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With respect Norm there is no way that I am trying to compare STFC with AFC Wimbledon. My point about AFCW was that as a Phoenix Club they were eventially able to claim back the history of the old Wimbledon club. By joining Staines Lammas, an existing club, then we will never be able to reclaim the history of STFC. I would rather compare us with a club like Hendon, a club with a similar size support base who have become a fans' club and have managed to maintain the club at Isthmian League level; despite losing their ground. I think people forget also that historically STFC were not a big Club. They were in the Spartan League when I started to watch them, and its only in recent years that we rose briefly to Conference South level, where we were very much punching above our weight.
All that aside however, I think the most important point about the decision to join Staines Lammas is that it will divide our small support base even further. Had we formed a Phoenix Club then I am pretty sure that 99% of our remaining support base would have rallied round and been totally commited to it. A lot has been said about having one football club for Staines, and if the people at Staines Lammas had got together with us and formed a new 'Staines FC 2022', then that would be a totally different ball game; I could get behind that. Whichever way you paint it the club we are being asked to back is Staines Lammas FC' (founded 1926), and I'm afraid that's a step to far for me.
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