Bob Munnery

[guerrero]

What is Bob up to these days?
I have lost all contact with him.
Does anybody have a way of getting me in contact with him?
Thanks.
Paul.

[wibby]

Hi Paul
No idea, Bobs a lovely bloke, funny old game I remember when you two didnt exactly see eye to eye but fair play it got sorted. What do you reckon on the new Whitehawk regime?

[guerrero]

Hi John.
Yes Bob and I got on really well.
I thought he would be at Ringmer forever.
I guess there was a time when people would have said the same about me at Whitehawk.
Times change though.
I doubt anybody would have had me down as a teacher for 14 years.

I find it hard to comment on the new Whitehawk,because I don't really get what the plan is.
So much money must have been wasted and to what end?
League football? Unlikely. There is no fan base. Three hundred is only two hundred more than we got in the County Leage.
All those empty seats leave the place looking soulless and without atmosphere.
Still the pitch has a slope which would be prohibitive for League football.
I like the way the Gay and Lesbian fraternity (probably the wrong word) has attached itself to the club.
Who'd have thought.
I still think that the ultimate aim may be to sell the ground to be developed. Recouping many times over the owning cartels outlay.
Move to Withdean as Brighton City.
Goodbye Whitehawk FC.
Who's left to care?
Most of the support will happily relocate.
Probably less than 30 people will be bothered by it.
If I was there I might be one of them.
Anyway . How are things going for you?
I must admit that whilst I check the scores of clubs I was involved with. I have lost touch with the non league scene.
Best regards.
Paul.

[vandertaff]

I'm not too sure that I agree with some of that, having gone there a couple of weeks ago as an away supporter. It's not the Whitehawk that we remember from the County League. On the basis of that visit:-

1. They are now one of the most welcoming sides at their sort of level. I and other Martyrs had people come up to chat to us before and after the game and at half time almost as if they had gone out of their way to be pleasant.
2. There is definitely an atmosphere. I'm not sure it's necessarily one that is a "football" atmosphere. The closest thing I can place it to is some sort of left wing hippy-type rally. Flags, whistles, drums - but all very happy and positive.
3. Somehow, we managed to get through the whole 90 minutes without the slightest hint of a sheep-shagger song/"joke"/etc. So different to the old trips to Crawley Town who appeared to think they were original.
4. I can't see the point in them moving to Withdean. OK, the pitch at Withdean is flat, but you aren;t going to get planning for that place unless the whole area goes under - which seems unlikely given that the local authority are supposed to provide recreational facilities and then they'd have to find that elsewhere, and there seems to be some associated recreational buildings going up.
5. Parking/access is still crap, but it was at the Withdean too.
6. I'm not sure that the support would necessarily relocate. Part of the above seems to have developed because it is in Brighton's East End, not in suburbia.

Anyhow, the ref was crap (for both sides), as was the linesman at the covered end (for us). Merthyr had a goal ruled out for offside when it clearly came off a Whitehawk defender, and a replay would have been fair given that each team were better in one half. Despite having lost, I actually enjoyed the visit. Something that I can't say about a visit to Crawley with Merthyr - even the time when fed up with getting the "banter" racist crap from them for years, a big group of the away support turned up there in Balaclavas looking like the IRA. That's the easiest time we ever had getting to the other end at half time.

Afraid I have to "no comment" on the original thread title.

[guerrero]

Good feedback.
Maybe I was being unfair?

I still doubt that the pitch would be able to take the next step upwards.
No sign of the development that plans were drawn up for some years back?
Training ground etc.

[Oaker]

My lot are at Ringmer (Who Sammy Donnelly has just left!) on Tuesday. If I get there, I'll see if Bob is still in situ. If he is, i''m tell him you're missing him!

[Oaker]

I made enquiries last night. Bob is still involved at the club but not very active currently. His wife is currently very ill.

[guerrero]

Thanks for that.
I notice Garrod is still playing.
He played for me around 20 years ago!
Time flies.

[Oaker]

Yep! Playing well too!

[Bob M]

Hi Paul

Hope you are well mate, as I hope all Nomad subscribers' are too.

Not been involved in football much over the last year my wife Deb got cancer and that needed my immediate attention, as you would all appreciate. I've retired from business having sold the companies' I owned and took time out to deal with all things important. Thank God she's recovered and got an all clear for 12 months. She had to endure chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as having to have surgery in the form of a mastectomy.

I still get out to Ringmer - I was there yesterday - and I have a bitter/sweet taste regarding the direction they now take. I wouldn't go into details on here obviously but will send you a personal message or call you with my view (I'm not as bold as you lol).

Anyway, how's the kids' coaching going? Any fear of you popping over to the UK?

As I say, hope you are well and I wish you all the best as I wish all the best to all the friends' I've made on Nomad over the years. I'll continue to write on here and hope you do too.

Kind regards, Bob.

[guerrero]

We must catch up soon!
All the best to you and yours.
Paul.

[guerrero]

Tried to call Bob.
New number?
PM me.
Paul.