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.... by Wiltshire police, according to an Oxford Mail reporter on our forum. Capacity 400, apparently. No doubt it's a complete dump several miles from the ground?

Across the Magic Roundabout and a five minute walk down Drove Road, actually.

Unlike Kassam Stadium which has no end of pubs nearby

How is that, in any way, related to my post? I've never been to or heard of the Merlin. I was asking whether it was close, and anticipating that as it's been allocated to us by WP it might well be a dump.

I do beg your pardon, actually.

Good location but long queues when full.

Cheers. Will probably move everyone to the ground ridiculously early too. Better find another option.

So what does that leave us then? There's talks that the police want digbys bar shut. So that means every town fan who goes to merlin and digbys bar more than likely end up packing out the LL. Going to be an absolute nightmare!

The County Ground hotel

Yellow cunts shouldnt have a pub anyway.

We wont get one there end...

The landlord could have said he wanted only town fans in. Boycott the place

Tap and Barrel, County Ground Hotel, Legends Lounge (to name a few)

Get a few cans and stand in the middle of the magic roundabout, sorted.

...because there aren't any.

Keep the cans full and they might be more useful.

Fuck it, stay in the holiday inn the night before and drink the bar dry..

Fuck me the way some of their fans are going on about it youd think they'd won the lottery!

Good enough for them, it's one of the worst pubs I've ever been in.

You're not wrong.

Much better pubs than that in the vicinity.

I know, and I've been in a lot of pubs in my time :)

Gonna be great fun when they come down to the Magic Roundabout to find our lads waiting for them, unless the law are taking them up Cricklade Street and down through the lawns!!!

Why do I hear banjo music when I read your posts, you thick wannabee hooligan scum?

It's ok for some to talk about taking the town end, pubs and anything else they dream about but as soon as anyone mentions actually defending their own patch it make them hooligans, what a Knob !

i just hope the landlord shows the pox the same respect as he shows us on a thursday night

letting his german shepard loose on us at closing time

cheeky bastard he is

Two wrongs don't make a right. I've never talked about "taking" anything. That's for dullards and fools.

Anyone is entitled to defend themselves, but proactively talking about Swindon "lads" attacking Oxford fans should be unacceptable. If it isn't, there's something radically wrong with you.

I guess to be called a "knob" by a cretin like you is something I should appreciate. It shows we don't think the same way - thank goodness.

Yep,popped in yesterday,supped up quick and left,will not be going in there again.

Do we know where everyone had disappeard to?

Hopefully to a better land :D

They must have been in the Legends

What do you expect? A little birdy told me they lost yesterday and are 23rd. No wonder they wish to talk about anything other then football.

The Merlin's ok for a pre match drink. I wouldn't make it my local if I lived in Swindon, but it's easy to park there and just a short walk to the ground. Plus it doesn't usually get that busy (Unless we're playing teams with large away support) which means you can usually get a drink pretty quickly.

Why people get snobby about where you drink pre match puzzles me, the purpose is to get a drink, be able to get a seat and talk to mates and be not too far away from The CG. Or am I missing something?

Just checked - you're right. We're 23rd. And I notice you're top. Jesus, this season's already a write-off!

Mind you, I couldn't help noticing there are 45 (forty five) more games to go, so anyone trying to make capital from one Saturday's results must need their bumps feeling.

If the results had been reversed I'm sure the yellow hoards wouldn't say a thing, would they?

Of course they would, plus Di Canio would be virtually out of the door and Wiltshire in the path of a hurricane.

But the smarter, more rational Swindon fans would have pointed out it's one round of games out of 46.

Rational and football are rarely mentioned in the same sentence. When it comes to rivalry, rational and football in the same sentence is rarer than rocking horse shit.

I'm rational. Possibly boringly so. For example, I don't "hate Swindon" as town, or even supporters of the football club. I don't make lame comments about single results of either club, but I do point out the intellectual shortcomings of those who do, from either side.

Yes, I am a saint.

It's called taking the piss Bananaman; you lost, we won, we're top, you're 2nd from bottom. At least we waited until a ball has been kicked rather than 'gloat' over league positions based sorely on the alphabet

Credit where it's due Eric, everyone else appears to have disappeared this weekend. I was expecting some peace and quiet and yet here you are :)

It's called taking the piss in the mode of a class of 12 year old schoolboys. "We won, you lost, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah."

Plenty of our fans would have done the same, and that would have been equally embarrassing.

So you carry on. Whatever floats your boat.

Twat, the police allocating the Merlin to Oxford could prove a logistical nightmare getting them to the CG, have to go right round the ground from the Magic, sure there will be a few "lads" waiting for them - I won't be one of them, a prior engagement on the Sunday is taking me to Gateshead, fucking police changing the fixture, I was ok for the saturday but driving up on saturday evening.

Yes you're right. I am being a little sad. Wife's out shopping with mother-in-law, West Ham v Cardiff not starting until 1.00 pm ....

"Twat". But you would have been there giving it the biggun from behind police lines? Oh the irony!  :D

Giving the scum the nearest pub apart from the County Groung Hotel to the ground seems and odd decision. The landlord is of course thinking about his takings(i hope they trash the place) but why are the police allowing them to get on the piss pre match? What was the point of an early kick off?

You seem to be spending a lot of time on here for someone who doesn't like us very much, Eric.

I've made it abundantly clear that I don't dislike anyone for simply being a Swindon fan.

I wouldn't say I disliked anyone I hadn't met - that would be daft - but some of the more cretinous comments on here will get the response they deserve.  :pint:

Great point!

