John Still Speaks....

[Tangled up in Blue]

Edwin Charles May (19 May 1943 – 14 April 2012) was an English football player and manager.[2] May was born in Epping, and played for Dagenham, Southend United, Wrexham and Swansea City.

Now your'e talking .A proper centre- half.Largely unappreciated by the Roots Hall faithful

 

[amsemp]

Absolute music to my ears. Of all the good appointments we’ve made to the club staff, John might just be the best. So refreshing to hear that, we sound like a proper club. Just a crying shame we didn’t do all this four seasons ago. We’d almost certainly still be in the football league.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

I did hear that one man (a crook) helped himself to a big chunk of the money and bought a house!

I wonder how many mergers the late Dave Andrews was involved with.
Dagenham and Redbridge in my opinion will never ever return to The EFL.

I attempted to get some help from The Football Supporters Association but they were of no use.

I once spoke to an F A official about the merger and all he could say "I am sorry to lose Dagenham!" (yikes and double yikes) I put the phone down and steam was coming out of my ears.

I never really knew much about this story but read up on it a bit more after your posts.

Are there many of you “old” Daggers fans who stopped going after the merger? Did you fall out with anyone who carried on going to Victoria Rd? Assuming some did.
Would you ever follow another team? Sorry, just interests me, this stuff. Reminds me in a lot of ways of the Wimbledon story.

 

[BALDY]

I never really knew much about this story but read up on it a bit more after your posts.

Are there many of you “old” Daggers fans who stopped going after the merger? Did you fall out with anyone who carried on going to Victoria Rd? Assuming some did.
Would you ever follow another team? Sorry, just interests me, this stuff. Reminds me in a lot of ways of the Wimbledon story.

Myself and a few others moved across to Romford...No falling out with others who support D and R............I now go to the cinema a lot + I now watch football online/T V

What are your feelings about Dagenham & Redbridge?
Do you travel far to get to R H?

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Myself and a few others moved across to Romford...No falling out with others who support D and R............I now go to the cinema a lot + I now watch football online/T V

What are your feelings about Dagenham & Redbridge?
Do you travel far to get to R H?

No not far, I walk. I’ve no real feelings about D&R to be fair, other than it’s an easy ground to get to. I lived in Barking & Dagenham for years but never knew anyone who went regularly to their games .. just a few WHU who’d go on a day they weren’t playing at home. Interesting to read thoughts of other fans on here.

 

[stewart]

My thoughts ,they have tonked us twice this season ,im hoping we give them a real pasteing at RH later this season and finish above them in the league.

 

[stewart]

Have no love for them or Romford, went to college in Romford ( Rush Green) i think it was .the people not teachers but other apprentices there ,helped me no end to give up my apprenticeship as a baker and confectioner ,because of their bullying. Hate the place sorry.

 

[BALDY]

No not far, I walk. I’ve no real feelings about D&R to be fair, other than it’s an easy ground to get to. I lived in Barking & Dagenham for years but never knew anyone who went regularly to their games .. just a few WHU who’d go on a day they weren’t playing at home. Interesting to read thoughts of other fans on here.

Very few on here know about the shocking history of Dagenham and Redbridge and most do not even care (and why should they?)...Well they are a 2 bob manufactured pub club.

 

[Firestorm]

It was the only game that I have been to at Roots Hall..........My team Dagenham (The REAL Daggers!!) put up a great performance.

John Still was a great centre half.

The home keeper performed really well (I have forgotten his name) I do remember that he was a Scot.
Does anybody else remember this game?

P S I have never supported Dagenham and Redbridge (The fake Daggers) and I did hear that there were allegations of strange goings on at the merger meeting!

Hi Baldy , Do you remember Tony Bass , I knew him when I was a kid and he used to play for Woodford Town , My Dad was the "Man with the bucket and sponge " at Woodford in those days and we used to go in the clubhouse with Tonys dad after games

 

[rhrussell]

I think that Stan should take a lot of credit for the revised management structure at Southend,,

 

[BALDY]

Hi Firestorm,
Yes I do remember Tony Bass...Tony was a fantastic centre forward.

