Ludicrous decision. Does no harm to anyone but means so much to the club and fans.
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Chloe
11 years ago
Dale's memory has been honoured and respected by fans across the country. The Southern league will not stop a fitting tribute for such a genuine, lovely man who left us too soon! Always Rushden's number one!
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Joe jones
11 years ago
Ridiculous
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Let the club honour the lad how they want not by some Sepp Blatter wannabe bureaucracy gone mad #gkfamilyGBNF
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Gary Ruse
11 years ago
Come on see sense
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karen haynes
11 years ago
Dale was a Diamonds legend so as a true mark of respect for him & his family the number 1 shirt should never be used again.
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Ann DaRocha
11 years ago
Keep tradition going
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Chris
11 years ago
that's what you get in football, the minority's opinion that matters, happens all over the place in football. Look at Fifa, so is it surprising it happens lower down. Greed and small minority opinions in a world that should service the fans.
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Gary Adams
11 years ago
Please allow the no1 jersey to be retired
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Gary taylor
11 years ago
this is wrong should be changed.
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Callum
11 years ago
Keep the tradition going in memory
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A Reid
11 years ago
This is something a lot of clubs do to show respect to their players. I am shocked that a league would not also honour and respect what this club does. 1, 17 or 13 does it really matter as long as the keeper is registered to a number. Evo - Stik league it's your turn to step up and show respect.
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garry smart
11 years ago
Come diamonds they can't win this it absolutely disgusting don't you use that no1 shirt and keep dale s name alive :-)
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Darren Eele
11 years ago
Show some respect!
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Matt Adams
11 years ago
Respect
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Steven monaghan
11 years ago
Surely sense can be seen here
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Grant Foster
11 years ago
Ridiculous decision. No compassion shown whatsoever by the Southern League.
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Russ Gladwish
11 years ago
Support from Cambridge Utd FC. Good luck in your appeal.
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Stephen Cowdry
11 years ago
Clubs 'retire' numbers all the time - why go against the wishes of AFC Rushden & Diamonds - a club showing respect for a former player who has died tragically? Maybe it's the smaller club syndrome - one rule for the big boys, one for the rest, eh? Common sense, now, please!
Ludicrous decision. Does no harm to anyone but means so much to the club and fans.
Dale's memory has been honoured and respected by fans across the country. The Southern league will not stop a fitting tribute for such a genuine, lovely man who left us too soon! Always Rushden's number one!
Ridiculous
Let the club honour the lad how they want not by some Sepp Blatter wannabe bureaucracy gone mad #gkfamilyGBNF
Come on see sense
Dale was a Diamonds legend so as a true mark of respect for him & his family the number 1 shirt should never be used again.
Keep tradition going
that's what you get in football, the minority's opinion that matters, happens all over the place in football. Look at Fifa, so is it surprising it happens lower down. Greed and small minority opinions in a world that should service the fans.
Please allow the no1 jersey to be retired
this is wrong should be changed.
Keep the tradition going in memory
This is something a lot of clubs do to show respect to their players. I am shocked that a league would not also honour and respect what this club does. 1, 17 or 13 does it really matter as long as the keeper is registered to a number. Evo - Stik league it's your turn to step up and show respect.
Come diamonds they can't win this it absolutely disgusting don't you use that no1 shirt and keep dale s name alive :-)
Show some respect!
Respect
Surely sense can be seen here
Ridiculous decision. No compassion shown whatsoever by the Southern League.
Support from Cambridge Utd FC. Good luck in your appeal.
Clubs 'retire' numbers all the time - why go against the wishes of AFC Rushden & Diamonds - a club showing respect for a former player who has died tragically? Maybe it's the smaller club syndrome - one rule for the big boys, one for the rest, eh? Common sense, now, please!
Sort it out southern league.