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I have stayed away all season as it's too depressing for words and actions. So damn miserable I haven't even looked at any football anywhere for over a year. Positives? doctor says I am over the worst of gout, torn back ligaments, but still have to watch out and not get stressed as I had a bad episode heart wise. At least the clinical football depression is getting better, I think. Nice stadium, great stand (Bristows bench) and a fitting memorial to where an old, now defunct football club used to play. It'll be another Lidle, Aldi soon enough. I'm soooo happy.

dannyrvtufc4life wrote:I think it may be the first time I've ever seen NO away fans at Plainmoor on Tuesday.

Never saw many away fans back in the 70's unless it was a local derby or the first game of the season. Then again games were on a Saturday night back then. I remember Workington Town having 4! :S

Already done through the Grand Charity at Great Queen Street London. £50k sent immediately with more to follow. Just terrible what is happening and so sad for humanity.

Ahhh nimno's!!! as Mork would say.
Very sad news but thanks for some of the greatest comedy of our age. Begs the question,Why are poets, artists and comedians depressed??? My daughter is an artist and her best work is when she is in a dark place as she suffers from it too. You never stop worrying about your loved ones.

forevertufc wrote:I personally do not blame the board for appointing Alan Knill, he was in the right place at the right time, and it was a sensible appointment . The board should be held accountable for this relegation, they are the custodians of the club, they make the decisions that effect every aspect of running the club and ultimately have made mistakes.

Performances, followed by results starting slipping long before Martin Ling went sick , I've stood on the popside game in game out watching a gradual decline, somebody amongst our directors needed to stand up take some responsibly, and find out what was needed to arrest that slide. The team clearly needed investment, we had the money, it got spent everywhere else but the team.

Right you are on this Dave.

I don't think they'll get a points deduction just a fine IMHO. I'm not holding out any hope and, in any case, can't they appeal? It'll drag on for ages if it went to it. No, Conference are where we are and that's that.

ferrarilover wrote:We're in the FL for 100 years, get relegated by two measley points and suddenly "the Conference is our level".

Matt.

All I said is "perhaps" it's a thought to consider and I would sincerely hope that the long term ambition of the club is to be a well established league one club, like when I started watching them back in 1969. It's achievable surely! But at this time you have to ponder on the darker side of things.

Northampton will survive and Wycombe will be coming down with us, which gives me an away day to replace the Oxford one.

Back when we lost at home to Northampton I sort of knew the game was up. Today was a bit like the spirit leaving the body for the last time. A sort of happy release, as my late mum used to put it, after the death of a loved one who had been ill for a long time. So when it became apparent that Northampton were going to get themselves out of the bottom two by beating Daggers and that we were, indeed, going down it felt something like that in my opinion. I smiled and the wife said "you aren't going to throw things around and swear your head off ?" No point I said. I can't change a damn thing. And that's just it. As supporters we can only choose to go and support or not to.

Perhaps the Conference is our level. Perhaps we may never return to the football league again. Perhaps we may actually enjoy ourselves a little and achieve a modicum of success in the FA Trophy, have players in the England C setup and some good FA cup runs, who knows?. We must surely win more games in a season next season than we did this, or is that too much to hope for? If the style of play is attacking and attractive with a proven conference standard striker signing on then the attendances will surely rise and confidence will return.

Without hope there is nothing so here's hoping for a brighter day at Plainmoor because I don't have anywhere else to go.
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I think we all know that already mariner Bill!!!

Thanks for passing this on Dave. At least it is an attempt to let the supporters of Shrewsbury know that the board understand something of the season's failure and to apologise as well. Wonder what the board at our club has to say about this disaster of a season?

Start the clearout ready for our new life as a non-league club. Sign up some cheap Kingsteignton Athletic reserves!!! That'll do us

Wycombe 1 - 2 Bristol Rvs That's us down I think.

Accrington 1-1 Wimbledon
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Mansfield
Cheltenham 1-1 Dag & Red
Chesterfield 3-1 Fleetwood
Hartlepool 1-0 Exeter
Morecambe 0-2 Bury
Newport 2-2 Rochdale
Northampton 1-2 Oxford Utd
Portsmouth 2-0 Plymouth
scunthorpe 3-1 York
Southend 1-1 Burton

Torquay 0-1 Wycombe HT
Torquay 3-2 Wycombe FT
First Tqy scorer: Coulthirst

Wimbledon 1-0 Morecambe
Bury 1-2 Portsmouth
Dag & Red 2-1 Northampton
Exeter 0-2 scunthorpe
Fleetwood 2-2 Southend
Oxford Utd 1-1 Accrington
Plymouth 2-0 Hartlepool
Rochdale 3-1 Cheltenham
Wycombe 1-1 Bristol Rovers
York 2-0 Newport

Mansfield 0-0 Torquay HT
Mansfield 1-2 Torquay FT
First Tqy scorer: Yeoman