DanBlazey Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thoughts please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Postie Pidge Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Or more importantly Falmouth Town, who were even better in their glory days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBlazey Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Start your own thread instead of boycotting mine - ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Man on the Post Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 In which season were St Blazey at their best - in your opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansome dan Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 truro better by far,can,t even remember the farthest blazey got in vase??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 To help you out with your debate Truro City Twice Champions 2006/07 and 2007/08 Best- FA Cup 1st.Qual.Rd; FA Trophy 1st.Qual.Rd; FA Vase Winners: St. Blazey Champions 7 times in 9 seasons 1998-2008 Best- FA Cup 4th.Qual.Rd; FA Trophy 1st.Round Proper; FA Vase 5th.Round Oh and by the way Falmouth Town Champions 8 consecutive seasons 1970-78 Best- FA Cup !st.Round Proper(3times); F A Trophy 2nd.Round Proper; FA Vase Quarter Finalists: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tynan's_Dad Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I didn't realise Falmouth made first round proper. Who were they drawn against and how did they get on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBlazey Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I know they drew Peterborough twice; I'm sure Mike will enlighten us with the other. The best season for us has to be 2001 - 2002. A clean sweep of trophies and a list of results the like of which we will perhaps never see again: http://www.stblazey-football.co.uk/fixture...imageField.y=12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Falmouth played against Oxford in the FA Cup first round in 1962 - lost 2-1 to a side that included Big Ron Atkinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Villa Man Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 who was in the squad for the 2001-2002 season Dan ? :clapper: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr kernow Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 fal town!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBlazey Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 who was in the squad for the 2001-2002 season Dan ? Sully, Gosy, Dave Jones, Burts, Matt Parsons, Graham Waters, Harry, Hoops of course, I think Nanks had a spell with us around that time, a few others. Happy times. What's your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Villa Man Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Just wondered if crocks was there then . Have to say I thought the truro side of 92-93 was better than there 06/07 one , thats the beauty of football . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Postie Pidge Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 FA Cup 1st Round 1962/63 - Falmouth Town 1 - 2 Oxford United 1967/68 - Peterborough United 5 - 2 Falmouth Town 1969/70 - Falmouth Town 1 - 4 Peterborough United Falmouth may have won 8 championships in a row but 4 were in the old SWL and 4 were in the Western League Premier Division. Oh how I wish we had a team like back then! Alas, we can't live on the past and Truro are the trailblazers so good luck to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Falmouth were obviously a great side but I don't think you can compare football in the 60's to what it's like now. Completely different ball game!! Blazey had a great side and played the best football I've seen at this level but I think the professional experience of a lot of the City side would prove too much for Blazey. Would be a good game to watch though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Jones Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 How would the Falmouth Team of the 60s/70s compare against the current Truro team with the likes of Tony Kellow, Norman Ashe e.t.c? I read somewhere that that the Falmouth team of the 70s were conference/football league standard back then. But only money stopped them carrying on? Sorry to diverse away from the topic title. No offence intended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHarvey Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 WHat is the higest league that St Blazey/Falmouth have played in and how does this compare in relation to Truro city's current league and possibly the league above next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Truro(this season) are the only Cornish club to play higher than the Western League Premier. Western League Premier Falmouth Town Champions 4 times Saltash United Champions 3 times Liskeard Athletic Champions once Truro City Champions once Falmouth were the only Cornish club to win the Western League Championship being unbeaten so it was not until this season that Truro became the highest placed Cornish club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairman Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 All credit to Falmouth for their past achievements, which highlights their current position. It is so easy for the cost of success to be the price of failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Chenery Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 What about Saltash United - quality side in their Western League glory years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Postie Pidge Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Sadly too many of us are judging our clubs on past successes - Falmouth haven't won a trophy for 6 seasons and even that was the Charity Cup - nice win over Truro though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairman Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 You're right, we are in a completely different football world now with a new set of dynamics. Up to us all to re-appraise and recognise where we wish to go and and at what price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistleblower Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 What about Saltash United - quality side in their Western League glory years You're right there,i watched that Falmouth team week in,week out,and Saltash were always our biggest rivals You never knew who'd win on the day. Didn't St. Blazey hold a record for the longest unbeaten run or something,beaten by A.F.C. Wimbledon recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 A.F.C. Wimbledon set a new unbeaten league run in Senior Football covering 78 games during three seasons 2001-2004. Not sure of the St.Blazey record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIT 65 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I dont think you can compare the teams from the 60s and 70s with the team that Truro has today.The game today is so much faster and the fitness levels are so much higher.I agree Falmouth did have a great team back in the 70s but I dont think their fitness levels would cut it in todays game. As for St Blazey who can say how good they really were,as they have never ventured to play football in the bigger pond.What a pity as they have had so many chances to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Darren Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Kit St Blazey as a football club never had the benefactor that Truro has, therefore unable to sustain themselves at a higher level! therefore didn't take the step up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 In direct answer to the question : Are Truro City as good now as St Blazey were when at their best? It has to be yes, and better probably. Although it's impossible to compare teams from different periods, the standard of football that Truro are playing at now is higher and better and on top of this they are more than holding their own. Regrettably, we never got the chance to see if St Blazey could have done the same, but I think that although they were the best over a prolonged period that I've personally ever seen in the South Western League, Truro are aspiring to greater heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Fan Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 In direct answer to the question : Are Truro City as good now as St Blazey were when at their best? It has to be yes, and better probably. Although it's impossible to compare teams from different periods, the standard of football that Truro are playing at now is higher and better and on top of this they are more than holding their own. Regrettably, we never got the chance to see if St Blazey could have done the same, but I think that although they were the best over a prolonged period that I've personally ever seen in the South Western League, Truro are aspiring to greater heights. Fair comment. However, bear in mind that when Falmouth Town were at the top of the Western League, there was no Conference, so it was effectively Step 3. That's one higher than Truro, so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 The question was about St Blazey and Truro. Unfortunately I never really saw Falmouth in their heyday to be able to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Good point Town Man The Conference didn't come into the structure until 1979. In the early 70's after the four divisions of the Football League came a North/South divide with the Northern Premier League with two divisions and similarly the Southern League. Under this came the Western League who were alongside the Isthmian (Ryman) League At one stage during that time Falmouth Town and Yeovil Town were considered the top two Non League clubs in the West of England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Postie Pidge Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Mike, above the Western League Premier was there just the Southern League (with Minehead and Wimbledon) or were there two divisions of it? I'm thinking there was just the one division of it. How many people knew that Minehead were runners up to Wimbledon in the season they won promotion to the league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Odgers Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 There were two Divisions as Bideford were in Southern League Div.1 South for three seasons before returning to the Western League in 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistleblower Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Bideford,what a team they were. Not just the leagues though that need comparing,Truro winning the Vase has to give them the edge,considering the level of the teams in it. A.F.C. Wimbledon's record was Blazey's i'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 It is always a contentious point when discussing who was better and in what period. We can only look back and admire the teams success at the time they were successful. Times change, standards change, the game becomes faster so comparing like for like is impossible, it would only be guesswork. I suppose you could look at it another way, money made Falmouth successful as it did with St Blazey and Truro City, but then you still had to have the managers who put it all together. I’m afraid it is an impossible choice. Truro or St Blazey, who knows just enjoy the memories when they happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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