Dukes wrote:Don't also forget we were an irresistible force - forever going forward. Fantastic chairman, new ground, electronic score board-(lol), could afford any non-league or lower league player, hated by our competitors and neighbours, won loads of games by lots of goals, 'Manchester United of Non-League', owned our own radio station, pre-season friendlies against the likes of Arsenal and Newcastle, reached the 3rd round of FA Cup twice, Millennium Stadium, Diamond Burgers...Div 3 Champions and all that - it was an unbelievable experience and many, many wanted a piece of it.
THEN the money went, that awful day in January when we let our best players go in one afternoon and then the painful drop from the league etc.
Those heady days will not be repeated but they gave me and those around me great times, a truly fantastic footballing experience that few football supporters will ever experience and I will cherish for the rest of my life - This will always be a part of me and I will never forget. It has made me a loyal to my club, along with my 1000 steadfast fellows.
That magical time still glows within me and it gives me hope for each new season and makes me rise at the beginning of each game to applaud my beloved team.
The true will stand firm...the fickle will return.
Long live R & D..!
I wouldnt be so sure that they will never return.
Perhaps we wont have as good a squad again, we certainly won't see players like Onandi Lowe again, but as has been said in another thread, most top half conference teams would cut it in League Two, and many teams, like Exeter, Yeovil, and more, sail straight through.
I have so much faith in Justin Edinburgh it is untrue. Perhaps i'm just being optimistic though.