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Colin Zeal EFM Newbie

Colin Zeal EFM

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In 21 years of watching Spurs, and 6 years of watching St Albans, I have never once witnessed a promotion or relegation. That's quite dull.

 

In that time, the highest Spurs have finished is 3rd (1985, 1987 and 1990) and the highest finish St Albans have managed is 4th (2003).

 

I haven't even witnessed a decent relegation battle. Spurs were loitering near the bottom for a while in 1992 as were St Albans in 1998, but both ultimately finished mid-table.

 

Cup-wise, I was at Wembley in both 1991 and 1999 when Spurs won the FA and League Cups respectively, as I also was in 1987 when they lost to Coventry. I was also at Letchworth in 2000 when St Albans won their only trophy of the last 5 years - the Herts Senior Cup.

 

In the eighteen years since 1984 when they won the UEFA Cup at the Lane, Spurs have won just two trophies, and their highest Premier League finish is 8th. When they last won the league, man hadn't even been into space, and no-one had ever heard of The Beatles.

 

St Albans have only once progressed past the last 32 in the Trophy, have met League oppostition just twice in the FA Cup in the last 22 seasons, and have been trying to win the same league for over 70 years without success.

 

I must support the two biggest under-achieving sides in English football!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

 

Still...

 

 

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CANV EFM

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i have a similar problem with england in rugby cricket and football... not a single world or european cup to our name since i have been on this poxy planet..and i dread to think how much i have spent travelling and buying tickets to watch em fk it up after doing the hard bit...

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The Caretaker

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Colin

 

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I must support the two biggest under-achieving sides in English football!!

 

One of the Clubs you support has had recent success. St Albans City Reserves have been propmoted to the Premier Division of The Essex and Herts Border Combination League at the first attempt this season and St Albans City Midweek Youth have won 3 trophies in the past two years (hoping to make it 4 tonight).

 

Perhaps you should come and watch sometime to lighten the gloom !!

 

How was lunch ?

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YELLOW

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A couple of appearances in the FA Cup 1st Round as well.

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I must support the two biggest under-achieving sides in English football!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />


try being a Leeds fan . Nothing since The last ever (proper) 1st division!
and even then 2 league titles, 2 Inter cities Fairs cups, 1 FA cup, 1 League cup and 2 2nd division titles in 62 years is hardly glory eh, but ah what memories. The so nearly's the close runs, the pain ,the gloriousness of loving the game. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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I've never been to Hemel to see us play before, we can go to Wally World after the game!

 

I think the prem is always going to be boring if only one team goes up, everyone knows it has to change ad sooner or later it will.

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EFM The Firm, The Voice

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That complete Rochdale History since 1974

This is the complete history of Rochdale since they were releaged into the bottom division 28yrs ago

 

2002/2003 Nationwide League Division Three 19th

2001/2002 Nationwide League Division Three 5th

2000/2001 Nationwide League Division Three 8th

1999/2000 Nationwide League Division Three 10th

1998/1999 Nationwide League Division Three 19th

1997/1998 Nationwide League Division Three 18th

1996/1997 Nationwide League Division Three 14th

1995/1996 Endsleigh League Division Three 15th

1994/1995 Endsleigh League Division Three 15th

1993/1994 Endsleigh League Division Three 9th

1992/1993 Barclays League Division Three 11th

1991/1992 Barclays Fourth Division 8th

1990/1991 Barclays Fourth Division 12th

1989/1990 Barclays Fourth Division 12th

1988/1989 Barclays Fourth Division 18th

1987/1988 Barclays Fourth Division 21st

1986/1987 Today Fourth Division 21st

1985/1986 Canon Fourth Division 18th

1984/1985 Canon Fourth Division 17th

1983/1984 Canon Fourth Division 22nd

1982/1983 English Fourth Division 21st

1981/1982 English Fourth Division 21st

1980/1981 English Fourth Division 15th

1979/1980 English Fourth Division 24th

1978/1979 English Fourth Division 20th

1977/1978 English Fourth Division 24th

1976/1977 English Fourth Division 18th

1975/1976 English Fourth Division 16th

1974/1975 English Fourth Division 19th

 

Now that is depressing - only finishing in the Top 10 four times. Makes supporting St.Albans, Chesham and Spurs look like fun.

 

I'm going to embrace this lot as my second(ish) team, they need me .... and you!

 

Here I Offically Start my Rochdale Supporters Club, Embrace this lot as your 2nd or 3rd team - Sign below

 

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