So, to the Big Question.. Have We EVER Racked up Such a Dazzling Win in a Top-Of-The-Table Game?

STONES’ MOST SHOCKING WINS REWIND SPECIAL BY TIM PARKS was a school teacher in Pinner in the ran the game from the first minute 1980s): “I saw quite a bit of the until the last but that shouldn’t detract Stones during their glory days 35 from everyone else who were flaw- So, to the big question.. Have we years ago and I don’t remember a less. Bath looked punch drunk with no performance like yesterday’s. As for answer to what we threw at them. big City defeats, well we lost 7-1 in the Brennan, Maynard and the current Trophy to East Thurrock the year board deserve a huge amount of EVER racked up such a dazzling before they were promoted - as credit for what they’ve managed to put they were lower level that together on the pitch... I never thought was more of a shock than I’d see a Stones side with so much REWIND 08.02.2020 yesterday. We’ve had quality playing such attractive football. win in a top-of-the-table game? a few hammerings in If last weekend was like following a wo weeks on from that stellar perfor- come but that display was so impressive I the league over the Football League club, today was like mance against Bath City here at the couldn’t hold back the emotion - I was years but not when watching a Football League side. Vale, we thought we’d try something up out of my seat when every goal we’ve been high ‘ROYAL BLUE’ (another on the busy Tdifferent for this ‘Rewind’ feature... yes, it’s the went in! placed in the table and forum): “Yes, an astonishing perfor- all-time stonking wins for the Stones. As the manager knows though, on a good run. mance and indeed atmosphere. The The reality is, however, that never before we have to do that now every PETER JOHN-BAPTISTE on the Romans absolutely routed by the best has a 1st v 2nd League encounter ended up in week as you’re only as good as Forum: ‘I have to agree with Charlie. Wealdstone FC football ever seen. We such a resounding win in Wealdstone history. your last performance... and we Some of the football was sublime. All should remind ourselves that Bath had It truly was a one-off, with the icing on the were f*****g brilliant!” the little one-twos and triangles. only conceded 23 goals in 26 league cake the fact that it was watched by the MARK STILLMAN (Bath City Press officer, in Beautifully simple... simply games before today - the tightest biggest home crowd for a league match since an email on the Sunday morning ) ‘I woke up beautiful. defence of them all. Today, they took it 1988. That game was the other end of the half an hour ago. Dreamt that my team got DARREN LINDEN (also on the seven times and the manner of it.. spectrum - a 6-0 defeat by Barnet in our last annihilated by the league leaders and barely forum): ‘That was the complete Great scenes, special scenes - some Conference National season. had a kick. One of those days where we performance from the best new fans, young fans and the rest of First off, let’s get some reaction from were useless for whatever reason and Stones side since the double us in a little bit of shock at those Stones fans, players and luminaries, both Wealdstone had the game of their life. winners of 1985. The quality numbers on the scoreboard. Maybe, by word , email and from the Fans Forum.... “Go on and win that league now. If was astonishing and Bath just maybe we sense the possibility, GEORGE DUCK, Wealdstone goalscoring Havant do I’ll feel sick - your club do things can have no excuses, the dream of a return to the top flight hero of the 70s (and who also spent a short the right way and yesterday, in the press ‘Majestic’ Billy they were blown away of non-league football after 32 years. time on loan at Bath) was at the game with our box you wouldn’t have known who had won Clifford rose to the by the pace, tempo Much to do yet but undeniably some ex keeper John Morton: ‘I said to Morty at the or lost 7-0. I remember things like that, occasion and and ability we had momentum is building and clean end, I’ve never seen a non-league team play and it was the same after totally ran the on the ball. Billy sheets will prevail. A wonderful after- like that for 90 minutes. They were so quick our play-off defeat to you game.. and he Clifford was noon for the whole club. Seriously, and clever with pace everywhere, up front and last season” scored from majestic - he well bloody done! outside the box! CONTINUED OVERPAGE at the back. That was as close as you can get MARTIN POWELL (a to a perfect performance... and when you play long-time Bath fan who really well the goals don’t always 3-0 Bill Clifford (4) smacks in the first 2-0 Holy Grail at 1-0 the Vale: A ...and Connor Smith 1st half we’ll headed in for 3-0 never forget Frankie Artus own goal makes it 2-0 REWIND STONES’ MOST SHOCKING WINS CONTINUED... 08.02.2020 SUDHIR RAWAL (also via the Forum): stretches back to 1963. The Isthmian were thrashed at Lower Mead (7-2) but both “Darren mentioned that this was our best League of my formative years was made up of these games were between essentially performance since the Conference days; ‘Simply devastating.. of small number of very good sides, a mid-table teams with no more than league I’d certainly say that you need to go back number of reasonable teams and a handful points riding on the outcome. Arguably the to 1997 when we played Braintree in the of clubs fielding players not up to standard finest performance by a Wealdstone team Ryman League Div 3 at the White Lion the perfect storm.. an required. The Wealdstone teams of that that decade was the wonderful 3-2 win over Ground for a performance of this nature period did not need to pull out exceptional Hereford United (then in the old 3rd division) in a game of such importance. Braintree performances to thrash certain teams. One in an FA Cup replay. But a different score, came to the WLG in second place, just overwhelming display oddity was our 7-0 thumping of a very good totally different competition and different as Bath did today, and were blown away Wycombe Wanderers towards the end circumstances to the Bath game. 6-0 on a fiesty night in front of 411 fans! of the 1966/67 season (mentioned The 1980s saw some Today we were magnificent, carrying on the next pages). For passion wonderful Wealdstone perfor- on from the second half against Havant that’s so hard to beat’ and intensity, few matches could mances and victories that left last week. We annihilated them, tore into team in our division would’ve fared any better get near the FA Cup encounter the fans of the time buzzing, them from the off, the crowd was up for it from against the quality we showed yesterday. between the Stones and Steve- but it is difficult to bring to the start as well, as we murdered them. They Hard to really pick a stand out performer but nage Town in 1965. Stevenage mind anything quite as over- may have lost their will to win in the second for me Connor Smith these last two games were a decent semi-pro club whelming as the 7-0 Bath half but we tore them ragged in the first with a has been the catalyst. Been exactly the kind of and we were a very good destruction. stellar performance. player I expected him to be when we signed amateur side. It was a bruising Outstanding: There is perhaps just one When you consider Bath’s travelling him, and he allows Billy Clifford to get forward encounter and despite Town match that gets close to what support, there were over 1,200 home fans at Connor and do what he does best. The midfield trio of having their talisman creator, the Smith was witnessed a couple of the Vale. Perfect storm in that most of the local Smith, Charles and Clifford is seriously effec- ex-Spurs star Johnny Brookes, weeks ago. The 1st v 2nd London pro clubs weren’t playing - or were at tive. Phillips may find it hard to break back in. sent off before half time, they were encounter v Braintree Town in Hull in Chelsea’s case for a late kick off. Also great to have Danny Green back in the leading 5-3 with just 7 minutes left. The February 1997 (also featured over- Many more performances like this and we side and on his game as he links things drive, commitment and skill the team page) could well be welcoming Barnet for a league together very nicely and I noticed at Havant game! demonstrated to pull it back and win 6-5 But was it as good as Wealdstone’s 7-0 how vocal he is organising things in our own was just fantastic. It was one of those battering of Bath City? Well, as the son of ‘SIGN HIM UP’ (another one on the Forum): box at corners.

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