The Barmy Bog End Army » Billy Smith » 07/5/2024 2:40 pm |
I’ve just opened this in complete shock and this is indeed very sad news. My introduction to T&M was during the Billy Smith era and it was such a wonderful time to meet the club. His team and management decisions took us to excellent places and Billy was such a humble and down to earth manager too. A true voice of experience.
Cheers Billy and the memories will always remain strong.
The Barmy Bog End Army » Your Views On The Season » 30/4/2024 8:24 pm |
In a non league interest perspective it’s been a great end to the season. In the CCLPS the relegation battle really went to the wire seeing as Colliers Wood and Sheerwater could have gone either way in the last game (how’s that for a fixture?) and in the Isthmian SC four teams could have ended up in the drop zone dependant on the result of the last game. Everything really went down to the wire on the local scene and at the time of writing we have a very interesting set of playoffs within a short timeline.
As for T&M, I’m not surprised, I didn’t see the team going back up and this is because the club model of a few years now really has knocked the stuffing out of it. The whole way about the club is nowhere near the staunch Isthmian days where the club would be a powerhouse, keeping its place in the league with its fluctuations over the years. The approach over the last few years really didn’t fit that. Things are what they are and we are bound to the CCL for the foreseeable.
Looking at the ISC it’s not that much different, for the sort of teams, locations and general atmosphere this league and that aren’t dissimilar, the proper good days were the Ryman D1 south, balanced games, a good area covered and a fair bit of interest. The splitting of the Isthmian step 4 into three leagues did a bit of damage on its own.
The Barmy Bog End Army » Farnham Game Postponed 26th March » 26/3/2024 5:27 pm |
Thanks for that, I hope not too many people have left already - but - there’s games everywhere tonight. Tadley Calleva up The Spelly, Raynes Park at home, in my area Hornchurch v Concord and Redbridge v Grays Athletic. Still a fair bit to choose from.
Tempted to go up the Oakside, last time I was there was 10 years ago with the Motormen playing Erith & Belvedere, attendance 26. I’m wondering what the Balham v Met Police LSC turnout will be like on Thursday….
Edit, RPV off….and no trip to the Oakside either….
The Barmy Bog End Army » This Forum » 23/3/2024 9:49 am |
Gary Walker wrote:
This forum seems really quite. Why isn't anyone responding or posting?
Have we all given up as a club ? I obviously haven't been to a game since September I think. I said August before but I am sure it was September.
Has everyone just had enough?
Is anyone there?
I see Marcus Whittaker has left will he be missed?
Is everyone excited about tomorrow home game?
Do the fans deserve a higher budget so we can attract 4 or five seasoned isthmian players after last season?
Hello Gary, yes I agree since we finished in the Isthmian the forum is very quiet, for me I only rarely get to games so don’t have much to report - but I do drop in. I think the Google info sheets Anthony posts for away matches are a great idea and can see the effort that goes into the podcasts too.
I did however manage to get to ‘The Spelly’ last week but couldn’t hang around as long as I wanted - a domestic situation meant I had to leave straight after the game. There were a few people about thought, several old faces and to be fair I enjoyed the day out. Tell you something, they’ve got an excellent clubhouse. I could have quite happily stayed on there for a bit. Hopefully a chance for another one soon, I’ll have to keep an eye out……
The Barmy Bog End Army » RIP AlanJ 'Ashtree' Richards » 01/1/2024 5:17 pm |
Hello Boggie, gutted to hear about Alan, very much one of the old guard and on Christmas Eve too. I remember very well the Ashtree and Cricket conversations on here and Alan’s enthusiasm at the ground. I see what you mean, when you think of Joe and Geoff as well it’s a very sobering picture. All top blokes.
Hoping Alan’s family are as well as can be with this happening during the festive season, thoughts with them at a really hard time.
Cheers Alan, been a real pleasure.
