Pilgrims' Patter
The Forum => The B-Ark => Topic started by: Eddie Killick on May 01, 2010, 05:46:16 PM
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Talk about excitement. This game had everything. Congratulations to all players and officials of Boston United and also to our magnificent supporters who kept their faith throughout. Absolutely fantastic. I need a drink now.
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Well done indeed! Many thanks to the chairman, directors, players, staff and to all BUFC supporters. It's been a rocky road but what a ride!!! ;)
check the grassy knoll
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Absolutely fantastic.
Amazing scenes at the end.
Should have some photos up shortly.
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,,, acheived in a respectable manner, no up manship by managers just honest professionals. GAWD SAKE PLSE KEEP HOLDS OF THEM!!!!!!
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Can't wait to see the 'pathetic' trophy haha
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Well done . . Shd have gone this weekend instead of last . .!
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I must say it is nice to receive goodwill wishes from supporters of other clubs. What a difference from the Evans era!
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I must say it is nice to receive goodwill wishes from supporters of other clubs. What a difference from the Evans era!
I agree. I would certainly have not bothered registering and wishing you well had Evans still been at Boston. Now to finish the season off nicely just need Burton to beat Grimsby next weekend.
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Well done only downside i was not there , lets hope blue square north dont spoil party ??
well done again lads
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Get in Boston!!! A huge thank you must go to everybody involved with the club; board, managers, staff, players and the fans!!! The good times are back!!! What a day. Up the Pilgrims!!!
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Well done and congratulations, looking forward to another trip down to your place :bunny
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What a refreshing change to have made so many new friends from other clubs throughout the season.
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Great pictures Ken ;D
What a fantastic day, goals, tears of joy, champagne!
Shame it went to extra time, but the best team won.
And if the 3 men i saw at Ferrybridge services on way there and back post on here... Hello ;D
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Well done lads! Thankyou to everyone at the club , what a great team, managers and a massive thankyou to David Newton and Neil Kempster. I have a club i love and respect :)
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I didnt move till final whistle, everyone from the stand had almost gone to edge of the pitch i just stood still with my head in my arms, but what a feeling when that final whistle went
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Amazing scenes and an amazing day. Awful ground/field. Fantastic effort from all connected with BUFC
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Some great pictures there Ken as ever. Thanks for providing them and all your hard work. Yet another area of our club that deserves praise. Much appreciated. ;)
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agreed...the ground wasnt fit to hold such a game. no soul or character to the place whatsoever, thank god we were there to liven it up
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It was 1am (WA Time) when I finally got to bed after having listened to Scott Dalton's commentary on Radio Lincolnshire. I have had four and a half hours sleep. My eyes are sore but the joy of sharing in those celebrations albeit 12500 miles away will remain forever.
I would like to thank Scott and Cookie for their match day commentary and summations, Craig Singleton for Boston United On-Line. David Newton and Neil Kempster for keeping the faith. John and Maureen Blackwell for their continuing service to our great Club. Rob Scott and Paul Hurst for assembling such a talented group of players. The players themselves for their efforts during the season and for picking themselves up after the disappointment at Marine and...........last but not least the supporters that make up our wonderful Club. We are once again a Club to be admired, a Club to be respected and everyone has played their part and.......................a guy called Church scored the goal that sealed promotion!
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When are coming back to York Street RR?
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At this stage KON it won't be before 2011. The intention is to come home every two years to be with family. My mother, now nearing 87, is the main reason for being here but who knows!
It's on days like this that I miss the banter. Nothing matches the winning of promotion to a higher League. Enjoy!
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What a brilliant day... even if the bus did break down (pic of the guys pushing it in desperation to come :))
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I am so dissappointed. Saw the photo of the bloke with his two dogs. If I had known they were allowed I could have taken mine, he's very good at retrieving balls. :D
Fantastic day. If Hurst thinks they didn,t give us much to worry about he should have been sitting where I was. ::)
What a great season for many different reasons, meeting friendly supporters from other clubs, away trips for a pie and a pint, seeing other United supporters I have never seen before because we are in different areas of the ground and meeting Newshams dad. If ever there is a war I want him on my side( hope we sit next to you next season at Boston).
