Friday night. 10 PM. The Black Country. A number of slightly sad but rather proud Reds supporters are thinking about what might have been, having watched their team play wealthy Wolverhampton Wanderers off the park in front of 17000 of their own fans, only to lose to...
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"Alright. But apart from the cheap away travel, the discounts at the football club and with local businesses, the many kids in the community getting free football coaching, the golf day, the money raised for good causes, the 50/50 draw, the support for local schools,...
Life at Crawley Town- where we’d love a bit of boredom!
This article was written for- and appears on- the football website We Are Going Up. It can be found at http://www.wearegoingup.co.uk/2013/07/23/crawley-town-where-wed-love-a-little-boredom/ But given the effort I put into writing it, I thought I'd reproduce it here...
Knicker(bocker)s to fan engagement!
Since the new CEO and Marketing Manager arrived, we've heard much from CTFC about fan engagement- and rightly so. The signs are that both Richard and Ryan are quite aware of the need to work with their committed supporters if positive change is to be realised, and...
Fun, fun, fun in the wind, rain and sun……..
The last time I visited Brunton Park I was 14 years old. My home town team, Bishop Auckland, had reached the second round of the FA Cup, and we travelled full of optimism in expectation of a giant killing. At 0-0, with 70 minutes gone, the referee called the game off...
A day of triumph, tragedy, farce and pantomime…..
Triumph. Tragedy. Farce. Pantomime. Today's trip to Preston had all the ingredients of a Shakespeare play- apart from the codpiece (though I understand that Paul the bell has one of these in his wardrobe for those special occasions). As I sit on CTSA coach 2,...
A Week of Firsts…….just a shame it wasn’t this week!
Following our trip to Millwall, CTSA Secretary Gill Courtnell wrote a short blog for publication in the matchday programme. Unfortunately, due to a cock up on the print deadlines front (or some such!), it didn't get used, but we thought it was far too well written to...
The twin cults of loyalty and personality……
I would like to start this short blog by making an important statement and scotching some ugly rumours. Whilst it is true that I resigned as Chair of the Crawley Town Supporters Alliance last night, there is no truth in the speculation that I'm about to take up...
The world of football finance……by Robin Van Persie….
Last week that well known international financier, Robin Van Persie, went public with his concern about the way that Arsenal are being run with the publication of an “open letter”. Well done Robin. Now, if you could find some time to call Angela Merkel to discuss the...
Scunthorpe- and a whole new world…..
So, it's Scunthorpe. A town rightly famous for its Municipal Swimming Pool ("do Jasper Carrot want to play Scunthorpe Baths for 500 quid?" "Jasper Carrot would drink Scunthorpe baths for 500 quid!"). A town whose inhabitants are known as Scunthorpians (actually, I...