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Good news. I've been cleared for an overnight stay so will be up for this one. Hope my parking space is ok leefer and your ready for a few beers?
Tickets not on sale yet though looking on the OS

Wednesday always bring a few, attendance will be 9000+ I would have thought. Looking through the remaining home matches after that, I'm not sure where the next 'high' gate is going to come from, as we have had most, if not all, of the bigger sides in League 1 here already. Performances on the pitch will have a big part to play in that, as it's not as though we have a Leeds or Norwich still to play in the second half of the season like last year, which brings many fans out of the woodwork.

This is my first game since Brighton. Hope this goes better.

My first since Saints and Sir Charles's injury. Will book Travelodge tomorrow me thinks

What excuse did you come up with?

I didn't really need one Si. Just played the "I've had a hard time lately and I need to get away from it all and relax" card

Relax? Your other half doesn't know much about Swindon then I suppose?

I can't wait for this game, i work in Doncaster and one of the lads that works here is always giving it the good old" we are a big club, and too big for this division". Can't wait to reiterate, you are crap that is why you got relegated and just because of the gates you get does not make you a big club. Cunt.
Before anybody starts i am not coming down just for the big games. I have only missed out on the mid week games at home. I know part time supporter cunt. :bye:

Wouldn't worry about it. Nobody cares about being part time on here mate. Most people realise that life gets in the way, and if you don't let life get in the way sometimes then you need your priorities straightened out.

How do we classify a part timer support i have never understood that for example if you go 5-7 times in a season is that part time or is it choosing the games you go to?

cheers, i have a season ticket this season, but can't make the mid-week its just to far. Living up north most of my life i found it easier to go to the away games. Sheff wed and Huddersfiel are the closest this season. I hope Scunthorpe come down if we don't go up as i only live about 15 mins from the ground.
On another note the most entertaining/ frustrating game this season was P'boro away.

If you go (i reckon 4/5 a season) you are a fan. Anything else is a follower.

Its all relative really.

If you live in Swindon, dont work Saturdays and dont have regular family commitments and only go 5-7 times a season I'd class that as part time.

If you live miles away, using Doncaster as its already been mentioned here and make the effort to travel down to 5-7 home games a season (probably do a few 'local' away ones to) then i'd class that as a full time supporter.

So i go 15-16 home games plus the cup and 5-6 away games does this mean i am a real supporter what what number does part time become real

It doesn't fucking matter

Thanks :girlgiggle:

As my previous post stated its not about the number of games you go to, its how much effort you put into attend.

Actually, scrap that - the official number is - 25.

You fail, plastic glory supporting part time prick!

Thanks for clearing this up once and for all :smugfu:

I think that as long as when you do attend games you stay until the end. That's the mark of a real supporter.

The plastics are those cunts that leave before the final whistle.

Especially if they're ginger.

Some people want to leave early especially night games so they can have some cocoa whilst they watch points west

Anyone who goes to less games than you do = part-time/armchair/lightweight
Anyone who goes to more games than you do = nutter/obsessive/really needs to get some perspective

Good to hear I'm just a lowly "Follower"

:)

Went to book my room at Travelodge today. The tight gits wouldn't let me use the £10 off code they sent me. I was so disgusted I left it

can only rememeber leaving early once this season an that was against plymouth was totally miffed with that game

Suppose I'd better have another go tomorrow

I've developed a scientific formula to determine if you're a part time fan:

Total mileage to all games in season/No. of games in season x disposable income per year/total cost of games in season

If your result is less than 4632 you're a part time fan. Hope that helps anyone who questions their own loyality.

don't think anyone here needs slagging off after seeing all those plastics on the way up to Rochdale

I did'nt go....therefore i have improved my status.

If you could make it to Liverpool, why couldn't you make it to Rochdale?

I want to have two bollocks and not just one!!

Snow in lux promised all week. May affect my flight and getting to this game! Not looking good at the moment.

Minus 6 this friday night........this match will be in big doubt if the covers are not adequate.

I hope it's snowed off. Shit loads of uni mates are coming back this weekend, i want to maximise drinking socialising time

supprised your uni mates can afford to socialise & drink with wots gone on in the last couple of weeks & them being skint :D

We can't, the tax payer can

;)

They save on heating bills by burning bus stops

I miss those days... Good times.

I am going corporate for this.......i hope its not called off....

Another blank Saturday....and i miss the Tranmere home match.....bah!

I hope its warm enough for the game to go ahead, but cold enough that all the students freeze to death in a police 'kettle'.

Pitch inspection  :cry:
http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2235456,00.html

Sounds ominous.

Wednesday fan here in peace. Looking forward to visiting your groung this weekend. Does your pitch usually hold up in this weather as i know u don't have under soil heating. Do you think the game will go ahead and are the roads clear in Swindon??
We have sold 2500 plus tickets but Sheffield is heavily snowed in so a lot may not risk the journey, good luck for the rest of the season after u have played us.

Roads?

Where you're coming you won't need roads

We had some snow but nowhere as near as other people round the country, but we've had it consistantly cold.

Last season's game against Stockport was postponed not due to a frozen pitch, but due to the conditions around the area for H&S purposes.

I personally think it's a 50/50 call. I think the club are doing their best trying for the game to go ahead.

