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How will the red army be travelling up there?

I'm roller blading it

I'm not.. I was well up for it, but £60 for the day is unfortunately more than I can afford!

Going to Southend instead.

Got family stuff on Saturday which I agreed to before the draw...........  >:(

man or mouse?!  :hmmm:

Does anyone remember the guy who was so committed he missed his brother's wedding for a league home game?

That's a true fan.

Aeroplane, tube, train.

:cheese:
  There you go!

To us, he's a hero. To everyone else, he's a selfish cunt  :)

9.15 train from Swindon going through Cheltenham and Birmingham - getting to Leicester at 12.49

Can't wait !!!

my tickets came through the post this morning, as mentioned elsewhere on the site it is my boys first away game and he is more exited than I thought it was possible for a 7 year old to be.

It was a momentary lapse and she caught me off guide! Just the mention of me possibly going to Leicester instead didn't go down too well......   :blowup:  :cry:

I was asked to be a godfather to the two boys of one of my best friends earlier this year, unfortunately the date of the christening clashed with the poxford game at home. kind of wish i went to the christening now.  >:(

I was working on the Poxford date, a blessing in disguise you might say.

 :D

I'm going by magic carpet.

Genie us.

cool can you stop by Worcester and pick me and me lad up?

You're such a-lad-in my eyes...

Fuck the roller blades i wanna go on the magic carpet now.

Only room for me and my beer sorry.

Drink carpet riding is an offence.

Jafar won't be happy..

Incidentally by 1pm today we had sold 3,100 tickets according to the facebook updates.

Great effort...

Our away attendances have been brilliant this year....I suspect we have broken our away fans records at loads of clubs, rotherham, barnet, burton, macc, maybe torquay, etc etc...

In that context, home has been a touch dissapointing..

Just realised i have a bit left from my student loan so going to this now!

£70 return on train from plymouth leaving at half 7am and come back on the sunday. Best be a good atmosphere/good game

Will be watching from the pub!  :beers:

Cool story

Everybody is spending their money on away games!

We're getting good attendences at home, and the atmosphere is great for the big games or for periods of the smaller games at home....but the expectation is there to win so it's not quite as exciting. plus there's not the day out atmosphere that a lot of our away games have with the alcohol flowing.

Away games are much more fun, home games atm are relatively dull and quiet unfortunately

In turn, the atmospheres for games at the County Ground are not helped in some cases by the small travelling support from teams like Macclesfield, Barnet & Morecambe for example.

With regards to the away following, it helps that the team are winning, playing good football and visiting some reletively local & new grounds.

Whatever the reasons, its still fucking brilliant.

The buzz from an away win is far greater than a home win, the vast majority of my favourite Town wins are away ones.

True, but if dull and quiet gets us promoted I won't care!

Has anybody got any idea what pub(s) we will be frequenting pre-match?
 :pint:

The best away fan friendly pubs near the ground are Local Hero and The Counting House. Just asked on Foxestalk.

Had a look at them on google maps and they look a good size with decent food.

Marvellous, ta Ralphy.

Away support has been great and is the best in the league (proven by some stats on another thread), some decent local and other away games coming up as well: Barnet, Hereford & Oxford all within the next month!

3,247 sold by COB today.

Bored I looked up the ref for Saturday and its Darren Drysdale, the same ref that we had at Bristol Rovers.

Just spoke to a couple of Forest fans and it was definitely allocated seating at Leicester and the stewards are strict on no standing. Some would say we are Swindon and do want we want though  ;D

He wasn't great, but should have given Rovers a penalty!

my mate who lives in leicester (is a town fan) said that he will be going to counting house....normally allocated for away fans, good food and drink, and only 5 mins walk from the ground (tv's will be showing utd v liverpool)

sounds good!

I will be standing - at the back (not where my seat is) :D

Proper naughty that is :toocool:

Got my ticket today. Hope we sell atleast the initial allocation. Going to go up there with no expectation - if we lose then hopefully it'll be a good away day in the stands. If we win, then brilliant!

3,247 sold as of close of play last night (as mentioned), so expect we'll at least sell our initial allocation. Leicester have sent another 770 tickets (to top up the 250 or so not sold at that point).

Sounds like we'll take a decent following! Though wouldn't it be amazing to sell the whole 5.5k allocation out? ;-) :beers:

We have sold 3,500 tickets and according to a fella on the Leicester forum they are well on the way to selling out (which I find surprising).

A crowd of 25k would be good, both atmospherically and financially.

Leicester have stated no away tickets will be sold on the day, so fingers crossed there's a nice late surge!

I assume it's allocated seating?

What seats has everyone got?

Mine is plastic and blue.

DFS has really gone downhill...

Tier 1 Block M and it is allocated seats only.

Could be white....

Block M, Row MM, tier 1.

Corrected for you.   ;)

Allocated seating is rubbish. Lack of atmosphere.

Hi guys and gals. How are you? Just thought I'd pop on here and say hello.

Looking forward to Saturday and seeing a great away following in the 3,500+ Swindon fans. Top effort.