I even spied you on here at gone 3pm yesterday. You love us that much that you're following our games?

I guess it's because it'll be easier for the police to escort them from there, to save escorting them through town.

I assume it's a given that they will get on the piss, the early kick off is in place to limit the amount.

But agreed it would make more sense to stop them drinking altogether.

No, I don't love you. Couldn't go to Rotherham, so following the afternoon's football on line. I'm not a blinkered zealot, I'm quite interested in what's going on everywhere, and this forum is (generally) a good read.

Just obsessed with the mighty STFC, just like every other Pox fan Ive ever met.

Interested in football = obsessed with Swindon. Nice connection Spencer. By the way, you fascist-sympathising simpleton, you're easily one of the lesser posters on here. Just so you're aware.

So obsessed with this forum and STFC that you have ranked our TEF posters in order. Nice!

No, just the bottom few.

Eric's fine.  Like Oxford Fan, he adds something to this forum and knows where to draw the line between rivalry and everything else.

I think he spams a lot of the posts, and makes them Pox related.

Looking forward to getting the game over with. Another 10 years in the leagues above would do nicely.

You do realise ronnie must been in his 60's yeah?

Bet you're gutted that you're not 'good enough' for Eric and his far superior postings ;)

Relevance?

He's good enough. I believe in being inclusive.

Just in case you missed it. We won 3-0 and you lost 1-0 :)

Thankyou Tans, 'tis of course true, and I can remember when Oxford were called Headington, and when Ron Atkinson played for them and the inbreds would chant "Tank" everytime he touched the ball.  So you see Tans, I am old enough to know they actually are a bunch of in-breds, shagging their sisters and beating up old dears!*  Oh, and I should know better, but I hate them as much as the rest of the lads do.  Take the Aldridge song out of the equation and I think there were more songs sung yesterday about the cunts in yellow and blue than anything else!!!



*Before Eric starts his defence let me tell him that I have worked a large school in Cowley and seen it at first hand!

Is that the song about Martin Aldridge being dead?

So exactly how often did you see pupils shagging their sisters and beating up old dears from your caretaker's cupboard?

I refer to my previous post timed 11.09:11. You big baby.

Have TVP got any posters up at the Kassam yet, telling Pox fans not to beat their wives on the sunday night after they get beat at the County Ground?

If they were still called Headington, they wouldn't be 23rd today.  :)

 :D I believe there is a big push in OX4 (Blackbird Leas and surrounding estates) to get on top of this problem, as well as making it illegal to walk barely-legal pitbull crosses on lengths of rope.

No. We wouldn't have been elected to the league and would be having derbies with Didcot Town.

That's an unfair question, you know Ronnie is not a young chap, he would have lost count by now

True. We've got a few Ronnies who are trying to relive "taking the Walsall home end in 1972", not realising they're probably a bit past it now.

Although it would have gone by its historic name of Dudcot, and still be in its rightful county of Berkshire.

Caretakers cupboard??  They are not called caretakers now, site manager's I'll have you know!!  And no, I had to put my company vehicle in the site manager's compound to ensure its safety - true story.  What we did see whilst on that particular site - I forget what the school is called now but I believe it is now called an academy and changed its name, had some religious connection I think - was a teacher being threateened by a pupil, drug dealing, a stabbing (didn't actually witness that, only the results) and a lap top being stolen from a classroom we were actually working in, think they were trying to get us involved in that one!!  The only school I know that actually has a police office next to the headmaster's office tells it all I think.  I was only on site for three days and we refused the contract the following year because of the problems we encountered there!!  And it's all rosy in Oxford!!

Ronnie - Like I said, I try to adopt a reasonable stance on this forum. I don't live in Oxford (never have) but you'd have to be a muppet to try to deny that most of south Oxford (Blackbird Leys, Rosehill, Littlemore, much of Cowley) is "challenged" socially and a lot different to the city centre and north Oxford scenery from "Morse" and "Lewis".

Fuck me this is tedious, i'm with Spence...after looking forward to these fixtures for a long time i'll be glad to get them over with and have another ten years in a higher league.

Look at this post from this complete chimp on the Pox forum. Must be someone on a wind up. Are the the Pox actually that thick to think we are going to let them come down and take the pubs we drink in week in week out? Pretty sure all Wetherspoons will be closed anyway. 'Swindonyellow' is a bit of a suspect name as well.

Fair comment!

You're one of the farm hand bumpkin fans then?

jesus, is this the first time they are allowed out for a drink, seem to think there going to come down here and do what the fuck they like :zzz:

Bless! Too much for you to think about?

Cant resist posting this page as well. Quite a few of them saying that the game was like another pre season game with no atmosphere (to be fair it was at the Don Valley), but a bit of a contrast to Paolo Di Canio saying some of our players struggled to adjust to the noise of the crowd in the first half at the County Ground.

http://yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=3753&page=7

Well that doesn't really make sense, but well done for responding like you do to every other post.

Another of your logical thought flows Spence? Supports Oxford, isn't from the city, must be from rural Oxfordshire?

Wrong, by the way.

Thanks. I started the thread and it's relevant to my club, so I think I'll continue to respond, if that's all right with you? Only you seem fed up with other people talking about Oxford-related stuff. Perhaps it's too low brow for you?

Maybe. Its our forum, so you're only here as long as our fans allow it.

So let's get this straight. Are you indignant about us "coming down here and doing what the fuck we like", or totally disinterested, hence the yawn? You seem confused.

