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2-0 to the northerners

twon?

Damn, that was going to be my prediction!

Sod it, 3-1 Huddersfield then.

(And I have a feeling we may well give away a penalty today for some reason)

2-1 to us

ditto

Go ahead and mangle the oppo's name, but not ours, for god's sake!

6 - 1 Town.

we is gonna win innit.
1-2 the scoreline

2-1 town

3-2 to the mighty reds, come on twon!!!!!!!!

1-1.....Paynter netting.

3-3.

2-2

Any points from this would be great. I'm going 1-2 Charlie and Billy

I'll be at the Poole v Alton game

3-0 Huddersfield

2-1 them

Like the last time I went there. A night-time game in about 1983 when the away end at Leeds Rd was closed and there were literally 6 [six] of us who were forced to stand in the home end surrounded by policemen. The only time I've ever been glad we lost. Still got hit on the way out though, which wasn't fair.

2-1 Udders. Late winner.

3-2 town!! Come on swindon!! :D

Similar story to when I first went there - the season we went from 3 to 4. We lost 3-0 and they just let Huddersfield fans go where they wanted which incidentally was to suround the very few of us who went up there.  Went there a few years later when we went from 3 to 2 and we took the piss. Not been to the new ground.
2-2 this one I think. Can't see us keeping a clean sheet but can't see them keeping paynter and Auston out all game either.

2-1 to Uddersfield, Douglas scoring for us.

You must have been one of the six: Alex the Aardvark? the blond wurzel?

Think we'll go down 3-1 today though.

IT'S fucking freezing, just had the worst balti pie ever, tthey are watering the pitch and it's raining a little so will be a quick surface. Well fucked off with sky broadband, if it hadn't fucked up I could have listened to this from home! Instead I went on an impulse and drove 200 miles!

We better win...

Yup, I went to the game with the Aardvark. I thuoght we were going to get a real shoing as the Old Bill didn't give a fuck. In the end we got away with a couple of slaps and a change of underwear.

Lucas, Cuthbert, Douglas, Greer, McGovern, Amaankwah, Jean-Francois, Paynter, Ward, Ferry, Austin. Subs: Easton, Pericard, Timlin, Smith, Morrison, Marshall, Matt Ritchie.

Can I just be the first to blame our defeat on Jean-Francois.

Thanks.

Fuck nostalgia. I'm glad I don't have to go to games with my scarf hidden under my donkey jacket anymore.

yeeeuurrghhh just woke up, i know i know if we lose its my fault for not starting matchday thread.

Lucas in goal will help. Best we can hope for is a draw, I'll go for 2-2.

OB dropped or injured again?Reasonably confident we can get at least a point with JPM scoring.

didn't know Moncur was chairman of Grays

Not overly confident about this one, we've been a bit shakey recently and need to get rid of the late goal habit - Huddersfield have some good players who can take advantage if we give them any gifts.

tune...

I think we'll nick this one.

Despite the late goals we've been in good form (FFS we've only lost 4 times in the league this season), and 'Udders haven't been their free scoring self at home lately. They struggled to get a point at home to Carlisle in their last home game.

stfc world hasnt come on yet

oh it has im being a deacon

Hello

I think we weill win today!

COMEONTOWN!!!!!  :D :D :D :D

plastics one up already. c'mon coxy.

"what about us,Ship-mann uh".Welcome to you!

for those of you logging on there is a far more improtant event happening on this forum, get voting in the worlds hardest creatures.

Reading 1-0 up against West Brom in the first minute. Hopefully Coxy will go on to destroy them.

fuckity fuck

C*NTS F~UKS SAKE LADS THIS IS SHIT

sounded sloppy.

Oh dear, oh dear. 1 down already.

sheeeit

Doh!

oops

beats conceding in the last 5 I spose

yesssssssssssssssssss

Charlie Charlie Austin

GOAOALALALALAL FUCKING AI*GHWIUEHAWIE

Austin yeeees!!

Have you been waiting until now to find a username you were happy with?

GET IN MY CHAZZER!!!

CHARLLIIIEEEEEE!!!

Colchester winning :(

haha couldn't even tell we'd scored by the radio commentary!!

Have you been waiting until now to find a username you were happy with?


beenreading long time looked like fun.

Austin scores just after commentator says Swindon are being overrun

Im not quite sure how SSN had the goal before the LIVE commentary on World!

frantic first 10 minutes then

Sounds like we are playing OK now, guaranteed to concede another.

Oh i do hope we win

me2

I agree with the previous poster.

1-1 already. damn you work :cry:

As do I

Sounds like an open game. High score draw on the cards  ???

Fuck sake francois

Colchester 2 up at Stockport

Do we have 11 players on the pitch?

Just got in and sounds like we are sloppy at the back

How we playing?

1-1

I gathered that thanks.

Are they on top?