The Barmy Bog End Army » Toots v Spelthorne Sports » 26/9/2023 10:14 am |
Bog End Ultra wrote:
True Story: I know as much about horse racing as I do about Thermo Nuclear Physics.....absolutely fcuk all. About 6 or 7 years ago I was in William Hill's putting a bet on the football and noticed there was a horse running later that day called Willard. One of my best mates is called Willard so I put £5 on it to win. The race was over the jumps somewhere and I think Willard was about 10/1 in the market. He was going well and was right in with a shout until the second from last fence where he fell and broke his leg and they shot the cnut.
That was the last time I ever put money on a gee gee.
I have a very similar story about the Grand National in 2012. I don’t like the GN, it’s too long, got too many runners and isn’t safe, but I ended up doing it anyway after I saw a horse called Sychronised talked up a lot. I made various bits of money here and there over the day and staked a lot on him each way, the end of the story is exactly the same as yours, couldn’t make it up
The Barmy Bog End Army » Toots v Spelthorne Sports » 24/9/2023 10:05 pm |
I don’t care what the footballing gods have done Boggie. Look at this….I mean look at this. Do you remember that Loose Chips horse a few years back? Well he’s got his own one now, and it won the other day. If you click the link you’ll cry (like me):
All these pointers in life and never there to take advantage
The Barmy Bog End Army » Happy 21st Birthday to Mason Walker » 19/9/2023 3:49 pm |
21!!! Blimey where did that go, can’t be that many years since I saw you both - or can it???
Wishing many happy returns and a happy day too - cheers!
The Barmy Bog End Army » Come on out the doom merchants » 02/9/2023 11:23 pm |
Bog End Ultra wrote:
Bernie The Bolt was formerly known as Plumpton on this forum.
I was, but I got locked out of the account and couldn’t reset it as it was set up with an old email account that similarly I can’t get into. Despite this the old account is still going on the forum so I had to choose something else. I do find the idea of The Golden Shot amusing so went tor this.
Thanks Boggs and I’ve replied, good man you are. This is what non-league is about, the decent characters and company. When I get the chance to get to a game I’ll be grabbing that opportunity very tightly with both mits
The Barmy Bog End Army » Come on out the doom merchants » 01/9/2023 6:49 pm |
Sol pinnocks left boot wrote:
So we lost today.
Now for all the haters, nay sayers and doom merchants to come out under their rocks.
Let's see who is first to comment on this thread.
I’d probably be counted as one of the above but after seeing your friends being treated so badly I reckon most could get a bit grumpy.
Apart from that, as I’ve said on another thread it’s been a mare here. No chance for games, I wanted to do Horley and wanted to do tomorrow for the Alton game. Both non-starters. Mr. Boggie japes about the wife and day release etc - thing is, it’s not a joke. I’m continually being monitored and while it’s all presented as a nicey nicey family lovey production it’s anything but. It’s high level manipulation and mind teasing of the highest order. It’s complete mental bullying.
That’s why I can’t post much and even when I got cross about AB last season it was better than dwelling on the drudgefest I see every day. Olay!
If I had it my way I’d be the one out sparko on the banks of the Wandle, waking up with the realisation I’m covered in my own urine and excrement, sadly I don’t get the chance to get so excited anymore
The Barmy Bog End Army » Google Search » 01/9/2023 6:38 pm |
Gary Walker wrote:
Is anyone else having problems finding this forum on Google Search?
I haven’t had this come up on Google for ages, I only get here by the old addresses that are saved on the phone. I’m glad you mentioned it Gary as I’ve wondered about this too
The Barmy Bog End Army » What's going on? » 26/8/2023 2:58 pm |
Bog End Ultra wrote:
They're going to stop serving hot drinks in the Tea Bar soon in case some innocent bystander gets contaminated by the vapours off the steam from the kettle
They might even ban swearing at the ref at this rate
The Barmy Bog End Army » What's going on? » 24/8/2023 8:13 pm |
Bog End Ultra wrote:
I got asked by a Steward to refrain from puffing on my Vape under the cover behind the goal at the Bishopsford Road end as it contravenes the Ground Regulations......I kid you not
Blimey, I didn’t think this sort of thing really touched non league - I’m guessing swigging a can of Kestrel Super behind the goal is out of the question then…..
