We are all going to be Rugger Buggers (except me)

Alf the Chum reports from the Fans Forum . . .

Adams Park tonight was reminiscent of the Bucks County Agricultural Show as the Chelsea tractors and 4x4's belted down Hillbottom Lane, with sweaty palms gripping the steering wheels as the drivers and the occupants were eagerly seeking "A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT".

The Vere was throbbing with anticipation, the whole payroll had obviously been commanded to attend, the players, in their own seated penned-off section as if on show in a zoo were looking uncomfortable in their natty white tracksuits and they began to look even more bored as the evening progressed.

Blaggers and Mathers looked full of self importance as they took their places at the top table.

And then it was the big moment, Scouser Al took the mike on the stage and . . . wait for it . . . introduced a copper, a community officer who proudly announced he attended all home games, and even some away ones, wow, the audience were gripped, he droned on about how the hundreds of stewards now had name badges on their yellow coats, big deal.

But now came the real business, The Scouser introduced the Home Counties man who quickly made the MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT, he had purchased a 11% shareholding in the Rugger Buggers and had joined their Board, we were going to well and truly get in bed with the egg chasers, no question. He talked about a 17,000 to 20,000 capacity ground share, but NOT a merger, not at Handy Cross (too small) but the club were working with Wycombe Rural District Council to find a venue. He was giving it two years to get started, but then was non-committal about what happened if it didn't.

So we were going to rattle around a bigger ground with two sides shut off even more than we do now. The fan base is not going to significantly alter, certainly not to the numbers that were bandied around, a few hundred maybe, but that’s all.

Half time couldn't come soon enough after the spin as the assembled masses rushed for the toilets and odd noises came from the cubicles.

The Second half was the Lambo show, making all the usual stock responses regarding the form, the results, the players, but as one lady pointed out we really needed sub-titles to understand fully what the man was saying. He attacked one gent verbally for daring to ask when were our two centre halves coming back as we lacked in that area. But as for the question of whether he was continuing to live in Scotland and be a part-timer he seemed quite happy to keep it that way and leave it to the other coaching staff, he didn't want to get too familiar with the players, what an odd statement to make.

Quote of the night came from Steve (my old mate) Hayes, who used a phrase he used to me 2 years ago: "Positive things happen to positive people", I wonder what he meant.

And the drones left happy, happy that we were all going to be Rugger Buggers.

The MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT was no surprise but it's not for me baby - no way Steve.

24.08.2007. 09:06

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