corbyloyal84 130 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Corby Town will celebrate their 70th anniversary by taking on a Glasgow Rangers XI in a special friendly match in May. The Steelmen will host some of the Scottish giants’ emerging talent at Steel Park on Wednesday, May 8 (7.30pm kick-off). 0:000:41 De Bruyne can't solve all our problems - Guardiola It will be the first time since 2011 that Rangers have sent a team to Corby after they did so in November of that year to celebrate the opening of Steel Park. Led by Ian Durrant that evening, Rangers ran out 6-0 winners thanks to goals from Rhys McCabe, Juan Ortiz, Kane Hemmings, John Fleck and a late Salim Kerkar double. Now they are coming back for another friendly clash, which Corby will hope can mark a double celebration as they target promotion in the Evo-Stik League South Division One Central. And it will be an extra-special occasion for Steelmen boss Steve Kinniburgh, who played in the Academy at Rangers. He said: “Corby Town are delighted to have Rangers coming down to play in our 70th Anniversary game at Steel Park. “We hope to attract a big crowd for the game to hopefully celebrate a successful season for both teams come May. “On a personal note, I would like to thank (Rangers’ Head of Academy) Craig Mulholland for helping organise the game.” Mulholland added: “We are delighted to be able to send a team down to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Corby Town. “It was a match we were very keen to support for two reasons. Firstly, we know there is a huge Rangers fan settlement in Corby and it gives the supporters who maybe don’t get to Ibrox as often as they would like, the opportunity to see some of emerging talent on their doorstep. “The second reason was to support our former Academy player Steven Kinniburgh, who is still in regular contact with us here at Rangers, and is currently in the early stages of what will hopefully lead to a long and successful management career. “We very much look forward to the match in what I am sure will be a great occasion for Corby Town with a big crowd to celebrate their anniversary.” AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Banbury United 1 - Five... Admission for the match will be £10 for adults, £6 for concessions and £2 for under-12s Always guaranteed a good crowd and I'm sure there will be a few sash bashes on the night too. WATP-FOREVER 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,836 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Not the nicest wee town but tons of Rangers fans there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Burts91 427 Posted January 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2019 What’s pep saying about De Bruyne? CoopsLaud, Dan Deacon, .Williamson. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd9her 307 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Corby a cracking supporters club down there, shame it closed corkinator 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Google little Scotland Eric Caldow was once the CTFC manager - and Alex Willoughby & CTFC could'nt come to an agreement, unfortunately. Hoodster and corbyloyal84 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkinator 611 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I used to live there, shithole, cracking Rangers club there at one point. I believe it had the most members in the UK about 30 years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbyloyal84 130 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Always thought they could quite easily open a Rangers shop in corby and make it profitable don't think people up the road realise the amount of fans down south cascadeshrimp and WATP-FOREVER 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangersross 6,530 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 “... a late Salim Kerkar double”. What an evocative phrase. ready1873 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMckee 3,420 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Not far from where I live might go watch this one. Anyone know how tickets will work? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tiger Shaw 30,470 Posted January 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, MrMckee said: Not far from where I live might go watch this one. Anyone know how tickets will work? Hand them over at the turnstiles mate the steward will rip the wee end bit off and hand you it back, then you enter the ground 👍 They Gnu, Courtyard Bear, harlands plater and 19 others 22 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoopsLaud 4,186 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I wonder if that is where the corby trouser press was invented?Seem to remember them discussing it on QI for some reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Deacon 55,205 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 55 minutes ago, corkinator said: I used to live there, shithole, cracking Rangers club there at one point. I believe it had the most members in the UK about 30 years ago. Lovely way to put it. My Dad's family moved there. I spent many a school holiday down at my Gran's or Auntie. Still have a few cousins down there but do not get down much any more. One of my "fondest" memories was the waking up on the day we were due to set off for home and my dad going out to pack the car and realising his car stereo had been nicked overnight. The journey home to scotland was an absolute joy with no tunes on and him asking me to sing to keep him entertained / awake 😃 corkinator and corbyloyal84 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Deacon 55,205 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 21 minutes ago, Tiger Shaw said: Hand them over at the turnstiles mate the steward will rip the wee end bit off and hand you it back, then you enter the ground 👍 YAAAAAS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big blue Fin 3,724 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Might not be much of a game but it does the wee team a ton of good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWBear 1,640 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Dan Deacon said: Lovely way to put it. My Dad's family moved there. I spent many a school holiday down at my Gran's or Auntie. Still have a few cousins down there but do not get down much any more. One of my "fondest" memories was the waking up on the day we were due to set off for home and my dad going out to pack the car and realising his car stereo had been nicked overnight. The journey home to scotland was an absolute joy with no tunes on and him asking me to sing to keep him entertained / awake 😃 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,522 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 hours ago, corkinator said: I used to live there, shithole, cracking Rangers club there at one point. I believe it had the most members in the UK about 30 years ago. Was mentioned on QI once by Steven Fry and Alan Davies 😂 corkinator 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,208 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: Was mentioned on QI once by Steven Fry and Alan Davies 😂 corkinator and .Williamson. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluekev 43,930 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 My missus is originally from there and when they last played we went down and it was a good day out. Unfortunately the Rangers club is no longer there but there’ll still be a good turnout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMckee 3,420 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 4 hours ago, Tiger Shaw said: Hand them over at the turnstiles mate the steward will rip the wee end bit off and hand you it back, then you enter the ground 👍 Fucking knew someone would say that as soon as posted WATP-FOREVER and Tiger Shaw 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBlue 17,115 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Come on down here for the game and you can finally meet your favorite poster Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBlue 17,115 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 7 hours ago, MrMckee said: Not far from where I live might go watch this one. Anyone know how tickets will work? Rangers played Corby in a friendly twice about 8 and 10 years ago at the time I was doing kit man duties with my cousin for Corby so I got my tickets pretty easy but i'm certain they where on sale at the corby council office and certain days at the ground itself, if you really want to come over and watch it bud I can sort you out no bother, ill be going to this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps95v7 387 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Remember playing with the Sarry Flute Band we stopped at Corby early 80’s on way back from London and had parade in the evening around the town and up to Rangers Supporters Club. Good Times indeed 👍 corkinator 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMckee 3,420 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 27 minutes ago, MattyBlue said: Rangers played Corby in a friendly twice about 8 and 10 years ago at the time I was doing kit man duties with my cousin for Corby so I got my tickets pretty easy but i'm certain they where on sale at the corby council office and certain days at the ground itself, if you really want to come over and watch it bud I can sort you out no bother, ill be going to this. Cheers mate il get in touch nearer the time to see what the situation is. Shame it's on a Wednesday night but will be good to see us play without having to travel far! MattyBlue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy800 34 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I’ll be there👍 Will post about tickets when they are out Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBlue 17,115 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 For anyone interested! http://www.corbytown.co.uk/news/corby-town-v-Rangers-ticket-arrangements-2399257.html?fbclid=IwAR3lOBpSUlkjmFVL-E6Jz8fRQulUQ7zRPugFC0HvrD3tWFcMTD-tZ5ZVEyM Happy to help out in any way i can for anyone who wants to get a ticket for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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