Rushden
& Diamonds v Wrexham
Saturday 21 September 2002
Kick Off 3:00pm
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The Venue |
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The Diamond Centre, Nene Park, Irthingborough, Northants, NN9 5QF . |
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Telephone Number: 01933 650 345 |
Fax Number: 01933 650 114 |
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Internet Site: http://www.thediamondsfc.com |
E-mail Address: |
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Unofficial Sites |
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| Diamonds Web | Northants News |
| thediamondsfc | |
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Travel Guide |
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| Directions from Wrexham: Head south from Wrexham on the A483, A5 and joining the M54 after Shrewsbury. At the end of the M54 joining the M6 at junction 10a and continue until the end of the M6. At the junction with the M1 leave the motorway taking the A14 towards Kettering. Continue on the A14 past Kettering and at the junction with the A6 turn right onto the A 6 following signs for Bedford. Go round the Burton Latimer Bypass continuing on the A6 travelling through Finedon. Leave the A6 at the Nene Park roundabout turning left into Diamond Way and the ground will be ahead of you. | |||||
| Car Parking: There is a car park at the ground and to find this follow on from the directions above and the car park is just after the ground. The only problem is that it can get congested after a game with hold ups of up to one hour. Alternatively you can turn right at the roundabout by the ground and park along Station Road. If you prefer a public car park then continue along station road are there is one just off the roundabout before you reach the High Street. It will take you ten minutes to walk back to the ground from here. | |||||
| By Train: Nearest Train Station is Wellingborough. The station a six miles walk from the ground so a taxi is your safest bet You can pre book a taxi by using one of the following taxi firms: Jaycabs 01933 229229; Nucabs 01933 226565; Cabco 01933 278888; Phoenix Cars 01933 225533; Station Taxis 01933 678826. The other option is to walk into the Town Centre and catch a No 45 bus to the ground. To walk to the ground follow the road past the car park and at the Station Pub turn right into Midland Road and follow this into Wellingborough Town Centre. Turn right at the fork after passing the Police Station passing some takeaways on your right hand side. At the top of Midland Road turn right next to Burtons and continue on this road until you reach the Palace Snooker Hall where you turn left and walk up the hill until you reach Tresham College on your left and in front of this are the bus shelters. Click here for the Rail Track Online Timetable or call national enquiries on 08457 484950. | |||||
| Outbound Journey | Return Journey | ||||
| Station | Arrival | Depart | Station | Arrival | Depart |
| Wrexham General | 9:42 | Wellingbough | 17:23 | ||
| Birmingham New Street | 11:19 | 11:36 | Derby | 18:31 | 18:54 |
| Leicester | 12:26 | 12:35 | Crewe | 20:07 | 20:25 |
| Wellingborough | 13:08 | Chester | 20:47 | 21:10 | |
| Duration: 3:26 | Wrexham General | 21:26 | |||
| Duration: 4:03 | |||||
| Bus Station: See above for directions from the train station. You need to look our for a number 45 bus. | |||||
| Beer and Grub: The town centre is a 10 minute walk from the ground and the closest to Nene Park is The Bull, which is opposite the cross in the centre of town. This is the main haunt for away fans but if you can be bothered to walk a bit further then try the Horseshoe located further up High Street just past Dillons. If you are looking for some guest ales then you will have to continue past the Horseshoe up the hill until you reach the Oliver Twist pub. The ground is located on the outskirts of the town and therefore you will also have to walk into the town centre where you will find the usual variety of outlets. | |||||
| Cash Machines: HSBC is located three quarters of a mile away on Station Road (turn right at the roundabout by the ground) and in town there is a Nationwide and Abbey national machine on the High Street just over a mile away. | |||||
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Ground Information |
| General: The away end is usually shared with home supporters but if demand requires it the whole of the Air Wair Stand is reserved for travelling supporters. The ground is impressive with facilities to match and the leg room and views from teh away end are excellent. The double cheese burgers at £2.40 are well worth a try. |
| Ticket Office: 01933 652 936 |
| Seats: Air Wair Stand - Adults £12.00; Concessions £7.00; Under 12s £4.00 |
| Disabled Supporters: There are 24 spaces available in the Air Wair Stand but the allocation of these varies between game to game. Booking must be made in advance on 01933 652 936 with free admission for the disabled and the helper paying £3.00. |
| Programme: The Diamonds - £2.00 |
| Fanzines: Rushin & Rantin - 50 pence |
| Pre Match Analysis | |||||
| Current Form - The Last Five Games | |||||
| Rushden & Diamonds | Wrexham | ||||
