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I was there at Dover, I was one of the eleven, that was the game that Billy Turley was given a red card whilst carried off on the stretcher, and then finally the coaches turned up.
Dover and Woking always stick out–
Dover – Too much drink in “The Railway” pub.
Dover - Turning up at the Crabble late to hear the cheers as Adrian Foster scores, the sad passing of their director, the ambulance on the pitch at half time, but credit to Dover they came back for the second half knowing what went on, amazing scenes for a mid week Spalding Cup game.
Woking – Free the “Rushden Five” and “early report mention PF running through Woking high street followed by a police dog!”
K*ttering and Stevenage also –
Stevenage chants of “Steve Stott, Steve Stott, Stevie Stevie Stott.........IS SHIT, Stevie Stevie Stott”
Stevenage Chants again of “How wide is Carl Alford, How Wide”
K*ttering chants of “Darby’s going to get ya”
Pre seasons away in Dublin, taking on Shelbornes fans on a pitch over the road at Tolka Park.
Trying to perform an overhead kick at Home Farm when the players bus pulls up LOL!
Telford Away – Thick fog, and Darren Collins running through, could not see anything else. Westy (not the player) burning his arse trying to set light to a fart!
Diamond Jim turning up and watching the game in a gas mask at the Leigh replay following the chemical cloud incident.
Chorlton trying to convince a certain player that they were the same person, “Look at my driving licence, we are the same person, honest”
Poodle picking out “Steve Davies” at Nene Park.
Great Yarmouth pre season, Chorlton talking to Talbot whilst Brady placing a condom on his shoulder – classic.

Good friends, great memories, to me the single highlight from a football perspective must include Paul Hall’s goal in the play off finals.

I recall going to Sandwell Borough, I think it was a cup game. We were winning easily at half-time so went back to their bar. I think it ended summat like 6 - 0, I barely remember getting home.
Also we got lost going to an away game in London (could have been Enfield), we picked up Al James Hannigan and gave him a lift to the ground, has loads of laughs trying to find it.
If somebody sets up a new club playing at a local recreation ground on Saturdays, I'll support it.

Stalin wrote:I sure was, think it was eleven, another good away trip only because we got thrash and there was only eleven of us there.

I still have a copy of Rick Broadbent's excellent article in his series on us in the 'Times' on the magnificent 11 who made that mid week trip to Ninian Park.

Loads of personal highlights, although none involve beer ;) . In no particular order as i'm just writing down things that spring to mind.

- Rankine's goal at SS final. I seem to remember I just stood still in shock that we'd pulled it back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJprWTNVH34

- Singing 'Smithy is a wanker' at Chester in 01, in return Chester fans sang 'if you all hate Kettrin' clap your hands'. That day in general was great.

- Mansfield 1-4 Rushden. To this day I don't remember a better personal performance than the one Onandi Lowe put in that day. Totally unplayable and we smashed Mansfield to bits. They got automatic promotion that season. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo8I4S7Ik8I

- Beating Oxford 5-0 at home on live TV, Oxford fans doing the Conga round the AirWair. One of the best home atmospheres during our Conference days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-ttvARMZk

- Beating K*ttering 3-0 last season at RR. Everything about the night was brilliant, just a shame about the weather ;). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUvNa9-80WM

- The game at Eastwood this season was mental. Going from 3-1 down to 3-3, then missing a penalty with the last kick of extra-time. There must have been about 11 of us there that night!

- The 6-1 win at Hayes & Yeading. Lee Tomlin's goal that day was one of the best i've ever seen from a Diamonds player.

- Beating Luton 2-0 at KR. Again, Both goals were excellent.

- When we got promoted at Carlisle, one of our supporters (don't know his name but he still goes to games) was chucked out by the stewards during the celebrations, ran round the ground and sprinted onto the pitch from another exit. Comedy gold.

- Billy Sharp's goal against the Cobblers. Billy Sharp's 16 games in general. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3nk1PEXM9w

- The reception our players got at Luton this season was very emotional, and the minutes silence.

There's probably a million more that i've forgotten. The memories will live with me forever.

Stalin, please write a book about your Rushden away days, I would buy it!

The Godfather wrote:Stalin, please write a book about your Rushden away days, I would buy it!

You may have to run it through spell-checker a couple of times.

Spull checkers are for whimps.

Surprised nobody has mentioned the 8-0 drubbing we got at the hands of Coventry City at Highfield Road.
Our crowd, in excess of 1500 that evening, were magnificient for the full 90 minutes.
I wonder how many of them were regulars at Nene Park last season?

That was another good night in Coventry; it ended up with the Binman singing American Pie on a karaoke machine in some pub in the city center!

That was when the Binman tried car jacking on a roundabout trying to get to Highfield Road. The driver panicked as the hi-vis wearing twat attempted to get into the passenger seat, accelerated away leaving our waste collecting officer sprawled over the inside lane of a busy dual carriageway.

How we ****ing laughed.