Probably depends more on overnight temps, ie whether the pitch is frozen, than levels of snowfall

It's definately best to do the inspection tomorrow rather than risk a late call off.

I'd be stunned if it goes ahead, imagine they will only give it the ok if the pitch and area around the CG are 100% ok which im guessing is unlikely.

Even if we get the go-ahead tomorrow that's really only going to be a go-ahead for a Saturday morning pitch inspection.

I'm very glad I changed my mind on this one and didn't book a room. By the looks of the weather it would have been a bit of a hag getting up with the likely hood of it being off

No way will this be on. Even if the pitch is fine it'll be the shit excuse that it's too dangerous for people outside the ground.

They might be right cos leefer might have led me astray and took me to every pub in Swindon

I disagree, I think they will get it on.

We havnt even had much snow in this part of the country. The cold weather has started so early that what if we get another 5 or 6 borderline home fixtures? That would throw the season into chaos.

I'm sure they'll do everything they can to get the match on but if the pitch is unplayable its unplayable, its the referee who'll decide.

According to the metcheck web site Saturday should be a bit warmer but still not getting above freezing even during the day. If that's right I cant see the game being on, and Tuesday's has to be in serious doubt too.
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/today.asp?zipcode=sn1 (http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/today.asp?zipcode=sn1)

Chuffed if its off...got a driving course on Saturday that i have to do...new EU laws on driving etc.
So i get to see it hopefully when rearanged.

It's not off yet leefer, we're just anticipating the fact. It could have been very dangerous with all that snow and us going to every pub. The only thing that's off so far is my trip

Its off...believe me.

Yep. I read on another forum that Wednesday have sold approx 2500 advance tickets (not sure whether that is correct or not)

Even if the pitch is ok, the car park is like an ice rink.

It's odd, because BBC have their weather model going up to a tropical 5C  by lunchtime on Saturday. I guess it depends where the warm front ends up.

But they'll surely call it off today if the pitch is frozen.

im fucked if im coming, was planning to travel up tonight but sod that.

It will be on as long as they turn up!, shouldn't think they done to much training this week. 11am pitch inspection!

I have a 20% change of my flight happening.

At least I'll be able to do some Xmas shopping if the game is off, and of course extra drinking time in the pub!

the squad have been paintballing instead.
http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2235686,00.html

I ment wednesdays players, are team have been real busy

Clinton morrison has tweeted that the game is off, not sure how the fook he knows this but he does say he is off shopping tomorrow!!!. If the weather in Swindon is anything like it is in wales then i thinks the pitch would be more suited to dancing on ice. Gutted if it is off, was looking forward to a trip. Whats the weather like in the local area?? Any ideas when they will reschedule for if this is off???

Is he off to Morrisons or Clintons Cards?

 :clap: Very quick!!!

Its minus 4 here at the moment....very surprised if on.

Inspection at 11am.

Hurry up I need the official announcement so I can make plans.

My flight is looking good now. Please let it be on!

Newsflash! From the horses mouth. 70-30 on at the moment.

I thought the inspection was at 11? is it on or off then?

How long does it take to inspect a pitch? Would have thought a bit longer than 2 and a half minutes.

Fuck that. they said 11am, I want the answer. Some of us need to know. This just sums up the bullshit in this country. There's always an excuse, it's always someone elses fault, people are doing there best. Fuck all that new labour PC bull shit.

Has Sepp Blatter been to work again?!!

Do you know if it's off yet (in a bad Aussie accent)

its on

it's on

boooooo

you've been served

Although it's probably more correct to say it's passed stage one and hasn't been called off yet.

Think that's more like it - passed today's inspection to make it worthwhile having another inspection tomorrow morning. But with the weather getting warmer, there's got to be more chance of it being on now Shirley?

Apparently Wednesday have been pressurising the FL to get the game off by the Adver.

Oh well Clinton Morrison cannot go to the shops tomorrow then !!

Thumbs up to your ground staff!! Looking fwd to 3 points 2moro!!!

The OS doesn't even mention that they are even likely to having another inspection tomorrow.

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2235727,00.html

according to the bbc website it will be warmer at 3am tomorrow than it will this afternoon. and rain.

If they're right I guess it will be fine.

Hahaha if

Alan Shearer talked to the pitch......hot air and all that!

You leaving snow on top of your car then?

It's a good job they don't do pitch inspections in the same way they select world cup venues - we'd wake up tomorrow only to find that having been promised the vote of the officials to go ahead they'd actually postponed it on Wednesday in favour of going shopping with some Russian Rouple's and Qatar Rial's

:clap:this i like :D

This is excellent news. Fingers crossed I can get into the UK safely.

Game on!

Even I'm planning on going to this :O

What the actual fuck?!

I was planning on it until my car battery decided it was too damned cold.

Notice the tickets never went on sale on the OS

Legends before hand for a pint?

meeting a mate in the savoy at 1

Might come and gatecrash!

Talksport says this is off?

scratch that, all morning they've been saying the only two games on are rovers and exeter, now they just added ours.

as you were...

Rovers game is off now.

So 2 games in L1? Fair play to our ground staff. We've had a little help from the elements in the past 24 hours as well it has to be said.

COME ON TOWN! A win today will take us up to the dizzy heights of 14th!