Carlisle beating the dongs

udders slightly on top on balance

They're used to playing on a shit pitch,So i guess it was expected.

brighton 1 norwich 0

Carlisle 1 up against Franchise

And Brighton lead Norwich...

looks like there attacking our left side which is our weakest part of our defence

Cheers.

Franchise losing. Stockport got 1 back.

Just gotta get something out of this game. For the first time I'm not worried about what happens elsewhere.

Stockport pulled one back now

Saying that, Brighton are beating Norwich woo hoo!

I agree, it's all about getting what we can today. But to some extent its worth keeping an eye on Colchester, MK and Millwall.

wood be gould if everybody else lost

weoooaosdpoopooGOALGOAL

YEssssssssssssssssssssss

yesssssssss

YESSSSSSSSSS WARD 2-1

gól

Get the fuck in Wardy

wooohooo wardy yesssssssssssssssssssss come on you reds :D

GET IN WARD!!!!!

Get in wardyyyyyyyyyyyyy :D

OH DANNY BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woooooo!

Lovely

wish i went with my dad now but dint feel like the drive as i just got back from belgium  :cry:

haha i have a proper delay listening to STFC world, you lot posted the goal celebration 3 mins before i knew about it.

hahaha WRONG!

SWINDON TILL I DIE

is ritchie on the bench?

The sky sports vidiprinter was a full 30 seconds in front of stfc world

GET IN THERE MY SON!

This now has '2-1 until the last minute then concede the equaliser' written all over it

Now I'm nervous!!!!!!!!!

pessimist

You Sir, are a bit of a knob.

This commentator is a tease

We'll need 4 at least to get anything out of this game ::)

:(:(:(:(

could well be one of those games

Would you take a point now?

Afternoon chaps! Been watching since we went 1-0 down. Chuffed with the reply. Think we need 100 to get something out of this!

R U A GIPSY AXE?

I'd still take a draw. Ask me again after 85 mins.

I would, but it won't make a last minute equaliser any easier to take.

question for anyone listening to world, does it keep cutting out more than normal?

Nah fuck it,everytime someone say on here we'll let in a late goal we do,so im gonna be optimistic and say we will hold on and score another on the 70 min mark  :D

Yes, it is very jumpy.

and a few mins behind real play

yeah mate its shite!

Franchise 2-0 down...

Yeah, big time

MKDONKEYS 2-0 down

AHOOOWWWWW

Andy Nicholas on the score sheet on his debut (I think) for Mansfield.

Nicho scores for Mansfield on debut.

Damn you ibimr.

Are you one of our special friends?

What's up with Ferry today?

Maybe Easton'll be of use again later in the second half :/ Ferry's sounded off the boil tbf

least im not a gypsy

Lucas is keeping us in this game. What a great signing he was.

World has been a bit crap the last couple of weeks.


So on a scale of 1-10, how confident are we that we'll keep Udders out for the remainder of the game?
For me, it has to be about 0.00000001.

Afternoon chaps! 

I guess that is half time. Can someone summarise please (more than putting 1-2)

www.thisisstfc.co.uk

Knock yourself out fella.

HT

Can i point out hat 0.00000001 is not between 1 - 10. Im just being pedantic...


Genius

Sounds like it could end up 6-7 or similar.

no thanks gypsy.

HSG, you do know how to make new friends and influence people don't you?

Sounds pretty even with us hitting them on the counter attack.

I think that the goals from Charlie and Ward are helping a bit as well.

Ward now has more goals this season than McNamee.

When does his loan end? I guess at the end of the season before the play offs start.

ace axs the gyspy. shit sticks axs you pikey.

I think we have Ward till after the play offs!

I think wilson said he's available for the play offs if i remember rightly.

Apparently we're not defending very well, which pretty much makes Lucas a saviour if we don't let any more in. Although, we came out in the second half on Tuesday alot better than the first didn't we?

At least other scores are going our way.

fan fucking tastic

Whilst, I guess the chances are slim - buy him for next season

Half-time ska = The Specials

8)

I remember reading somewhere he's really highly rated up there and they also (may have) shelled out a fair bit of cash to bring him in from Leeds when he was younger

If we win this, then we have to be called Swindon Twon in every other match thread from now on.

KOT-Brixton and Brighton,great nights no?

Come round my caravan and say that you cunt.

I think that there would be a good chance in getting him on a season long loan next year depending on what League we are in.  He is not ready for the Prem but the obvious thing for Bolton to do is to try to get him on loan at a Championship club next surely.

I would think we would be one of the favourites to sign him if that is in their thoughts though.

Aw-I wanted Concrete Jungle!

I guess it depends on whether bolton want to bring young one's through or shell out for experience like most premier sides do.

specials double bill!!!

adje do you fancy specials at albert hall?

The animals are after me...Concrete jungle, it aint safe on the streets!

def

Come on town, lets play the whole of the 2nd half!

And injury time  ;)

Shitty 1-0 down

always think that danny leeves it wront for subs? will he get it right today

Sounds like Ward is a having a cracker.

Surely the second half includes injury time?

