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Post by albionshrew on May 7, 2024 12:11:05 GMT 1
We should be beating the likes Leamington.
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Post by ThrobsBlackHat on May 7, 2024 22:35:43 GMT 1
That's not true. My kids went to feed to ducks in the quarry yesterday and there are Telford stickers saying Shrewsbury are "scum" on the signs. That's not a rivalry I particularly want but if they're coming for us then game on. And you can't see that's such a small club thing to do and can't wait to join in?
I just think it is funny to see them languishing where they are, the only glimmer of light they have is that occasionally we lose at Wembley while playing 4 divisions above them.
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Post by shrewswolf on May 8, 2024 10:01:31 GMT 1
That's not true. My kids went to feed to ducks in the quarry yesterday and there are Telford stickers saying Shrewsbury are "scum" on the signs. That's not a rivalry I particularly want but if they're coming for us then game on. And you can't see that's such a small club thing to do and can't wait to join in? I absolutely love joining in. It’s a football rivalry, why do we have to take that away? They sing about us while millions of divisions beneath us, we laugh when they fail to get out of that division. It’s just a bit of fun, mainly for us. Well done Leamington. |
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Post by Exkeeper on May 8, 2024 11:29:01 GMT 1
And you can't see that's such a small club thing to do and can't wait to join in?
I just think it is funny to see them languishing where they are, the only glimmer of light they have is that occasionally we lose at Wembley while playing 4 divisions above them.
Remember when they were taken over by that bloke with dubious standards, the back pages and letters section of the Star was littered with rubbish about how they were going to be the main team in Shropshire, leaving us behind. The new Bucks A**e was going to put Gay Meadow to shame even though the capacity wasn’t going to be much more that that our out Main Stands. As things went belly up they got their comeuppance with loud “we told you so” mocking from our end of the A5. They are left playing at a relatively low level, just dreaming of one day being our rivals. |
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on May 8, 2024 13:15:18 GMT 1
I just think it is funny to see them languishing where they are, the only glimmer of light they have is that occasionally we lose at Wembley while playing 4 divisions above them.
Remember when they were taken over by that bloke with dubious standards, the back pages and letters section of the Star was littered with rubbish about how they were going to be the main team in Shropshire, leaving us behind. The new Bucks A**e was going to put Gay Meadow to shame even though the capacity wasn’t going to be much more that that our out Main Stands. As things went belly up they got their comeuppance with loud “we told you so” mocking from our end of the A5. They are left playing at a relatively low level, just dreaming of one day being our rivals. We would have to fall a long way down to ever become rivals once again. We dropped down to the level that they can now only dream of (or remember if they are old enough) and showed them exactly how to become a FL club whilst their Rome was burning. |
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Post by MartinB on May 8, 2024 15:43:05 GMT 1
I was on a video call with one of the Leamington Directors today. I did make the point of passing on the thanks of the only Team in Shropshire and congratulating them for giving us such a laugh
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Post by Minormorris64 on May 8, 2024 16:54:56 GMT 1
Remember when they were taken over by that bloke with dubious standards, the back pages and letters section of the Star was littered with rubbish about how they were going to be the main team in Shropshire, leaving us behind. The new Bucks A**e was going to put Gay Meadow to shame even though the capacity wasn’t going to be much more that that our out Main Stands. As things went belly up they got their comeuppance with loud “we told you so” mocking from our end of the A5. They are left playing at a relatively low level, just dreaming of one day being our rivals. We would have to fall a long way down to ever become rivals once again. We dropped down to the level that they can now only dream of (or remember if they are old enough) and showed them exactly how to become a FL club whilst their Rome was burning. Whilst finishing 17 points BEHIND Hereford  |
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Post by AlisonS on May 8, 2024 17:24:49 GMT 1
Whilst we are on congratulations - they should also go to Enfield Town beating Chatham in the Isthmian Premier Play-off Final on Monday to go up into National League South. The first fan-owned club in the country founded in 2001 from the wreckage of the old Enfield club, whose then owner promised much but trashed it instead. Fans made personal sacrifices unthinkable in the elite levels of the game, poignantly in everyone's thoughts was the founder chairman who died of cancer just a few weeks ago. I can confirm that the rain in Kent was indeed biblical as I slogged my way up the hill from Chatham station, thank heavens for plastic pitches! Their away days next season will be an interesting challenge with Truro and Torquay to look forward to instead of Cheshunt and Potters Bar.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on May 8, 2024 21:46:48 GMT 1
We would have to fall a long way down to ever become rivals once again. We dropped down to the level that they can now only dream of (or remember if they are old enough) and showed them exactly how to become a FL club whilst their Rome was burning. Whilst finishing 17 points BEHIND Hereford But we got back up to the FL via one of the two routes available. Meanwhile Telford were not in the race. |
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Post by Exkeeper on May 9, 2024 9:31:10 GMT 1
Whilst finishing 17 points BEHIND Hereford But we got back up to the FL via one of the two routes available. Meanwhile Telford were not in the race. Telford were what is known in Horse Racing circles as “also rans”. |
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Post by ProudSalopian on May 9, 2024 10:23:39 GMT 1
I've always said that the Shrewsbury v Telford rivalry is a bit big brother/little brother, they are desperate to beat us at us everything, we generally don't consider them a threat but at the same time, are probably a bit paranoid that they could be become one.
I was speaking to a few of their fans who were saying that some of our fans have made fools of themselves on social media following the defeat. I said some fans have got a long memory, I remember the 'welcome to the conference' flag, as well as 'Unlucky Sewer Rats' when we lost at Wembley. It's 'banter' and I don't have a problem with any of that but it shouldn't come as a surprise when a few will laugh when it's the other way around, particularly when it's at such a low level. Personally, I don't get involved in any of it though as I really can't take them seriously as a rival and don't want to give them the rivalry that (some of them) crave.
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