Shropshire reds meeting

[wrexham forever]

The next Shropshire Reds meeting will be tomorrow, Monday 4th February, at The Keys, St Martins. Our guest for the evening will be Wrexham AFC board member Gavin Jones.

Non members are welcome and you can join on the night. Kick off is 7.30pm

[Wrexy]

Do the Shreds still have a football team?

About 15 years ago we played two memorable games at Lex and Colliers Park featuring the Shropshire Reds v Hull City Southern Supporters. Then we got on the beers together at the Lager Club in town before watching the real thing in the afternoon.

I like to think that those games helped to cement a bit of a bond between the two clubs. The second of which was potentially one of Wrexham's last games as per this article https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news...city-2-5290600 where Hull turned out in numbers as a bit of a show of solidarity having gone through similar financial problems themselves.

Unfortunately, we lost one of the HCSS players who played in those games to cancer recently as per https://www.gofundme.com/friends-of-...HFEL-fkbJKiKk0 and at his funeral the Wrexham games were fondly remembered. Thanks go to those Wrexham fans who have kindly donated to the fund including Director John Mills.

We're planning a number of events to remember Craig and hopefully raise some much needed funds for his family. One of which will be a football tournament in his name that will be held in Barnet where he lived.

The second idea was to hold another Shreds v Hull game to complete the hat-trick of games as part of a mini-tour that will take in fundraising games in London, Wrexham and Hull.

Would the Shropshire Reds be keen to get involved in either (or both) and field a team?

[wrexham forever]

Originally Posted by Wrexy

Do the Shreds still have a football team?

About 15 years ago we played two memorable games at Lex and Colliers Park featuring the Shropshire Reds v Hull City Southern Supporters. Then we got on the beers together at the Lager Club in town before watching the real thing in the afternoon.

I like to think that those games helped to cement a bit of a bond between the two clubs. The second of which was potentially one of Wrexham's last games as per this article https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news...city-2-5290600 where Hull turned out in numbers as a bit of a show of solidarity having gone through similar financial problems themselves.

Unfortunately, we lost one of the HCSS players who played in those games to cancer recently as per https://www.gofundme.com/friends-of-...HFEL-fkbJKiKk0 and at his funeral the Wrexham games were fondly remembered. Thanks go to those Wrexham fans who have kindly donated to the fund including Director John Mills.

We're planning a number of events to remember Craig and hopefully raise some much needed funds for his family. One of which will be a football tournament in his name that will be held in Barnet where he lived.

The second idea was to hold another Shreds v Hull game to complete the hat-trick of games as part of a mini-tour that will take in fundraising games in London, Wrexham and Hull.

Would the Shropshire Reds be keen to get involved in either (or both) and field a team?

Unfortunately we don't, the membership is getting older. In recent season we've struggled to put together a team for the supporters groups 8 a side tournament.

Best of luck with your efforts

[jonesfach]

Originally Posted by Wrexy

Do the Shreds still have a football team?

About 15 years ago we played two memorable games at Lex and Colliers Park featuring the Shropshire Reds v Hull City Southern Supporters. Then we got on the beers together at the Lager Club in town before watching the real thing in the afternoon.

I like to think that those games helped to cement a bit of a bond between the two clubs. The second of which was potentially one of Wrexham's last games as per this article https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news...city-2-5290600 where Hull turned out in numbers as a bit of a show of solidarity having gone through similar financial problems themselves.

Unfortunately, we lost one of the HCSS players who played in those games to cancer recently as per https://www.gofundme.com/friends-of-...HFEL-fkbJKiKk0 and at his funeral the Wrexham games were fondly remembered. Thanks go to those Wrexham fans who have kindly donated to the fund including Director John Mills.

We're planning a number of events to remember Craig and hopefully raise some much needed funds for his family. One of which will be a football tournament in his name that will be held in Barnet where he lived.

