Trips in The National League

Quoted from Norseman

I have been thinking how otherwise to spend my season ticket money. Can't go through another Hurst era in the NL

Yeah, it was hard watching the likes of McKeown, Shaun Pearson, Disley, Toto, Arnold, Nolan, Liam Hearn, Podge, Omar and the like play their hearts out, bang the goals in, give us great away days and deliver our first promotion in nearly two decades.

Non-league is a mental barrier for most.

It's still football at the end of the day. A division lower, but it's still Town, it's still BP and you still get to meet up with your family and friends and (hopefully) you'll see us win and score more often.

We might not like the names of our opposition (I don't relish playing Kings Lynn or Wealdstone) but hey, I never relished playing Morecambe, Forest Green or Cheltenham when I was growing up in the 90s. Yet here we are, playing these 'pub teams' in the Football League.

Let's roll with the punches. I can accept relegation if it means I can start going to games again, seeing friends and getting excited for match day. It'd be different if I was the only one, but knowing there'll be a few thousand of you mad nutters joining me is what makes it totally worthwile.

Quoted from RichMariner

Yeah, it was hard watching the likes of McKeown, Shaun Pearson, Disley, Toto, Arnold, Nolan, Liam Hearn, Podge, Omar and the like play their hearts out, bang the goals in, give us great away days and deliver our first promotion in nearly two decades.

Non-league is a mental barrier for most.

It's still football at the end of the day. A division lower, but it's still Town, it's still BP and you still get to meet up with your family and friends and (hopefully) you'll see us win and score more often.

We might not like the names of our opposition (I don't relish playing Kings Lynn or Wealdstone) but hey, I never relished playing Morecambe, Forest Green or Cheltenham when I was growing up in the 90s. Yet here we are, playing these 'pub teams' in the Football League.

Let's roll with the punches. I can accept relegation if it means I can start going to games again, seeing friends and getting excited for match day. It'd be different if I was the only one, but knowing there'll be a few thousand of you mad nutters joining me is what makes it totally worthwile.

Best post ive seen on the fishy for a long time.

Quoted from Les Brechin

That was definitely to most toxic atmosphere I have experienced at any Town away game in all my years following the Mariners. Was even worse than Burton atmosphere wise.

Toxic is one word for it Les! I don't think Hurst helped with the "spoilt" comment only a week before and nor did the team performance but Hurst got some really unnecessary stick that day, my overriding memory is off hundreds of fans all chanting "Hursty is a male masturbator" I was right in the middle of it and everywhere I turned all I could see was people chanting it, me and my brother couldn't believe it and that'll be a moment which will stick in my memory forever for the wrong reasons.

I get that fans were frustrated with Hurst's comment and the terrible team performance but we was still in the play offs!

Other than the toxic atmosphere I just remember Gregor Robertson getting turned inside out everytime their players ran at him, I liked him as a bloke and a player but he was awful that day!

Quoted from Davec

Toxic is one word for it Les! I don't think Hurst helped with the "spoilt" comment only a week before and nor did the team performance but Hurst got some really unnecessary stick that day, my overriding memory is off hundreds of fans all chanting "Hursty is a male masturbator" I was right in the middle of it and everywhere I turned all I could see was people chanting it, me and my brother couldn't believe it and that'll be a moment which will stick in my memory forever for the wrong reasons.

I get that fans were frustrated with Hurst's comment and the terrible team performance but we was still in the play offs!

That sticks in my mind too. I turned round to see a 30 something bloke chanting it. What made it worse though is that he had a young lad with him, no more than 12, I assume it was his son, who was chanting it at the top of his voice too!

Quoted from RichMariner

Yeah, it was hard watching the likes of McKeown, Shaun Pearson, Disley, Toto, Arnold, Nolan, Liam Hearn, Podge, Omar and the like play their hearts out, bang the goals in, give us great away days and deliver our first promotion in nearly two decades.

Non-league is a mental barrier for most.

It's still football at the end of the day. A division lower, but it's still Town, it's still BP and you still get to meet up with your family and friends and (hopefully) you'll see us win and score more often.

We might not like the names of our opposition (I don't relish playing Kings Lynn or Wealdstone) but hey, I never relished playing Morecambe, Forest Green or Cheltenham when I was growing up in the 90s. Yet here we are, playing these 'pub teams' in the Football League.

Let's roll with the punches. I can accept relegation if it means I can start going to games again, seeing friends and getting excited for match day. It'd be different if I was the only one, but knowing there'll be a few thousand of you mad nutters joining me is what makes it totally worthwile.

This is exactly what I now feel like. I’d much rather go to a place like Eastleigh, Torquay, Kiddy or Woking where you’re made welcome than soulless places Colchester, Cheltenham, Stevenage etc.. where they just think we’re scum.

Sometimes I feel like In the time that we’ve been back in the EFL I have had more match days that I’ve not enjoyed than ones that I have. This is partly due to us being p1ss poor in the main and some of the lifeless places we have to visit.

I don’t want relegation as it sets us further back but if it’s inevitable I’ll make the most of it and try and get behind the team in the hope of an early return.

Quoted from Davec

Toxic is one word for it Les! I don't think Hurst helped with the "spoilt" comment only a week before and nor did the team performance but Hurst got some really unnecessary stick that day, my overriding memory is off hundreds of fans all chanting "Hursty is a male masturbator" I was right in the middle of it and everywhere I turned all I could see was people chanting it, me and my brother couldn't believe it and that'll be a moment which will stick in my memory forever for the wrong reasons.

I get that fans were frustrated with Hurst's comment and the terrible team performance but we was still in the play offs!

And people wonder why he cupped his ear, a lease man would have chucked it after some of the stick he took.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

This is exactly what I now feel like. I’d much rather go to a place like Eastleigh, Torquay, Kiddy or Woking where you’re made welcome than soulless places Colchester, Cheltenham, Stevenage etc.. where they just think we’re scum.

Sometimes I feel like In the time that we’ve been back in the EFL I have had more match days that I’ve not enjoyed than ones that I have. This is partly due to us being p1ss poor in the main and some of the lifeless places we have to visit.

I don’t want relegation as it sets us further back but if it’s inevitable I’ll make the most of it and try and get behind the team in the hope of an early return.

I take your point. Those three are places I also don’t like going to for various reasons. But then they are just some of the grounds in the League. I could say Orient, Luton, Exeter as a counter-balance.

We did have a good time visiting a lot of places in non-League though. And there is generally a more welcoming atmosphere.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

And people wonder why he cupped his ear, a lease man would have chucked it after some of the stick he took.

Do you mean a ‘lessor’ man 😉.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Do you mean a ‘lessor’ man 😉.

Indeed