As for the trophy, did someone just nip out and nick it from the nearby cemetry.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
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If Hurst thinks they didn,t give us much to worry about he should have been sitting where I was. ::)
Indeed. At the start of the second half BPA created some very good chances. There was one particularly good save from Tom Evans and another effort that hit the crossbar. Had 1-0 become 2-0, then I think we would have been feeling a bit different today. But the game turned when Ryan Semple came on. It was a great cross to set up Newsham's goal and we ended the match the stronger side. The winner from, ahem, Lee Canoville (see link below), was fully deserved.
http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=66548
For anyone sat in BPA's main stand there were "blind spots" around the pitch where spectators couldn't see through the green and white striped dugouts. Presumably the reported for the Non League website must have been sat in one of those blind spots to have not seen who actually scored.
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The trophy did look like a flower vase but what else can we expect from a tin-pot league. It may well be in Mr Newtons office with flowers in it now :). A big well done to everyone at the club, it's nice to know that we've won promotion legally this time and it's also nice to know that Bob Blackburn's money has failed to buy promotion for BPA - again ;D. By the way has anyone spotted Avenuefan on here lately only I haven't seen a post from him congratulating us for winning promotion.
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I suspect the trophy is now holding the ashes of Retford, NFU and now Bradford!
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Firstly, I want to congratulate Boston United on your success and wish you well as you attempt to get back to a level of football you were denied through no fault of yourselves, the fans.
It was a game that could have gone either way and you came through in the end and all experienced the joy that brings. On the other side, fans of my club, who are just as passionate and committed as your own, are dejected having come so close. I don't expect anyone to be bothered about that, though being an incredibly nice person myself, I would have had the boot been on the other foot.
So congratulations to the loyal fans of Boston United
It's just a shame that in a moment like this, when you should be celebrating, some posters only want to have a got at Bradford. Yes, it's a c*** ground and a c*** pitch. You think we don't know that? The current owner has been trying to change that, but of course that is also good for a giggle on here by some. And yes, we know Bob Blackburn is funding a team we couldn't otherwise afford and he has failed to buy us promotion. Although I should point out that Guiseley's owners "bought" the title instead, and you could say David Newton has bought Boston promotion as well, because your own club is hardly self sufficient.
But to the overwhelming majority, good luck and long may your success continue.
To the others, just try and be a bit more magnanimous in victory, eh fellas?
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Spain for pre-season, again, perhaps? ;D
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The current owner has been trying to change that, but of course that is also good for a giggle on here by some. And yes, we know Bob Blackburn is funding a team we couldn't otherwise afford and he has failed to buy us promotion. Although I should point out that Guiseley's owners "bought" the title instead, and you could say David Newton has bought Boston promotion as well, because your own club is hardly self sufficient.
To the others, just try and be a bit more magnanimous in victory, eh fellas?
I'm sorry, I must have missed David Newton posting on here bragging about how much money he was spending on the club and PROMISING successive promotions to the Football League within five years. When did that happen?
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Well, that was quick wasn't it?
It seems like there are many people who just want to throw my good wishes back in my face. Gloating is not a very attractive trait.
You have a very good Chairman. That's hardly the question. Yesterday's defeat hurts a lot more people than our owner.
Look, I'm not going to get into some pointless to-ing-and-fro-ing.
But you first responders do seem to have no understanding of what it is to be a fan, which is amazing seeing as what your club went through. I only hope the majority do.
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Actually, Gordon, after what we've been through over the last few years, I think the vast majority of Boston United fans have an acute awareness of what it means to be a 'good' football fan. That involves not blindly believing your chairman or taking what he tells you at face value, not buying into dubious stadium development projects and having an inherent suspicion of big buck charlatans ploughing money into playing budgets and making promises they can't keep.
Luckily we seem to have a chairman who is doing things the right way. Victory over a club that seems to be doing things the wrong way and making the same mistakes we did is vindication for everything he's trying to achieve here, which is to get this club back on its feet, living within its means and restoring a reputation destroyed over a decade of madness.
Yesterday was a massive first step towards that goal, and I for one am delighted we denied your club the chance to further Bob Blackburn's fag-packet ambitions.
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Great day all round great support,brilliant at the end mixing with the players on the pitch.Got to disagree with the fool who said shit ground, are you having a laugh.
Big social club , cheap beer, a club that allows its fans to stand outside with a beer in the hand and mix with the locals, excellent stewards and all round freindly place.
Also at the end the BPA players shaking hands with our fans and their supporters congratulating us in the bar afterwards.Would our home support do the same if we had just lost a play off final, not a prayer.
Great day, and mr chairman had a cue of people shaking his hand afterwards.
