All things unofficial about AFC Rushden & Diamonds and general football talk.
Trek
Posts: 6546 Joined: Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:48 amLocation: CottinghamHas Liked: 11 times Been Liked: 14 times
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by Trek Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:38 pm
sussexdiamond wrote: rushdenman wrote: In it's early days Higham played on Lancaster fields, and the name was shortened to Lankies to give them their nickname.
Well thanks for that guys. there is always someone that knows....who needs google!
Just need to crack the 'cudges' bit now.
Formic
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by Formic Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:53 pm
A search on Facebook will reveal who uses that nickname in the Higham Ferrers area.
STAGMAN
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by STAGMAN Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:44 pm
Cudge i believe is a guy who was a couple of years above me at senior school, he was nicknamed Koogie at school after Koogie bear, pretty certian it is the same guy, he was a Lankies stalwart
mac
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by mac Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:24 pm
Cudgy may be cudgy Palmer who I remember as a stalwart of Higham Town going back at least 25 years
SouthRushdenJFC
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by SouthRushdenJFC Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:31 am
mac wrote: Cudgy may be cudgy Palmer who I remember as a stalwart of Higham Town going back at least 25 years
He is indeed, usually can be found in the bar at Hayden Road regardless of which of their teams is playing.
sussexdiamond
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by sussexdiamond Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:44 am
mac wrote: Cudgy may be cudgy Palmer who I remember as a stalwart of Higham Town going back at least 25 years
he must be a long lost relative of mine with that surname.
The Godfather
Posts: 1978 Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:04 pmLocation: RushdenBeen Liked: 2 times
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by The Godfather Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:42 pm
Phil Palmer I think his name is.
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