Your administrator - who kindly changed my username and gave me an avatar - seems to be tolerant so long as I don't overstep the mark. I think anyone whining to him to have me banned simply because I'm an Ox fan would lack moral fibre, wouldn't you?

Is that a logical thought process? I havnt been whining to anyone. I do think you spam the place up, but thats just my opinion.

Surely your assertion that I'm only here until your fans get fed up with me suggests that when they DO get fed up with me they will whine to have me banned? (And in my book getting someone banned is always "whiney", by its nature).

I refute the spamming claim. I try to stick to OUFC related threads, am not abusive and give your posters credit for good posts.

I think you, and one or two others, simply can't stand the thought of an Ox fan being on here. And I dare say our forum would be the same, even though one or two STFC posters on there are good value.

I like Eric

I think you suspect a kindred spirit....who likes collecting bus numbers.

Do you know he's a ginger?

This just gets better and better!

Can we spoon, Eric?

Eddie Stobart truck names, actually. And I'm a strawberry blond so yes, you can spoon me.

For a Pox fan I think Eric is alright, I have been reading his comments as a guest since he joined and don't really find him spamming or offensive but an (unusually) genuine Pox fan that isnt JUST here to wind people up, yes he does sometimes but thats the nature of fans of opposing teams that do have a certain element of hatred/dislike but by no means even 90% of his posts are on a wind up to us.

Love the irony of this post :L

I understand where you're coming from. You thought a previous reply of mine to you was lacking in logic. It wasn't. Let me explain.

You appear in the middle of a thread stating how bored you were of hearing about OUFC, and how you couldn't wait to get the 21st over with.

I suggested you were bored because you simply couldn't follow the thread, ie it was too much for you, which was a fair assumption on my part.

So you failed to follow a logical path then claim to have spotted irony in me criticising someone else for doing the same.

I expect your reply to be something like "Jesus, what a bore". Prove me wrong.

The irony was actually directed at spencer, so you would be completely unaware at what I was getting at. Not everything revolves around you Eric and regardless if I come across unintellgent or not as inteluctual as you on an internet forum, I couldn't really give a fuck. But pat yourself on the back for being ever the smart-arse won't you.

So you're trying to make out you were siding with me against Spencer in pointing out he'd failed to follow a logical path? Don't make me laugh (oh, actually you haven't!)

I couldn't give a fuck whether you give a fuck or not. I'm amazed that you imagined I would. Surely only people who feel inferior need to say things like "pat yourself on the back for being ever the smart-arse won't you".

Excuse my lazyness as I cant be bothered to read through every post  :) but any idea what pubs will be open for us to use? I presume CGH but where else?

Wow. What a great read this thread is.  :zzz:
Eric stick with it, and post random bollocks on all manner of subjects. People will eventually warm to you.

The Tottenham riot was an example of opportunist, wanton thuggery, not an expression of inner city deprivation. Discuss.

Wrong thread you 6 fingered inbred cunt. ;)

Fair enough. How about the leopard is the most successful large feline in the world. Discuss.

I'm not siding with anyone, it was a private joke between friends which a few people on the forum may or may not get (kind of spoilt it now with your soul-destroyingly boring responses)

I can assure you my lack of giving a fuck stops me from feeling 'inferior'. Surely only a pedantic cunt who's trying way too hard to be intellectual (losing sight of the fact he's on a rival football supporters forum with the sole purpose to wind them up) would say such a thing as 'Surely only people who feel inferior need to say things like "pat yourself on the back for being ever the smart-arse won't you".'


But that's the last long thread from me, I'll let you respond with something witty (as I'm sure you will, there seems to be a part of you which gets off on it) and let someone else take over.

I won't be responding to you Stevie. You're way too clever for me. You make me feel dumb, innit. I dare say one of your friends will take up the cudgel on your behalf. Oh, hang on ....

Everyone of them apart from the Merlin. Dont do anything different for the Pox.

Everythings about Eric.

The Sir Dan was an interesting post. I wonder whether Swindon Yellow is actually Swindon Red. 

Yeh, if you were a Swindon fan trying to infiltrate the Oxford forum to lay a false scent, the obvious name to choose would be "Swindon Yellow".

We'll find out on the 21st won't we. Its been a flashpoint in the past.

Town fans that usually use The Merlin before and after games should boycott it after the Oxford fixture.

agree

Why? Sounds like a Wiltshire police decision to use it. Maybe the decision was away only or stay closed, which is within police powers.

The merlins always been primarily an away pub anyway, but due to the shit support that's been about at the county ground in recent years its always been an option for some people as they can get served fast enough even if it is a bit shit

I'll have a sportsman's bet with you that the only nastiness on the 21st will be obscene chanting and gesticulations between rival fans from a safe distance.

The police will have this one tied down. 500 Ox fans are coming on a special train (remember them?). No alcohol allowed, BTP on board, police escort from station to Merlin or even straight to the ground. All other scheduled trains will be met at Swindon station and Ox fans herded to wherever they can be supervised, or kettled at the station until there are enough of them to move en masse.

Swindon fans will be dissuaded from grouping in numbers by being moved along by police, and if they do they will suffer the same kettling process as Ox fans.

Every pub in central Swindon will have a police presence - possibly combined Wiltshire / TVP (cos they hate us) - and nothing will kick off under CCTV anyway.

There might be the odd opportunist scrap, but they'll soon be sat on. There has been talk of "organised trouble", but for reasons above that won't be in Swindon itself, if at all.

