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Hi Rob Williams from Programmemaster here we are the official publishers of the Football League
I am putting together the official matchday programme at Wembley for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final.
I am offering any businesses in the area a full colour A4 page in the programme with 2 best seats in the house tickets to the game.
If you are interested, please call me on 020 7121 5033 or inbox me for details

70,000 really?

I reckon you have at least 30,000 left over mate!

I was thinking of offering my body to georgeous women to pay me to have sex with them. A new and exciting business for me.
 Feel free to advertise that in your programme and give me free tickets to the game. Thanks for the offer. PM me and we will get this sorted.

Are we making the English language up now...?

I thought THE FLASH might have been printing the programmes for this  :naughty:

No definately me, I've just finished the Carling Cup programme for Sunday

I think you missed the sarcasm ...

 ???

Rob, please take arriba up on his advert offer.....be worth buying it for that alone  :)

Well, I hope it's been proof read then.

Of course

*Coarse

At the risk of being whooshed, he was right.

I see Rob is now on the Chesterfield forum  :bye:

Cunt didn't want my business

So your advert was a failure then ?

Just noticed Chesterfield have a game against Huddersfield tomorrow night and then are away to Sheffield United next Wednesday before they play Scunthorpe on the Saturday. Fixtures coming thick and fast for them, four games in twelve days !

Just noticed Liam Ridehalgh is at Chesterfield. Obviously can't play, but it'll be his former loan team against his current loan team. He must be the JPT luck charm.

Not much difference for us though, we got the Gulls tomorrow, then Wembley, then we have the Gas and Barnet, all in the space of 2 weeks and both teams have very different reasons for wanting to win those games

did he play in for us or hudds? I was hoping he would be cup tied.

He played for us v Wombledon at the very least. So that's good news.

Its an interesting point actually, for this game we have lost Rooney but gained Holmes. Anyone else, I'm struggling to think of anyone?

Wonder how many Chesterfield lose other than Ridehalgh? Their results have picked up a little of late, so every little helps.

To answer my own question:

http://www.thecfss.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=38513&st=0&p=704256&hl=ridehalgh&fromsearch=1&#entry704256


Seems Davis and Morgan are the injured players that would otherwise have been in with a chance and the two cup tied players.

Morgan is on loan at Pox I think.

Oh right, thanks. Perhaps he wouldn't have started then!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7618161/Sheridan-out-to-surprise-Robins

""But it will be tough for them. It is a big step up to League One "

"and we will give them as tougher game as they have had all season."

I'd be worried if we weren't playing a league 2 side.

Yeah, we're effectively up and they're effectively down. So in fact we're the L1 side and they're the L2 side  :hmmm:

I believe we've beaten all the L1 sides we've played this season (Exeter, Colchester and Huddersfield)

I just watched the 21 minute pre match press conference from chesterfield…. There management seem very confident, the acknowledge we have players who should be in higher divisions and have a good team… but they think that because there in a higher league they should win.

 I would love a cup final win at Wembley. To hopefully wipe the Millwall experience out of my mind. It will be great if fans can support the team throughout the match even if we concede or aren’t playing well. We have 10,000 more fans than them….Lets bring that trophy home!

COME ON YOU REDS!!!!

The whole "we will win because we are a league higher" attitude has bitten many a side in the arse, ourselves included last season when we were on the slide nd Crawley were flying.

Will find a win on Sunday even more enjoyable because of it.

Hammond you TALC...welcome back  :D

Agree with what you say C.O.Y.R!!!

Yes it is a big step up Mr Sheridan, obviously one you haven't been able to manage. All bluster as everyone knows who are the favourites here. If that's the pep talk it aint fooled anyone mate.

How many Chesterfield players would get in our team?

I'll be honest, I cannot name one Chesterfield player.

Edit: Thought of one - Ridehalgh.

On the flip side he has to say something like that to rally his troops and mask his failure.

One off games can go either way. But all things being equal we will win, because our team is not a team that would be bottom of league 1. That's all that matters.

Lester Jack (36), scored against us in a 1-0 loss away at Grimsby. We all got medals that day. Has a 1 in 2 record for Chesterfield, and was rested Tuesday with today in mind.

Wouldn't have thought he'd be playing Sunday then...

I got up and in to work early. My mind is rebelling.

If the scores are level after 90 mins, will there be extra time or straight to penalties?

Both

Is SSWS planning to start the matchday thread for this? Is he going?

Jack Lester is a class player but is getting on a bit.

Never been the same since Fagin bummed him though.

Yes and Yes.

my programme has just arrived. or should i say programmes. they sent me two yet charged for one

Mine turned up aswell

like Ferry's take on the squad.

