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Not sure this has been linked on here for a while. I haven't watched it for absolutely years and had forgotten how brilliant it is. There are some great bits to it: the life a reserve team player back then, and how things seemed to be run completely separately; Kevin Morris - getting quite aggressive talking about his terminally ill wife, and then crying with what appeared to be joy when it was clear we were going through to Wembley at Tranmere - quite poignant when you consider he committed suicide about a year later - and Hoddle, Gorman and Ray Hardman popping up and down the stairs when Hoddle resigned and the camera looking through the window into the room where it appeared Gorman was telling Hoddle he wouldn't be joining him at Chelsea.

That team really was a team of men - in the main they were experienced, opinionated and very switched on (particularly Ling and Dave Mitchell- no surprise they have become decent managers). I'd would like to see di Canio's reaction if a player questioned him like Hazard did to Hoddle in training, but then those two had played together at Spurs (didn't they?), so slightly different.

The scenes of everyone on the bridges and then back at the CG welcoming the coach back from Wembley are pretty special. It really makes you realise quite how bloody excellent being a football fan really is at times - I hope to God we keep hold of di Canio for a few years and back him because I have a feeling his pure belligerence will propel us up the leagues. Watch it!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwnrenHu7gc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

There are many good things in there but I love John Moncur's look at the camera when Hoddle gets frustrated and shows them how to do the finishing exercise in training...

Nice shot of crystal tips on 54 mins!

Nice hair!

I think I had full highlights at the time, Dollar style!

I just watched a few clips there.  Lump in my throat at times.

This should be required viewing for any fan and any player who joins the club.  So lucky that we had the cameras following us that season, of all seasons.

Lump in the throat stuff indeed... What is abundantly clear is that there were many many people at the club who cared about Swindon - deeply! I started watching in 1994/1995 and regret that I've missed this great period of our history.

Swindon in the Premier League with Hoddle and Calderwood would have stayed up, I know it! Where would we be now if we had...? That's football

The first week of June 1993 was an emotional time, no doubt about it.  You could see Hoddle was upset as he came out of his meeting with the board; and you could see Hardman was seething at the press conference.  You could also see the deep bond that existed between Hoddle and Gorman.

It really came across in the last 5 mins of that film that Gorman's appointment as manager was a sentimental one, borne out of loyalty.  I loved the guy, as everyone else did.  But the film bears out what many have said since...that, in hindsight, he was probably not the right man for the job back in 1993.

The 92/93 season was great. Sure I was 9 years old but it's probably the season that cemented my support for the club.

I thought Glenn Hoddle (the player) was a God... and I held Shaun Taylor in even higher regard.

Kid-a-Quid nights, there's an incentive that sounds dated.

What ever happened to Ray Hardman? The club secretary, Jon Pollard, was clearly an avid fan as well - what happened to him?

Its been a while since I saw this but two things that stood out this time :

1. Brian Marwood ? Serioulsy ?
2. Shaun Taylor - legend beyond words.

I may be totally wrong but i swear i always like Marwood because he scored a diving header against Bristol City

It was his debut wasn't it?

Marwood played well for us although he was in the twilight of his career.

City had an atrocious away kit and the song from that day still makes me smile now.

They're green they're plum they take it up the bum.

Poetic.

West Ham are running that for their game against Cov in the New Year.

I've never watched this documentary. Sorry.

Anyone got this one dvd by any chance, can't possibly watch it on a pc?

Bedford red is youre man stfcinbmth. PM him

Cheers tans, hopefully he'll read this and volunteer to rip it for me  ;) Could do a swapsee with the Udders game

I've got it... want me to FTP it?

Oh yes, gimme 5 to do the ports. hdd-stfc Many thanks

Ports done

Oggy can be seen these day regularly attending GA sessions in Gorse Hill!

what a lovely thing,1st time ive watched it as well.

Just watched it, well worth watching thanks for posting the link  :pint:

Spot me at 8.10

How about spotting you at the CG these days during our period of current resurgence instead of egotistically informing us of your happy days as a plastic in the early 90's ?

