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Got something to say about life at Raynes Park Vale? Don’t keep it to Football On This Day –29th October 1975 FOOTBALL WISDOM
England have only had three internationals
yourself - let us know at ITV@rpvfc.com!
abandoned in their history and only one of those “Referees, like most of us, are human beings.”
Hi ITV, B.H. was a competitive match. On this day in 1975 a Euro Football Against Racism chief Piara Powar
qualifier in Bratislava against Czechoslovakia was
I’ve been coming to RPV on and off for a few Very good point BH! The club are actively abandoned after 17 minutes because of dense fog
years but have recently started coming to seeking new ways to unite the various teams with the score at 0-0. The match was restaged the “What I saw in Holland and Germany was that
watch games more often and the difference is in the RPV family. Watch this space!! In the following day, England losing 2-1. the majority of people are Dutch in Holland and
amazing. The quality of football is brilliant and meantime let us know how you think it could German in Germany.”
Former manager Peter Taylor
it’s great to see a decent crowd and people in change. Mail us at ITV@rpvfc.com Football On This Day – 29th October 2017
the bar. An amazing match at Blundell Park where Grimsby “David Moyes was just staring at me with his
I have noticed though, that it’s an expensive beat Burnley 6-5 in a Division 1 fixture. Eight eyes. Literally.”
day out these days! Having some decent food Any chance of some outside toilets!! players scored goals in the match with the scoreline Former Republic of Ireland star Tony Cascarino
and drink is great but 5 quid a pint is more than Vic & Bob progressing 1-0. 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4,
my local and the food isn’t great for the money. 6-4 and then 6-5. Burnley were no strangers to heavy “Steven Gerrard, obviously, is Steven Gerrard.”
It won’t stop me coming to see Vale but I can’t There are lots of improvements planned around League defeats in 2002/03 although amazingly their Former footballer Alvin Martin
see myself buying more than a pint and I’ll be the club to improve the matchday excperience - four other major reverses were all recorded at their
eating before I arrive. Football fans just want a including new toilets so, errr...just hold on!! own Turf Moor home. They lost 2-5 to Reading, 2-6 “It’s one of them days when you just say, ‘It’s
decent price pint and a normal burger instead to Rotherham, 2-7 to Sheffield Wednesday and 4-7 one of them days’.”
of something a bit too ‘flash’ at a high price! to Watford. Relegation form you might think but Ex-England star Ian Wright
Mind you, your programme is a good price!! Hi in fact Burnley finished a little below mid-table in
2002/03.
Keep up the good work My son has played football for a number of
years for Raynes Park Vale juniors but I’m really
JJ. not sure what the connection is with RPV
Hi JJ, great to hear from you! Prices at RPV have seniors, is this something that the club feel
been an issue for a while. Like all clubs at our they can improve on? Also Does Raynes Park
level money is tight and we rely, to a huge extent Vale have any plans to introduce girls/womans
on volunteers and catering to help our finances. football as my youngest daughter is very keen
We’ll pass on your comments and we would to start playing football following the great
hope to see prices to suit all pockets! success of the Lionesses in the summer?
Dear ITV, Brian F
It has been great following the Vale 1st Team
at home games and I look forward to getting Hi Brian,
to more and to some away fixtures but I have a
problem...my 15 year-old son plays for Raynes We have had a few messages along these line
Park Vale - apparently - and it seems natural for (see BH above) and we will pass these one to the
us to come to Vale matches. But there doesn’t club management. Thanks for getting in touch!
seem to be any connection between my lad’s
team and the Raynes Park Vale that we love
to come and see. When is there going to be a Away to Alton - burger with cheese, £3! RPV
proper link-up between the 1st Team and the - £5. Extra 50p for onions!Football is a working
various youth teams. We would love to come persons game and these aren’t non-league
and support Vale 1st team and see the kids and prices!
parents of the youth teams supporting the club DB
as well. Right now it may as well be different
clubs! Thanks DB, see above from JJ. This is clearly an
issue for fans and we’ll pass this on to the club.
Come on Vale - sort yourselves out!

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