Remember its pretty much just "stoppage time" to fulfil the 45 minutes that are required by the laws of the game.

Isn't that the whole of the 2nd half then?  The 2nd half ends when the final whistle goes!

Just a thought! :wink:

Shit.

oh dear 2-2

Godd question, and well worded. I think we are over the Timlin jinx, but I thought Easton did pretty well when he came on last time.

Arse 2-2

2-2. :(

bollocks.

Bollocks

bollocks

I'll take a draw!  :(

Fuckk   whats worse is the comentator has sounded more excited when they have scorred??

POOR MARKING AGAIN DAMN THOSE SET PIECES :(

Bring back Ed.

toss

oh cock!!!

sound under pressure now.

Lucas great save would be losing if smith playing !

lucas making some fine saves by the sounds of things

off the line ffs

off the line. COME ON!

Really?

Under siege now.

dosnt sound good.

wheres are gypsy luick

Stabby McStab scores for Team Fatbury FC. Thought he'd given up on football after leaving Kettering?

Fucks sake (sorry seems we are an hour behind on world, SSN are quicker)

Sounds like Clarke has given them a rocket at HT!

Im not sure how you came to that conclusion.

yeah we dont want impartiality

corner to town

corner swindon come on you reds

Are we about to get tonked?

feels like it at the moment.

bonked in a caravan by a gypsy

The words "Wall" and "backs to" come to mind.

It's very flattering, but I'm just not interested.

It's like the 85th minute! I can't see us holding on at this rate.

where else would a gypsy bonk?

Get a room AXS!

bring on pericard give them something else to worry about

because nobody will bye your pegs?

I think we need to concentrate on defending at the mo, rather than bringing a striker on

yeah il take the point please!

great move when we're under the cosh.NOT

we all know how well swindon do when concentrating on defence

I've got lucky heather on BOGOF?? Double clubcard points?

sort it 0ut wilson!!!

Whats happening?

2-2

Trollin', trollin', trollin'.

Aah sorry, I didn't realise you meant bring Pericard on at the back!

Henderson makes it Sheff Utd 2-0 City

Pericard IS coming on. Strange.

Bristol City are losing 2-0.

Oh, and Huddersfield pushed us back initially and still sound dangerous but we seem to have stopped the onslaught.

Perricard to come on?

ha suck my toes pericard on his way on

Pericard's coming on

We are getting attacked constantly...

Cant get out of our half.

Perricard on. Austin Off.

Austin off

lets see what happens now eh eh eh

C'mon big Vinnie. Fuck 'em up.

Shit i dont like this..

Good move, he is handy in the air when defending set pieces and will hold the ball up.

Sounds like we might go long ball to try and ease some pressure?

were thinking positve attacking football to get that 3rd goal if we lose we lose so bloody what id rather see us play football rather than try and hold on to a point

Wonder if Ritchie'll be introduced :/

corner for town

come on!

but thats what Paynter does-dont understand why its always Austin.

Are you Peter Shirtliff posting from the dugout?

And no, I will not suck your toes, satisfy you weird fettish somewhere else!

Yeah would be good to see, but does that mean Ward coming off? Not a chance not  for a while anyway

the person sucking the toes is the one with the fettish i  just like clean feet

Carlisle 3-0 MK

Franchise getting dicked 3-0 at Carlisle....

Wouldnt be surprised to see Ritchie come on for Paynter later. Ward then push up to partner Pericard. Lets hope big Vinnie notches a couple in the next few mins!

Blimey, McNamee is on for the last 25 minutes for Norwich.

They must be desperate...

id forgotted about McNamee  . Is he doing well?

novak looping shot save again by lucas

Yeah, polishing the bench!

Robin Hulbert sent off for Barrow, remember him?

norwich probably think hes there new yearly mascot

Robin Hulbert sent of for Barrow????

Batch beat me to it!

who gives a shit what anyone else is doing?
fuck carlisle,macnamee amd bristol city!

Danny Ward plays a big part in forgetting about Mcnamee

He's been out with splinters...caused by sitting on the bench too much. :D

C'''''''MON....Yooooooooou Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-eeeeeeeeeddss!

u thinking of Jutkiewicz when he was at everton!!?

thought you were talking about our reserve keeper!

Phil Smith is Polish, who knew

:)

...and will change the game

he wasnt even on the bench was at home watching sky sports news haha

i got there first!

And the game chaps?

No i'm not as he's at Motherwell banging in the goals!

still under pressure, not really getting out of our half.

still 2-2

Still sounding penned back but not 100% one way traffic

when he was past tense you nonse

Here comes Timlin :D

Edit: Easton.

he said when he was at everton he never mentioned motherwell

Oh no, the Timlin substitution.

Phew, no it's Easton.

Easton

Oh feck. The Timlin curse about to strike?

No... it's Easton. Fucking commentators.

Franchise being spanked 4-0

ferry off

easton on for ferry

Easton coming on ... my heart went when the bloke said timlin :L

Shhh. You'll make Arriba cross :)

Timlin coming on-no its Easto,hurrah!