Am I right in thinking the club shop is open late tonight? Can you go in and get the proggys there?

I'm sure I read somewhere that it's open till 8pm tonight?
and you can buy them there yes.

A quick google search shows that this is our referee for Sunday (programme owners can confirm)

http://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=124

Hasn't officiated a Town fixture for a while.

Points West are hoping Swindon will win at Wembley making us the first team in the West Country to win silverware there for 25 years :hmmm:

Must mean not including the playoffs.

They said the same on HTV as well, a nice feature lasting several minutes.

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9611010.Fans_fly_in_for_Wembley_clash/

"Die-hard season-ticket holder Declan Drake, 40, regularly jets in for home games from Dublin and he said he was looking forward to the game."

Fantastic! Does he post on here I wonder?

Local TV confuse the hell out of me.
Sometimes "local" is Brissle
Sometimes it is Plymouth,  Torquay etc
Sometimes  on (Monday nights) it extends all the way to Brighton & Southend WTF !

we all follow the Swindon, over land & sea

Are you coming then?

 Today's Guardian Sport section has a whole middle page photo spread on di Canio, taken at the CG on Tuesday. Just as well the mongs on the scum forum, probably can't read the Guardian, they'd be spitting cornflakes at breakfast....

si senor

Good man.

really looking forward to this game, this is my first time ever time watching town at wembley, the other times i was either too young or work were cunts and wouldn't give me the time off. whatever the result nothing can compare to watching your team in the national stadium. Tomorrow is going to be a fantastic day for town fans

COME ON YOU REDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

eating air for next  month but oh well

Fair play toyou. You know it will be worth it.

Indeed, fair play to you.

I'm sure the team will do the business for you & make it all worthwhile

I feel like the worst plastic fan right now.

Got a spare ticket in block 135 (singing section) if anyone still needs one.

Nice little interactive photo set here from the guardian with interviews etc

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/interactive/2012/mar/24/swindon-paolo-di-canio?

the bit with Curly is great  :)

Highlights of the game on BBC2 at 11.20pm tomorrow.

 Engineering work is taking place on the Bakerloo line between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone, and on the London Overground network between Euston and Watford Junction on Sunday 25th March 2012. Swindon supporters arriving at Paddington travelling to the match at Wembley Stadium are advised to use eastbound Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City or Circle line services to Baker Street, and change there for Northbound Jubilee or Metropolitan line services to Wembley Park station.

Never realised it was called the St Johnstone's Paint Trophy...

Anyone who has bought a programme - are they worth buying? Would like to know as id prefer to spend the fiver on beer

Good quality programme more like a magazine. Interviews with Paolo, Benson, Ritchie and Connell, plus the usual player profiles etc. well worth the fiver :)

Paolo is bringing over 100 friends and family. I wonder if any will be Lazio Ultras? Also who is looking after Boss while he is away at Wembley ?

He has probably asked his mate Steve Evans to fill in for him, fill being the key word.

Caddis didn't train today which is a blow. Can't see him starting having had no preperation.
Still think we have more than enough to win though

How do you know that mate?

None of your fucking business  ;)

It is a blow, but its nice we've got Holmes on the left to take the pressure off the right side.

Would rather Caddis didn't miss any more league games than play in the final not fully fit and risk a set back, feel gutted for him all the same.

Love the last picture on that video.

That is superb.

One sleep til Wembley.  :D

You're being optimistic there will be sleep involved :)

A very short one at that

Can't wait, tomorrow is going to be fucking awesome.

One more wank till wembley

Only one?

Caddis hasn't travelled accord to BBC Wilts.

Yeah it takes me a while

He surely must be going to the game even if not fit.

Gutted for him. Hope he gets to lift the bigger prize in a month or two instead.

He may be joining us on the train tomorrow

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Have fun tommorrow folks. I'm off to give the mrs a seeing to. Will be back here on monday with a raging hangover no doubt.  :bye:

Wembley, Wembley, we're the famous Swindon Town and we're going to Wembley.........
Night all  :zzz:

If you'd told me at the start of the season I'd be excited about the JPT I'd have laughed. I've got butterflies and it feels like tonight might be a bit restless.

Gutted that I can't be there today due to various family & work commitments, but just wanted to wish all of you who are making your way up there the very best of luck for the day. Make a load of noise, drink to much and basically have a fucking great day out!
My missus works at the station, and judging by what she told me at 8.30 this morning, Town fans are well up for it as the place was rammed with everybody singing, chanting, drinking and basically have a fucking great time.

COYRS!!!!