"In 1970. Tony Bass had missed out on appearing for Dagenham in the 1970 final with a broken leg",

"By 1970, Enfield were the dominant force in Amateur football and that year thrashed Dagenham 5 - 1"----(yikes)

"The following season Tony Bass scored Dagenham’s only goal in their 4 - 1 Final defeat by Skelmersdale" (yikes again)

I was at both finals.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Very few on here know about the shocking history of Dagenham and Redbridge and most do not even care (and why should they?)...Well they are a 2 bob manufactured pub club.

Harsh...
They are an amalgam of sooo many clubs out that way, I'm surprised one survived.

I guess there was a demand back in the day, and would love to know what happened to the grounds of Barking, Ilford and Redbridge Forest?
Walthamstow Avenue were once giants in non-league.

The fact D&R exists is some sort of testament to tenacity, bearing in mind Spam down the road.
Have wondered whether any WHU have fallen out of love with a converted athletics stadium? I was there for the Olympics, but am told it's soulless for football.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Harsh...
They are an amalgam of sooo many clubs out that way, I'm surprised one survived.

I guess there was a demand back in the day, and would love to know what happened to the grounds of Barking, Ilford and Redbridge Forest?
Walthamstow Avenue were once giants in non-league.

The fact D&R exists is some sort of testament to tenacity, bearing in mind Spam down the road.
Have wondered whether any WHU have fallen out of love with a converted athletics stadium? I was there for the Olympics, but am told it's soulless for football.

Yes all the WHU fans I know bang on about the lack of atmosphere compared to the Boleyn. Isn't it ironic that at a time they are flying so high, they're doing so away from their spiritual home .. don't think getting tickets there is an issue and they're supposed to be very cheap compared to say, Spurs or Arsenal.

As I said to Baldy I lived Dagenham way for a good few years and can't say I met any die hard D&R fans who watched them and no-one else. Maybe they drank in different pubs. I assume the fans are local but yeah, perhaps many are from Romford/Ilford/Barkingside way due to the various clubs who got merged into what eventually became D&R.

 

[BALDY]

Harsh...
They are an amalgam of sooo many clubs out that way, I'm surprised one survived.

I guess there was a demand back in the day, and would love to know what happened to the grounds of Barking, Ilford and Redbridge Forest?
Walthamstow Avenue were once giants in non-league.

The fact D&R exists is some sort of testament to tenacity, bearing in mind Spam down the road.
Have wondered whether any WHU have fallen out of love with a converted athletics stadium? I was there for the Olympics, but am told it's soulless for football.

Barking had nothing to do with it.
Redbridge Forest only ever played at Victoria Road, Dagenham.

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Barking had nothing to do with it.
Redbridge Forest only ever played at Victoria Road, Dagenham.

Yes, I know.
The point attempted was they were one of many east end/Essex clubs that went to the wall in the 70s.
Forgot to add, Romford.

 

[BALDY]

Yes, I know.
The point attempted was they were one of many east end/Essex clubs that went to the wall in the 70s.
Forgot to add, Romford.

Romford F C by this time the club had developed Brooklands considerably in anticipation of eventually being elected to the Football League and had large debts to show for it, and had to sell Brooklands in 1975 but remained until 1977.[4] After a season of borrowing grounds to play home matches they resigned from the Southern League [2] and folded in 1978, with the building work on a new ground barely started and hardly any money left.


Barking FC play their home games at their stadium at Mayesbrook Park, Lodge Ave, Barking, Dagenham RM8 2JR. The club are also known as “The Blues” and have a colourful history which contains many different versions of the club – including Barking Woodville and Barking Institute. Barking played at Vicarage Field until 1973 when they moved to Mayesbrook Park as Vicarage Field was earmarked to become a shopping centre.

London non-league guide: Barking FC

Barking FC play their home games at their stadium at Mayesbrook Park, Lodge Ave, Barking, Dagenham RM8 2JR. The club are also known as “The Blues” and

www.thelondoneconomic.com

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

This seems to have drifted away from SUFC chat, so I'll move you into the General Football forum where you can continue your discussion!

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

My brother played for Romford F C in the mid 60s, When i was very young, (there's 16 years between us). I came across his old club tie a few years back and returned it to him. I remember watching him play when I was small, he was at Basildon United then.

 

[BALDY]

My brother played for Romford F C in the mid 60s, When i was very young, (there's 16 years between us). I came across his old club tie a few years back and returned it to him. I remember watching him play when I was small, he was at Basildon United then.

What is his name?