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Please help Protect the Racecourse Ground,Wrexham

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  • Cae Ras
    Cae Ras Posts: 37
    Brilliant response from the Addicks fans !

    BIG Thanks from all Wrexham fans. Were still on the trail for 10,500 names, one for every seat in the ground, the reduced capacity while the kop end has been closed for the student flats development.

    We are closing in on 5,000. Thanks to your terrrific response.
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    Done and good luck.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,013
    Done, all the best
  • SE10Addick
    SE10Addick Posts: 2,964
    yup. signed.

    good luck lads.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    [cite]Posted By: Cae Ras[/cite]Brilliant response from the Addicks fans !

    BIG Thanks from all Wrexham fans. Were still on the trail for 10,500 names, one for every seat in the ground, the reduced capacity while the kop end has been closed for the student flats development.

    We are closing in on 5,000. Thanks to your terrrific response.

    when times get tough for fans we all need to stick together
  • Cipollini
    Cipollini Posts: 60
    Signed - best wishes.
  • Cae Ras
    Cae Ras Posts: 37
    Just a quick update to let you all know we have reached our 5000th signature today and very nearly halfway to our eventual target of 10,500.

    The club owners have, after nearly one month, still made no public comment. We are receiving loads of media coverage and continue to focus our efforts on lobbying the Wrexham Borough councillors.

    Thanks once again to all the Addicks fans for your fantastic encouragement and support
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    Well done, Cae Ras and all you Wrexham people!

    Keep your campaign in the media spotlight, public awareness can be an influential and powerful tool.

    Good luck!
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    signed
    good luck
  • TheDrunkenDuck
    TheDrunkenDuck Posts: 54
    Signed
    Good luck
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  • ColinTat
    ColinTat Posts: 2,794
    Burro good shop that. Used to go in my youth before shell suits and pizza became my life.
  • Cae Ras
    Cae Ras Posts: 37
    5017. Peter Beardsley
    I heard about this petition from a member at a Newcastle United forum and wanted to lend my support


    We haven't even got an ex captain of Wales to sign it yet, brilliant to see this ex England captain and magnificent fans footballer's footballer sign our petition.

    What a player he was.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Top fella.

    BTW, Palace or Spanners helping you out Cae ?
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    Done.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    Need a Wales captain ?

    Charlton have had 2 Wales ex-captains in the last 40 years:

    Mark Aizlewood and Graham Moore.

    Moore was one of Charlton manager Theo Foley's Charlton skippers, so maybe Theo's still in touch.....?
    And Theo's still heavily involved with Charlton, of course.
  • Cae Ras
    Cae Ras Posts: 37
    Thanks to all the Addicks fans who have helped with our petition !

    We havent had any Palace or spanners on there yet.

    Palace is a good one and may love to sign it, as under the yound Terry venables in his first season in mangement, they got a famous last minute win at the Racecourse to get themselves promoted instead of Wxm- 1976.

    Mark Aizlewood and graham moore would be great names to sign the petition if anyone knows how to reach them?

    Cheers everyone. You've been brilliant.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    [cite]Posted By: Cae Ras[/cite]
    Mark Aizlewood and graham moore would be great names to sign the petition if anyone knows how to reach them?

    Cheers everyone. You've been brilliant.

    If you do manage to reach Aizlweood, tell him he's a w**ker from me would you!
  • Paddy7
    Paddy7 Posts: 1,663
    Good luck Wrexham. At CAFC we know all about the emotional history attached to football grounds.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,818
    signed.....and what Paddy7 said
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    [cite]Posted By: Miserableold-ish git[/cite]Top fella.

    BTW, Palace or Spanners helping you out Cae ?

    I don't think Millwall supporters signing will help the cause :-)
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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    Sorry to quote my own quote. Obviously supporting Charlton sends you barmy ......
    [cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]Need a Wales captain ?

    Charlton have had 2 Wales ex-captains in the last 40 years:

    Mark Aizlewood and Graham Moore.

    Moore was one of Charlton manager Theo Foley's Charlton skippers, so maybe Theo's still in touch.....?
    And Theo's still heavily involved with Charlton, of course.


    [cite]Posted By: Cae Ras[/cite]

    Mark Aizlewood and graham moore would be great names to sign the petition if anyone knows how to reach them?

    If Theo Foley is doing hospitality stuff at tomorrow's match at The Valley, maybe somebody will see him and have a word about ex-Charlton and Wales skipper Graham Moore ..... ?

    Cheers!
  • Cae Ras
    Cae Ras Posts: 37
    Thanks Oggy red, your support has been great for us. Much appreciated !
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    The Racecourse Ground...what a dump. I went there the match after Wrexham beat Arsenal in the cup back in the early 90s, one side of the ground was closed, possibly condemned or was of no architectural merit. It rained and the game - I think Wrexham played Blackpool - was dire.

    I've signed...whatever, there's no place like home.
  • Cae Ras
    Cae Ras Posts: 37
    Thanks for signing BlackForest Reds
    Sorry your memories arent as fond as others.

    That closed side of the ground you mention has been replaced about 3 years ago with a new stand. Unfortunately now the Kop end terracing has been closed. Architectural merit is a difficult thing to judge in football stadia, which are not generally listed by english heritage as buildings of national imporatnce and as you say theres no place like home. That is in essence the sign of a happy community. It sure does rain a lot in wales, although the grass is very green and mountain air fantastic around snowdonia.

    In terms of history of a packed racecourse, here is an interesting video 1946

    http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=26723
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Signed. Good luck
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    Good stuff Cae Ras, That's the stand I mentioned in my earlier post-at the very beginning of the film. I take it that also had no architectural merit, or was it a Health & Safety hazard?
  • Imnot Athletic
    Imnot Athletic Posts: 1,017
    [cite]Posted By: Cae Ras[/cite]

    In terms of history of a packed racecourse, here is an interesting video 1946

    http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=26723

    That Scotland goal was never a Pen :-)
  • Cae Ras
    Cae Ras Posts: 37
    March51
    I think the balcony stand that used to sit on top of the kop was actually seating taken from the local hippodrome/cinema. Pretty sure it would have failed Health & Safety as it got older and Health & Safety ebcame more stringent.

    Imnot Athletic - yep! and a bit like Joe Jordan's blatant handball goal for Scotland againts Wales at Anfield. His was even more blatant than Maradonas
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,421
    Signed and Good Luck.
  • Cae Ras
    Cae Ras Posts: 37
    Thanks to all you Addicks who continue to show such tremendous support to us up here at the Racecourse !

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