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Unfortunately, due to personal commitments I can't make it to Wembley  :cry: but will be in Swindon. So, for all those in the same predicament, where is everybody drinking. Don't fancy being Billy no mates watching in a pub on my own but would certainly go into town to watch in a pub if there was going to be a decent crowd of us. Get the atmosphere going and all that.

Don't go drinking. go robbing, loads of empty houses..

Im going to Magaluf for that ginger fucker magicroundabouts stag do so cant go either.

Cooper told me at the sponsors dinner they were going to get automatic so we didnt miss it :D

i'm not going due to it being my stag do. and also having to spend it with that cunt tans

What kind of planning is that? Having your stag do on play off final weekend?

Are you getting married on the first day of the new season (Reading away)?

Are you marrying a man or a woman?

more likely a goat

I've just bought a house, so won't be going sadly. At the moment I am managing to convince myself that this is ok by thinking about how fucking shit and expensive it was the last two times.

(So naturally this time it won't be shit!)

I am off to Nerja in Spain for the week so miss Wembley.  However due to the father in law being in hospital at the moment there is a chance that we might not go on holiday.  So I got myself a wembley ticket anyway just in case. 

Come Thursday I could well be selling my wembley ticket for a bargain price..... and I have already decided what bar to watch the match in.

My dad who has been the last 2 times won't be there.

I would be interested, GIT (unfortunate abbreviation really).

I'm not going out of principle, the FA can fuck off, I'm not getting ripped off again to fund their wanky no atmosphere stadium. Whoever finishes third in the league should go up auto as far as I am concerned.

However, that's not how it is, so if we win I get to enjoy Championship football next season, if we lose then I have avoided what feels like eternal Wembley disappointment (yeah, went the last two times and hated it) and dodged a bullet. Sounds good to me :-)

Will watch it in the pub though. Whereabouts are you, GIT? I'm in West Swindon.

This cunt will be in Haverfordwest.

I'd have thought the Leg Ends lounge would be a good start, County Ground hotel, Merlin maybe?

Pig on the hill or steam railway

Moonies.

Everyone keeps blaming the FA for the ticket prices, think it's the FL you should be blaming.

Pretty certain it's just a facility fee that is paid to Wembley, with ticket prices being set by the FL.

You only have to look at the Conference playoff ticket prices to see they can be set a lot lower.

Also, don't forget that 50% of the profit from the final is split between the finalists.

Delete your posts or face the ire of Sir windon, the towns most fervent and diehard supporter of all time.

I'm in Upper Stratton near the Moonies but would definately walk into town if that's where it's happening.
Usually go in the Sir Dan before kickoff on matchdays with The Flash, Jutty and Victor Mildew

I'm going to the pub, with some other Town supporters.

I've decided not to go. I found the Wembley experience last 2 times to be rubbish. If trains were running I would probably have gone but as they aren't I just can't be arsed with it. I hope we win and the atmosphere is great but I ain't bothered that I'm not going in the slightest.

Why do we go? As supporters or for a nice day out?

Both I'd say.

A day out till we kick off

I have my boy for a sleepover. He's excited to watch it on the box, but I feel he's too young (four) given the late kick off, to go.

That and I get married in 11 months so most of my money is being ploughed into that.

No excuse and not good enough, call yourself a fan? Plastic wannabe.

*Hangs head in shame*

Watch your back mate. Pitchfork and flaming torches must be on there way as we speak.

Goes without saying..

Each to their own and I'm not going to berate anyone for not going but in my opinion as a Town fan I think there are three valid reasons why you don't go - prior arrangements, money or location.

Yep.

I'm not going. I'm still a bit ill at ease with the decision, but it's getting too late to change my mind now.

It's my old man's birthday and he basically feels the same as Arriba so we're having a big BBQ and loads of beers which should be a good day. I vowed after the absolute sack of shite we served up against Chesterfield that I'd give it a miss and I'm sticking to it.

Plus blowing 3 grand on holiday over the last 2 weeks didn't help.

Don't be surprised if I'm scrounging for a ticket on Friday...

It's just another one of the reasons I want us to win  :D

It also means I can watch McIlroy tear Wentworth a new one before the kissball starts...

The Sky TV guide is saying that there's Super Sunday on beforehand, then the show for the PO final starts at 17:30... isn't that the time the game kicks off?..