| Opposition | Competition | Score | Opposition | Competition | Score |
| Bournemouth (a) | Division 3 | 1-3 | Exeter (h) | Division 3 | 4-0 |
| York (a) | Division 3 | 0-0 | Swansea (h) | Division 3 | 4-0 |
| Millwall (h) | Worthington Cup 1 | 0-0 | Bradford (h) | Worthington Cup 1 | 2-1 |
| Southend (h) | Division 3 | 3-0 | Torquay (a) | Division 3 | 1-2 |
| Cambridge (a) | Division 3 | 1-4 | Rochdale (h) | Division 3 | 2-5 |
| Overall | Overall | ||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | GD | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | + 5 |
| The Season So Far - League Record | |||||||||||||||||
| Rushden & Diamonds | Wrexham | ||||||||||||||||
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||
| The Danger Men - Top Goal Scorers | |||||||
| Rushden & Diamonds | Wrexham | ||||||
| Player | League | Cup | Total | Player | League | Cup | Total |
| Duane Darby | 3 | 0 | 3 | Andy Morrell | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Stuart Gray | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hector Sam | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Hall | 2 | 0 | 2 | Carlos Edwards | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Onandi Lowe | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lee Trundle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Wardley | 2 | 0 | 2 | Steve Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | Darren Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Dempster | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Paul Underwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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The Hard Men - Worst Discipline |
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Rushden & Diamonds |
Wrexham | ||||
| Player | Yellow | Red | Player | Yellow | Red |
| Barry Hunter | 4 | 1 | Lee Trundle | 3 | 0 |
| Andy Sambrook | 0 | 1 | Shaun Holmes | 2 | 0 |
| Duane Darby | 2 | 0 | Dennis Lawrence | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Mills | 2 | 0 | Andy Morrell | 1 | 0 |
| Onandi Lowe | 2 | 0 | Steve Thomas | 1 | 0 |
| John Dempster | 2 | 0 | Paul Edwards | 1 | 0 |
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Match Build Up |
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Team News |
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| Rushden & Diamonds | Wrexham |
| Injuries: Rushden and Diamonds are without three experienced players after they picked up injuries during the week. Duane Darby (groin) and Andy Burgess (foot) and both out whilst Stuart Gray is doubtful with a knock. | Injuries: Dan Bennett and Paul Edwards are the only new injury doubts but physio Mel Pejic is confident that both will make the starting eleven. Lee Jones, Mark Jones, Brian Carey and Waynne Phillips have been ruled out. |
| Suspensions: None. | Suspensions: None. |
| Squad: | Squad (17): Dibble, Roberts, Pejic, Bennett, Edwards, Edwards, Ferguson, Whitley, Barrett, Morrell, Sam, Rogers, Lawrence, Holmes, Campbell, Trundle, Russell. |
| Other News: Scott Partridge is expected to replace the injured Duane Darby for his first start of the season. | Other News: If Bennett and Edwards are fit to play, Denis Smith will name an unchanged team for the fourth successive game. Andy Dibble will be in goal behind a back three of Shaun Pejic, Steve Roberts and Dan Bennett. In midfield will be Paul Barrett, Jim Whitley and Darren Ferguson with Carlos Edwards and Paul Edwards as wing backs. Hector Sam will be up front with the country's top scorer Andy Morrell. Lawrence and Holmes are on standby to replace Bennett and Edwards respectively whilst Kevin Russell and Luke Campbell have been added to the squad. |
| Quotes | |
| Rushden & Diamonds | Wrexham |
| Brian Talbot: "We now have to bounce back and I think it will be very difficult. Wrexham have also been in the second division for a long time so we will have to get used to their style of play. People are quickly forgetting this is only our second season in the Football League. We are looking forward to Saturday because we have to bounce back. I think Saturday will be our toughest game of the season.” | Denis Smith: "There’s no place in the world you can’t go and win. Some are more difficult than others - and this will be a difficult one. On paper, it looks a cracking game, but games aren’t played on paper and it could be a boring 0-0 draw but somehow I don’t think so. We’ll always score goals because the system we play is an attacking system. We’ve got players capable of scoring and we’ve also got pace in positions where it’s vital.” |
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The Latest Odds |
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Rushden & D Win |
8/11 |
The Draw |
12/5 |
Wrexham Win |
3/1 |
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Rushden & D 1-0 |
6/1 |
0-0 Draw |
8/1 |
Wrexham 1-0 |
9/1 |
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Rushden & D 2-0 |
7/1 |
1-1 Draw |
6/1 |
Wrexham 2-0 |
18/1 |
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Rushden & D 2-1 |
15/2 |
2-2 Draw |
14/1 |
Wrexham 2-1 |
14/1 |
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Rushden & D 3-1 |
11/1 |
3-3 Draw |
50/1 |
Wrexham 3-2 |
28/1 |
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