2009- Hard to care about Histon

Tuesday, 03 November 09, 03:12 PM · Comments (0)

I am currently following tonights match on the Poole Town forum. Great little club with a good website. Big night for them and the gulf in class is obviously not as large as we would have expected. Having said all of that, how good does it feel to be 2-0 up eh?

They may be three leagues below us but I think us Terras fans are going to have to stop thinking about Rushden and Stevenage and start thinking more local and supposedly smaller clubs for our watching pleasure. And if it is to be the Southern League or worse let's get it all sorted and get ready for next season.

The one thing I would be desperate for is keeping Ian Hutchinson signed up as manager. Legend.

A good FA Trophy run would bring in some much needed cash after the FA Cup flop. At home to Dorchester Town is the perfect draw. The Ridgeway derby will be a great occasion and I hope that those who are drifting away from the club expecting it to fold might be tempted along if we limp that far in our current format.

(Edit, its 2-1 now, bollocks)

Ok so getting on to the purpose of this post and it is a bit of a rant against the Conference (again).

I fail to see the upset of Histon supposedly beating Terras into administration this week. Histon have never been a village side that has made good as they have been portrayed. They have been ably backed by a number of benefactors and anyone who thinks their rags to riches story is a sign that football success can be achieved on the cheap is deluded.

Their poor crowds (for a conference club, not a village team) were always going to catch up with them and the fact that the local FA are hosted at their stadium and they connections on the Conference board has kept their finances out of the firing line so long.

But as we found out under some of Weymouth's previous boards and off field management, if you dance with the devil long enough you get your fingers burned.

We have and we will have to take the consequences... they are coming of course.

(edit 3-1 Terras!!!)

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