The Barmy Bog End Army » Geoff Gatt » 21/8/2023 4:24 pm |
Poddington wrote:
The club has been informed that Geoff passed away on Friday 11th August
I’ve just had a text from one of the Bog End and came straight over here - gutted, totally gutted. Geoff has been a massive T&M figure for many years and this is incredibly sad news. Many happy memories chatting with Geoff with his wealth of experience in the game. A very sad day indeed.
The Barmy Bog End Army » 2 wins out of 2 in the league » 19/8/2023 2:22 pm |
Sol pinnocks left boot wrote:
You know when Tooting are doing well the forum stays silent.
Well, yes - I’m guilty of this having not had much time or anything to add really. The summer holiday has been a right nightmare juggling things about for the kids with my wife’s job and my work. Couldn’t go to Jersey, couldn’t even get a couple of friendlies or midweek ones in.
The other thing with this forum is that when you’re short of time, it’s not easy to catch up. There’s a 10 minute posting limit so if you want to reply to a few threads/people quickly it doesn’t happen. Coming back and posting whenever you can makes it all disjointed and you can forget where you were with it before.
I’m still pretty disappointed the CC website still hasn’t got fixtures beyond this month (except the north division) and my next avenue is Horley on the 28th. However that looks like it could potentially be a mare with an 11.30 start and an odd route from the station involving estates, alleyways and lots of twists and turns. At least Thameslink provide a better train service than the hourly one that Southern ran. Finish time will be nice for an afternoon pint though.
Thanks for the posts, especially those about Jersey (Boggie) and glad to hear the trip was a roaring success!
The Barmy Bog End Army » The Bogend Podcast » 25/7/2023 4:03 pm |
Just a quick question, are there two versions of Tooting Belongs To Me? The instruments sound different to what I recall on the intro. Also, is there a full version of it anywhere online, I haven’t heard the song since it was new so it’s great to hear it on the podcast.
The Barmy Bog End Army » The Bogend Podcast » 25/7/2023 9:33 am |
Bogend Ant wrote:
Episode 4 of The Bogend Podcast:
Hackbridge Harry Returns
In this Episode, we talk about the decrease in admission prices and also talk about rivalries ahead of tonight's game vs Dulwich
I’d have posted before on this Anthony but I haven’t got Spotify and couldn’t get the links to work at first - but - episode 4 works so hopefully I can get round to the others. I’m very impressed so far and that’s only a couple of minutes into episode 4. Very professional delivery and timing, well done : )
The Barmy Bog End Army » Ticket prices » 24/7/2023 6:19 pm |
Andy Mc wrote:
No gimmicks required.
Well yes : )) Made me chuckle Andy.
Good suggestions there, I remember Mike M saying the car park lighting was nonexistent on evening games, that’s got to be worth looking into. Looking at it we’ve got two Tuesday evening games at home in quick succession, Balham on the 15th and AFC Croydon on the 22nd - shame the CCL website only covers August so far…….
The Barmy Bog End Army » Ticket prices » 24/7/2023 3:56 pm |
Andy Mc wrote:
Welcome news and completely the right thing to do. Financially it might not make much difference, 2 quid does not seem much but some fans will stay away if they think they are being ripped off. More fans at 8 quid versus less fans at a tenner will maybe work out about the same.
Agreed Andy and at first when I didn’t see a reference to refunding season tickets which had already been purchased I did wonder whether any had been sold. I know exactly what you mean about the numbers and reckon the attendance/revenue on this price will work out better.
