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by russell
Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Fixtures for league
Replies: 21
Views: 7698

Re: Fixtures for league

Living out of town, I don't do car shares, and only travel by public transport or shanks's pony. The Bedford home game is on a Saturday, so 'the local derbies in midweek' theory surely does not apply. Statistically Bedford Saturday attendances are roughly about 50% above their Tuesday gates, so I s...
by russell
Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:20 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Fixtures for league
Replies: 21
Views: 7698

Re: Fixtures for league

Public transport in the main is completely unreliable. Car sharing is the way to go. With the rising cost of living it’s also far more economical for all those travelling together in the same vehicle, splitting either petrol or diesel costs several ways. It’s a nice way of everyone pulling together...
by russell
Tue Jul 19, 2022 1:56 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Fixtures for league
Replies: 21
Views: 7698

Re: Fixtures for league

I'd definitely be up for contributing / covering petrol for a scheme like this where I couldn't do it by train / bus / tram*

*Basford!
by russell
Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Fixtures for league
Replies: 21
Views: 7698

Re: Fixtures for league

Presumably the logic is put the 'derbies' midweek but the frustrating thing for nondrivers like me are games like Rushden & Bedford tricky if not impossible on public transport in the evenings, and there won't be a club coach as they're too close
by russell
Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:36 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: What drives your passion for the beautiful game?
Replies: 5
Views: 2952

Re: What drives your passion for the beautiful game?

I tried to write this last night after a couple of light ales and didn't make any sense when I read it back this morning so I'm trying again.. My dad started taking me to Arsenal in the 1980s.. my first memory is of Tony Adams scoring a late winner against QPR in front of us in the Clock End.. After...
by russell
Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:35 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Recording
Replies: 8
Views: 3296

Re: Recording

Btw Chris if you think Mull of Kintyre is bad you can't have heard Hertfordshire Rock by Ricky (son of Marty) Wilde
by russell
Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:23 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Recording
Replies: 8
Views: 3296

Re: Recording

Yes that's it. Its brilliant!! who made it?
by russell
Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:46 am
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Recording
Replies: 8
Views: 3296

Recording

Ages ago someone posted a sound file of a song that went 'Hitchin the cream of the cream' that sounded like a quite professional if vintage recording .. I kept meaning to ask people about this but forgot about it .. does anyone have the details of this?
by russell
Thu May 19, 2022 5:59 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Back or Sack
Replies: 30
Views: 13241

Re: Back or Sack

I should have mentioned that the Andrew Amos quote came from a news article in the Daily News (London) of Wednesday 1st October 1924. The article was titled 'The Home Ground in Football; Influence of Crowd on Players; Keen Partisans who Inspire a Team. While Rector of Rotherhithe, Andrew produced a...
by russell
Thu May 19, 2022 7:50 am
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Back or Sack
Replies: 30
Views: 13241

Re: Back or Sack

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