Sorry, whats happening in our game  :)

Gotta be our turn to nick one in injury time! ITS GOT TO BE!!!!!!!!!!

Reading  2-1

Carlisle get 5 :D

Make it 5-0...

coooommmmeeee oonnnn youuuu reddddssss!!!!

red army!

shot by udders over the bar

No need for that language.

sammy igoe just scratched his bollocks

Is JPM playing?I dont think he's been mentioned all game

Chris Hay currently works in Canada for insurance company Manulife Financial. Assuming wikipedia is right

another corner for udders

He scored last time I went to watch Town at Udders!

If you are going to get abusive at least spell it right! Cock!

Robinson coming on

foul free kick to swindon

Oh no- Theo Robinson

Wrong thread possibly? Would anyone invest in acompany called Manulife Financial?

fucking friendly here isnt it

Stockport 2 Colchester 2.

JFL  is going to score in extra time.

Who for?

Whose net ;)

edit: damn you NMH

Fucking Robinson-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

If that happens i will eat my hat.

You reap what you sow. Careful calling the prefects "nonse".

For Huddersfield Obviously

Leeds 1-0 down

LO 1-0 Dirty Leeds

JPM been mentioned twice in 3mins hes getting into the match now

9minutes to go!

3points would be good please

Erm-you called someone a" nonse" (sic)

but Norwich equalise.

Brighton 1-1 Norwich Bugger!

Surely Shipman = SONN

just sticking up for myself is that not alowed if u dont have a thousand posts?

No, now shut the fuck up  :D

Wouldn't surprise me.

Glass houses and all that!

So currently none of the top 8 are winning?!

edit: fackin' Millwall an Naaarwhich

Fallon scores from 35 yards against Barnsley, Plymouth 3-1 up now.

Millwall have scored, 1-0.

another corner for udders

fuck off.

thought message bored would be friendly were all swindon.

Stop the childish bickering and post about whats going on in the game please!

Norwich and Millwall both are now.


Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

cliquey as fook on here.stick with it and dont take offence

ball inside the huddersfield side of the pitch but they get it back again

Fuck off you sod

we not keeping the ball at all huddersfield are all over us last 5-10 mins

Bollocks, come on here and start giving out stick and talking shite you're gonna get some back.

Can't you men at least put your bloody handbags away for the game?

looks like were going to settle for the point then as were sitting back, there constantly attacking our left side hoping JFL keeps his head

HSG we're right behind you. Take my advice and mostly read and just occasionally post something extremely erudite, perhaps even amusing. Just like me  :nod:

3 + stoppages. Squeeky bum time

Why do i feel a late goal coming.

I really hope im wrong (unless we finally get one)

yes,but my point still stands.

C'mon TOWN (the West country one) !

JFL caught out of position again, robinson missed the shot

u started picking on me first gipsy boy. where did u get your caravan picture gypsygifs.com?

i can forgive u and start again if u want.

another corner

ffs not another corner

Come on town hold on for a decent point!

Come the fuck on!!!!!!!!!1

off the line arghh

off the line by easton

another corner

goal kick phew

443 Town fans made the trip

Would the commentators like to tempt fate a little more perhaps?

3mins. y can't we get last min goal for once

Sturrock and Nicho both on the sheet for Mansfield.

A day for surprises?

14,000+ att around 700 swindon supporters? i dint hear it all :nod:

Barry Corr sent off AGAIN!

thought it said 400?

Is Blair Sturrock at Mansfield. If so he just scored. If not Paul has found a way to fill his spare time!

18 corners for Udders!

443

Dirty Leeds!!!!! ;-(

443 swindon fans

yeah i didnt hear the last part thats why i put the ?

15secs left

full time 2-2

full time.

Great point

That's it. FT.

That is a fucking superb result for Swindon!

Get in! Great Away point!

FT 2-2 a good point away by the sounds of it

Good Point!

Good result, happy with that. Shame about Millwall winning, but not a bad day, and no late winner for them.

agreed  :D

Well done Town-great result

That'll do.

Phew. Happy with that

Very good point, but, coming back to lead 1-2 from 1-0 down, maybe we should have had more.

Fantastic point well done lads. :spoton:

Stockport equalised against Colu then, missed that one!

if we avoid injuries and suspensions, the play offs are a certainty i think

good point but always dissapointing not to win when winning

thank you very much.

Good result. Glad we held out, I don't my arsehole could get any tighter.

Not from the sound of the commentary/stats. Sounds like we were under the cosh for large periods of the second half. Will have to wait to see what those who went say.

Pheeeeew almost sent me off to the allotment - well done  :nod:
 

I'm nearly officially excited! But nothing is certain. Still a 5 point gap to 7th is unbelievable

Unbeaten in ten in the league now.

and dongs goal difference has been destroyed!

I'm sweating buckets in the last five minutes, get point.

Very happy with an away point, I expected less.