Roll on next season, however would be nice if there was a bit of do in the social club so we could go and show our appreciation to the players and management for this season.
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An End of Season do in the Pilgrim Lounge is a great idea Frieston Fan - hopefully someone at the club will have read that and put something into motion. Gordonchas, there is no way Mr Newton bought promotion as the club is still losing money, we are just lucky enough to have a management duo who can bring in good players on a tight budget. Although I have to admit that Boston United is a big enough 'name' in non-league football to attract players who would be happy to play for the club despite perhaps not being offered the biggest wage.
I for one wish BPA success next season but there are people in the game, like Mr Blackburn, who have big ideas for non-league clubs then bail out if it goes all wrong - Leigh Genesis anyone?
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A bit of compassion for BPA supporters. Just remember how miffed we all felt after only drawing at Marine. At least we had a second chance with yesterdays game to get promotion. Theres no 2nd chance for BPA now and I think next year will be really tough for them and most of the other upper echelon clubs in that league. One really good thing about that league was that you could visit other clubs and have a good friendly shouting match with them and go in there bars and have a drink without fear of trouble. I hope it's like that next season for us.
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I hope it's like that next season for us.
Should be, it's only two seasons since we were in that league and in many ways there's not a huge amount of difference between the NPL and BSN in terms of set up, facilities, fans, clubhouses etc.
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I can't help but feel a bit sorry for the Bradford fans, they were top most of the season and to lose in the final like that must have been tough. So unlucky to their fans and all the best for next season. Who knows what the future holds for B.P.A. but I'm sure we wouldn't wish our experiences of the Evans era on them.
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I wouldn't wish our experiences of the Evans era on any team, not even Lincoln (Ouch, that hurt to write that)
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I wouldn't wish our experiences of the Evans era on any team, not even Lincoln (Ouch, that hurt to write that)
Are you sure, not even a little smile if he went there?
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None at all.
The only smile I'd have regarding him would be if he was given a one way ticket on the next NASA probe to the edge of the solar system........then Ken would be pissed about space junk!
He's no place in football, everything and I mean everything thats gone wrong here over the last decade has been down to him and him alone.
Lets hope yesterday draws a line in the sand as regards that rotten bastard.
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I just hope Evans doesn't stick his oar in, I can imagine some of his comments: "I'm really pleased for Boston after the last couple of years they've had", "the club and it's fans have special place in my heart" and "the supporters probably regard me as being one of their best ever managers".
I've got to go now as I think I'm going to be sick :(
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Not even Evans is stupid enough to try that.
I reckon it's time to stop talking about him now anyway. He's history, and we have a far superior management team in place now than we ever had under that cock-end.
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Anyway . . front page with foto in N.L.N . . ( read hastily in Tescos )
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Not even Evans is stupid enough to try that.
I reckon it's time to stop talking about him now anyway. He's history, and we have a far superior management team in place now than we ever had under that cock-end.
It was time to stop talking about him a long time ago which most have, let's hope the minority follow suit.
As for the game, not the best but their pitch didn't help, it was dry and hard making the bounce of the ball hard to read, suppose that's the way they're going to be this time of season. Both sides resorted to hitting it long, thought we where the better side first half and the goal was against the run of play.
Second half they had a stack of chances in the first 15 minutes and we rode our luck but sometimes you have to. We then scored with our first meaningful attack of the half. From then on the rest of normal time was end to end stuff and I had a feeling next goal would win it.
Once it went to extra time I thought our fitness would tell as it has so many times already this season and that proved to be the case. Apart from the goal we had several other chances to make it more comfy but that aint the Boston way.
Not the greatest performance but the result was the only thing that counted. Special mention to Danny Davidson, he has been slated on here and by a lot of supporters I have met at the ground. Thought he was excellent yesterday, he actually showed great power and pace against their defence creating himself 2 or 3 good chances which he unfortunately missed. But he did an awful lot to take the pressure off the defence in extra time.
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Totally agree with the comment about Davidson in extra time. I Thought bringing him and Semple were the spark to get us playing again after a lacklusture first half performance, and although Danny missed a few chances towards the end, I thought it was the best spell i've seen him play this season. Credit goes to the managers again for the two inspired substitutions.
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Just to let you know the rest of my photos from yesterday are up at: http://bufc.fotopic.net/c1844181.html
And to all those who were on bus 3 (if any) here is a photo for you! Think these guys deserve credit!
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See you next season guys!