edmontonowl Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 28/08/2020 at 14:20, Putney said: Anzhi Makhachkala Sugar daddy owner pulled the plug after potash industry crashed and his health deteriorated. Now in the Russian third tier. FC Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk) Europa League finalists five years ago, now am amateur club and the fans have their own phoenix club. A very messed up situation with their owner a huge Ukrainian oligarch. Metalist Kharkiv Europa League knockout regulars. Went down the pan after they were banned for match fixing, then their owner fled Ukraine after war started. Think they don't exist in any capacity now. They were a very good footballing side, and like their big rivals Dnipro, had a number of well known names play for them. Really? Didn't know that about Kharkiv Went to see 'em in 09. Beat Chernobets or someone 1-0 with a 93 minute 40 yarder. Brazilian lad got it Still, the whole place is corrupt so shouldn't come as a surprise Here's a pic of the souvenir ball I was given (obvs, not to scale for Subbuteo ) I also have a Metallist ball cap, not shown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 fc torrevieja a sad tale of xenphobia that destroyed something very special . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I know it’s a lifetime ago, but Northampton Town in the 60s. They started and ended the decade in Division 4, but had risen to Division 1 and all the way back down again during that time. I bet Cobblerstalk had a real meltdown that by the end of the swinging 60s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattitheowl Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Pablo Bonvin said: I know it’s a lifetime ago, but Northampton Town in the 60s. They started and ended the decade in Division 4, but had risen to Division 1 and all the way back down again during that time. I bet Cobblerstalk had a real meltdown that by the end of the swinging 60s... Didn't Huddersfield do something similar. Either promoted or relegated the whole way in consecutive seasons, then went virtually straight back. Just not bothered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 29/08/2020 at 21:48, edmontonowl said: Really? Didn't know that about Kharkiv Went to see 'em in 09. Beat Chernobets or someone 1-0 with a 93 minute 40 yarder. Brazilian lad got it Still, the whole place is corrupt so shouldn't come as a surprise Here's a pic of the souvenir ball I was given (obvs, not to scale for Subbuteo ) I also have a Metallist ball cap, not shown Thought that was a scale model of Cakeball on the Hillsborough pitch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl_83 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Rushden & Diamonds are one. Can remember going to Nene Park watching Swfc play them in a league game. The club was dissolved in 2011 and Nene Park has been demolished. AFC Rushden & Diamonds now play in the Southern League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Owl Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 East Stirlinghsire. Played in the top flight in the 60s, Alex Ferguson's first ever club as a manager - now they've lost their ground and dropped out of the Scottish Football League. Probably a sad fact that a town the size of Falkirk couldn't sustain two league football clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, owl_83 said: Rushden & Diamonds are one. Can remember going to Nene Park watching Swfc play them in a league game. The club was dissolved in 2011 and Nene Park has been demolished. AFC Rushden & Diamonds now play in the Southern League. They also had a great academy set-up - decent training ground and facilities I also remember walking out of Kenilworth Rd in those dark days after losing 3-2 and hearing that R&D had lost so we couldn't be relegated from league 1 Almost as low as it ever got for us - relying on a team that was in its death throes losing in order that we didn't get relegated to the bottom tier of professional football 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunO1 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 29/08/2020 at 23:33, scram said: Kinnear fell ill at Hillsborough if i remember rightly We did have a decent medical set up at the time and he said if he'd have gotten ill anywhere else he'd likely have died But back to Wimbledon We ALL detested the old Wimbledon and the "crazy gang" rubbish - but even so i don't think we wanted them to fall to the fates that beset them I'm one of very few who hate their romanticised story - it was nothing against the club however the whole thing was nothing but a set up to use a club to maximise income - almost Chelsea but without the philanthropist to just chuck money at them They flirted with the idea of relocating to Dublin - and a PL club in Dublin would be HUGE It was rejected so they scouted the best area in England that was far enough away from serious competition but still had a sizeable conurbation to draw many fans - and in time Wimbledon would be forgotten and the new club would shake off the old clothing and present itself as the fresh new representation in football of a new area Exactly what happened... In hindsight, Winkleman could've bought the local Milton Keynes amateur club and turned them into a league 1 side by now. He would've been lauded as a hero and could've been cheaper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 30/08/2020 at 00:23, markg said: Makes me definitely want to do it. I meant notts county Bit like calling us or the pigs sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighworthOwl Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 18 hours ago, ShaunO1 said: In hindsight, Winkleman could've bought the local Milton Keynes amateur club and turned them into a league 1 side by now. He would've been lauded as a hero and could've been cheaper Might have built up a stronger and bigger fan base doing that as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteG_1984 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 There’s quite a few previously established league clubs that are now playing in the sixth tier (or lower). York and Stockport being a couple. Coventry until very recently were the most miserable team to support, as they went on the most drawn out decline since winning the FA cup in 1987 which ended up with them in the third tier. Since they’ve had a couple of promotions and a Checkatrade/JPT. Either us or Sunderland would probably rival them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildatheart67 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Marseille maybe from being the best supported team.in France ,4 straight French Championships and Champions league winners,..to relegation due to bribery and other dodgy dealings by the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildatheart67 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Gretna FC. Promoted from Scottish 3 Div to Premier in 5 years, made the 2006 Scottish Cup Final. Demoted end of same season to the 3rd div. due to financial woes. Club wound up in 2008. Eventfull ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildatheart67 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 That's not quite right They got to the Prem in 07-08 , talk about a shooting star. It's even better they were only elected to the Scottish league in 2002. Gretna won the Division Three, Division Two and Division One titles in successive seasons from 2005 to 2007. During their seasons of successive promotions they scored 297 goals, 130 in the 2004–05 season alone. Sugar daddy ran out of money and it was curtains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkskaphil Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 hours ago, fudge27 said: Bit like calling us or the pigs sheffield The difference being that Notts is short for Nottinghamshire, which is the point of County’s name but not Forest’s. Both Sheffield clubs have Sheffield in their name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 22 hours ago, punkskaphil said: The difference being that Notts is short for Nottinghamshire, which is the point of County’s name but not Forest’s. Both Sheffield clubs have Sheffield in their name. Notts are notts county, same as they're not Nottingham forest, so it's the same really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kew Owl Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 28/08/2020 at 19:32, sheriwozgod said: Rushden & Diamonds Workington Town Maidstone Scarborough Southport and Kidderminster Harriers also - both league clubs in days gone by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 02/09/2020 at 11:03, punkskaphil said: The difference being that Notts is short for Nottinghamshire, which is the point of County’s name but not Forest’s. Both Sheffield clubs have Sheffield in their name. Never understood why they are called Stockport County though. There isn’t a Stockportshire is there? Same with Newport. Someone on here will know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWEDFM Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 28/08/2020 at 17:21, helmut_rooster said: Roy Makaay too, millennium was a good time for them. Diego Tristan, anyone remember him? I remember that Deportivo era and they were a damn good side 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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