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Post here any non regular fans you have persuaded to cheer on the League Leaders saturday.

I'll start, my dad.

Attractive game. Lets make it a big occasion. Should be a 5 figure attendance.

I cant go due to work, but ive given my ST to my mate if that counts

A local derby and 1st v 2nd should be a 5 figure attendance but I bet it will barely be over 8k. Lots of home games, £25 quid tickets and Wembley are starting to knock attendances.

Plastic ;)

In all seriousness im very happy to welcome irregular fans, we need more them to come along more often

Bringing 1 extra into the TE Saturday, doubt we will get more than 8'500, would love to be wrong though

You just get on with finding a casual fan to bring along.

We need a bit more Paoloesque can do mentality, and a bit less moping about.

Gnasher comes across as the anti fan right now. Sorry if that's inaccurate.

I don't understand why fans are looking for excuses before we've even had a go. This isn't Dagenham on a tuesday, when we are mid table. Its 1st vs 2nd against a local rival, in a classic season. Time for Town fans to pull their fingers out and show we are worthy of a top of the league team.

Agree with every word of that, just a shame not everyone can afford every game

I'm going.

We're never going to get a decent crowd on a Tuesday night when there's Champions League on the box.

I know times are hard for people but I do sometimes think that too many people hide behind the £25 ticket pricing as an excuse, rather than them not actually being able to afford it.

One of my mates didn't have a season ticket from the off, so he's had to pay out over £330 so far. Needless to say, he's definitely getting a ST for next season.

£25 is expensive and will affect crowds. I only paid a few more quid for my Wembley ticket.

either way I can't afford to go this Saturday, would rather have a night down the pub and a packet of fags.

£40 for buying the dag and chelt ticket at the same time is all right though.  £20 a game.

Saying that I think I'm falling out of love with it at the moment, if I can't get excited about this season then I'm fucked. So far been to Oxford home, Bradford home and Wimbledon away and all those games were shit.

Talking to myself here but I have been enjoying the soap opera of Di Canio. I'm an armchair fan of a team that's never on the TV.

Christ Cookie you do need a happy pill. We should all be getting something from this ride, come on shake yourself out of it. :nod:

Jesus Cookie, you miserable fucker !

Ha, I'm in such a bad mood this morning.

Commme ooonn yooouuu reeeeddd

I'm going, so that's one more non-regular.

I'm taking myself (irregular fan due to other playing commiments) and 3 others that i've persuaded!

COYR!

My Mrs is going with a couple of her friends who don't go often, said when they got tickets in the DRS yesterday that there weren't many left.

Pretty much all my mates go anyway...all the others 'support' Premiership teams, via the medium of Sky Sports.

I'm taking my son for his first game if that counts

A guy from work and his son are coming. Job done.

My husband thoroughly enjoyed it last night and as his voodoo curse of never seeing Swindon win has been broken, is going to go on Saturday.

Are you staying at home. If we don't win (4-0) you will be the jinx and therefore won't be allowed to go to Wembley ;)

No one else fits in our clique anyway.

 :rain: I just had a look at the Cheltnumb forum to see their Swindon thread.

It's pretty much all about the ticket prices, they even had quotes on there about interest rates above base rate etc  :suicide:

I bet we could get Jamie 'Football is for gays' Trowbridge to come along though....

As in Kova Me Badd?

Yes as in Kova Me Badd. The cunt is jobless though Marky, he isn't going to stump up ticket money.

Oh don't, my husband's already made a similar comment.  I shall be there on Saturday, not missing this one for anything!

My husband's a jammy devil, he's managed to bag a free ticket for Saturday.  He's working with someone who's son plays for the youths.

True that, you saw that look when he realised what a laugha and that we have before games, knows hes missing out.

Hate Kova Me Badd. Bunch of bellends.

Yeah me too. Esspecially that 2nd guitarist who does the "hilarious" impression of shaggy. What a cunt.

I know it's a 'bring a mate' campaign but we've actually stopped someone from coming this Saturday due to his season record of 4 games and 4 defeats.

I think there was a goals to rounds of jagerbombs ratio of 1:1 yesterday. Maybe we're on to something.

Which one?

er, Cibo?

Bella.

I've got 2 more coming, I've paid the price though and have to drive, which means no beer! It'd better be worth it on both counts...

I have 4 adults (£100 for the coffers) coming along for a booze day (by train).

1 Sunderland Supporter.
1 Chelsea Supporter.
1 QPR Supporter.
....and 1 Swindon Supporter.

Would be great to hit 10,000.

I dont have any mates,I'd bring my Dog but that might look a bit "Oxford"

How is Tommy ?

:) - Bring him along Yeo. Or wait outside the TE trying to nick the odd ball that goes over the TE roof.
At 4.30 you could then move around the away end with "Tyson" and "run the Cheltenham"

Should be able to make this game, which is becoming rare for me! Going with two friends (semi-regulars) so I guess that makes me the mate they're bringing!

 :beers:

G

what's this, the da vinci code? Do we need robert langdon?

Bringing a mate/customer to the game who is a cheltenham fan but gonna sit with me in the Don Rogers stand he was a bit worried and said will find it hard to contain himself when they score told him he will be fine...........they aint gonna score past Fods and will have to politely clap when our goals flood in! :nod:

You can tell the Cheltenham local rag aren't used to dealing with football over rugby and the races can't you. Apparently:

"Benson will partner either Italian Raffaele De Vita or new boy Tehoue in attack against Cheltenham as Swindon aim to continue their imperious home form."

I wonder what they know about out other 3 strikers that we don't.

I'm going. Very irregular this season, only 4 home and 3 away. So I must count, after having been 'persuaded' (threatened) to go by my more regular attending hairy mates. Up until last Saturday, I'd not seen us lose this season, so I'm hoping my good run isn't at a permanent end.  :pint:

Me and the Missus will be there - first game in 3 years!

Looks like a lot of us not so regulars are going to be there this weekend, could be a good turn out. I should be able to make 4 more (i think) games this season. It's a bloody good job PDC is more committed than I.

I will be playing futsal.

Biggest game of our season. Bottom vs Second bottom ish.

Although we're suppost to play in white I'll be playing in my town shirt.

I got the last ticket in the central block of the DRS earlier today, the only others available were in the wings or right down the front.

We'll my daughter has agreed to go - her first game since Wigan (despite having a season ticket)

I can't go this weekend - working, but am going to the Brizzle Rovers game with missus (first time at a game for 9 years for me + missus).

Pwoppa plastk me.

J

Only around 1000 home seats left for tomorrow,take into account walk up on the day should be a good crowd.

The blocks I sell. Sounds like I'm going to be busy then!

That's the thing with the Cheltenham fans, such a long history, huge football heritage......................must be difficult keepin your gob shut

If that's true, then a 10,000+ gate is a certainty

Very nice. Might well come close to selling out the home bits if we get alot of spare of the moment types turning up.

Spur, It's spur......

I am still trying to persuade the wife that she wants a family day out in Swindon during which she will cart our two little ones around the Outlet Village for two hours in mid afternoon.  It's not working.

Bring a mate!?  I'd settle for bringing me.

6.45am "Daddy wake up, what time is football ?"  - I know its his first game but pppllllleeeeaaaassseee

That is a very good sign.  Hope the little fella has a great day out.

Cheers Ardiles - going to make as much of a day of it as possible. I do feel guilty subjecting him to the life of a town fan though.

Just think of it as you're saving him from Pompey's clutches.  No bad thing at the moment!

Thats a good point - though I think I'm more worried about the clutches of the big clubs.

Just make sure he appreciates the fact he's joining as a fan this season rather than last year...