I wish we wouldnt keep bringing Austin off tho

Stats according to beeb

56 - 44 possesion
16 - 5 goal attempts
18 - 3 corners.

Good point, well held out chaps.

A win from our game in hand and we'd be 10 points above Franchise. Quite a healthy lead, and though you never can tell perhaps it would be any 4 from 5 teams making the playoffs. I'd assume Norwich and Leeds will make it.

I think it will be between us and Millwall for the last place.

Happy with that.

Sounded like we got battered second half.

My heart sank when the commentators mentioned Timlin. COME ON THE EASTON!

Too early to write off Hudders and possibly the Dongs quite yet,.

The gap to Brizzle Rovers shows how well/consistently the tops teams have played this season.

Us and Millwall are the form teams so need to keep it up!  Huddersfield have got a tough set of games coming up! 

we are deffo one of the top 6 sides in the league.it really is ours to lose now.
just can't see us blowing it.if anything,i think we can go higher in the table

Has anyone said 'at least we're safe from relegation' yet?

After Oldham :)

Just call me Mystic System! Well pleased with that, especially as some results went our way. Shame about Millwall.

Two home games. I wouldn't fancy playing Carlisle at the moment  :doh:

Cracking result and even better to see that Franchise lost 5-0. We're in a good position now and win those 2 home games we're looking good.

The thing that has recently dawned upon me, is that if we don't get automatic, which is a tough ask, then we'll have one of Charlton, Leeds or Norwich in the play-offs with us.

Also, with the fact that you always, or nearly always, get a late charge by someone into the play-offs, normally off the back of great form, could we be seeing something that seems extremely unlkely, but thoroughly undesirable, like Southampton making it?

No.

It will be 4 from

Charlton, Colchester, Ourselves, Millwall, Huddersfield and Franchise.

Tough is an understatement, 7 of their next 10 are away and the three at home are against the top three. Millwall have got a pretty tough run coming as well, 5 of 7 away from home (and one of the home games is Charlton).

If we keep going the way we have been recently we'll have a playoff spot in the bag with 3 or 4 to play.

  Yep good point....it's just a nice feeling not to have thrown it away for once.

i hope we get a big turn out next saturday.
the team cannot really do anymore to get fans to come and support them.

I agree, however I also think the Oldham game proved it isnt going to happen.

Which could make the final game of the season quite tasty!

i think the club should be offering something for the stratton bank over the next couple of games.
even if they gave tickets out in schools the kids would buy the burgers-programmes etc.

If they do, they should ban the shit 'instruments'

@leefer, you better sit down m8

Newport (IOW) 3 - 1 Brockenhurst

Once again many thanks for the updates much appreciated by all at Poole. I'll be having to get you a beer next time I'm up

Good point at Huddersfield. Nice to see Danny on the score sheet again, wonder if he'll want to stay. Must confess I was dreading getting a call in the last ten minutes

A just back, quick summary from a Terrier! Overall a superb game. Clearly Swindon are a team in form but I thought we deserved it on the chances we created. Great to see a team trying to take the game to us!  I'll post a more detailed howdy-do in the morning, I'm off back to the pub now while darling wifey makes some dinner! :D

Swindon were shit. that's all there is to say. Great point, but if it wern't for Lucas, they could have romped to victory and we'd be feeling the same as all those loyal franchise fans.

Linesman - shit
referee - shit
4th official - shit

According to the guys behind me, Wilson - Shit.

Only players who are worth mentioning are GG, Cuthbert, Lucas and Pericard when he came on. Ward's first touch let him down too often, him and ferry were too easily beaten. Lesc - well, i'll keep quite, the right winger had the beating off him, similar thing the other side with Wanky. Dougie didn't really dominate, and Austin was often left wondering. Paynter, nothing special.

Edited for the happyness of the twat who wants specifics in the way the same thing is said, and for those too stupid to understand: the right winger (respectfully left) could get past Lesc (respectfully Wanky) far too easily, without even being challenged.

Nah I think it's between us, Millwall, Huddersfield and MK for the last 2 spots.

sounds like we got a lucky point then.considering the 4 points we deserved and lost over the last couple of weeks then it's well due.

i think we'll finish 4th by the way

Why would a right winger have a left back in his pocket?

don't know why would a right winger have a left back in his pocket?

He wouldnt.

Either the defender (the left back) has the attacker (the right winger) in his pocket or the right winger (attacker) has the beating of the left back (defender)

We all saw Pilkington at the CG last season for Stockport, we know he's a little bit good.

ure jokes r shit

what joke?

u joker

i like ure poem.

Nah I think it will be between us, Charlton and Colchester for 3rd/4th/5th then Millwall, MK and Huddersfield fighting it out for 6th.

It was hard work trolling through that lot, but I got there in the end

I was going to comment on Div's post but I won't as he obviously went to the game

Poole beat Alton 4-0 by the way

Excellent post. So how's your day been? No let me guess....