The second idea was to hold another Shreds v Hull game to complete the hat-trick of games as part of a mini-tour that will take in fundraising games in London, Wrexham and Hull.

Would the Shropshire Reds be keen to get involved in either (or both) and field a team?

Remember the Hull match down at Colliers....think we had to play with 9 men while a live interview was going on at the side of the pitch with Bryn Law and Pete Jones.. Could have been a 2-2 draw Think it was before the 3G pitch was put in by Moss.

I see the real game was 2-2.

If only my legs were 14 years younger

[Wrexy]

Originally Posted by jonesfach

Remember the Hull match down at Colliers....think we had to play with 9 men while a live interview was going on at the side of the pitch with Bryn Law and Pete Jones.. Could have been a 2-2 draw Think it was before the 3G pitch was put in by Moss.

I see the real game was 2-2.

If only my legs were 14 years younger

We played on the main grass pitch that England and Barcelona (???) had trained on and it was like a carpet - one of the best pitches I've ever played on.

Pete & Bryn played centre half for the Shreds if memory serves. I'm not sure what the score was when they started the interview but the final score was 7-1 to Hull City.

The real thing later that day was a cracking game. Remember it well. Wrexham were 2-0 up at HT and I remember my 9 year old cousin's son (who was attending his first ever game) using my mobile to phone all the Hull City lads who'd played in the morning game singing "Hull City are rubbish" down the phone to them. Final score was 2-2.

[jonesfach]

Originally Posted by Wrexy

We played on the main grass pitch that England and Barcelona (???) had trained on and it was like a carpet - one of the best pitches I've ever played on.

Pete & Bryn played centre half for the Shreds if memory serves. I'm not sure what the score was when they started the interview but the final score was 7-1 to Hull City.

The real thing later that day was a cracking game. Remember it well. Wrexham were 2-0 up at HT and I remember my 9 year old cousin's son (who was attending his first ever game) using my mobile to phone all the Hull City lads who'd played in the morning game singing "Hull City are rubbish" down the phone to them. Final score was 2-2.

Don't remember getting thrashed tbh, but definately knew our esteemed centre halves were shite.. We had a decent midfield though

Was a good day

[Wrexy]

Originally Posted by jonesfach

Don't remember getting thrashed tbh, but definately knew our esteemed centre halves were shite.. We had a decent midfield though

Was a good day

Certainly was and that weekend went down in Hull City folklore as one of the lads met his now wife in the evening for the first time. Within weeks he'd moved to Wrexham and lives there to this day.

We turned it on a bit in the game at Colliers Park and that amazing pitch suited us. We played together in a league in London every week so know each other's game and had a good team that year.

The game at Lex was a bit closer. 3-1 or 3-0 to Hull. Hull were short that day so I pulled in a couple of Wrexham lads to play for Hull. One of whom was Steve McKenzie who scored a brilliant hat-trick in the bright red boots that he bought earlier that morning at JJB. Steve tragically took his own life in 2017 but he always talked about that hat-trick in his blingy-boots.

[jonesfach]

Originally Posted by Wrexy

Certainly was and that weekend went down in Hull City folklore as one of the lads met his now wife in the evening for the first time. Within weeks he'd moved to Wrexham and lives there to this day.

We turned it on a bit in the game at Colliers Park and that amazing pitch suited us. We played together in a league in London every week so know each other's game and had a good team that year.

The game at Lex was a bit closer. 3-1 or 3-0 to Hull. Hull were short that day so I pulled in a couple of Wrexham lads to play for Hull. One of whom was Steve McKenzie who scored a brilliant hat-trick in the bright red boots that he bought earlier that morning at JJB. Steve tragically took his own life in 2017 but he always talked about that hat-trick in his blingy-boots.

I didn't get invited to the Lex game, hence the better score line.., but that's very sad to hear about someone taking their own life. Don't think I knew Steve tbh but a hat trick in any game is one thing anyone will remember.