Just offering a little advice to those that haven't been to Leicester before. You'll not get any trouble here as for the most part, we're a friendly bunch. Avoid the pub called 'The Local Hero' if you're in colours (home fans only) but if you're not in colours then go for it, you should be fine.

There's a pub just up from The Local Hero on Freemans common called The Counting House which welcomes away fans and they don't mind you having a little sing song with the Leicester lot in there, it's all good natured, bear in mind though it's a busy pub and can take a little while to get served, just means order twice as much when you do get served  :pint:

For the real ale drinkers there's a great pub called The Swan&Rushes which is right near the Leicester Royal Infirmary, depending on which direction you're coming from it's a bit of a walk, but worth it, beer is excellent there, note though, you can't use a card to buy drinks/food here, it's cash only.

As for the game, because you are bringing so many you have the full allocation in the corner, meaning our singers in L block have had to be reallocated. If you're unaware, the King Power stadium is a library at the best of times so moving some of our vocal lads and lasses isn't going to help much, so don't expect an electric atmosphere. However I've no doubt you'll make plenty of noise with the numbers you're bringing, the stewards are pretty reasonable, you'll be able to stand without any hassle from them, so you can enjoy a decent day out with no bother.

Hope you have a great time in Leicester but I hope it's us progressing to the next round. See you Saturday   :)

Apparently we are housed in the corner. Therefore I stand by my original prediction that mine is blue!! :)

We have got more than seats than they usually give, so you could be on a white one on the side or behind the goal  :)

Cheers for the heads up, are these pubs quite close to the ground? Where's best to park our cars?

I recommend parking at Welford Road (Rugby Ground) last time, only about a 10 min walk and you get out pretty quickly afterwards, well i did last time anyway.

My train leaves at 19:36 tonight to go to Swindon before going to this.

Realised yesterday it's over a 400mile round trip from the room i'm currently sat in.

I think I may be a little mad. Still it's not every day you get to the FA cup 4th round!

That's a pretty good effort Sir. Don't forget to start the match day thread though!!

Out of interest, I google mapped my journey, its only 80 miles more than yours!!

Fair play for putting that extra effort in, hopefully you will be rewarded with a great day out. Do you travel on your own SSWS or are you bringing a valet ? The cricket ground has been recommended before for parking so think I will head there to park.
Thanks for the info Fox.

164 Miles from Plymouth to Swindon
93.8 from Swindon to the stadium

515.6 round trip then.

According to google maps anyways..

I will be travelling to Swindon tonight on my own, then Swindon to Leicester with my dad and a few others.
Hopefully a decent day out!

Ah, round trip! Mine is 960 in total in that case!

Well after watching us dick Huddersfield in a Irish bar in Manchester and batter Wigan in a hostel in Cambodia I'm looking forward to watching us smash Leicester 4-3 somewhere in Koh Chang Thailand. I assume there will be good streams online for anyone not going as its the headline game over here

no such issues when we went there the other year in L1.

We were stood near the back and left to it.

I read on a forum that Leicester stewards will generally let away supporters get on with it. Including standing.

The Leicester fella that posted in this thread said the same!

This sounds a bit risky. What if the train derails and you die tonight? How will you start a matchday thread then?

If the train derails and i'm about to die, i will use my phone to create the matchday thread (albeit a few hours early) with my last remaining breath rather than trying to save myself..

...or you could save yourself, then start one the following day?

then you dont die and we win.

Early? That just won't do.

I think DV has a good point. Even if you're fatally wounded, try and hang on

I'll do my best!

your right, perhaps it was just the notts lads I know not taking the result too well. Id rather stand but depends if the row behind decide they really want to sit down :no:

Looks like Paul Gallacher is doubtfull on Saturday,he is quality so him missing would be a bonus.

But it means Drinkwater will replace him who is also quality!

I thought he was cup-tied.

Yep! Drinkwater played for Barnsley against Swansea.

Woohoo thats good :)

And according to the footballgroundguide website it's only 3 quid.

If I drive I normally park on Hughenden Drive, Lothair Road or any of the side streets nearby, it leaves you a little bit of a walk but trust me, for getting out and back to the M1 it's the dogs dangly bits as you shouldn't get stuck in too much traffic. There's also match parking on Aylestone Road, just make sure you're not on yellows as the traffic wardens are cocks and hang around on match days.

See map: It also shows you where the Local Hero is - The Counting House is about 50 yards away, can't miss it, they are the nearest pubs to the ground. The Swan&Rushes is a bit further, situated nearer the hospital and the prison on Infirmary Road - but this is the closer pub if you're coming in from the train station. There's also your usual pubs in the city centre but they're a good 20 min walk away from the ground.

There are a couple of other pubs not far from the Swan&Rushes too, one called The Sir Robert Peel and the other called The Bricklayers Arms, shouldn't get any bother in either of those. But stay well clear of a pub called The F Bar - I wear the right colours and still don't feel welcome in there, I think it's where 'our boys' hang out...??

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=hughenden+drive+leicester&gs_upl=3753l5758l2l5986l9l9l0l0l0l0l94l741l9l9l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=653&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x487760d483de9b9f:0x681667854b02e8ce,Hughenden+Dr,+Leicester+LE2+7&gl=uk&ei=gqohT7ezB-SL4gTPxrXACA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ8gEwAA

As for standing guys, you shouldn't have any problem whatsoever. If enough of you stand then they'll leave you alone. If you want to stand but are lower down the stand, then just move higher up - they'll not trouble you. Just for info row PP is the back row.