I agree with you jonny. I'm starting to genuinely believe we're consistent and that if we win our game in hand, then they'll be 1 point separating us, Colchester and Charlton. I can only see us cementing our place over the coming month or so.

That's right he should have used cunt a few times instead...

Good point, keeps the run going.  Looks more promising this season!

Bit of grass roots for you guys

http://tinyurl.com/yjhcurf

Oh and may I say it's been a great day all round

So it looks like Poole have got a pretty good chance of winning the Wessex League. Are they aiming to go into the Southern League? Do they have ambitions of getting in the Conference in 5 years or whatever, do they have some money behind them? (obviously the Austin sale will help considerably in that respect) How big is their fan base?

Just wondering really. Having followed non league football locally fairly closely (admittedly in East Anglia) over the last few years (Conf South, Rymans, Eastern Counties, FA Trophy, Vase) Poole have never really come up on the radar. Things seem to be going pretty well there at the moment though.

They won their league last season but were denied promotion on account of having a shit ground. They're trying to move to a new ground but the plans weren't approved or didn't work out and they're having to think again.

jonny has it spot on, we were denied promotion last season because our ground is shit, it's basically the remnants of a school playing field. We had an option on Branksome Rec but that got turned down due to residents complaints but in hindsight was probably not suitable anyway. We are now looking at a new ground here

http://www.canfordpark.com/news.asp

A number of planning constraints have to be overcome mainly as it's greenbelt land, but there are precedents already set in the area. We have a friendly pencilled in against STFC due to the Charlie deal but this will probably be at our current ground. Personally I am hoping that a deal can be struck that will also enable us to play each other at our new ground as and when this comes to fruition. Maybe even due to the close proximity of both teams it will become a regular event

seen the goals on tv briefly.austins was a great goal,superb cross from ward and he met it well.pretty tame second from ward, and shite defending for both of theirs.

Heh heh!  8)

Udders fans reckon both our goals were soft..

I reckon 99% of goals scored are soft/shit defending..that's if you ask the fans of the teams who concede them 8)

Dear ol' Huddersfield can go on all they want but that doesn't hide the fact that they didn't beat us this season... So there :)

I think the difference between the two sides today was the desperation of Huddersfield. After spending so much they should be up in the play offs and they are not. To be honest we did get battered today, but we still scored 2 goals. Man of the match, without a doubt was Lucas. 3 world class saves, and about 3 good saves. Charlie Austin scored from our first attack. Another of his qualities is that he quite often scores with his first chance, he doesnt have to get warmed up. Fantastic cross from Ward for that goal.

I wouldnt listen too much to Huddersfield because they will be absolutely sick of us. They outplayed us today, only time the game was equal was maybe the last 20 minutes of the first half. Weve done a real jobbie on them. In the summer when they were buying players left right and centre who would have thought we would take 4 points off them?

13 hour round trip today. Didnt hit one bit of traffic all day, was a lot lot quieter than the last time I drove up north on a saturday, wonder if petrol prices are starting to bite? Just got back. Drive was OK on the way up in the light. But it was fucking terrible on the way back in the dark with the spray off the motorway.

Area round the ground was simmilar to Rotherham, working mens clubs by the canal's. Went in the 'Market Porter' and had the worst pint of lager Ive had for years. Had bubbles but it stank and the glass tasted really sweet from not washing the washing up liquid off the glasses. The Peacock was a bit better, was interesting to see how little they cared about Saints Pompey in there. They really couldnt have cared less.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj5h1I_w45k&feature=related


Hey big spender!!!

1 point!

Now fuck off!!

Cheers SW, that's a top post

Tis the mark of a good side to get battered and come away with a point. Hope you enjoyed the day Spencer

Can see why you posted most of that, although i dont agree with all of it.
First off. Probably the best new(ish) ground i've been to, and i thought the hudds fans were good noise wise, even though they did have a wanky drum, was it real or tannoyed? The Hudds fans themselves were excellent, we met a couple in the Wellington who took us down the gas club, where they had a band doing skids and tenpole tudor covers. Fucking ace. As for the game, they were the best side i've seen this season, although didn't think too much of their forwards or their much vaunted goalie, might have been an off day, but Lucas was fer better. They pinned us back most of the game, and scored the first from a slice from the touchline(although i may be doing him a disservice, i'll have to see it again. Their second was a free header from a corner. Greer, Lucas and Ward i thought stood out, and i thought Douglas had his worst game for us. Good point though as make no mistake Hudds will make top 6, as i think will we, we weren't anywhere near our best, but we stuck to it, and even with 20 left was confident we would hold if not sneak a winner. Finally top marks to the travelling 443 reds, we made a lot of noise, even if most of it was probably drowned out by the drum! As an away day 10/10.

I didnt fancy the trip to the Huddersfield shithole today - the last visit was enough for me. Pissed down all afternoon and full of miserable cunts moaning about everything from the south while munching on chips with fucking gravy all over them - the dirty bastards.

