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Post by Lankie on Feb 14, 2012 16:55:29 GMT 1
Weather permitting Desborough Town will host a friendly against Rushden & Higham United this Saturday at the Waterworks Field, kick off 3.00 p.m.
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Post by desboroughvp on Feb 14, 2012 17:23:31 GMT 1
Many thanks to Rushden & Higham United for agreeing to play the match on Saturday following St Ives decision to play last week's postponed FA Vase game against Gresley instead.
Admission prices will be confirmed shortly I'd imagine.
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Post by Gav678 on Feb 15, 2012 12:28:25 GMT 1
I'd hardly blame St Ives......
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Post by desboroughvp on Feb 15, 2012 12:59:26 GMT 1
I'd hardly blame St Ives...... I wasn't "blaming" St Ives for anything, just stating the fact that we were scheduled to play at home to St Ives in the league on Saturday. |
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Post by Gav678 on Feb 15, 2012 14:45:29 GMT 1
You stated it was their "decision". Imposed I'd say,so not their decision to play elsewhere...
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Post by desboroughvp on Feb 15, 2012 16:10:40 GMT 1
You stated it was their "decision". Imposed I'd say,so not their decision to play elsewhere... Well if the FA told St Ives that they had to play their Vase game on Saturday then i stand corrected and i'm more than happy to correct my error. |
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Post by Gav678 on Feb 15, 2012 19:08:28 GMT 1
The FA told them to play on Feb 11th - The weather and travelling dictated any replay would be the following week (some scope to say that this could have been midweek - but unfair on the travelling team) - Therefore as it wasn't a replay, the FA instructed the league to make St Ives available for the following Saturday. Unfortunate but as I said, St Ives didn't choose their fixture, they were made to play this Saturday in the FA Vase, which ranks higher than the league....
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Post by desboroughvp on Feb 15, 2012 19:21:24 GMT 1
Thanks for filling us in, it's obviously a shame we couldn't return to league action at the weekend but hopefully the fact Saturday is a non-competitive fixture will not put off any individuals from attending.
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Post by desboroughvp on Feb 18, 2012 22:16:56 GMT 1
Final Score was 4-1 and it was a very good game.
I counted 17 in the ground during the game but a few more came in throughout the second half- despite the generous admission prices of £2 and £1.
Although this was only a friendly it was a very good performance by the lads and hopefully they can go on and replicate it on Wednesday down at Daventry.
There was no officials from Rushden & Higham at the game whatsoever, the only individual not playing for them who was present was some lad in one of their tracksuits who was running the line.
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Post by Gav678 on Feb 19, 2012 21:54:52 GMT 1
I would imagine that theofficials were with their reserve side in the cup semi-final. Cup semi trumps a friendly....
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Post by desboroughvp on Feb 19, 2012 22:43:57 GMT 1
Obviously a home semi-final in the Junior Cup was always going to triumph over a friendly match but to not have 1 representative at the game is wrong. I mean it's not that far to travel from Rushden to Desborough.
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