonds for 16 years, the past 13 of which I have spent living abroad in Germany. Going to Diamonds games home and away for the 2-3 weeks a year that I spent in England was an absolute highlight! The games, the goals, the trips, the excitement, the atmosphere... so many fantastic times. The club may (for the time being) have been snatched away and destroyed by ruthless businessmen, but the precious memories and passionate core of fans remain.
Here is a selection of my favourite (alternative) R&D memories:
- watching my first R&D game on Dec 23rd 1995 against Ilkeston. The thing I remember most about that game is the fancy dress costumes on display in the PDB!
- making up my own R&D song with the names of the 96/97 team to the tune of "I am the music man" and recording it on a tape! The end of the chorus was "Daaaaaaaaren Collins" (What was I thinking of?!? :-))
- going to a reserve team game in 1997? against Atherstone (away!!) on a weekday evening and having my (very) hot chocolate being knocked out of my hand by a wayward shot from Carl Alford (actually nothing too special about that ;-))
- the jubilation I felt when it was confirmed that Hereford had defeated Yeovil to hand Diamonds promotion to the Football League (via teletext on an encrypted SkySports channel somehow available on German satellite)
- flying over from Germany to watch the title clinching game against Hartlepool!
- convincing four German friends during a trip to England to come along and watch my beloved Rushden & Diamonds (Oxford away in the league 2010) for almost twice the price of what they would pay to get into a Bundesliga game.
- convincing countless puzzled Germans over the years that I didn't support a Premier League team, but proudly followed a team from the 5th (at times 3rd or 4th) tier of English football.
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Everyone of us has their own special and unique memories of R&DFC. Let's share those and look forward to brighter times ahead.