This is Ebbsfleet United

[Stonebridge Red]

The day has arrived for the First League Match for Ebbsfleet United. Lets hope for a big crowd to cheer the lads on to hopefully a winning start in this new and historic chapter of our club. Ebbsfleet United for the Title.

[Harry J Allstars]

Originally Posted By: wellred

The day has arrived for the First League Match for Ebbsfleet United.

No it hasn't, that was in 1946. The club is the same, the name is different.

If I commit a crime and then change my name I can't then say the crime was committed by another person.

Can people please stop saying this is a different club.

[Slartibartfast]

Originally Posted By: Harry J Allstars

If I commit a crime and then change my name I can't then say the crime was committed by another person.

Harry, you can't blame Girl in the corner for the first edition of no idea, besides it wasn't that bad.

[Jeff]

It's the same club. I have avoided the pre season friendlies with a bit of boycott attitude.

 

I went today and within two minutes after they gave us a goal, all was normal. Watched the same Fleet, with the same group as normal (apart from the twee one) and we got three points. All is good.

 

36 quid on a shirt, 10 quid in the bar, 2 quid on the 50-50, worth it for three points.

 

McPhee looks top.

[Slartibartfast]

The real proof that it is exactly the same club was that we started well then the moment we scored we stopped playing football, then when they equalised we played a bit more got the lead back and still contrived to give them a chance to take a point at the end.

Only the Fleet can do this because they can make hard work of beating anyone.

 

[DA11]

The real real proof that we are the same Fleet is the attendance. Pretty poor considering the marketing and that it was first game of season.

[kaizen]

There is a difference though, I brought the missus and we won! She's never seen them win before!

[Jeff]

That's great. Don't dwell.

[Stonebridge Red]

Didn't say it was a different club, but it IS of course a different name and it WAS of course our First League game as Ebbsfleet United. on the subject of the game I thought we showed promise, as we have done in pre season friendlies and we showed great spirit at the end hanging on with 10 men for a well deserved 3 points. We played some good football last season, but I reckon this season could be even better.

[Roy gnfc]

We finished up playing the last 20 minutes with 9 men,(they had 10)as we had used all three subs,before the last injury.

[Bernard]

Originally Posted By: DA11

The real real proof that we are the same Fleet is the attendance. Pretty poor considering the marketing and that it was first game of season.

This may sound like an excuse, but I should imagine August being holiday season hampered the attendance today.

[Riverview Red]

Good result, average performance, until it went silly.Finished with a lot of hard work and spirit which is great.

 

Sasha should have been on from the start, Purcell is ok as his understudy and no more.

 

Moore scored a goal then spent the rest of the game being out-muscled as he was last season. (Not strong enough still for the Conference)

 

We looked much better up front when Nade came on.

 

Let's just hope we get something out of tonight's game - it will be very difficult with a makeshift defense.

 

The attendance was as expected - about 1,000

 

It is our average attendance, why expect more. Also, why expect the new people who are coming to the area to watch us. I'm sure if they are into football they will support another club already and continue to watch them.

 

Fans don't change their team very often, if I moved, I'd still support The Fleet, not some other club who play in the town I moved to.

[DA11]

Originally Posted By: Bernard

Originally Posted By: DA11

The real real proof that we are the same Fleet is the attendance. Pretty poor considering the marketing and that it was first game of season.

This may sound like an excuse, but I should imagine August being holiday season hampered the attendance today.

I'd like to think so Bernard but I think not. I thought the club gave vouchers and discounts to local football clubs or organisiations or am I wrong?

[Slartibartfast]

When the side was announced I thought picking Purcell instead of Opinel was an attacking move but it didn't really pay off, maybe we would be better off starting with Opinel and replacing him with Purcell after he gets his yellow card and hopefully before the red.

[Unrecognized Genius]

Originally Posted By: Riverview Red

The attendance was as expected - about 1,000

It is our average attendance, why expect more. Also, why expect the new people who are coming to the area to watch us. I'm sure if they are into football they will support another club already and continue to watch them.

Fans don't change their team very often, if I moved, I'd still support The Fleet, not some other club who play in the town I moved to.

Probably right. I still supported the Fleet when I was in Exeter for 4 years as a student, attending all Fleet matches within reach: Yeovil, Minehead, Bideford, Weymouth, Bath .. However, when I wasn't going home to watch the Fleet or travelling to a relatively local venue to watch them, I did go to every Exeter City home game - & the odd away game during a promotion season, as did loads of students (& quite a few staff) from the university, who traditionally used to stand on open terracing behind the goal where the huge new stand is now. I'd guess quite a few teams with a big student population still benefit from this, but then students, by & large haven't grown lead in their backsides & they don't have to worry about justifying the amount of leisure time they set aside to do what they like & not what is expected by a partner & family.

EC

[Gravesendboy86]

I was born in gravesend moved to chatham when i was ten moved back to gravesend at 13 moved to maidstone when i was 16 moved to charlton when i was 18 and moved to bexleyheath when i was 20 but no matter were i go im always going to support the fleet.... never once did i cheer one chatham town, maidstone united, charlton athletic, or welling it dont matter where you go your team will always be your team you dont change.

 

 

[Riverview Red]

Thanks for confirming my theory guys

 

Like I say, there are approx 1,000 Fleet supporters out there and no more

 

If we were top of the league it would be different attendances of course - the casuals crawl out of the woodwork.

 

We saw last year that we over-achieved hugely, which was great, but even being so close to play-offs and having a striker like Charlie, our own actual support was only approx 1,000 (higher gates were when visitors brought more)

[Harry J Allstars]

Originally Posted By: Unrecognized Genius

Probably right. I still supported the Fleet when I was in Exeter for 4 years as a student, attending all Fleet matches within reach: Yeovil, Minehead, Bideford, Weymouth, Bath .. However, when I wasn't going home to watch the Fleet or travelling to a relatively local venue to watch them, I did go to every Exeter City home game - & the odd away game during a promotion season, as did loads of students (& quite a few staff) from the university, who traditionally used to stand on open terracing behind the goal where the huge new stand is now. I'd guess quite a few teams with a big student population still benefit from this, but then students, by & large haven't grown lead in their backsides & they don't have to worry about justifying the amount of leisure time they set aside to do what they like & not what is expected by a partner & family.

EC

Fever Pitch writer and Arsenal fan, Nick Hornaby, regularly used to go and watch Cambridge United whilst studying at the local University.

[Stu M]

Before realising Arsenal would be a more profitable venture to write about...?

[kaizen]

Same story for me - used to live in Swanscome and have slowly moved further and further away 'til I'm almost in Maidstone, but there's only one team I go to watch Gillingham the 'fleet!