The unofficial AFC Rushden & Diamonds messageboard

Feel free to download this poster, with details of the Pre-Season games [well the Luton one is after the first game...but it's a Saturday game!].

Please follow link to Google Docs, and you can Print Direct, or Save and Print the PDF
[See the Left had side FILE Options].

>> DOWNLOAD POSTER HERE <<



>> DOWNLOAD POSTER HERE <<

Currently subject to change (not got full details for Irchester yet either). Anyway all feedback good - so we can improve this process, and ensure we communicate the information and spread the word.

2 things.

1) shouldn't it be 2 communities? Even though afc isn't a merged club it still essentially represents 2 places. (i know that wouldn't work in the wording but having 1 community seems a bit alienating.)

2) there's nowhere on there that says these are u18 games. People who don't know all the details of afc might feel that it is being misadvertised as a senior team.

nick wrote:2 things.

1) shouldn't it be 2 communities? Even though afc isn't a merged club it still essentially represents 2 places. (i know that wouldn't work in the wording but having 1 community seems a bit alienating.)

2) there's nowhere on there that says these are u18 games. People who don't know all the details of afc might feel that it is being misadvertised as a senior team.

On point 1 here's where we're fundmentally different from K*ttering Town. Since Rushden & Diamonds merged, we have traditionally drawn our support from the local area (or community if you wish to call it that) NOT just the two towns of Rushden & I'boro (hence the "plastic" tag). This would be known as our "conurbation", therefore playing at Raunds Town is a part of that community.
Helen Thompson always stated that it was the number of chimney pots that would count towards a successful local club, hence K*ttering's move to NP to increase it's similarly failing support.

On point 2 it's been well advertised in local and national press what our plans are, if people have concerns they only have to ask. WE'RE NOT HIDING ANYTHING. Besides our U18 team is the ONLY team we have at present so it's not false to advertise it as AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

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