Have I done something to upset you?

As Hoddle would say: 'triffic'

Like I said Flash - I was a bit younger then.  Still got the hair though!   

Not seen this before...Happy Days indeed...got the whole game on a VHS video somewhere, must get it put on a DVD before they get obsolete....thanks very much for putting this up.

CT,  is that you selling the 69er?

Yes, lovely place that Prenton Park!

Two 3-2 defeats in at Tranmere had very different emotions.

How about fucking fuck off you preachy cunt and mind your own fucking business?

Wow, hadnt seen that before but that brought back a lot of "shiver down the spine" memories even though i was only 11 at the time.

I just hope we see a season as good as that again sometime soon.  Its a bit of a cliche but so many aspects of football were better in those days.

Nice to watch that again, I was a bit afraid that the camera would focus on me at Wembley on the final whistle - a bit pissed and very very teary...

Special mention for the closing titles, the cameraman was called Ant Sprung.... I found that immeasurably funny for some reason..

I should say that I can't take credit for linking it as Mark Hanrahan posted it on twitter, which prompted me to watch it. I can't wait to watch it again.

Just finished watching it, brilliant stuff full of mostly great memories !

I remember being at the second leg play off at Tranmere when a lot of the Tranmere fans ran on to the pitch at the final whistle and charged towards the Swindon end, me thinking that it's going to kick off, only for them to stand in front of us applauding and wishing us well - I'll never forget that, or my mate making diving impressions out the back window of the coach to the Leicester fans  outside Wembley, taking the piss out of Chalkies 'dive' for the penalty that Bodin then converted  to win the final - I thought we were going to die - Happy days!!

One of my favorite footballing moments that.....I've always had a soft spot of Tranmere because of it.... especially when you contrast it with another pitch invasion on a rather rainy, cold and disappointing night at the Withdean Athletics Stadium.

Can't be arsed to watch it. Can someone tell me how it ends?

tremendous viewing...leefer-think I saw you on terraces at tranmere about 1hour in?....also anyone else see the young lad (after the wembley game)with glasses that still goes now? he still wears glasses but has grown about a foot :-)

soapy tit wank, I thought exactly the same when I watched saw him. See him at pretty much every away game I go to.

Any chance of a copy on DVD please....will pay costs..

If someone is doing this, please add me to the list too

Was a great time to be a Town fan, I'm not sure that we appreciated it as much at the time as we should have

Same. The club could get in touch with c4 and sell it. It would sell.

PM me your details if anyone wants a DVD copy.

Can do FTP to help out

I have it on dvd and am happy to do copies for non clique members

How cliquey do we have to not be? I met Ben once...

darn, I wanted an arriba certified copy

We're on first name terms, I think that counts you out.

The whole bloody forum is on first name terms with you Sam.

Who's Sam?

I have 3 stamps left so will do 3 tonight first come first served. Even cliquey cunts ;)

i have to call him MR Sam.

Did you sell him a Mr Sam t-shirt?  :sherlock:

Can i have one you cunt

yep.

Yay

Arriba is a star, i'm getting one too.

Beware - he's creating an evil sect. - don't play the dvd backwards.

To be safe it's probably best not to clique play at all.

Arriba, your a star. Got copy in the post this morning. I'll gather the family round the tv to watch this later. If the opening titles mentions anything about Debbie or Dallas I'll know you've sent the wrong one !  ;)

I guess mine will be waiting for me when I finish work, thanks riba.

Arriba posted mine by hand. How cliquey is that :-)

I will have to distance myself from you cunts. It will damage the anti clique, miserable tag i've earned on here if this continues.

You joined the clique when you sent me a PM telling me there was a photo of my mum in the newspaper.

i did no such thing. Lies its all lies ;)

Page three?

Got mine in the post today too. Cheers again arriba. Feels like an early Christmas present.

Yep I'm easily pleased.