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diamondphil wrote:I urge anyone who wants this club to have a future in the local area......vote Hayden Road!!

It can be done!

Thought Ralph did a very good job yesterday, that's massive news/massive bonus that the stand doesn't have to be demolished in order for us to be there. Let's stay in Rushden.

To the Mighty Diamonds.

Not too much of a surprise on the decision to be honest and I believe the right one was made ...

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=352 ... 6ca0d8652b

Started watching the old Rushden Town at Hayden rd somewhere about 51 yrs ago, witha green and white bobble hat for first team games and a blue and white for reserve games. Interesting ,which i think will put about 15-20% on our gates. Lets get going.

What does cudgelankies mean on the R& H twitter?

sussexdiamond wrote:What does cudgelankies mean on the R& H twitter?

At a guess I would say that the R&D twitter feed has had extra subscribers.

sussexdiamond wrote:What does cudgeslankies mean on the R& H twitter?

Do you mean the name, Doug? I don't know what 'cudges' refers to but Higham Town were, apparently, known as 'the lankies'.

Trek wrote:

sussexdiamond wrote:What does cudgeslankies mean on the R& H twitter?

Do you mean the name, Doug? I don't know what 'cudges' refers to but Higham Town were, apparently, known as 'the lankies'.

Thanks that is what I wanted to know. cudge is probably a person.

So why the lankies? Did they only ever have tall skinny players.

sussexdiamond wrote:
So why the lankies? Did they only ever have tall skinny players.

Maybe they did, lads that 'ate their greens'!

In it's early days Higham played on Lancaster fields, and the name was shortened to Lankies to give them their nickname.

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!