I am not going because...

a) I live in the NW so to get down by train would involve an overnight stay!
b) In relation to the above I would be traveling down with a train load of Preston fans!
c) We without fail play shit whenever I attend games, don't think I have seen us win for 5 games!

Its half term, so the kids are off and I'm off to St Ives for a week.....like others I'm not really too bothered as I really didn't enjoy the JPT final one iota.....I'll find a local pub to watch I expect while wearing my LO's dinner.... :-)

I put it down to a lot of apathy towards modern day football, people prefer to watch their team down the pub these days. Especially their premiership club.

I think you are right to a point. Take the stadium for instance. There is certainly nothing magic about the place and it's lost any that it did have. The atmosphere in there is crap. At the old Wembley you didn't have the best of views but the new stadium has not improved on that at all. At least the old ground had something about it.

Even if some of that was the three scousers in Harry Enfield and Chums going there on the wrong weekend for the cup final.

Golf morning, BBQ and Big screen at mine

Agree for the main, but the views are better at the new one, if a little far away when in the top tier, best view at the old one was in the corporate ring above the seats, the rest wasn't great anywhere.

I am going because it is a rare occasion and I feel the need to be there - fair enough if you live far away / no money etc but general air of CBA is most surprising - can`t believe a thread like this was started last time we went to Wembley....

I'm not a fan of the tiered design of the new Wembley. The old one was badly dilapidated when I went there in 1999, and had to be demolished. There was no reason though they couldn't have kept the new wembley along the same lines of the old, and you certainly wouldn't of had the steep views that you have now.

I don't dislike the tiered set up there.. I've purchased my NFL tickets for block 501 for the simple fact that the view is good. But then, going to an NFL match is different to that of football, I think.

To someone on here watching it... can you record the mosaic if it appears on Sky and chuck it online in video form?

That'd be greaaaaat :)

I'm not going but I'm in a different country. My stepmum who has no interest in football is going in my place. Day tripping all the way!

It works really well for the NFL, just not football.

Of course there are lots of reasons for not going, but for those saying it's because they don't like Wembley or we've lost there twice, well for me that's a bit meek.

We just don't know when we'll get the chance again.

It's five years since our last 'one game' shot at the Championship.  Before that, what, fourteen years?  These opportunities are precious: who wants to regret not being there?

^^^ Yup ^^^

This

Yep ^^

This.

So you're going?.... You're posting in the wrong thread  :D ;)

If any not going are worried about the weather, Get on the phone, its going to be sunny and 20 degrees Sunday (at the moment).

Won't see much of that sun in Wembley. Feels like you're indoors. Still going, though. :toocool:

I thought about about not going - for a yoctosecond -  so can I post in this thread please?

I think that the end we are in gets the sun, so anyone in the front section will need a hat or something

I'd suggest getting really pissed, then you wont feel it until the next day, and even then the hangover will be worse. ( i'd lose a hat ;)

will you be imbibing in the market porter at any stage on sunday mate?

Im not going.I've fallen out of love with it,though I did enjoy the one game I went to this season.

Can you not be convinced to go just one more time?  Go on see if the bug bits once again if not then you know for certain.  COYR

i miss you

You miss my cheery drunken kisses.

Actually, I miss my cheery drunken kisses..i'm a right misery these days

Someone let Yeo put them in a headlock, the he'll come, that or let him punch you in the face

Yes what a buffoon he is. Fancy sitting through an entire season of Div 1 football then deciding to actually attend the one game that could see his beloved team ending up in the Championship! Idiot! Doesn't he realise that he could build real lifetime memories to treasure for evermore by instead spending his money on a few meals out at some of the nation's excellent establishments of quality dining? Pizza Express, Zizzis, Chimichanga, the options are endless and so mouthwatering. I mean that's what passion is all about. You imbecile Sir Windon! What are you like?

with multiple alias' too.

Paddy Ashdown ate my hat.

Steve White nicked my beer.

paolo di canio ate my chihuahua

Hi all...hope everyone is keeping well.
Will not be going....off to Wentworth to watch the golf
Missed a lot of matches this season and just can't get into it like I used to
Really do think it is an age thing
That said I think Cooper and Co deserve a lot of credit for what they have achieved
Something still missing for me...what it is I don't know
Home matches I have attended have been very flat crowd wise.
Anyhow hope the people who go have a great day...and we get the result

All the best to you all.