This will be a larger scale version of Oxford going to Luton in the BSP a few months after unsavoury scenes at Oxford-Luton at the Kassam. Plenty of aggressive atmosphere, but police definitely on top.

Is this part of a bullshit degree for you?

So what part of my thesis do you not agree with Spencer, or find unlikely? Go on, add something to the debate.

I think you have it about right with regards of any trouble,Eric. There will be stuff kicking off but i think the old bill will have most of it under control. I certainly don't expect mass battles between fans.

I cannot believe people are still harping on about this!!

About what? The match, the pubs or the chances of WWIII?

The title of the thread could give you an idea.

Well mainly because we're getting turfed out of our pub. Not that it bothers me, I don't particularly want to share a drinking establishment with a bunch of scummers.

In truth it is never going to be WWIII is it? Oxford will run first chance they get.

Oh I know what the thread's about. I started it. I just wondered why one whole thread on Oxford's allocated pub could cause anybody any distress.

Nice try at sarcasm though.

So do you admire violence then? Will you wet your pants with excitement if your "boys" come out on top? If you knew anything about this subject you'd know that both clubs have well-renowned firms, and that the lads within them - as opposed to the saddos on football fora - respect each other. Hate each other, but respect each other.

Ever heard the expression; 'tongue in cheek'?

Yeh, sorry. Jumped in with both feet there.

I really don't think "pedantic" was the correct word to use in this situation. "Nit-picky" would have worked better.

Yep. "Nit-picky" cunt I'm quite happy with. "Pedantic" was just plain insulting.

Hi all
I have just returned from holiday and catching up on the news, great result at the weekend
we have 9 pages relating to the Merlin Pub!!!!!
Before it was called the Merlin it was called the Oxford and the Oxford supporters who only come out when they play Swindon all head for there
Good tatic by the police, keep them in one area and escort them to the ground prior to Kick off
Crap plastic pub anyway
By the way Eric do you join other sites or just this one?

Just this one and our own. What do you think I am, sad?

No not sad challenging yes but not sad
I can understand you joining this site as it is more interesting then other sites including is it Yellow Forum which looking through some of the threads is very sad
What i can not understand i have the impression having worked in the past with some oxford supporters who all seem to come from Abingdon and Didcot. That if Oxford beat Swindon that this is the highlight of the season even if we then gain promotion and you do not

Actually the Malt and Hops before Merlin.   Going back into the 60's, it was well run down and seedy, then named after a battleship of the fleet... Oxford Castle.  You know the sort of thing....naval theme pub...pics of battleships, anchors...those wheel things for steering, sure they've a proper name.   These sort of places were quite common at the time if a little bizarre, many miles inland.  Former tars used to be common landlords, they got out the navy early with a bit of a lump sum, need something to do...and with a history of " splicing the mainbrace" a pub would do.

Yeah, steering wheels ;)

ships wheel isnt it

Make no bones about it, we would absolutely love to beat you lot.  It means alot to us. We're Oxford, not Man United, and we don't get the glories or PRemier LEague titles and European excursions. As such everything becomes relative and beating you lot is something we can cherish, and the atmosphere is always electric.

But if i set up a  poll on the yellows forum, Promotion or beating you lot......promotion would win with ease. That goes without saying. Don't take a few words from some tribalistic enclaves out of context. I imagine the resylts would reflect the same proportions as a similar poll may see on this site.

That's the one...

I agree Alessandro, if it came down to losing to your lot twice and getting promotion I would take that (not easily but I would take it) compaired to beating you twice and losing out on promotion, no contest really.

You can't say things like that on here, have you not been reading your fellow supporter, Bananaman's posts? Poxford, Swindon - it's all one big love-in (apparently).

You talk so differently about the past on your own forum, Surrey.

It's very, very amusing.

My rational side knows its all a lot of nonsense to hate people I dont know based on them choosing a team down the road. Ultimately there's probably a part of me that knows i prefer your choice to the nonsense of a Wiltshire pleb supporting Man U. I also understand you're probably human beings.

But when it comes to the matchday (not involving Swindon) I happily sing about hating you and cheer your defeats. And I know on the 21st I'll be overdosing on adrenalin and well up for seeing us turn you over for the 3 points. I'll look into the home ends and be a. hating you all and seeing you as sub-human b. Looking for the little pockets of mates I know are sheepishly hiding in there.

I know it will ruin my week if we lose and it will take me that long to realise the season is 46 games long. I know if we win i'll be bouncing for a week.

Sorry i still do not understand why beating Swindon is the highlight of the last decade
You have to remember that STFC has a long History within the Football league our natural rival's have been the Gas and the other team south of the river Avon that also call themselves the Robins
Whilst i would like us to win it is more important to gain promotion rather than beat Headington United

Did you even bother to read the post or are you deliberately being stupid?

I am sorry i do not read your post,

I'm referring to friends of mine who aren't season ticket holders and couldn't get a ticket through our allocation, so have had to purchase tickets in the Arkells but will be bricking it about being sussed and staying very quiet.

They will be fine in the Arkells stand as long as they are not near the police line

No, I believe I'm fairly consistent in my thinking. Hating small children who wear Swindon scarves is not awfully clever.

Or do you mean factual references to past "incidents", that I don't necessarily condone or get any pleasure from?

Feel free to give some examples though, and make sure they're by me, not "surrey" with a small "s" who posted for a while in an attempt to confuse things.

Ah yes, the irony of him calling himself John Lennon is not lost on me...

