An important bit of history captured. As a Macclesfield supporter I know exactly how this feels firsthand. I wished I'd gone to Aldershot with Macc but it never fell right for me. I finally made a visit to the Recreation Ground this season. Although I have never had any connection with Aldershot their folding left a real impression on me as a young child. I never thought a football club could just close down. I just imagined that they'd always be there, they'd go on forever. By coincidence some years later I found out a family friend who supported Lincoln City had been at the final Shots home game and had bought a T-shirt (1991/92 Tour of Britain with the fixtures on) as a gesture to help pay the players. Some of his fellow fans were winding up the home support but he always thought such things were beyond the pale. He gave me the t-shirt and I still have it. Having heard the Recreation Ground might be rebuilt soon I thought best not to wait any longer. Great old style ground and atmosphere in the East Bank. Everything we mythologise about old school football is still there, I hope it doesn't get lost in modernisation.
Give me back the old days anytime, remember watching Aldershot v Bristol rovers it was a Sunday match, we were 3-0 down at half time only to lose 3-2 if only we had 10 more minutes we came back so strong. Today's Aldershot is inconsistent with results.
Although it was a very sad day when we went out of business it was probably the best thing that happened to us as it allowed us to re-group and come back stronger.. The non league days were some of the best times I've had as a Shots fan.
I think they went into financial problems again and were dropped out of the Conference in to some lower league. I think the Midlands League. There they get about 2-4,000 average were other teams there can't manage 10% of that.
An important bit of history captured. As a Macclesfield supporter I know exactly how this feels firsthand. I wished I'd gone to Aldershot with Macc but it never fell right for me. I finally made a visit to the Recreation Ground this season. Although I have never had any connection with Aldershot their folding left a real impression on me as a young child. I never thought a football club could just close down. I just imagined that they'd always be there, they'd go on forever. By coincidence some years later I found out a family friend who supported Lincoln City had been at the final Shots home game and had bought a T-shirt (1991/92 Tour of Britain with the fixtures on) as a gesture to help pay the players. Some of his fellow fans were winding up the home support but he always thought such things were beyond the pale. He gave me the t-shirt and I still have it. Having heard the Recreation Ground might be rebuilt soon I thought best not to wait any longer. Great old style ground and atmosphere in the East Bank. Everything we mythologise about old school football is still there, I hope it doesn't get lost in modernisation.
Give me back the old days anytime, remember watching Aldershot v Bristol rovers it was a Sunday match, we were 3-0 down at half time only to lose 3-2 if only we had 10 more minutes we came back so strong.
Today's Aldershot is inconsistent with results.
Although it was a very sad day when we went out of business it was probably the best thing that happened to us as it allowed us to re-group and come back stronger.. The non league days were some of the best times I've had as a Shots fan.
Kapp u is a God
I think they went into financial problems again and were dropped out of the Conference in to some lower league. I think the Midlands League. There they get about 2-4,000 average were other teams there can't manage 10% of that.
No we didn't!