Fucking good point for the lads though. Sounds like we got battered in the 2nd half, but a point away pretty much anywhere in this division is good business.

Nice to see Charlie hit the net again as well. That lad is an absolute fucking miracle and needs wrapping up in cotton wool during the week, then letting loose again on match day;-)

Good day.

Good point.

woud have snapped your hand off for a point before the game etc etc

Terriers fans view? Here goes!!!

I thought that was a superb game of football played by two very good League One teams. Although our opening goal had a good deal of fortune about it I thought we deserved the lead after battering Swindon in the opening minutes. After that I counted five purposeful Swindon attacks before half-time, two of which produced goals. The first was an absolutely beautiful Austin header from a great cross by Ward, but unfortunately the scorer disgraced himself by shouting fuck off to the family stand, which is full of little kids and he even persisted in mouthing it as he celebrated with his team mates. Well done big fella! ;)

The second goal was a well placed shot by the excellent Ward who in my opinion should have been closed down before he shot. I thought the Terriers more or less dominated the rest of the half and had it not been for excellent instinctive saves Lucas in goal we could have drawn level particularly with a Novak header. Given we'd had so much possession and several goal scoring chances I was disappointed to be trailing at half time.

Within 5 minutes of the restart we were level with a trade mark headed corner from Anthony Kay. At that point I confess I thought we'd go on and win handsomely. As it turn out the second half was indeed oneway traffic but with the Lucas in such brilliant form it was always going to difficult to break the deadlock. At the end I was pleased with a point against an obviously in form and confident Swindon side however, with a bit more creativity  I think could have easily grabbed the victory. Some of our missed chances in the last 15 minutes were unforgivable really however, you make your own luck in football and it just wasn't to be. A totally absorbing game and enough signs for me to believe we're on our way back to form! Three very hard way games in a week now then Leeds Utd at home. Bring it on!

Well done Swindon for coming and at least trying to play football which has become something of a novelty with visiting teams this season to be honest. Good luck for the rest of the season and see you at Wembley! :D

Heh! heh!



Well done Charlie 8)

Good write up Mr Tripper..always good to get the views of oppostion fans who are actually capable of stringing a few senctences together! All the best for the rest of the season unless it's at our expense!

Sounds like a draw of the 'point gained' variety, unlike Southend and Charlton which were definitely four points lost.

Fantastic point yesterday. I would have snapped your hand off for it before hand.

We were battered yesterday by a very good team. Whilst not Cambridge or Wimbledon they got the ball forward very fast at every opportunity. Their crossing, especially from corners was superb.

Not sure if this has been mentioned as could not be arsed to troll through 20 odd pages but the "mult-ball" system was a mare for us. We switched off whenever the ball went into the stands as we were expecting it to come back a lot slower.  

Lucas was superb and saved us without a doubt. Listened to Lee Clarks interview on Radio Leeds on the way back. Not a happy bunny. Their own radio correspondant did state that Hudders were back to their best and that Swindon were a quality side. As I say a great point considering that Leeds, Norwich, Charlton, Colchester & Millwall still have to go there and will undoubtably drop points.

Last negative point. Whilst 440 was more than I expected it was still a poor turnout considering the magnitude of the game. Cannot understand why when we will probably take 1500/2000 to Leeds for a trip of the same distance. Blimey even Rich Pullen may watch his 1st game of the season!  

Austins goal was brilliant,loved the way he celebrated as well.
Personally i still think second place is up for grabs,Norwich are getting alot of late winners and we know Leeds and Charlton are beatable by any team.
Swindon have two winnable home games coming up and if we can get six points we will be pushing for the top two,the fact of the matter is there is stll along way to go.

Yep, I'm not giving up on that just yet either. Just because the odds are against it doesn't mean it can't happen.

Yes thanks. Tell you what, it was the second away day in a row where I have enjoyed the game more than the day out itself. Really was a good game, and although we were outplayed, you always thought we had so much quality in the side that we could take any chance they gave us. All 3 results were possible right up to FT. This is what the board are getting for their money, the first XI really is unbelievably strong and my advice to Swindon fans is this cannot last. I have no doubt the rumours of the board loosing £3 million a year are spot on. Huddersfield are a long way ahead of us in terms of support, facilities. Despite their free spending they may well be loosing less money than STFC.

Austin is becomming a bit of a talisman for us. I think he could soon be in a rare breed of players who is synonomous with a club and feared by other supporters. Bit like McGinlay at Bolton, or Fleck at Norwich, Scott Murray at City - spit.

Are you Smeeton in disguise?? 8)

Good players + stagnating crowds + low ticket prices = unsustainable.

how are we losing 3 mill a year?

It think its more of a fact stated in the accounts than rumours.

I know they are trying to reduce that deficit by putting the house in order, etc. But I'd be surprised if its gone down much with the quality of signings we made surely not coming cheep.