Maybe he thinks you're hiding Yoko n that Honda factory of yours. In which case his anger would be very understandable.

In Oxford, it is cosidered a social faux pas to hide people's wives in car factories.

B3nny (and others who read or post on Yellows Forum) - aren't you just a little embarrassed by the antics of "bigkev"?

His MO is to post "forever in our shadow" at every opportunity, and he's just started a thread entitled "League Two Champions Elect" with a picture of your squad.

What we need from Swindon fans is intelligent debate, witty banter, or simply anything vaguely interesting. bigkev is dull and childish. What do you reckon?

(His latest gem is "Who's Chris Wilder?")

I think he fits in quite well on that forum tbh. It really is the pox equivalent of thisis.

He's just a bit of a dull wind up merchant and not Swindons sharpest. Benzel and Paolosmeatballs are reasoable posters.


However I much prefer BigKev to that scrote singing about Martin Aldridge's death.

Not sure that there is a big difference between this forum and yellowsforum. The yellows one is just a bit busier so there are bound to be a few more tools, but you're probably mostly reading threads where matters are enflamed by the derby affair. Plenty of reasoable and intersting threads elsewhere.

Because we only really have one forum ("RageOnline" is thoughtful but traffic far too slow) there is bound to be a cross-section of views.

My question was whether you were even slightly embarrassed by bigkev? The more people respond to him, the more his tiny little brain seems to enjoy it.

I'm more embarrassed for your members that constantly reply.

Skirting the question Benzel. I agree he should be left unanswered, but he isn't. Do you find him embarrassing?

No because he doesn't represent me, or anyone on here.

You and Alessandro can differentiate between me and him, so I'm all good.

Really?

Guy acts like pr@t on other teams forum and people tell him. You'd do the same on here and Id expect to get plenty of abuse if i didn't tread a fine line.

I tend not to even bother clicking on threads started by him.

You could learn a thing or two from me.

Easy, St Benzel! I still read footballforums, even if the bastards have banned me. You commented to STFC Rich (I think it was) that I was trolling on here, which not true. Either your perception is poor, or you're a fibber. Either way, you showed what might be perceived as your true colours. You are a passable poster on Yellows, but I doubt I'll be learning from you.

I posted on yellows forum a few times as redletter. John Lennon was one of the first to respond, which was good enough reason to discontinue the practice.

No comment. I was on that thread too. I COULD be seen as taking your side.  :D

The guy from Blazing Saddles, right?

I thought he was the guy that organised parties at American colleges?

Duh, he was a fictional character played by an actor...  ::)

You're idiots. Both of you. He was a 1950s crooner from New Jersey. "bigkev" wouldn't know that cos he's fick, but I'm disappointed in you two.

I go on they Oxford forum now and then (keeping an eye on them and all that) and the shit bigkev puts up there annoys me. Just seems like a right cock regardless of who he supports. Looking on their forum is one thing, posting bullshit so you can sit at your computer and get your rocks off is another. As for Eric, he seems alright, nothing wrong with a bit of witty banter and getting the others side perception.

NOTE: before people point out that i criticised BigKev for being a wanka on their forum and yet like Eric on ours; to me Eric doesn't appear to post the same bullshit BK does.

Now I'll sit back and see if this gets torn apart :D

I'm currently having a battle with our administrators on Yellows, trying to get them to ban pointless shits like bigkev who do NOTHING but seek bites, while leaving decent posters from Swindon alone. They don't seem to want to make the distinction. By which I mean they're TOO tolerant. If I posted crap on here like bigkev I'd be gone, sharp-ish, and I'd deserve it.

anyone know how many tickets we've sold?

Does anyone know if BigKev posts on here? OR is he the worst kind of wanka who doesn't have anything to say about his own club but alot about our rivals. (Or in my humble opinion, someone who isn't a supporter at all just a cunt).

Arnold, I heard we sold all of our 1000 tickets from the box office but some will be available at the game. Or is that BC. Posible ignore that whole comment. Sorry

your'e gonna need him bellend

for what exactly

Oh shit, this one's gonna take our forum isn't he.

I feel like Guy Pearce in Memento. Very confused

if you feel like him go get him big man

There's a woman on the knitting forums who's a cunt.

Way out of my league. Also in your other post it's you're not your'e. Enjoy your trolling :)

ouch that hurt , yeah sorry in my quest to be accepted in your'e magic circle of comedians i seem to have not properly explained what i meant . When i seen da oxford allocated merlin i was suggesting maybe they need merlin the wizard to eric , but didnt come out wiht it writ ok:

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Does any one else now see the title as Oxford allocated the 23rd place.... Nice touch

Nice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgoXUzIwXk0

oxford are in 23rd place , has anyone told Eric? best tell him the blackbird leys estate has just gone up aswell , i hope his mums ok

nice . I remember watching this when i was a child

Yes i know, but originally the title was Oxford allocated the Merlin

Make me feel quite young now. This was SP at its best though. Such a great episode

oxford have been allocated the merlin , isnt he a wizard ? they will fucking need him etc etc

Oh right, this guy's one of 'ours'?

I was feeling all morally superior based on this one being yellow. Damn.

soapy tit wank yea I know i just mean the titles changed. However your original comment did make a lot more sense when i saw that you were talking to Eric and talking about Merlin.

Like Nemo I also thought you were Yellow.

jaundice or even liver failure but never a yellow so damn you to hell

My apologies marv. I thought you were one of them.

If you cut me i bleed red. Carrying on the biology humour :D.

