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BANYA wrote:BOSNIAN PITBULL ARE YOU BLIND OR STUPID. MY 5 MONTH OLD SON COULD SEE THAT THE DOWNS HAVE THE BIGGEST SUPPORTER BASE IN THE LEAGUE. EVERY TIME WE PLAY SOMEONE WE WOULD OUT NUMBER THEM BY AT LEAST 3 TO 1. ESPECIALLY THE ETHNICS. I THINK THEY ARE A LITTLE INTIMIDATED BY THE SHEAR SIZE OF OUR CROWD LET ALONE OUR QUALITY SIDE.
Banya must be a bit mixed up,The Downs are an ethnic club too.You think you are in the middle of the Old Tart.Great club though.
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For me it would be the Downs but it was a little less than I thought it might of been.
Crowd size differs depending on quality of opposition. When did you see us Jay ? :wink:
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Agree with all about the Dows vs Vale..

And can some1 answer this for me please. This is just a personal argument me n my mate had.

Is the rivalry betwwen the grove and vale bigger than the one between the downs an vale??
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downs v vale 2004 2nd biggest crowd i've seen
biggest 1993 para hills east away to inter last game of the season(a catch up game,so no others that day)if east won we would win title, if inter won by 2 goals it was theirs, if it was a draw the vale would win the league. was probably more vale spectators there that day(they'd not won a title at that stage)can clearly remember eddie & co running on the field when chumbley equalized for inter with 20m to go, shame tho we got the winner with 10 left. phe 2-1, another title!!
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Topgun_10 wrote:Agree with all about the Dows vs Vale..

And can some1 answer this for me please. This is just a personal argument me n my mate had.

Is the rivalry betwwen the grove and vale bigger than the one between the downs an vale??
Grove vs Vale used to be massive derby's, unfortunately due to us dropping through the divisions we haven't met for some years. We are however on the up again now and if the Vale get relegated this year we may get a chance to play again next season :)
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Topgun_10 wrote:Agree with all about the Dows vs Vale..

And can some1 answer this for me please. This is just a personal argument me n my mate had.

Is the rivalry betwwen the grove and vale bigger than the one between the downs an vale??
nowadys vale and downs is bigger for sure, great day! great games!
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love playin in the downs vs vale games good day especially if we get up
downs vs inter biggest crowd for me last yr last game downs needed win or draw to win title reevsy scored 5 mins to go downs supporters the whole sideline was full and half behind the goals also. few deep also
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Dicanio wrote:
Topgun_10 wrote:Agree with all about the Dows vs Vale..

And can some1 answer this for me please. This is just a personal argument me n my mate had.

Is the rivalry betwwen the grove and vale bigger than the one between the downs an vale??
Grove vs Vale used to be massive derby's, unfortunately due to us dropping through the divisions we haven't met for some years. We are however on the up again now and if the Vale get relegated this year we may get a chance to play again next season :)
dont think you'll be meeting the vale next yr. inter is a good bet though. thier crowd now though consists of the coach and 3 subs if they can get them to hang around after the ressies game
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that was a nail-biter for the downs fans - especially as the gardens had to win over lion -

can also remember the chikniowski ( spell check) sheild - inter beating downs 4 nil
big crowd that day too- think that was the year before - 2005 ?
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one of the biggest i've seen would be downs v modbury jets on a friday night at ramsey park, a semi or 1/4 final game - probably 15-years ago?. jets had a very big following back then. downs won on penalties.
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on ure rags what is your problem with inter remember winger u played there for a couple of seasons.why bag the club if you dont like them anymore as i can see u dont ,keep ure petty opinion to yourself.as my mum allways said to me if u have nothing good to say dont say anything at all!
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shaunwright-phillips wrote:one of the biggest i've seen would be downs v modbury jets on a friday night at ramsey park, a semi or 1/4 final game - probably 15-years ago?. jets had a very big following back then. downs won on penalties.
rememba that game well only a weeeeee tacker then dave radofrd save a pentaly with his legs to send downs through fantastic nite
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I can remember that game very well. i can also remember standing next to Rooney8 @ that game. What was better than my old man saving that penalty was the toungie Bobby Hogg gave him afterwards to celebrate it. Cannot believe that game was that long ago. Prob would have to be one of the biggest crowds i have seen in amatuers, along with that fantastic win over the vale in quarters two years ago when the mighty downs won on golden goal. Thats def the bigest ive seen or played in.
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been a while banya son
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Rooney8 is still a weee tacker...
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thank you lftwiing
btw way how is heskey goin ahahahaha
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hahaha, i mean... Scholes to Sunderland... the boy is moving up in the world!
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marooned wrote:Jay walking said
For me it would be the Downs but it was a little less than I thought it might of been.
Crowd size differs depending on quality of opposition. When did you see us Jay ? :wink:
It was against us and we only bring a moderate crowd compared to you guys. It was Mothers Day also so that would of made a difference.

Was good to play in front of a big crowd though
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getstuckin wrote:on ure rags what is your problem with inter remember winger u played there for a couple of seasons.why bag the club if you dont like them anymore as i can see u dont ,keep ure petty opinion to yourself.as my mum allways said to me if u have nothing good to say dont say anything at all!
guess your talking to me. you see, this is a forum. it is where people vioce their opinion. thats what a i am doing. so move along getsuckin
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There was also another games a few years ago when there was the Community D day held at argna park. and the highlight for the day was a feature leauge match between the Downs and Vale i think it was. Lots of people there that day for the other community things that stayed to watch the football as well.

Lots of local dignatries, army tanks smashing cars on the netball courts, the police rock band playing, a band in the club rooms that night, heps of people. The worst thing for the players was that the helicopter joy flight went stright over the pitch, and you could not hear a thing, so it made calling for the ball really difficult.

Cant remember the final score of the games, but a huge crownd all day long for all the games.
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nil all i think. thought it funny watching the police band play with the waft of certain substances blowing in from outside.
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Golden EAGLE wrote:
Sir Richard Branson wrote:sorrrrry lads, but the knights crowd in div 2 is pretty big when at home and not bad when away. Having said that they are a well behaved mob who are'nt into running onto the feild when a little scuffle should start, as apposed to a team we played earlier this season.
Hope you are not having a cheap shot at the Pontians you wannabe Sir D*ck. Tell the whole story and not just snippets, what do you think your a journalist or something?
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Post by general »

Biggest crowd this year would have to be Black Eagles v Beograd at Salisbury.

At least 250 Black Eagles and about 30-40 Serbs.

I would say that Beograd crowds are not as big as many follow the super league side and the wifes wont let them go two days in a row.
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downs vs vale
500+ easy every game
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have to say.. downs and gardens have biggest support.. vale were up there but have fallen away this season.. florina not bad.. inter very dissapointing and easties only have player support
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Post by Number_20 »

HOT TIP Elizabeth Grove vs Bosna will be a massive crowd for anyone that wants to enjoy Top of the table clash in Div 3
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Definately the Downs then Gardens the Vale has dropped off quite a bit over the last few years...
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Post by The Russian Submarine »

The Downs always get a quality crowd! In the cup games more so cos all the other teams who are out want to watch a quality side. That number 16 for The Downs is pretty good. Ne1 know who that is?
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The Russian Submarine wrote:The Downs always get a quality crowd! In the cup games more so cos all the other teams who are out want to watch a quality side. That number 16 for The Downs is pretty good. Ne1 know who that is?
yeah. i know who he is
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number 16 for the downs= thomas radford.
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