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Dear All,

Please bare with me. This is football, and Diamonds, related.

The reason for the post is that I have just published a book (my first) which I have have written to be of interest to all football fans.

After 45 years of footie watching I completed doing the current 92 grounds last month (it took 125 grounds to do it) and to satisfy another goal on my 'bucket list' I have written a book on the journey. It is not a series of match reports (I'm sure that would be quite dull), instead it is a tale of what it was like to be there covering my experiences from 1971 to the present day. I'm sure many of my trials and tribulations will be familiar to your own. I have written it in a 'dry humour' style, my aim is to entertain, though no doubt if you do me the honour of buying it you will be the judge of that.

The book also has a Foreword by ex Southend, Bury, Blackpool and Northern Ireland international Derek Spence.

This is not a money-making exercise, that was never the aim. I have no delusions on being the next JK Rowling, I will simply be pleased to cover my costs on the tiny royalty percentage. Like you I just love talking football.

Although I am a dedicated Shrimper many of my ground visits were with other teams (I have not always lived in East Anglia) or as a neutral. So it is by no means a Southend-centric book.

Rushden are in the book because when I visited Nene Park it was on the 92 list. It was certainly a memorable trip and was my sons first Shrimpers away game

You can buy the book by simply typing 'Roots To the 92' in to Amazon (paperback or kindle) or the publisher (Completely Novel) site (paperback only). Currently the delivery is quicker with the publisher but Amazon will speed up soon as it's only just been set up with them. Or you can learn more about the book, see a video picture montage and access the buy links by visiting a website I've prepared for the book: www.rootstothe92.co.uk

All the best and here's hoping for a Rushden revival, it's been done before .........., Andy

I remember one Southend game at home that I left early, we were hammered about four nil.

therushden wrote:I remember one Southend game at home that I left early, we were hammered about four nil.

Remember it well, former plop and local lad Laurie dudfield scored twice and yes we were dire that day!

therushden wrote:I remember one Southend game at home that I left early, we were hammered about four nil.

Match report here:-

https://rdfc1992.com/2004/09/04/rushden ... -united-4/

Cheers for the link, it brought back bad memories lol

therushden wrote:Cheers for the link, it brought back bad memories lol

This was a better result for us, maybe that's the match featured in the guy's book.

https://rdfc1992.com/2002/09/07/rushden ... outhend-0/

That's better, used to like wardley. Shame that bloke from carlisle ended his career, with that horror challenge.
Went to Southend once, rather an uneventful game and was held up in traffic.

Trek wrote:

therushden wrote:Cheers for the link, it brought back bad memories lol

This was a better result for us, maybe that's the match featured in the guy's book.

https://rdfc1992.com/2002/09/07/rushden ... outhend-0/

Funny, I don't remember the 4-1 defeat at all, but remember the 3-0 win very well, despite it being two years earlier. Especially Stuart Gray's superb volley (on his weaker right foot) for the second goal, and all their fans piling to the front of the Airwair when they we're awarded the penalty, only for them to trudge miserably back to their seats after they missed it!