Did think of it, but we're mainly coming in the other side (Victoria) so popping into the Falcon, on Lavender hill, for a bit of breakfast and a pint or 2 before heading in.

Is that the pub on the left as you come down the hill from Clapham Common?

is this a crafty way to ask if i'm gay. sorry to disappoint you but no i'm not.
i'm sure there are plenty more fish in the sea for you. good luck

No, turn left out of the station, past the slug and whatever it is, and its the next pub right on the corner before you head up Lavender Hill,

I haven't posted on here for 8-9 years but that's a great post and sums up exactly where I am too.   

lettuce. Which is where I watched the second leg of the Brentford play-off game. Although I had to ask them to turn it over from the snooker!

I think as you come out of the Falcon heading up Lavender Hill towards Wandsworth there is a party shop where you can almost certainly buy a load of streamers.

Yeah but can you buy megaphones there!

You can!!

http://www.partysuperstores.co.uk/search.php?n=megaphones&catid=0

what time will you be there?

Your last post was a classic.


Did this ever happen?

Did I really call someone a whore? Think I need to revisit that thread!

http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=19900.0

I think we all got really old

Pah, you only called her a plastic whore, which in a football club sense is true.

That thread is brilliant. Anyone know if they are still together?

Thanks Leefer a great post & it's a shame that it appears there's more & more of the older supporting brigade feeling this way, I for one will be there with my son whose been to more games than me this season so hopefully us going will keep his enthusiasm & support for the club going. All the best to you & hopefully you will make it to CG next season.

I'm Herthab

So who am I?

Dead by all accounts !

Don't be silly - course it didn't


Yes you did and you PM'd her and apologised - sorry for blowing your cool on the TEF but I thought you were out of order (and still do)...I objected to the whore bit...not the plastic


Yes we are and she is still a customer of the Franchise.  TBH I don't post on here because of that day and also because the fun has left the TEF...those early years were edgy and sometimes the funniest thing I'd ever read about my team...I lurk now because I've nothing to add to what is said these days and I've fallen out of love with footie in general...

Keep up Adje. From 11 mate

Well the good news is that some friends and I have had to change venue of drinking establishment because the kick-off times are rather late out here, meaning our normal venue will be closed shortly after kick-off.

This is good news because it means a change from the venue in which we witnessed the last 2 Wembley outings. It's an omen I tell thee.

Take a flask of Mrs FH's stew, just in case.

And don't forget to pee regularly.

Now there's an idea....

I'm wearing my lucky STFC socks to Wembley. I wore them during both semi-final games. I'm not saying it's 100% down to me that we got through, but, you're welcome.

How will you be getting the game? Is there a stream available?

I'm in Kefalonia on Sunday and am struggling to find a bar with Sky

Great post Lee, sums up a lot of my feelings, apart from the missed a lot of matches!!  I only missed one home game - and you can all guess which one that was!!  Couldn't get out of it I am afraid but son was texting me during the game - think the vicar did a double take when I let out a little whoop when a player was sent off in the second minute!!  Sometimes it has been a bit of a struggle on a cold wet night to get out of my chair to go to footy but I've done it!!  Although we do play some lovely attacking footy the tippy-tappy from the back has pissed a lot of people off - the no atmosphere bit is totally true anyway!!  You look at the Town End - where the real noisy support is - at 2-45 and it is usually almost empty, in my days - many moons ago - in the TE the place would be rocking from 2-30 onwards, that built the atmosphere around the ground!  I was one of those who said "NON" to Wembley, hate the new Wembley and our well-documented experiences there really put me off going this time, however with one arm up my back I was persuaded I was going again this time!!  And the good news is the tickets arrived today!!

A truly beautiful island but no idea where you'll be able to watch the match. 

You could, like Odysseus from neighbouring Ithaca, leave your wife in situ and set sail on a brave mission to find and destroy PNE Thor, perhaps heading for the much livelier island of Zante to the south and hope that your return journey is a little easier than Odysseus's to his (20 year) long suffering wife, Penny.

Alternatively, you may have to settle for wandering down to the airport on the Tuesday and see if they have a copy of the Daily Express or something and ferret through the paper hunting for the score.