Buzzing for this now... 11.01 train from Derby... Arrive at Leicester at 11.22 and straight to the pub!

Well oiled by kick-off!

Nathan Delfouneso not allowed to play either.

I thought i read he could?

Im probably wrong mind.

I read they were down to the bare bones the other day. However a defence of matt mills and sean st ledger will be tough to break.

I was going on thisis (Leicester) so you could be right ;)

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Pearson-says-Nathan-Delfouneso-adds-extra/story-15038999-detail/story.html

No, it's on their OS too.

Got a mate who used to watch St Ledger at Preston and never rated him. Not to say it'll be easy, but there must be some faults there.

Should be in Leicester by 12.30 and heading to the Counting pub...should be a good few of us around, and hope we can pull of another win!!! (Personally dont want a replay as we've a big schedule ahead in the league)

With the last three cup games being on TV abroad, just wondering if we receive any sort of revenue from them?

Having a read on the Lester forum it looks like they are really struggling to put out a full side, certainly in midfield with Gallagher and Moussa injured and with Drinkwater cup-tied.

Time to over run the midfield and grab the game by the balls so to speak. I would play with just Benson up front and 5 in midfield bringing Smith back into the team with Risser sat in the holding position just in front of the back 4.

But then again thats a very different way from how we have been playing so maybe it would be best to just stay 4-4-2 and play to our strengths.

From the Foxes forum...
http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/79376-swindon-fa-cup-prematch-waffle/page__st__240

As mentioned above they seem to have very little options, so seem to think the squad is likely to be...

                     Kasper

Peltie      Mills    St Ledger    Konchesky

Dyer        Wellens        Danns    Kennedy

             Beckford    Nugent

Subs
Tunch, Howard, Taft. Logan, Etc..


Still one hell of a side!!  :cry: But  with the most vocal part of the stadium being the 20% that is red, anything can happen... C-O-Y-R!!

I'm on the 12.25 from Pancreas. Hope to see some reds about!!

Want somewhere with the lunchtime kick off....what's the best bet, Local Hero or the Counting House? Both look a bit plastic / family places, but you can't have it all.

Is there parking actually at the rugby ground on welford road?

Decent side but looking at that they have their fair share of dirty/petulent wankers.

Beckford - Jumped up cunt who thinks he's better than he is
Konchesky - Never the cleanest
Wellens - Nice bit of history with us (Sammy Igoe at Blackpool anyone?)

I think you can park at the rugby ground, costs £3 I think (might be £5). Apparently there is on street parking if you get there early enough.

They seem like quite a nice bunch on Foxes Talk

Read earlier in the week on one of the threads that the match is being shown at the Royal Oak in old Town...nothing on their website.  Can anyone confirm....or anywhere else in town or close by??? Please...

Quite nice to read another team's forum and actually think the posts seem somewhat sensible! Good lads...

I'm going by car. My driver (brother, not slave) will be leaving Devon at 6, pick up another exile in Exeter, picking myself and mate up in Chippenham where the car will be pumped full of booze and bacon butties for the trip up the Fosse Way. Planning a few beers before the game and if the game goes well, a celebratory curry after the game washed down with a few more pints.  :pint: :D :pint: :D  :pint:

Going with SAS - doing a photo diary for theWashbag.com...

The Dollys got it.

from the bbc site,
TEAM NEWSLeicester have a number of injury concerns in midfield with Paul Gallagher, Andy King, Matt Oakley and Franck Moussa set to miss out.

Michael Johnson is not fit while Danny Drinkwater, Liam Moore and Nathan Delfouneso are unavailable.

Swindon have defender Alan McCormack back after he completed a two-game ban.

Winger Etienne Esajas is struggling with a knock and Luke Rooney, who has signed from Gillingham, and Billy Bodin are both cup-tied.

That's us done for then.

Preview show on BBC wilts in 5 mins.

Any idea how many we sold in the end?

The lads on the Leicester forum said the Counting House will have the lunchtime game on - and is the most away fan friendly of the lot - and only 5 minute walk to the ground from there :)

We are doing the train through Brum - getting to Leicester at 12.49 - can't wait !!!!

Wish I was going now :cry:

anybody know of someone with a spare ticket

Anyone know what pub is close to the Rugby Ground? Just that it seems the best place to park?

The Counting House is very close to the rugby ground.  Btw I think the people who built the new stand are the chaps we are looking at to do our ground, damned impressive structure.

Will be in the Counting House tomorrow!

New Road Inn on Welford Road going out of town is another option.

Should be a bit quieter but still an easy walk to the ground.

Cheers.

Over 4000

Where does it say this ?

Just said it on BBC Radio Swindon, so probably about 3600 then  :D
Just about to leave now, hoping for a super result COYR

BBC Wiltshire tweeted it this Morning.

I think it was just under 3,600 yesterday morning so 4,000 sounds about right.

I wish I was there