As already said, I dont know what more the board can do now. Its over to us, and obviously everyone on here (well maybe not Oxford Fan) will put their money into a season ticket where at at all possible. But how do we attract new support if cheap season tickets and success on the pitch won't do it. Answers on a post card to SN1.


By spending 3 million more than we are taking :) Hopefully the managing of debts and so forth should ultimately reduce the figure. But as said putting a good squad together can't have come cheap.

Wages, rent, servicing of debts (until recently), and various other day-to-day costs

but with the debts cleared are we losing that much per anum?

That's what has been stated by the club in recent times, I think the clearing of debts may still be too recent for us to be able to tell from the accounts. Whether it is £3m or not we're losing a lot.

i really have no idea, so i'm genuinely interested.
i fully expect us to lose money, and for the board to put some of their fortune into the club.but i dont have a clue as to how much they have, or continue to do so.
still, you dont buy a club like stfc unless you are prepared to throw money at it,or you would be a complete idiot.

Spencer is just a true fan...with his eyes open.

This season has been subsidised to some extent by the sale of Cox...we could have done with a cup run, to help pay for next season, but we might make a bit by reaching the PO final depending on contracts.

I add this caveat, because I was reliably informed the last board, didn't realise that the squad 03/04 were on a fat bonus for just making the PO's and had no money to pay for it.

Great goal no dispute but I told him what he I thought of him when he was celebrating and telling 5/6 years old to fuck off! It went something like "Come over here you little twat, I'll fucking eat you!" ;)

Great family game football init? :D

did anyone see the aldershot fellas celebration?
it was fucking hilarious.

Now now,Austin only said one obscenity. You used two.

That makes you worse than Austin, only if you were in the family stand mind. If you weren't in the family stand - fair game!

 8)

Completely mental!

Kids love all the swearing at football. My mates kid only comes for the chips and the swearing.

can't see why only just over 400 went. was an important game for both teams, they brought more down to us on a tuesday night

You could tell from the highlights that they were a sensitive bunch of kids in that area. They were obviously so shocked that they all had to leg it to the front giving him the bird and making wanker signs. I hope they have all now recovered.

Bye everybody! Good Luck 'til we play you nixt time!:D

Did you go?

Yeah, haven't missed an away game this season.

Cuz im sad!

Ok, fair enough. I think if you look at the fixture list though, Hiddersfield is one of very few games left up North. Most people will choose the Southern games instead seeing as there are so many (Orient, Saints, MK, Millwalll, Wycombe...)

No they didn't.

yes we did, by about 20

The thing about the away support is there was a big build up to this game up here and many Hudds fans thought Swindon would be up for it in the same way. I honestly believe we would have taken around 1500 if the fixture was reversed at this stage in the season. And before you abuse me we took 1400 to Southend, 1300 to MK, 1400 to Charlton this season.
Anyway for what it matters you missed a cracking game.

And as for drinking in Working Mens clubs and the Peacock, well the Leeds Road area is hardly the smartest part of Town theres plenty of decent town centre pubs within 10-15mins walk so to think these places are typical is ridiculous really. I wouldnt go in them if you paid me to be honest. I posted last week that the Vulcan was the best pre and post match football pub but didnt see any Swindon fans.

You may have a better away following but you have a shitter team. Unlucky.

This away following cock waving contest is almost as tedious as last weeks who was to blame for the 2nd goal in a 4-2 win mass debate.

Agreed CT  (Smith, by the way)

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Arse, I meant the 1st. 

Just checked - we had 443 at Huddersfield, they had 434 at Swindon.

fascinating stuff

If our's was midweek up there though, we'd have had 150 max.

They get 14,000 at home we get 6,000. They are a bigger town with more people living there. Of course they should have a larger following, so what? My Dad's bigger than your Dad, nur nur!

quality not quantity soapy tit wank

Penhill, give us some betting tips for the weekend.

Haven't had any since the last disaster, 0-0 for AC Milan and United tonight I have done, that's just my oppinion though, 8/1.

city gossip at 430 southwell m8.

*Pedant alert*

According to wiki, the Population of Swindon is 155,432 and the population of Huddersfield is 146,234 (although this was the 2001 census). I would argue that the population of the 2 Towns are similar.

I don't think we can argue that numerically, their support is probably better than ours. However we are above them in the table which is all that matters!

Don't forget they had £100 season tickets last year. That would have brought a few in.

Swindon probably has a bigger population than Hudds but they have other places in easy reach that have a football club. Swindon's catchment area is pretty good, but there are too many prem fans  :(

Hmmm, I thought Swindons population was more like 200k these days

Given the number of houses popping up in Priory Vale, literally on a daily basis, it must be. I am sure I read or heard somewhere that when complete, priory vale will have the same population as bath...


Footnote: and it seems all 80,000 of them are driving either towards Cheney manor ind estate or through west swindon towards the M4 about 8am every morning.

Comparing catchments is pretty pointless. West Yorkshire is pretty much one city smeared across the country. Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury all roll into one another.

All they have a game called league. Which is like rugby, only silly.