Hmmm .... Benzel seems to becoming confused. Likes to play the "I'm an intelligent Swindon fan, not a troll" card on our forum, even openly criticising bigkev and others. Yet when dimwit Marvo turns up (excellent reference to the BBL and my mum by the way - she's 83 and in a home with dementia, so hope you feel proud of yourself) he's showing solidarity.

It's one thing criticising someone for being an arse, something else entirely to accuse someone of being an Oxford fan.

So is this the intelligent Swindon fans' forum or not? Marvo's intervention suggests not. Forget who you support - you've made it clear you're not a shallow "hate all things Oxford" merchant - what about general standards of behaviour?

If you don't care, just let us know then we'll know where you stand.

One idiot does not a thisis make

You can see for yourself and make your own conclusion. Alternatively you can keep babbling on over one poster who posts so rarely we didn't know if he was one of us or not.

That'll do for me. An admission that Marvo is an idiot. That's all I was after. Cheers.

PS Funny change of title, by the way. Could admin please change my username to "bollockchops"? That would be hilarious.

Learn some maturity from Reeves.

Alright every one stop this arguing or they'll be a group hug for all

You're a towel.

People in glass houses....

shouldn't walk around naked (Karl Pilkington)

Explain? Or have entered Cryptic Zone?

Well...you're telling people to learn some maturity yet you've decided to argue with numerous posters on a rival teams meassage board. Hardly the act of a grown up is it?

Ah but that's different...

It's grown up if it's done without throwing insults around or making juvenile comments (eg "you're in-bred scum", "you shag your sister" etc).

You might not like the arguments I get involved in, but they're not offensive.

I look forward to some actual examples of immature postings by myself.

The fact that you took the trouble to sign up on here in the first place is hardly mature in my opinion.

You're right i can't be arsed with the arguments you get yourself involved in but at no point did i claim they were offensive so not too sure what you're referring to there.

Haha. You mug.

How is signing up to a forum immature?

 :D  Honestly, get a grip on yourself! Benzel spends half his life on "Yellows". I'm sure he'll appreciate you thinking he's immature! It's actually lazy and, dare I say, childish logic from yourself.

Ummm the fact that its a rivals forum maybe and then spending the whole time whinging on. I was sticking up for a fellow town fan but hey. Benzel may well spend half his life on your board, i was assuming this was why you were telling him to learn some maturity. Maybe i was misstaken.

Did you seriously have to edit that post to call me a mug Dave?

For someone who commands maturity, that is something of an exaggeration, don't you think?

You were mistaken. I've no interest in falling out with you. Subject closed, as far as I'm concerned.

Alright. 20% of your life then. That was down to poor estimating skills, not immaturity.

You realise you've spent 40+ hours of your life on here?

I've spent 5 years on there?

I should have made it clear - 20% of your life since joining Yellows. (Actually 21.4% according to forum stats).

Give Eric a break...it gets lonely when the mother you've lived with all your life is in a nursing home.

Hmmm .... that works if each post takes me 12 minutes (or so) on average. Doubt it somehow.

http://thetownend.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6677;sa=statPanel

I edited it to add the question.

In all honesty, I see nothing wrong with going onto a Rivals forum as long as you don't then spout off the childish retorts which class as 'banter' these days. Eric seems to have a bit of wit about him, which is a pleasant change of pace from many threads on this forum (IMO).

At the end of the day it's a bunch of blokes talking via keyboards. Nobody wins.

You proud of that comment Reg? Do you think dementia is funny? Have you any experience of it?

Fair enough. That's conceivable if it includes reading time. Time well spent, generally. I work at home on my PC. Bit of recreation now and then.

Oh so you were just gonna call me a mug then. Sweet.

Agree with the last comment but have to beg to differ on your viewpoint of Eric's wit - Sorry Eric!

He can't remember

i think he's got a point.  you going to call the crewe fan who registered last week immature?  how about the recent addition of a cheltenham fan?

fans of clubs often join other forums - i once joined a WBA forum to offer my opinion of their signing of simon cox - oh how immature i was...

Not what i meant at all as i don't really think Eric signed up to see our views on how we think Aden Flint's career will develop following his move from the lower leagues for example.

The Crewe fan was more than welcome due to his comments and non-argumentative nature. In fact if you read the posts i was merely reversing Eric's "maturity" comment back onto him in defence of fellow town fan. I was not directly calling him immature. Oh fuck it now i'm confused, suffice to say i won't bother next time.

Can't understand why you would sign up to a forum for your main rival and not do a bit of fishing. Boring otherwise.

Gees and you lot criticise yellowsforum. Grow up.

HAHA YEAAAA LETS POKE FUN AT THE ILL YYYYYYEEEEEEEA.

You dumn cunt

Whether Reg Smeeton shows any remorse for his comments will be a measure of just how much of a man he is.

Hopefully you've got the dementia gene too and you're going to forget the URL of this forum and fuck off soon.

Measure my manliness you uttering boring cunt.

Yes I have less than 100 comments so in your warmed mind I have less authority than you but can you and reg fuck of to thisis please you complete cock. Im my opinion no joke is of limits, religion, murder rape etc. But i would never say it(type it) to a victim. Not because I have double standards just that little moral thing i got. It's a blood pain at time being polite and tactful. Now say what you like about me as your opinion is next to nothing. I assume your forehead keeps your feet dry when it rains you fucking neanderthal.

Actually the comment brought me in to the three figures yaaaaaaay

Well you're a disgrace. Did it make you feel important, for a fleeting moment?

