Mr Lee

I'm originally from Bredbury, but live in Edgeley now, with several places in between (still in the area though - Davenport, Hyde, Urmston, Heaton Chapel...). We're just round the corner from Edgeley Park strangely enough.
Not a County fan though - I'm a Red (although now going watching FCUM instead of Big United at the Glazerdome) but it was good to see your lot finally got a good win under their belts yesterday.

Whereabouts are you living in Canada? Are you in Fergus?

nivlad

Near, we are in Guelph. And yes, thank god we actually won a game!

Mr Lee

Guelph is on our list as well as Fergus. My partner's sister and her British husband live there with their kids. What's with the lack of road signs though?!? If you don't know your way around you're stuffed! It took an hour of driving round in circles and wrong directions last Tuesday before we finally managed to escape back to Kitchener!!

Good to know there are a few "locals" about though.
I went to watch the England v Austria match a couple of weeks ago in the Whale and Ale in Kitchener. I think apart from one other bloke, the aforementioned cockney brother-in-law and me were the only English people in there (at least judging from a vocal standpoint anyway).
Not that that's a bad thing, by the way, in case anybody jumps on that statement as being somehow jingoistic...

nivlad

I know the Whale and Ale, pub, used to pass it on the way to Guelph from Waterloo (I drink in the Duke of Wellington, in Waterloo). It is funny you said about escaping back into Kitchener, usually people want to escape Kitchener.

Guelph is a nice town but there are some areas you want to avoid, like any city. We live in the westend and it is a great

WorldWeary

I think of it as a typical small Ontario farm town. Bigger than some smaller than others. The only claim to fame I know of for it is in a church. Apparently a guy who was in love with Florence Nightingale became a minister and moved to Fergus when she chose her 'calling' over him. The church he served in has a stain glassed window depicting her with her lamp.

finallygotout

That area can't be that bad, if you have to go all the way from Guelph via HWY 7, to go drink there?

GlosMaple

Ah well someone has too............I for my sins support Hereford United like you mostly in spirit and on internet. Had some trip (s) to Edgeley Park in the past!! They still there ?

nivlad

Waterloo is a very different place to Kitchener and we were living in Waterloo at the time

nivlad

Yep still there. If we don't pull our finger out we will be playing you next season. If the truth be known Stockport should have been a non-league side back in the 70s and 80s (thank god for the re-election system). I had a friend whos dad played for Hereford in the early 80s - can't remember his name. Where in GTA are you GlosMaple?

GlosMaple

Hope they do pull their finger out, don't like seeing ex-league clubs in the conference for money teams like Rushden. I'm in Etobicoke........always travelling so need to be close to airport!!
Be interested to hear who the player was!! Have been a fan of Hereford and the lower leagues in general and now non-leagues since the 70's.
Cheers have a good one
GM

Mr Lee

Ha ha! You're half right about Kitchener! My in-laws live there and we were staying with them - hence we were heading back there. I walked to downtown from the junction of Ottawa and River (Stanley Park) the other day and it passed through some nice looking neighbourhoods. They seem to be trying fairly hard to spruce up downtown as well. Mind you - there were still a few mullets knocking about. Plus I was getting funny looks from the locals - probably because I was walking as opposed to driving somewhere!

Waterloo was nice as well - that's also on our list, although looking a little pricey at the moment.

Oh yes - I remember when they were struggling in the old 4th Division - it was quite heartening to see them reach the dizzy heights of the Nationwide and even come close to promotion into the Premiership in the 90s.
It gave me even more pleasure when they beat City, who were on their way down at the time, was it 3-1? 4-1? Heh heh heh!!

Like I said earlier, I'm not going to Old Trafford while the gnome's there so have been watching FC United, currently topping the North West Counties League Division 2 (and breaking attendance records for that level of football!). At the rate things are going, we'll be playing County in a couple of seasons unless they get their act together...

bourassa

Did all this during the summer. Kincardine is a very small old town, with a lighthouse.

nivlad

where abouts in K-W are you? Have you been there long

bourassa

Am just off the hwy 7 area, that leads into Ottawa. Not been here that long, compared to other on this board. How about yourself?

nivlad

I am in Guelph, working at the university