I remember the days of having to wait two days to read the result when on holiday!

I remember going to Florida in the 90s and had to phone home to find out we had been beaten 2-3 at home to Pompey.

Bummer!

Will Sky Go work on my tablet in Kefalonia?

Perhaps you should spend the time finding a horse brass seller in kefalonia. We haven't forgotten  :)

Oh fuck!

It has to be put down mostly to the fact that - a couple of fourth-division promotions aside - we just haven't done anything for years. So close on several occasions, but never quite there. There's a generation of Town fans (or potential Town fans) who haven't experienced anything like the successes of past days. Add to this inflated ticket prices, as well as the modern ubiquity of the Premier League and its foreign counterparts on TV, and it's little wonder people have become disinterested.

Let's just hope Sunday is the start of a revival...

If you have a proxy program on it or might.

Failing that, sign up to ntv.mx

No, UK only.

If you live in Bath and you are not going, where will you be watching the game?

£5 each way on Bath.

I use an app called freedome on my iPad in Florida and it works a treat with sky go.

If I were gay I'd hardly be looking for fish. A further example of your planning skills.

PS are you fit?

According to that well known source of moderation the Daily Mail "the playoff finals are at risk due to an unexplored WW2 bomb being found near the stadium".

Put your hard hats on people!

Explosive encounter

According to the slightly more reliable Wembley twitter feed, they are in no risk whatsoever. Even the Adver managed to get this right, that's how shite the Mail is:
"Despite the incident, this weekend's play-off finals will not be affected, Wembley Stadium tweeting this morning that all three play-off finals would go ahead."

Have a great day....one and all.

Cheers, Lee. Good to hear from you.

Vindicated. Yes, before you all pour scorn on me about being a weak supporter, I have been to all the matches I could manage this season. It wouldn't have made any difference whatsoever if I had been there to cheer and shout for my team. Preston were ten points clear of us for a reason.


Third time unlucky too. Observations:

1. I fucking hate Jermain Beckford. Shame he's not playing for us  :hmmm:

2. Our defence is at least consistent. Consistently shite.

3. Why is that the hoo ha surrounding the play off winners seems to far outweigh actually winning the league or being runners up? I will tell you why, because the play offs are a fucking CON.

4. Nemo pointing out that next season is actually League 1 North is bloody depressing. Cov or Sarfend the nearest? Oh my days

5. I'm going to skilfully avoid the PL team friendlies as well. Yay, let's try and restrain the Kiwis and make some kinda fist of the Ashes instead.

Thank you and good night

I fear you may only face more disappointment this summer if your Ashes comments are anything to go by.

Well I've got a ticket for the test at Edgbaston and for the one dayer at Soton Dave.

Please be gentle :-(

At least you can get pissed in your seat at the cricket.

Well done you must be proud of yourself. I'd still rather gave spent shitloads got up off my are wasted a day but got behind my team.

I'm not proud of anything Chalkie's. Particularly my team.

Have a tomato.

PS I screamed and shouted for Town in the pub in my home town before they went 3-0 down. I'm quite proud of that

Perfectly put. I think you spoken on behalf of everyone who went today and played their part.

Righteous pricks

"I'm a better supporter than you are"

Obviously

Fuck off

It grates. See you next season, I will still be going and cheering in the regular season

I'd rather go in the hope of winning and losing than not being there if we win

see you next season  ;D

You missed it!

I didn't go (thankfully) and lumped on Preston. I did everything within my power to jinx it for Preston!
If only the players put in as much effort!!!

As the game kicked off I have serious regrets about not going, 2 minutes later I'm glad I didn't.

That game against Millwall and the total non performance still hurts. The other half asked and I ranked it as the 3rd worst day of my life (I don't know if that is a good thing or not?)
Spending all that time, money and effort of going to Wembley for an even worse performance would topped it no doubt.

Oh get a grip will you.

I also put some wonga on Preston. £35 at 8/13 only but better than watching your side not turn up at their biggest game in years. Oh!

I only won £5 on a Preston win. I had lots of small high odds bets that didn't come off. 3-1 was my worst case bet.

I made £6.75 with my tactical bet - unfortunately Towns shitty performance even managed to overcome my inability to ever win a bet"