Looks like you've got Parkinson's with your typing. Either that or you are fucking retarded.

Must be horrible, being you. You have my sympathy.

No it's just fucking tiring pointing out how many fucking cunts there are here. Honestly what did you achieve with the comments about an elderly ill woman? What's the game plan?

I do feel sorry for him. Jay don't take this as arrogance or anything either but I feel pity for you as well because....Well I am just better than you. I know nothing about you but I know enough to erasure me that regardless of who you are, I am your superior

P.S. It's 'fewer' than 100 comments, I presume you meant 'warped' mind, 'reg' should begin with a capital R and 'fuck of' should be 'fuck off'.

JayOh cracks me the fuck up.

soapy tit wank you are correct on all those points. Luckily for me though I safe my bestest best typing for things that matter. All of this was written in a frenzy however I stand by my point

I'm reliably informed that this Jay character is actually quite intelligent, and make such comments to provoke a reaction.

There's something particularly disturbing about a bright person acting like an unthinking Neanderthal.

I think Jay has problems.

I'd actually say it's a stroke of genius. Managing to get two sphincters to slam shut like they just have.

Everyone likes a good wind up. But wishing dementia on someone or mocking their mum is to low in my book. Maybe that's just me though. No real thought behind it so saying a stroke of genius is a bit to generous. But yea he did get a reaction so well done I suppose? 

You've made it perfectly clear you think it's a laugh, not to be taken seriously. Nothing more to be said.

Shame you feel you have to jump on the unfunny bandwagon though.

I'm gonna sit on the fence here and not debate the rights and wrongs but for fucks sake Eric you're a Poxford fan on a Swindon message board. What the hell were you expecting when you told us about you mum (and i've no idea why you did)?

Tea, sympathy, a slice of cake, maybe even some pledges towards the cost of her care?

To be quite honest, I just thought this was the reasonable, educated Swindon supporters' board. I didn't realise the fact I am an Ox fan would mean I'm not entitled to respect. Another poster mentioned my mother, I replied factually about her condition. I'm not looking for sympathy, just that no-one refers to her in vain. Imagine how you'd feel.

If this was "thisisswindontown", or "Luton Outlaws" or even "Yellows" I wouldn't have dreamt of mentioning it. Seems I mis-read the standards of this forum or, more likely, a very small number of its posters.

Jay likes to be thoroughly unpleasant just to get a reaction. That's truly sad. Benzel finds it amusing. Equally sad.

Oh stop being so pompous and sanctimonious - hard as it is for a Poxford fan. Thanks

Think this is it mate. I think some of your posts are interesting but you do seem to bite quite hard at every provocation, whether wind up merchant or serious dimwit. The forum does have a handy 'ignore' button, might be worth giving it a whirl.

Funny how some people react to anything that makes them - or should make them - think.

You're right - I do bite too easily. But I'm never going to ignore posts poking fun at dementia. And I couldn't bear to use the ignore button. I'm prone to OCD and would hate to miss anything.

Fair enough. The reality is that someone was always going to say something though.

Can't believe you said it on here but wouldn't say it on your own message board mind. Not saying it was intentional but does smack of either stupidity or maybe dare i say it an excuse to take the moral high ground. Wouldn't wish dementia on anyone mate but i'm sure the vast majority of us have family members who have or have had some problems/illnesses of their own.

We don't all broadcast it on the internet forum of our biggest rivals though. In fact alot of us don't broadcast it at all.

waaaaahhhhhhh  :cry:

GIVE A LITTLE RESPECT... TOOO-OO-OOOO-WHOO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Half-heartedly? I must up my game

I rest my case, you rascal.

:D

Between this and the tottenham thread I'm close to tears. Some one go on the transfer rumours page and start getting me excited

Do you know Toni or her mum?

I'm afraid that joke went straight over my head. However I did head that Adam Rooney regrets going to Birmingham and so is gunna force a transfer through and come to us.

Back to the original point.

I hear the merlin is oxford only before the game, and after it is swindon only.

Good luck with that one

I'd imagine that with Wiltshire's finest being redeployed to London, there's every chance of this game going the same way as the Shitty game.

I doubt it, what with the game being 11 days away and the riots already calming down now that they've all got their new trainers and have realised their actions might have consequences

Hey Reg,the 1948 Swindon Handbook i got from Ebay is darned interesting,interesting two pages of memorys from Harold Fleming who was still around them.
Also 8500 regular crowds for the reserve matches,average home atteandance in the lge was 18000 odd,know the crowds declined rapidly in the fifties.
If you fancy a read PM your address i will drop it round....you will have to wear gloves though :D

calm at the moment, lets wait untill the 16000 police leave to see what happens :hmmm:

If they've got any sense, we'll see a gradual reduction in numbers over the next few days rather than an instant exodus. And I'm pretty sure rain will stop play on any remaining trouble when the low front comes in before the weekend. This was not planned, organised or coordinated - it was spontaneous opportunism. By this time next week people will have moved on.

I've seen it all now - yellow filth coming on a swindon forum and being engaged in conversation and even having people apologising to him. Put the vermin in its place!

The little rat is probably making all this shit up, and if he isn't its the internet so who gives a fuck anyway - Eric I hope your demented mum gets her false teeth looted you yellow piece of shit, see how she likes that eh? At least that way I won't have to keep taking them out when I drill her face!


ps: Forever in our shadow.

That's got to be worth a ban.

Grow up.

Blimey you're a funny chap. Twat.

Fucking hell... Out of order much?