I’ve got ideas on the match day experience but not sure everyone would agree, things like this:
Bring back the tea bar, get rid of The Shak.
Find a buying/staffing model to make drinks cheap in the bar.
Hold a ‘Saturday night club’ for a few hours in the bar after home games. Could feature things like meat raffles, darts tournaments, quizzes, cribbage, dominoes etc. Could even extend to open mic events for jokes etc.
Announcer for the day. A chance to announce a match while being guided through by someone from the club. Features a fee and deposit. In the event of any bad language or inappropriate behaviour the deposit is forfeited.
Introduce a marked designated parking space for the referee.
Introduce a ‘Golden Goal Deluxe’ in tandem with the main golden goal. £2 a ticket but features consolation prizes either side of the winning time (made up example but say prize is £60 with consolation of £20…..golden goal is on say 57 mins - £60 - so those with 56 and 58 pick up a score). Also GGD based on last goal scored to keep up interest until the end of the game and avoid confusion with regular GG.
A different song for fans to sing at each match, with lyrics printed in the programme.
That’s a starting point anyway!
The Barmy Bog End Army » Ticket prices » 24/7/2023 10:48 am |
DaveM wrote:
withFurther to discussions with our new manager, Jamie Byatt, and the Members Club, we have decided that given the change in our League and the general financial situation in the UK that is would be a welcome opportunity to reduce our current admission prices for the forthcoming season.
As a result Adult admission prices will be reduced to £8 for all home games this season, including the pre-season friendly against Dulwich Hamlet.
Adult Season Tickets have also been reduced to £128. Concessionary prices are £5 and U18's will receive free admission.
Do please contact the Members Club via (tmufc@tmunited.org?subject=Match%20Day%20Experience if there is anything you feel could enhance the matchday experience for you.
really looking forward the start of the season and hopefully making up lost ground
Kind regards
STEVE ADKINS
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Thanks for posting DaveM, I’m quite taken aback by all of this, reducing prices, offering a feedback link and hoping to make up lost ground? It’s certainly not what I was expecting. Looking at PPs site there’s a mention in refunding the difference if anyone had bought a season ticket already
The Barmy Bog End Army » Jersey Bulls Away » 18/7/2023 10:50 pm |
geoff g wrote:
Chris, you forgot about me. I’ve been to Guernsey 3 times
Lovely to see some old school faces (!) here, Mitchell you’ll always be the Bacofoil boy, Geoff, what can I say - a bloke who played Tony Osoba and Boggie - now we’re reaching for the oxygen mask.
I’ll speak to Mrs Plumpton/Bernie as I might have an avenue to get out there the night before (dependant on work and if any accommodation is left) but it’s really very much on her. She’s the cost controller in this neck of the woods as I’m completely useless.
I hope to pull this one off
The Barmy Bog End Army » South London is Black and White site links » 18/7/2023 10:35 pm |
Bog End Ultra wrote:
Your style reminds me of Stuart Hall
Crikey Boggie you don’t hold back do you : )
For an old school London delivery watch Michael Wale from 15:40 to 15:58 of this, I reckon he’s on the sauce:
The Barmy Bog End Army » Promotion Zone Creeping Nearer! » 14/7/2023 7:36 pm |
Poddington wrote:
First League game looks like Jersey away 12th August
I was going to put for a joke earlier something about the first fixture being Jersey but didn’t……looks like short notice research and organisation time!
The Barmy Bog End Army » Promotion Zone Creeping Nearer! » 14/7/2023 11:23 am |
The fixtures for our old league are out (and look quite interesting) so hopefully not long for ours. Mind you, I had read on another forum that the CCL are known for leaving it late. Onwards and upwards (or something like that)…..
The Barmy Bog End Army » What joy football can bring » 05/7/2023 4:20 pm |
Gary Walker wrote:
I remember when we would have 3 supporters coaches going to away trips
Take away the word coaches for what’s more likely to happen in the near future…….