As Oxford are our rivals i tend to agree that yes we should have a laugh and take the piss but what you have done is prove to be a bigger cunt than anyone on here. Utter fucking wanker

Yesterday when people were being out of order on this issue no one seem to really care and thought this forum was full of cunts. Nice to know that I was wrong and a lot of decent people about.

Truly pathetic. I've made nothing up. Surprised you're not out looting tonight, you seem to fit the mentality of those who are.

Thanks to the rest of you for giving this piece of shit no support.

PS I dare say you'll be fronting up to Oxford scarfers on the 21st, you sound the sort.

Can people stop quoting Wiggler please, I have him ignored and it kind of ruins the point when you quote it. He's clearly a giant cunt, can we ban him yet?

Shoudn't you be at Mr Kassam's stadium tonight?

I am. Just going to extra time. Modern technology eh?

i like you eric, i got this picture of you being like side show bob off of the simpsons ;D

Worse then I thought then....there you are  ;) at Mr Kassam's stadium watching your side and the whole experience is so rivetting that you'd prefer to send messages to the TEF. Strange.

How's it going?

It's like this, Reg baby, the match had finished, we were waiting to go into extra time so I checked the two sites I frequent (this and Yellows). We're now losing 1-2 and I'm losing interest ....

1-3 bad luck. At least your 100% record continues.

I'm not laughing honest

Cheers. Bumper crowd of 5,400 too. Anyway, must go and give Mr Kassam some more of my hard-earned in one of his bars.

Hmm, interesting I see you've modified a couple of your posts recently, but there's no 'last edit' message contained within them :hmmm:

false teeth looted?! hahahahaahhaha

wiggler is the UberCunt - I cannot compete with that I hereby retire from cuntishness and resign myself to just being a run of the mill cunt

I see Jay is still displaying his own style of humour though. Still, B3nny thinks it's OK because he "doesn't really mean it". I wonder if some of the rioters "didn't really mean it"? Let's hope the courts are lenient with them.

If you don't like jayo's posts then i suggest you don't read them. It's a forum for banter,piss takes,serious debate,and bollocks. Accept what it is or fuck off elsewhere.

Well summed up Arriba. Pretty much what i was trying to say the other day but still didn't mange it in about a dozen posts. I'll know better next time.

Shan't.

EDIT - I agree with your sentiments, but I don't like the child's posts, I want to read them, and I shan't fuck off.  :)

Can I ask if the moral high ground has been taken or is it still up for grabs?

Sorry - it's taken. There is an opening in the pomposity department though, if you're interested?

Is that prison slang? You boys can't leave it alone can you.

In which case, read it, seethe inwardly and keep it to yourself. This is getting fucking tedious.

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Oh cry me a fucking river.

On a different note, I wonder if the Oxford fans are hyprocritical.

Would they boo Lee Hughes or Luke McCormick if they played against them?

When they have a player themselves, who killed someone whilst texting and driving. (Adam Chapman). They seem to treat him as some kind of hero?

Yeah that is hypocritical but I guess its understandable being the player is concerned with thier own club, I would think that in the same circumstances we would probably do the same.

But I am glad we dont have to be in that position, would bring shame on STFC if it were to happen.

A small number of our fans treat him as some kind of hero (completely disrespectful to the family of the deceased), but the vast majority haven't mentioned it since the event.

There are, again a small number, some of our fans who would probably gladly never see him play for us again. Its also yet to be proved whether he is physically and, more importantly, mentally ready to take to the pitch again.

But most people are rational about the situation. He's a young lad who made a very stupid mistake which cost someones life, and that will live with him forever. If he plays football again he'll probably be reminded of it a good few times a week. But once he's served his sentence he shouldn't be denied the opportunity of resurrecting his football career.

I reckon the fans of most clubs would adopt the same approach, were it their player.

And in the same vein I think we'd give stick where there was an opportunity.

Wasn't Lee Hughes a hit and run?

Curiouser and curiouser cried Alice.

Edit: it appears my little theory about 'Eric' turns out to be incorrect. Thanks Barry Scott for your help.

Why do you always have to lower the tone by swearing? Wanker.

Are we not e-friends any more? :(

dont know if its already been mentioned, a mate told me today that the landlord of the merlin is opening up at 0900 on the 21st, surely this is bullshit :hmmm:

Yeah, it's true, it was on the front page of the Adver a day or two ago.

Defeats the whole point of an early kick off!

Hope it gets trashed.

Who needs a beer at 9am?!  Lots of people aren't even out of bed at that time on a Sunday.

Alcoholics !!

Seriously though, even off licences are not allowed to serve alcohol until 10am on a Sunday.

Wetherspoons are always open at 8 though. I don't see what the fuss is about to be honest. Early kick offs are meant to curb drinking before the game but the pubs will always moan about losing out on business so they open earlier. Basically what i'm trying to say is that early kick offs are a bit pointless.

Pretty sure Wetherspoons open for breakfast, not to serve alchohol.

Went to Walsall once on the 7am train, and had 6 cans of premium lager before we got to Birmingham Wetherspoons at 10am.

And to be fair, that was too much. Caught the 9.15am the season after and had a much better day.

I'm sure i've had a pint in there before 10am but I could be wrong.

Never been in spoons before 9am, but they do serve from then.

hi mates , hope ur mums recovered eric  , she's a lovely lass .Can you remind her she owes me a twenty for cleaning her windows please ( luckily i took 700 from her drawer) please tell her to clean her knickers though

cuntin cuntin bollock and cunts.......wrong thread! sorry